So, an update! This weekend was my birthday. I started Saturday (my birthday) at 209.2 pounds. That meant I was 4.6 pounds down from where I started. Considering I "cheated" on my diet a couple times over the past week, I was still fine with this. However, I went to my favorite restaurant for lunch, and a decent, but fattening, dinner at my father's house, and drank quite a bit. I woke up Sunday at 215 pounds. Ouch. Oh well. I have to deal with the consequences of my actions, and I'd say they were totally worth it.
Over the past 3 days, I managed to get my weight back down to ~210 today. I also started hitting the gym again. I'm going to try and avoid looking at my weight on a daily basis now, and see where I'm at in a few days.
There's one major change to my diet... I've removed my snacks from in between meals. I'm going to try and eat 3 larger meals instead, while keeping my caloric intake pretty low. With a reduced calorie diet, I'm expecting to lose muscle mass. The two main reasons I'm going to the gym is to try and reduce how much muscle I lose, and to improve my neural connections to my muscles so that I at least have better control over them in the future.
To everyone who is struggling with their own diet, Keep with it! I'm stumbling myself, but each time I recover, I'm getting a bit stronger with my resolve. You'll only get better if you get back up each time you fall down.
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