My official weigh in this week was not kind. I gained back all that I lost last week! I don't know how! Seriously, I have no clue! I have been forced to look deeply within myself. I am following this 75 hard challenge to the tee and I am not losing weight. There is a huge problem with that.
I can't blame not losing on lack of water consumption. I can't blame it on lack of exercise. I can't blame it on calories because I've been eating within my caloric range. No, this challenge has forced me to look deeper because something is wrong.
I sat out to compare two weeks. One where I lost and the next where I gained. Here is what I found.
So you can see that my steps and my calories were pretty close to each other, so those couldn't be the culprit. Also similar was my carb, fiber and cholesterol intake. The differences came into play in terms of protein, sugar and fat.
So that is where I am focusing my attention. First on protein! I'm really working to get my protein to 80g each day. When you don't really care for much meat, that is difficult! But if I want to see change, I need to change. So bring on the protein!
1 comment:
looks like too many overall calories....and yes, up your protein...how about smoothies made with protein powder? scrambled eggs? hard-boiled eggs with salads???
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