Diet (weight loss) project (3) ~ weight trend

Weight Trend last 2 weeks

Weight Trend last 2 weeks

I have been measuring my weight for two weeks.   To keep a similar condition, I measure after dinner before training.

The weight on April 18 was 77.4 [kg] / 170.64 [lbs].  Then my weight on May 3 was 75.4 [kg] / 166.23 [lbs].  Overall the maximum weight during this period was  77.4 [kg] / 170.64 [lbs].   So I lost 2 [kg] / 4.41 [lbs].

What I ate is probably pretty consistent in this period and I ran 7 ~ 12 km / 4 ~ 7 miles every other days.  Other than that, I walked around 10,000 steps (average).

Based on this my life style, the trend is that I am still losing weight.  Therefore, I will continue to monitor the trend until it will saturating.

Finding from data

 On April 23, I went to a buffet for lunch and I ate too much.  The weight of the day was 77.0 [kg] / 169.76 [lbs].  A day before was 75.2 [kg] / 165.79 [lbs].  The day I skipped breakfast and that was probably the reason my weight is lower.   This data indicates, amount I ate is directly related to my weight.   After a few days, on April 27, my weight is 76.8 [kg] / 169.32 [lb].   It took a few days to back to normal.

The deep drops are a similar reason, it is just due to how much I ate.   That is really short term value.  However, overall trend is probably still dropping.

Stop running due to injury and colonoscopy next week

I probably got a minor injury on my left leg.  It is not really serious.  Therefore, I stopped running since April 30.  I may need another week to take a rest.  My weight might increase if I do not change how much I eat.  I am trying to reduce amount what I eat to see what happens.  Also, next Tuesday, May 8.  I will have colonoscopy and I won't be able to eat a day before.  So I guess my weight may decrease May 7 and May 8.

Diet Project (weight loss project) (2) ~ past trend

Weight trend last 12 months

Here is trend of my weight last 12 months.  Whenever I stopped running more than a month due to injury, my weight was increased.   This year I also got injured and stopped running about 4 weeks.  After that my weight is around 76~77kg.   As long as I am running regular basis, my weight could be somewhere 75kg.  So it is obvious, that I cannot reduce my weight to 70kg with the current pattern.

I may be able to reduce somewhere around 75kg if I keep running what I am doing now.   So I just want to see some reduction next 2 weeks, I expect my weight would be decreeing a little.

However to reach 70kg, I might need to do some extra effort, either reduce what I eat or increase activities.  That is probably the direction.

Diet Project

Diet

I am getting older and I sometimes feel something wrong in my body.  Especially, I have some "strange feeling", not a pain, on my left chest.   Therefore, I saw a doctor starting from March and did some diagnostics.  So far nothing is found.   Since I run regular basis, I thought I was all right.   However, my weight is increased.   That is reason I decided to do diet.

Current situation?

My height is about 170cm (about 5 feet 8 inches).  My weight was about 60kg (132lb)when I was 20's / 30's.  However the current weight is about 80kg (176lb).  So I set my goal as 70kg (154lb).  I usually eat 3 meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner).  I do not eat any snack between meals.  I also run every other day about 5-10km (3~6 miles)
 

Direction

I have an idea about this diet.  I will explain in future postings.  The initial step is to collect current data habit next a few weeks.  Without changing my basic life style and measure weight with some other information such as, rough amount of meals, exercise, duration of sleep and steps in a day.  To get a similar condition of weight measurement, I will measure my weight after taking shower in the evening everyday.

I will report the progress once a week!