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So, for the next 2-3 weeks, weight fluctuations are likely to look "cattywampus" while I do some adjustments and tweaking in addition to having an out of towner coming up. I feel like this is a true confessions moment, but I'm learning it's important not to hide from the journey. I noted yesterday I lost some muscle mass this past week. Well, after the results were tallied, it looks like I lost 1 pound of muscle mass.
And, that's just not cool.
And though, Venuto reassures folks that it is not unusual to lose some muscle mass in the very beginning. I am not technically at the beginning. I just started using the calipers 2 weeks ago, and I've been working out for over 90 days.
Soooo...it looks like I can't get away with eating as little protein as I have. I genuinely felt bad about it. I did lose .6 lbs of fat, which is great! But, the bottom line is I've been working out hard and starving my muscles, and I need those muscles to help support joints that are already compromised. I prefer not to see that scale go down in numbers if it means I'm compromising what I have increased in muscle mass.
All is not lost, but some tweaking is in order.
When I downsized my wine intake, I cut out over 1300 calories in a week. It's paid off, but I need to do some compensating in other areas. So, we'll see how it goes with doing the protein shakes on work out days. And, both my mother and I had a chuckle when I said, "well, it looks like I know what I'm ordering when we go out to eat this weekend..."
She smiled and said, "BIG JUICY STEAKS!"
LOL, This is a bit of a subtle joke between my mother and I, which hearkens back to the anemic days when I went through 3 months of scarfing down all the red meat I was able too in order to bring my blood count up from a paltry 10 to 13.
I don't like force feeding. My mind and body don't respond well to that, but there are some small things I can do to integrate more protein. We'll have to explore what some of those are. It may mean my caloric average goes up for a bit, but I've also got swim season coming up where I'm likely to be burning well over 1000 calories in a weekend. The goal for me now is to ensure I lose little to no muscle mass while I'm dropping the fat. It may mean the fat comes off slower, I don't know, but this is not a marathon or a race, its about good, reasonable, LONG TERM sustainable health.
Actually, for a former anorexic & bulimic, realizing that is one of the great "non-scale" victories of this girl's life.
So, cheers to increasing protein intake and some good food to feed some starving muscles that have done a wonderful job putting up with this girl's bullsh#t!
Have a wonderful, Monday everyone!
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1269 kcal
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Grasa: 51,94g | Prot: 56,84g | Carbh: 115,75g.
Desayuno: Coffee with Cream and Sugar, Apricot Jams and Preserves, Great Value Part Skim Milk Ricotta Cheese, Multigrain Bread. Almuerzo: Signature Cafe Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad with Salad Dressing. Pasa Bocas / Otros: Chobani Nonfat Blackberry Greek Yogurt, Kashi Chewy Granola Bars - Chocolate Almond & Sea Salt, Red Table Wine. más...
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2270 kcal
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Ejercicio:
Caminar (Moderado) - 5/kph - 28 minutos, Descansando - 15 horas y 32 minutos, Durmiendo - 8 horas. más...
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