This is the 5th update about my 2nd Quebec Experiment.
Last week is a replay of the week before. My BKI are almost the same. I managed to lose almost 1 lb (0.98) of fat, which is good. But in the process, I also lost 3/4 lb (0.72) of lean mass…
During this experiment (which is in fact a diet), losing 1 to 2 lbs of fat is great. Losing 1/2 to 3/4 lb of muscle is not.
Because I’m a little aggressive in my fat loss goal, I’m not fooling myself into thinking I will preserve my lean mass intact. On the other hand, losing roughly an average of half a pound of muscle per week is unexpected. But do I have any choice?
In their book Rework, Fried and Hansson are saying that:
When things aren’t working, the natural inclination is to throw more at the problem.
(Sorry, I cannot tell the page number. I’m reading it on my Kindle and there is no pagination.)
Maybe I should try something different… I will have to give it some thoughts. In between, for this week I have no choice but to cut in my aerobic workouts. The reason is I have deadlines this week at work and I won’t be able to train as much.
Until next post, Lift Consciously 