I’m now into my 9th week of dieting and have just completed a 3 week diet break…
WEEK 1 – 64kg
WEEK 2 – 62.9kg (-1.1kg)
WEEK 3 – 61.8kg (-1.1kg)
WEEK 4 – 61.3kg (-0.5kg)
WEEK 5 – 61.2kg (-0.1kg)
WEEK 6 – 61.2kg (0kg loss)
Total 6 week loss = -2.8kg (-6.1lbs)
WEEK 7 DIET BREAK – 61.2kg (okg gain)
WEEK 8 DIET BREAK – 61.2kg (0kg gain)
WEEK 9 DIET BREAK – 62kg (0.8kg gain)
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Why Did I Implement a Diet Break?
6 weeks into my calorie deficit of 1740kcals, I (predictably) stalled.
Everybody is different, but for me personally, I tend to find that I can only lose weight on a certain amount of calories for so long before I inevitably stall, and I inevitably have to dig deeper into my deficit.
The longer I diet, the deeper I have to dig.
This can be done by decreasing calories IN (food), or increasing calories OUT (expenditure).
However, given our current situation, it really made no sense for me to dig deeper into my deficit when I didn’t know when or what the end goal was.
So I implemented a diet break instead…
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What Is a Diet Break?
A diet break is a structured increase in calories (usually via carbohydrates) that is implemented for one (or all) of the following reasons:
Diet breaks typically range anywhere from a few days to a few weeks, depending on the length of the fat loss phase and how the client responds.
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So How Did I Respond?
Well, I increased my kcals from 1740kcals to 1980kcals via 60g carbohydrates and in 3 weeks I have gained 0.8kg (1.7lbs), which isn’t particularly surprising given the increase in food and glycogen.
In all honesty, I was considering pulling the plug on my fat loss phase altogether, until I heard rumblings of 2 late August reshoots, and then the fire was LIT.
So, WEEK 10 will see me re-enter my deficit of 1740kcals…
I may start losing again, I may not.
If I don’t, I am now happy to start digging…
13 weeks to go, and I’m finally ready!
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