Day Eight - Overeating

I managed about 2700 calories this evening. I had some pasta and that upped the calories quite a bit. Cravings for sugar or anything sugary sweet like candies are virtually non-existent although that was never a problem for me before. I do tend to get sugar cravings when actually restricting calories, but I don't get here, no even during the day, and I'm not restricting calories. But sugary stuff is just not compelling. When I'm hungry, it's not something I think about and onve I've started eating, I really don't want anything sweet until later. I usually have a chocolate truffle before I go to bed and that seems to top everything off nicely.

Day Eight - Exercise

I cleaned out the garage this morning after I got bored editing my research paper. Editing out a thousand words isn't easy. There are only so many "is going to"s that you can change to "will"s. That's 66% more precise however.

I didn't have anything other than coffe all day and while I had a glut of energy before noon, after I cleaned the garage I was pretty wiped and chastised myself for wasting all my workout energy on cleaning the garage. I read a little bit for a while and then figured I'd go through my warm-up routine and see how I felt. My body felt a little tired but I wasn't sleepy like I normally get in the afternoon.

I went through my warm-up routine and felt a little beter and figured I'd give it a go. Level 7 Day 1 of Simplefit is max rounds of 4 pull-ups, 8 push-ups and 12 sqauts in 20 minutes. I did 17 today doing all the push-ups on rings. The push-ups on rings was the limiting factor here. As you progress through the rounds, your stabilizer muscles get tired first and the rings become much harder.

I then did 2 sets of 25 reps of clean and presses with the kettlebell for each arm. That's 50 per side. Then I grabbed the sandbag (80 lbs) and did 5 sets of 10 thrusters. Hanging leg raises, floor wipers, and side bends with the kettlebells finished off the core work. I included a post-workout protein shake. During the workout I got another burst of energy that made me feel as jacked up as I was this morning and made cleaning the garage sound like a fun way to pass the time.

Here's a photo of my homemade rings. I have adjustable straps now instead of ropes that make things a lot easier. The straps I got at the hardware store. Maybe $15 total to make these and that's only if you screw up the first step like I did.

Day Eight - One Week Photo Results

The first photo was taken the morning I started the Warrior Diet. The second photo taken this morning. If I had to critique, the biggest difference I can see from these two photos is that there seems to be less fat around the midsection. I have been working the abs quite a bit harder than normal so it may be a combination of the two. But other than the midsection I don't see much difference. This could also be a result of water weight lost.

Day Eight - Weigh-in & Why?

Another questions from THE NEW ME:

what made you decide to do the warrior diet if you were having success with the way you were eating prior to it?

I have a bit of stubborn fat around my midsection that doesn't want to go away. When I try to increase my cardio workouts or reduce my calories, or both, it seems to effect my performance lifting weights. The Warrior Diet purports to target the stubborn fat. The undereating phase forces the body to burn stored fat. It seemed like a great way to get everything I need to keep muscles healthy while losing that fat around the midsection.

Here's the results of one week of being on the Warrior Diet:

Weight: From: 178.2 To: 172.8
Body Fat %: From: 18.1% To: 17.0% (morning reading, always high, afternoon reading is like 15.5%, but I do it in the morning to be consistent)
Waist (1" above navel): From: 32.50" To: 31.50"
Waist (1" below navel): From: 34.50" To: 33.75"
Hips: From: 38.25" To: 37.75"
Bicep: From: 13.25" / 15.75" To: I measured this incorrectly in the beginning and I'm not going to measure it anymore. It was really 14.75" flexed and they still are.
Chest: From: 41.50" To: 41.50"
Thigh: From: 22.00" To: 21.75"

I have some theories. First and forements, I've read a lot about people retaining water with high carb diets and then losing a ton of weight when they switch to low carb. Perhaps the same can be said of eating consistently throughout the day, that the body holds onto a lot of water when you're eating all the time. I know during the day when I'm not eating, I drink a helluva lot more water than I normally do. Could be because my body isn't holding onto a lot of it. That could account for much of the weightloss. Take the measurements with a grain of salt, I never exactly know where to measure or do it consistently or pull with equal pressure. There definitely was change though, that's all I'd be willing to vouch for.

Lest you think I'm making this up David seems to be having similar results after one week of the Warrior Diet, very similar.