Weight loss

I've been doing my fat loss in a rather loose fashion, in my own time and tracking and measuring very little. My main assessment tool is the mirror. I'd last weighed myself in Feb, and since I've been following a strength program at the same time I figured my net weight would not be changing much. This weekend I had an opportunity to weigh myself again and I've gained about 3kg. I'm delighted, even if the scale isn't too accurate it at least shows my weight went up, which means I had my diet dialed in since there's no doubt I've shed kgs of blubber.
I was pretty surprised though, mostly because I really don't feel heavy when I move, I feel 10-15kg lighter than what I am. I guess that's the difference in being 'equipped' with equipment that can manage itself vs being under-equipped with equipment that still has to carry additional load, if that makes sense.

From mid-July to mid-August I was doing a paleo 'reset' diet, I've taken a couple weeks since then for re-introduction of food groups (turns out I have zero intolerances, I was almost disappointed in the end) and now will continue removing fat. I was probably in the 24-26% BF range in Jan when I decided to sort my **** out, have dropped about 10% since. Harder to guess now, all that's left is loose fat like the article linked in this thread last week described, complete with hard bits. I was glad to read that article! I've read most of McDonald's books and it impresses me that he's still got interesting stuff to say.
Gonna drop to 9-10% I guess, I don't know, I'll know I'm done when the mirror tells me so. Or more likely, when I can grab a pinch of skin off my stomach and it's more skin than lard.

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That was all eaten by me over the weekend. Several bars and bottles fewer than last weekend, progress! :D

Anyway, this re-intro 'break' is starting to quietly extend itself, so time to get back on the wagon. By posting this I'm committed, the break must end. As soon as I'm done with the bottles I just purchased.

yeah I've got a problem with peanut butter... it tastes too ****ing good
 
Drew mentioned somewhere about his stomach feeling flabby now that he's losing weight. Just thought I'd mention that my upper abdomen has always felt hard until today. Did a Google and apparently the softness means my body's releasing fat. Yay me :D
 
mandana said:
So have you all gotten over your agro behaviour yet?

This day is dragging, I want to go to gym already.
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More or less yes after I had some delicious salad for lunch. I'm hungry again though.
 
D3nz said:
Drew mentioned somewhere about his stomach feeling flabby now that he's losing weight. Just thought I'd mention that my upper abdomen has always felt hard until today. Did a Google and apparently the softness means my body's releasing fat. Yay me :D
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Oh cool, indeed tummy feels quite flabby
 
mandana said:
That softness is something I had to get used to. For years my fat has been solid, now when I walk everything moves and I feel squishy :confused:
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Oh cool, indeed tummy feels quite flabby
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Mine feels rock hard. I actually want to go to the dr but I'm scared she tells me its muscle :p
Seriously though I think something is wrong. Almost like its my guts... :wtf:
 
Its generally a guy thing to hold fat around the midsection googoo - maybe your stomach is just generally fat free-

Talking about wobbly fat - I def feel firmer this week - so hopes are high at the halfway point.
 
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