Yesterday’s Total Calories: 1875
Today’s Total Calories: 1356
Today’s Weight: 75 kilos, a loss of half a kilo or one pound over night
I lost half a kilo or one pound in one day, how does that work? I’ve noticed that everytime I have a cheat day that I lose weight. More and more I find myself agreeing with claims that a cheat day is the secret to jump starting your metabolism. The most logical explanation I have heard is that if you have a low caloric intake for days on end your thrifty gene kicks in because it thinks your body is starving. The thrifty gene holds onto all energy taken in and slows down your metabolism to conserve energy. A cheat day tricks your body into thinking it’s not starving and that more food is on its way, thus raising your metabolism.
Whatever.
I’m just glad that my weekend indiscretions aren’t setting me back and I’m making progress. I drink tons of water every day so I know it’s not dehydration or water weight. My clothes are fitting loser and I’ve lost two pants sizes in one month now. Yeah, I’m tooting my horn. I rock.
Know what else rocks? Kilkenny! At 36 calories per 100 ml that puts it in the same range calorie-wise as a light beer. So you can have a tasty Kilkenny for the same caloric amount as a watery flavored light beer. Not bad, eh? Guess what I had the other night? Then I had McDonald’s afterwards. And some sour cream and onion Pringles after that. Viva la cheat day! To quote the unforgettable Mae West “When I’m good, I’m very, very good, but when I’m bad, I’m better.”
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