If you’ve been following The Shochu Diet, you’ll know that I reached a 12.2 lb weight loss after 11 weeks. It’s now been almost twice that long (21 weeks), but the holidays happened (regained 5 lbs by New Years). Fortunately, I’ve started to claw some of that weight back again thanks to an end to the festivities.
As of week 21 I’m back down to an 11.4 lb loss and now within sight of my original goal of 15 lbs. That would represent 8.5% of my original body weight. Not a bad reduction at all. I’m not there yet, but I’m still working on it!… Read More “Shochu Diet – Week 21”
A funny thing happened on my Shochu Diet. Thanksgiving happened.
As of week 11 I was at my lowest weight on the diet, down 12.2 lbs. The Week 12 milestone was Thanksgiving Day. My Mom:
I finished 3 servings of turkey and various side dishes. Despite the hiking for exercise and pretty strict adherence to shochu, Week 12 saw a +1.1 lb increase.
Week 13 saw another +1.1 lb increase, because it included the leftover meals and the half pan of brownies Mom packed up in my carry-on bag.… Read More “Shochu Diet Flatlining?”
The Shochu Diet started on a lark. I’d seen some photos of myself from a friend’s wedding and realized I’d gained more weight than I had imagined. It wasn’t so much that my weight had climbed, but that my fitness had declined. I’m normally very active with cycling, soccer, and tennis, but a broken fib lead to a torn meniscus in my right knee, which slowed my summer down considerably.
I looked back at my Wii Fit history and found that on September 1, 2010 I had weighed 169 lbs. Exactly one year later I weighed 177 lbs. That’s not a terrible weight for someone my height (5’9”), but it’s pretty close to the most I’ve ever weighed (180 lbs).… Read More “Shochu Diet Update!”
This is becoming a lifestyle change rather than a diet, but it’s still working. Down almost 2 lbs this week. 11.7 lbs over 9 weeks.
I’m now 3 lbs from the goal I set to reach 2.5 months from now.
