Progress: I went from 165.8 yesterday to 163.9 today.
VLCD Day 3
May 9
VLCD Day 2
May 9
So, I crammed in some ring rows at home and 75 air squats at work. Not bad, I think. I track my workouts at fitocracy.com, but I can’t find the public feed for that. I also blast them over to twitter. If you want details, go there.
Anyway, here’s what I ate on Tuesday the 8th.
- Skim milk in iced coffee
- Strawberries blended into a smoothie with a tablespoon of unsweetened protein powder
- Extra-lean ground beef and tomatoes with chili seasoning
- Pork Tenderloin (less fat than beef, a hair more than chicken), steamed cabbage, apple sauce
- Small Apple
Yes, I am being more liberal with what I’m allowed to have. Dr. Simeons simply didn’t foresee the unbelievably lean pork we have in the United States these days, and I’m eating the same amount of unsweetened apple sauce as what’s in a really small apple.
Progress: The Withings scale did not recognize me today! I went from 172.2 post-loading to 165.8.
VLCD Day 1
May 7
So, my big exercise plan while I’m eating this tiny protein sparing modified fast is to do some squats, ring rows, sit-ups, etc. I’m not sure what time of the day to do it – I’d like to delay eating at all for as long as I can, so probably not in the morning. That leaves evening.
Here’s what I’m eating today:
- Skim milk in iced coffee
- Grilled and Smoked Skinless/Boneless Chicken breast and cabbage with curry seasoning
- Strawberries blended into a smoothie
- Extra-lean ground beef and tomatoes with chili seasoning
- Small Apple
And I may yet work in the juice of a lemon. 
The HCG Again
May 5
So, I’ve decided to give the HCG a go again. I have successfully lost a few more pounds the old fashioned way, but I can’t seem to get any more off. I started dieting in late January, and can’t get more the seven pounds down. I’m hovering around five pounds down and I want to lose more like 15. At that point, my BMI will be about 22, which is where I want it.
I have a lot of enforced sitting at my current job – 9-5 computer programming – and I can simply bring my food from home. I also suddenly have a lot less time to work out. Again, this is pretty compatible with the VLCD.
Today is a loading day, as is tomorrow. I’ve reached the point where I *really* don’t want to eat any more, and I’ve got another 24 hours of this. I know, it’s hard to believe one could get sick of eating brownies, ice cream and chicken wings, but it’s true. One day of it is like a diet holiday, or a weekly cheat day. Two days is kind of unpleasant.
Tomorrow will be a gym day. I haven’t been for a week, so I am looking forward to it. I’ll go for a total body workout, and work hard at it.
I will exercise on the HCG, but I think I will stick with squats, ring rows and the like, except on weekends when I have time to go to the Y.
March 11
Mar 14
Warm Up:
10 squats
10 20# KBS
WOD:
20 ring rows
20 push-ups
20 30# KBS
20 Sit-Ups
20 squats
March 8
Mar 14
Ugh, running.
March 6
Mar 14
Warm-Up: 2 rounds
10 squats
10 30# SP
WOD:
5 Rounds
10 Push Ups (on knees)
15 30# Goblet Squats
20 Ab-Mat Sit-Ups
Time: 11:44
Load: 23,700
Total Load: 26,880
March 4
Mar 14
Warm-Up:
25 AS
25 AbMat Situps
WOD: 3 Rounds @ 45#, 55#, 35#
5 SDHP
5 hang cleans
5 push presses
5 front/back squats
March 2
Mar 14
Warm-Up: 3 rounds
10 AS
10 Sit-Up
Strength:
Clean/Press/Overhead Squats 65#
5 clean, press, OHS
5 clean & press
5 clean & jerk
WOD: 3 rounds
10 20# KBS
10 Push-Up (off couch)
February 28
Mar 14
We are now in St. Louis and we brought limited weights and one bar. For a while, the workouts will be closer to a muscular endurance thing than straight power.
Warm-Up:
35 AS
30 Ab-Mat Sit-Up
WOD:
5 95# Back Squat
5 80# Back Squat
5 50# Front Squat
5 50# Shoulder Press
5 50# Back Squat
5 50# Push Press
10 Push-Ups (Off Couch)
Load: 3,150
Total Load: 9,295