Thanks for kicking us off! I did not fare better than you in any way, shape or form.

I am in Vegas for work now. Make of that what you will. It's actually easy to eat protein forward, but you know...vegas... the challenge is there is something to eat literally every 5 feet.

I also don't have a scale for the next week....

Stats:

HW: 378

LW:161

TW: 1 million pounds, maybe,

Goals: not to come back from Vegas in the obese range.

No he didn't go there. The bulking is true- you cannot gain muscle mass without a caloric surplus. Laws of Physics.... You can maintain muscle mass and reduce bodyfat without a surplus. Reality is you mostly likely will lose some muscle when losing weight. Face it, you are not carrying around so much weight, you probably don't need as much muscle. The ratio should be losing way more Fat to muscle though.

I had gotten to the point where I was losing all muscle and gaining fat. Alarming.

Nutrition guy's Dad actually had RNY, so he wasn't totally clueless. And he was telling me I need to prioritize protein again...duh. Not duh on his part, duh on my part....I actually really liked talking to him.

I never want to pretend I know it all, I have said many times I feel like a human experiment. I think the rules of weight loss are pretty universal. When you get into maintenance, everyone has to figure out what works for them.Maintenance is far from universal. This is all about healthy and not just skinny.

Hey friends.

So interesting week. I am fluctuating from 175-178. A high number for me. I have to keep looking at myself in the mirror and telling myself you are not overweight.

I met with somebody at the gym I go to about nutrition. He was really great. He told me what I needed to hear not what I wanted to hear - which was getting weight loss happening... This is about healthy not just skinny so the different issues I have going on are more important than losing a few pounds right now.

So my consolation prize this week-as they happened in the same day... First when the gym manager asked me how the nutrition session went and I said pretty much what I just said to you- His response was "Why would he go to weight loss when you are lean? Body composition maybe but not weight loss." OK Brain remember that- body composition.

Second I had to see an independent medical examiner orthopedist for my car accident. He called me an athlete. Win.

All this is funny because a lot is aching today. Not feeling very athleticish...

HW:420+

LW: 175-ish

TW: 175-ish

Goal short term- below 170 but not at the expense of muscle mass. Body Composition:)

It's a drag, eh?

I keep bouncing back and forth lately also. I was in the 150's for 5 days 2 weeks ago, then had a bit of a pity party carb binge for a number of days when my son shipped off and seriously bounced up to 174 incredibly bloated and backed up, my oh my TMI! Anywho...here goes:

HW 309

LW 165.9

TW 162.5

Goal - same as both of you- to be back in the 150's and own it, then on to 145 for a normal BMI