Stomach Flu

So, I didn't go Wed-Sat. of last week because I had a hellacious stomach flu. I got on the scale this morning at the YMCA, and I weighed 408.7 lbs. I weighed 445 lbs. on Jan. 5, 2012.

37 lbs. in 53 days, but I expect some of that to come back as I recover from the stomach flu's purging.

I also swam 6 lengths of the pool today instead of the normal four. I'm feeling good. I can get an arm into each side of my church suit pants, with the belt on.

The recent article in Harpers about prolonged fasting has me intrigued.

Starving your way to vigor:

The benefits of an empty stomach

By Steve Hendricks

http://www.harpers.org/archive/2012/03/0083829

Feeling Good

So, my BP last week was 90/42. The nurse didn't believe the first reading, and took it again, and it was identical.

I feel good. My arms are getting noticeably big, and I feel like there is less fat on them. I also finally broke through my plateau. I stayed at exactly 422 lbs for weeks, and I weighed 418 the other day. It looks like the muscle gain is finally getting outpaced by the weight loss.

I'm keeping at it.

Well, I had to take all of last week off. I was too sick to even work, let alone exercise. I don't know how I got through the week only canceling one class.

I've gone the last two days, and I'm dragging. I'm also stuck at 422 lbs. But, my arm muscles are getting huge. I know that my father always put on muscle really quickly. It would appear that I have that same capacity. My biceps are getting hard and raising up.