I think I’m fudging my food diary numbers, because I don’t think I’m getting the reward I expected out of 6 days of working out last week. My weight approached 146 last week but hasn’t gotten back there since.

Maybe I’m just too unrealistic with my goals, but gosh darn it, I wanted to see results. I want those inches off my waistline! I wanted to see that my sacrifices last week were paying off.

Except the stupid scale is telling me different.

Okay, I did have that cup of buttered, mayo elotes one day last week. Corn carbs work like rice on me; I gain back the pounds I lost and retain it for 3-4 days. 

Some of those days, I just couldn’t stand the white diet of sandwiches, fruits and veggies; which is why I swung over to the simple Thai, Chinese, Japanese and Mex options. With the exception of the Peanut Sauce Chicken and Vanilla Prawns (and elotes), I thought my estimations of the sushi and fajitas/grilled chicken were right on the nose.

This week, I thought I would be in great condition to meet the workout challenges, especially given enough sleep. But I still struggled, and flat out gave up, on some of the exercises. Perhaps I overreached: I did kick harder, punched harder during sessions, but that had the side effect of shortening my performance. And I’ve got some unusual pains in my joints for it too.

Another observation: sometimes when I think I’m weaker on one side, it soon proves me wrong when I’m exercising the other side. This has been occurring a lot with the lower body workouts lately.

A forum comment pointed out that there are different gains from a lifestyle change versus a diet. I pursued this project initially as a diet; I’m not ready to make a lifestyle change when it comes to food however. 

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