So... since I'm crazy analytical... I have been refining a Body Composition Tracker that has been helping me keep track of how my diet is REALLY doing. I.E., am I losing muscle or fat? how fast? when will I REALLY hit my goal? etc etc. The blue line on the bottom of the data is basically the trend of my current eating habits. How bad did Christmas hurt? How bad are my cheat days REALLY? etc etc again. It's helping me with a reality check on "wants" and "actual". The great thing about it too, is I can do HCLF, LCHF, Adkins, WHATEVER but unless I know how it is actually affecting me, a WOE is just a guess at what works and what doesn't. Now I know.
Ultimate goal: Make the blue line and the orange line on the chart meet and become besties.
I finally have 5 mos of info in there (up to the orange mark, everything below the orange mark is a trend) and it's really seeming to be a good tool to learn from:
1. I AM losing more fat than muscle (you will lose SOME muscle)
2. At the rate I'm going, I'll actually hit my goal in June, which means I should adjust if I want to make it faster.
3. With all the weight flux, I'm really only losing .35# per week... I need to step it up.
4. My greatest successes happened during 16:8 fasting in October and November. I.F. is the right path for me.
5. I might ACTUALLY be comfortable to take my shirt off at the lake this year.
ONWARDS!!
