27th Tuesday weigh-in

222 lb

two steps forward and two steps back, gain of 2lb from last week. I actually am not too concerned with this because I started lifting again and that can cause water retention. To be 100% honest, I also ate more than I should have over the weekend which included soda, candy, salty chips and crackers and birthday desserts, i.e. lots of junk.

I started lifting because my new personal trainer recommended it. Also my personal trainer recommended my base calories be 2200, thedailyplate had me at ~1800... according to her, I should lose 1 lb a week from staying at 2200 calories per day. Any exercise on top would be additional loss of weight. She also said diet should not be restricted to lose more than 1 lb per week and the rest of weight loss should come from exercise rather than further calorie restrictions. She told me if I eat less calories than my basal metabolic rate, then I will lose muscle rather than fat due to my body entering starvation mode. So I really hope I have not been doing damage to myself for the past six months slowing down my metabolism and losing muscle etc... My numbers are looking scary, my bodyfat measured by the trainer was still 23.5%.. it was at that in January... when I weighed 229 lb..

I am sad to miss camping this weekend due to rainy weather but will have fun anyway and not have to sit in memorial day traffic. Rebecca and I are planning to buy a van and sell her car but the main hangup we have is gas mileage... the van only gets 18 mpg city... and we would have to get a loan on it (we both despise debt.) The homemade panini's were fabulous, what a great idea. Rebecca got a George foreman grill so we can continue having them at home.