01-26-2012, 01:15 AM
Hey everyone. So I have quite the report...
Back a week ago I switched to Stage 2. The very next day, I went to a friends place (supposed to be just for a day or two). I ended up staying an entire week and going off the deep end. Part of this is likely due to ending a major relationship I was in for a while.
Now when I say off the deep end... I'm talking I was borderline alcoholic for a week. I drank tons of both liquor and beer. I also completely blew off any "diet" and ate as much crap as I possibly could. Had Subway three times, several mcdonalds runs, pizza, etc etc. After a week, I realized how unproductive I was being and got back home. I jumped on the scale (scared I had regained most of the 17lbs I was down) and it appears I have gained between 1-2lbs from my lowest point. I'm thankful it was not much worse.
However I have noticed one strange thing. With Stage 1 if I was hungry, within 30 minutes of playing it I would not get hungry. And, in general, I was not interested in eating. I would wakeup in the morning and not even think about food. In fact, several days I would realize in the middle of the afternoon that I had not eaten yet and make myself eat so I had blood sugar and energy to workout. With Stage 2 I have not found this. Since returning home, I am hungry for three meals a day, and in more quantity than I was eating in Stage 1. Also, if I get hungry, playing it does not make it go away.
Not sure if this is a good or bad thing, perhaps it is just normalizing me out (as three meals a day seems normal anyways). Just a very interesting observation.
I will be posting more regularly again along with updating my food diary now that I got that post-breakup phase out of the way.
Back a week ago I switched to Stage 2. The very next day, I went to a friends place (supposed to be just for a day or two). I ended up staying an entire week and going off the deep end. Part of this is likely due to ending a major relationship I was in for a while.
Now when I say off the deep end... I'm talking I was borderline alcoholic for a week. I drank tons of both liquor and beer. I also completely blew off any "diet" and ate as much crap as I possibly could. Had Subway three times, several mcdonalds runs, pizza, etc etc. After a week, I realized how unproductive I was being and got back home. I jumped on the scale (scared I had regained most of the 17lbs I was down) and it appears I have gained between 1-2lbs from my lowest point. I'm thankful it was not much worse.
However I have noticed one strange thing. With Stage 1 if I was hungry, within 30 minutes of playing it I would not get hungry. And, in general, I was not interested in eating. I would wakeup in the morning and not even think about food. In fact, several days I would realize in the middle of the afternoon that I had not eaten yet and make myself eat so I had blood sugar and energy to workout. With Stage 2 I have not found this. Since returning home, I am hungry for three meals a day, and in more quantity than I was eating in Stage 1. Also, if I get hungry, playing it does not make it go away.
Not sure if this is a good or bad thing, perhaps it is just normalizing me out (as three meals a day seems normal anyways). Just a very interesting observation.
I will be posting more regularly again along with updating my food diary now that I got that post-breakup phase out of the way.
