I still weigh between 132-135 every time I'm on the scale, but I do feel like I'm noticing a slight change in my body composition. It does appear to me that I'm becoming more lean. Not thin...but more lean...like more muscle than fat. When i grab parts of my body that used to feel kinda fatty, then feel more muscular now, though I'm the same "size". Perhaps slightly smaller, or at least shapely in a way that feels like a real human body and not like a package of cottage cheese. (I know, cottage cheese doesn't come in packages, it comes in tubs...but I couldn't think of another analogy) I measured my waist and hips today and saw that my waist is the same, maybe a 1/2 inch smaller, but my hips are an inch smaller, and the lower "pooch" of my belly seems smaller. Shirts that used to be a little tight around my belly are hanging now. THAT'S PROGRESS, RIGHT?
Mark Sisson talks about "re-programming your genes" with this diet and that most people experience gradual change as their body becomes programmed to burn fat instead of carbs. Not the kind of over night change you might have come to expect with weight loss regimens. Perhaps this is happening? Or maybe the probiotics are helping me digest better? Or maybe I'm just not stressing so much about the whole thing and the absence of stress is lowering my cortosol levels? Who knows. But I'm feeling pretty good about where things are at the moment.
One other thing...I've noticed that my hunger pains don't exist much anymore, yet I'm eating fewer (if any) snacks during the day outside of my meals. I don't have much to say about that...just that this is happening. I'm trying to eat only when I'm actually hungry, which usually means that my meals end up being about an hour or two later than I would eat if I weren't paying attention to hunger. Again...just an observation.
Till next time...
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