Progress today

So we got ourselves a lower BMI !

weight: 92,4kg
bodyfat : 28%
Body water : 54%
Muscle mass : 37%
BMI : 31
BMR : 1961 Kcal

Progress

today we're at

weight: 93,3kg
body fat: 28%
body water: 53.9%
muscle mass: 37%
BMI: 32
BMR: 1973kcal

for those who wonder what that bmr is, it's the amount of calories per day your body burns when doing nothing.

It's a new dawn, it's a new day !

...And I'm feeeeling good...


weight: 93,8kg
bodyfat: 28%
bodywater: 54%
musclemass:36,7%
BMI: 32
BMR: 1980kcal

So all goes well, weight is dropping, body fat dropped, muscle increase.
This afternoon I'm going for second fysiotherapy session, and I'm getting my blood results. More to follow...

So let's go out !

An issue I had with previous diets is what do you eat when you're out in a restaurant ?

I'm a diehard foodie and I love good food. So it's really frustrating to look at that menu full of rich & colourfull flavours and have to decide to just go for the, eeuhm, you got anything light on that menu ?
And It's not like you can ask a chef to prepare your shake and it would be a shame to only eat half of a plate so in the end you're back home sitting in front of the tv nibbling your extra light full fiber powerbar.

So now with a little adaption you have a much broader choice. Skip the breadbums before dinner, ask to change french fries or potatoes / pasta into extra vegetables. I cant imagine a restaurant where they would refuse this and even then, with all respect to the chef, I wouldnt make a point out of it and just leave it on the plate.

Then asking for information is the second rule. A lot of restaurants/bistros are using premade sauces, these premade sauces may taste great but they're also full of additives, including lots of carbs. (Usually you can tell if it's from a can by the consistency and texture of the sauce).

Just ask the waiter for some information on what you're about to eat, wether everything is homemade or if they use premade components. And in return tell the waiter a little bit about your diet and restrictions.

Now this counts for the higher profile restaurants. (I do love some stars on occasion :))

Now when you go to bistros or smaller restaurants, usually they don't have as much time or willingness to listen to your story. So keep it brief and pollite and order something as close to what you can eat and ask to just remove some parts and if it's possible ask them to change it into vegetables.


So over the past days here's what I've been eating on restaurant
(I'll add more on the list when I visit more restaurants)



Japanese:
- Sashimi deluxe (about 24 pieces of delightfull raw fish)


Fusion kitchen:
- Assortiment of charcuterie ranging from quality salamis & ham
- Deerstew with a mousseline of carrots/pumpkin and grilled aubergines
- Cheese plate as dessert

Bistro:
- salad with smoked salmon, grey shrimps, dried ham, boiled eggs, grilled pine nuts, duck filet and a vinegraitte sauce.

Startpoint

So I got myself a new scale to track my progress (http://www.mibody360.com/)
It's one of those that checks your weight, BMI, water, muscle and fat %
I should get my first bloodresults by tomorrow.

I started out at a weight of 102kg on 1st january 2012.

Today january 12, 2012 this is my profile:

weight : 95.9 kg
body fat : 29%
muscle mass : 36%
body water : 53%
BMI : 32
BMR: 2009kcal

Let's get started

Hi, welcome to my blog. I'm going to keep track of my LCHF Diet on this blog as a lot of people asked me to especially inform them on how it progresses and of course adding some recipes (since cooking is one of my passions).

In the past I've tried several diets with increasing weight results. From shakes to weightwatchers, soupdiets etc. All went fine as long as you keep doing the diet. However, once you get to a point that you had enough of soulless food, expensive meals without value and astronaut-alike designed foods you get back to old habits and get back to your old weight pretty fast. And usually some extra kg's as a bonus.

The LCHF diet caught my attention (Low carb, High Fat) as it seems more logic in comparisson to more "traditional" or trendy diets. I wont explain in full detail what it's all about cause there are lots of other people who have done that in the past that will propably explain it better then I would. I'll provide some usefull links and movies for you to check.

What it comes down to is we now eat way to many carbohydrates & sugar. So those are skipped in the diet (meaning no bread, pasta, potatoes, alcohol) and high fat meals are encouraged.(fat fish, meats, fat diaries, eggs)   I hear your concerns about your cholesterol ? Read up on it and you'll see there's no real issue as there's no scientific proof that one affects another.



As it's in my nature to be quite sceptical but eager to try things, I wanted to do this the right way. So I'll get regular blood checks from my doctor and I'm guided by a fysiotherapist to get basic cardio workouts to get back to an acceptable condition.


So some usefull info to check, I'll add more when I encounter usefull info.




- The movie "Fat Head" (2009). Follow up on the famous Supersize Me, instead he looses weight on only eating at McDonalds. http://www.amazon.com/Fat-Head-Tom-Naughton/dp/B001NRY6R2

- The food revolution.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSeSTq-N4U4

- Dietdoctor. LCHF for beginners  http://www.dietdoctor.com/lchf
- http://blogg.passagen.se/dahlqvistannika/?anchor=my_lowcarb_dietary_programe_in


On this blog I'll be posting recipes and progression on how everything evolves.