Week 1 Results

This day marks the end of my first week.  Do I miss bread?  Yes, but not as bad as you'd think.  In fact, my girlfriend took me out for dinner on my birthday this week, and I effectively stayed within my food groups of legumes, vegetables, and protein.  And you know what?  Best dinner ever.  Grilled rainbow trout, asparagus, mussels, garbanzo beans, spinach, and a glass of  Ménage à Trois Red Wine (spectacular btw).  In fact, I've grown to like my veggies much more than I had, as I have to eat much more now to maintain a similar caloric intake.


Moving on... Here are my results from this week:

Total Weight: 169.1

Body Composition

Total Body Water: 104.1 lbs

Dry Lean Mass: 37.9 lbs

Body Fat Mass: 27.1 lbs

Skeletal Muscle Mass: 81.1 lbs

BMI (Body Mass Index): 23.6 (normal is roughly between 18-24)

PBF (Percent Body Fat): 16.0%

Keep in mind that this is PURELY from cutting out bread, dairy, and fruit, as I did very minimal exercise (mostly stretching and calisthenics).  As you can see, I still lost a pound, however, I also gained about a 1/3 pound of muscle, chalking up to about 1.5 pounds of fat lost.

I learned a lot this week about eating. For example, I found that without eating bread, dairy, fruit, or potatoes, I had to eat much more of everything else.  My breakfast before usually consisted of an english muffin, egg, bacon, and cheese breakfast sandwich, and some fruit juice.  Now, my breakfast is usually egg beaters (about 2-3 eggs worth), 1-2 whole organic eggs, salsa, a half cup of mixed veggies, a half cup of spinach, half cup of black beans, and water.  Even after eating this feast, I usually am pretty hungry for my lunch.  

Needless to say, I'm excited for my binge day tomorrow.

For next week, I am going to begin exercising more often to see how much it affects the diet's progress, and adjust accordingly.