arguablysamson wrote: »

There's no stopping you. Nuff said!

It's funny you should say that because I've adopted this song as my weight loss anthem.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3cIENqktWc&quot;&gt;Won't Stop</a>

WK........ Weight.....Week Chg.....Total......To Reach Goal
28.............250.................-3...........-102..............70
29.............248.................-2...........-104..............68
30.............243.................-5...........-109..............63
31.............241.................-2...........-111..............61
32.............240.5...........-0.5...........-111.5..........60.5
33.............236..............-4.5...........-116..............56....(partial fasting)
34.............221.5.........-14.5...........-130.5..........41.5 (fasting)
35.............219..............-2.5...........-133.............39.... (partial fasting)
36.............224.5..........+5.5...........-127.5..........44.5. (fasting recovery)
37.............221.5...........-3..............-130.5...........41.5. (6:1)
38.............217..............-4.5...........-135..............37.... (5:2)
39.............213.5...........-3.5...........-138.5...........33.5. (5:2)
40.............208 .............-5.5...........-144...............28 (5:2)
41.............205 .............-3..............-147...............25 (5:2)
42.............203 .............-2..............-149...............23 (5:2)
43.............199 .............-4..............-153...............19
44.............196.5...........-2.5...........-155.5............16.5 (202.5 high)
45.............195..............-1.5...........-157...............15 (202 high)

I've accepted slower weight loss in exchange for building my fitness through running.
But I think I may have to dial back on the running just a bit. I've been doing 6 days a week.
I've been pushing the endurance (I ran 1 hr 45 min this morning) and a little on the intensity side as well.
Since my primary objective is still weight loss I think I'm going to go into something like a maintenance mode on the fitness side for the time being. I'm thinking this week perhaps only four days with lower intensity.

On the diet side I've recently added chia seeds and pink salt to my diet, from what I read both have good nutrient value.

x3nomorph wrote: »

you had a good 6 week stretch, you lost a good chunk of weight combining OMAD with 5/2 thats a killer one two punch

you prbly know this, the 5/2 diet was advocated by a british journalist Michael Mosley

Yes I've heard his name but my 5/2 is a little more severe than his.
From what I understand the conventional 5/2 is eat whatever you want on 5 days, then do a calorie restriction, something like 500 calories, on the two days.
My version is 5 OMAD days plus 2 water fast days.

Those are all variations on the same theme, eating less often, so of course there are any number of ways to do so. I don't see it as starving, rather as eating more in balance with your body.
Actually we humans have invented more ways to get fat than to starve. In fact if you follow goverment dietary guidelines, the standard American diet and listen to standard medical advice you have a good chance of ending up overweight.

Oh ok. Sometimes it's hard to pick up nuances like that.

wsandy8512 wrote: »

Wow, Jim, nice loss again even if small!

Are you enjoying the chia seeds? I love those little fellas :-)

I don't mind those little suckers, it seems like a no brainer. I've only been doing it a couple days now, adding them to my salad and my smoothie. They add texture.

mistymeadows2005 wrote: »

I do the same 5/2 that you do Jim! Except mine is *usually* on consecutive days unless my schedule dictates otherwise I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!

I alternate between consecutive and non consecutive days.