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Week 11: Vacation Gainz & Reverse Diet Progress Graph

8/25/2014

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I had a little down time this past week on vacation, so I decided to chart out my reverse diet data so far (and also because I am a nerd, lets get real). Pretty freaking cool. As you can see, as calories increase at a slow and steady linear rate, weight and body fat remain the same. This looks very similar to a hypothetical chart proposed by Dr. Layne Norton in his video on Reverse Dieting, which is exactly what I hoped and hypothesized would happen.
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I will continue to update this graph as I progress with my reverse diet in the months to come. I expect that the weight and body fat line may rise SLIGHTLY towards the end while the calories slope will begin to level off to an eventual flat line. In other words, when my body fat and weight finally begin to increase, I will be adding in calories at a slower rate. I'd love for the calories line to continue increasing at a steady rate and my weight and body fat lines to stay the exact same for a looooong time, but we will have to wait and see. I'm so curious to see how many calories my body can handle. I will most likely do a "mini cut" after this reverse diet, followed by another cycle of reverse and mini cut with the goal of maxing out my metabolism while staying relatively lean. Ultimately, I'd love to be pretty ripped year round by having a high metabolic rate so that "dieting" for me would be eating like 1800-2000 calories/day or something crazy. 

To break down my ultimate goal into one simple equation: Lean physique + ice cream = happy Cait :)

Now onto this weeks stats...

In case you missed a few posts back, I had a 10-day family vacation and just got back to Nashville last night. There was no way to take measurements as I usually do on Wednesday, so I decided to take them right before and right after (this morning) and average the two for week 11 data. There was no gym access, so I brought free weights and a resistance band and just tried my best. It was definitely not up to par with my typical training, but oh well. I was a human on vacation with my family, and I loved every moment! I was over on my macros some, as evidenced by the 2 lbs that I gained. It could have been worse and I am actually pretty damn proud of myself for sticking to it as hardcore as I did. So I will not beat myself up and I will NOT starve myself to get back down two pounds. I will simply tell you like it is when things like this happen and continue on with the Macro Experiment. In fact, I will utilize those extra vacation carbs to kill it in the gym this week. ;) I will also be taking measurements in two days (this Wednesday) and I expect my weight to still be slightly above the usual 110, but hopefully that will come back down a bit after my body settles into its routine. So here is all the data thus far:

STATS:

Date                 Weight (lb)           BF%              Protein (g)          Carbs         Fat          Total Cal
8.20.14            111.5                    15.7                117                     171              36           1,476 (+58)**
8.13.14            110                        16.0               117                     161              34           1,418 (+58)
8.6.14              110                        15.7               117                     151              32           1,360 (+58) 
7.30.14            109.5                    15.5                117                     141              30           1,302 (+58)
7.23.14            110.5                    15.7                117                     131              28           1, 244 (+18)
7.16.14            109                        15.0               117                     131              26           1,226 (+58)
7.9.14              109                        14.9               117                     121              24           1,168 (+49)
7.2.14              110                        15.6               117                     111              23           1,119 (+49)
6.25.14            110.5                     15.4               117                     101              22           1,070 (+40)
6.18.14            110                        16.1               117                      91               22           1,030 (+43)
6.11.14            112.5                     16.8               117                      81               20           987 (+40)*
START                                                                   117                      77               19            947

I'm putting two asterisks next to this weeks (and probably next weeks) data to notate the vacation and how macros were slightly off. I am not a super human contained in a vacuum-sealed laboratory. "I'm just a girl in the world…" (No Doubt reference ;P) I am not perfect, but I will be very clear in disclosing those limitations/imperfections of the experiment when they occur. So there ya go.

This post is getting long so I'll wrap it up. I do want to mention that this week, I will be keeping my macros the same as last week (not adding any) because I want my body to get back to the homeostasis it was used to before vacation. I'll be keeping it at 117P/171C/36F. Also, I'm putting some finishing touches on the "Metab Rehab/Reverse Diet" guide so check back for that section soon! Much love! :)

- C


2 Comments
Kim link
7/24/2016 01:19:38 am

This is a good reading post. Thank for share here

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Hayley Fexer
4/23/2019 10:52:19 am

Hi, This is a great reference! Thank you for sharing.

I'm a recovering competitor and am planning on doing a reverse diet in hopes of implementing a long term healthy lifestyle and maintenance (been yo-yoing in weight dramatically ever since I began competing 4 years ago).

Did you follow any specific food plan while reverse dieting? Like tracking macros or IIFYM? Did you implement cheat or refeed meals?

Thanks so much,
Hayley

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