IP Week 4

Well..... what an interesting week in terms of weight loss vs. fat loss.

So I'm doing really well on IP. I'm really proud to say my 'cheats' have been in the fat department, not sugar. I don't crave sugar. I crave salt and crunchy stuff so that's pretty easy to fix. My biggest cheat has been to eat 2 pieces of bacon at dinner. Technically, bacon is too fatty on the IP plan but even my fabulous coach has told me she'll eat a piece of bacon now and then. Well folks, I had two and I still lost 5 lbs this week! Go figure.....

So results of my fat loss went in reverse. Women who are at 'that time' of the month have hormones going in all sorts of directions and believe it or not, it can mess with the $5000 fancy scale the office uses. My coach said to completely ignore the reading as it'll settle back down as soon as my hormones do. Interesting.... so I have no reading to show in that department other than a gain. Since I have eaten little fat and my body is in ketosis it's impossible for me to have gained fat. I'll just be patient and wait a week for a better reading.

I did lose more inches though! I've lost another 3.5 inches for a total of 11.5 inches for the month. I know some women lose a lot more inches but I think I've done well losing 17 lbs in 26 days! The magic of low carb/low fat/no sugar living! Woot!

I still have another day before it's the end of my 4th week so I look forward to weighing myself on Monday morning to see what my own official loss is for the month. I know my scale isn't 100% but it's close and I think I am okay quoting it!

Now it's time for lunch! :-)