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Week 25 & 26: Reverse Diet Graph & Updates

12/3/2014

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The Macro Experiment: Reverse Diet Progress Graph

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In 3 months (6/11/14-9/10/14), I was able to increase my calories from 947 to 1650 (700+) without gaining weight or body fat. Here is my final reverse diet data graphed out. As you can see, as my calories increase at a slow and steady rate, body fat and weight remain constant.

I realize there are different beliefs/opinions about the "optimal" speed of reverse dieting. It's actually quite the hot topic right now. My personal belief is this: Everyone is unique with individual goals and physical/psychological states. Therefore, "optimal" approaches to meet goals will vary. For instance, I had been in a severe caloric deficit for 6 years straight so my goal in reverse dieting was mainly to be able to eat more without gaining excess body fat. I had some major physical and psychological issues. Of course, a seasoned bodybuilder may have different goals or at least a different prioritization of goals than me. 

The fact of the matter is there is currently (as of 12/3/2014) no peer-reviewed research on reverse dieting. That was my entire premise of this experiment. Not that this compares AT ALL to peer-reviewed research, but I am so passionate about helping others with similar issues and fears as I once had. I believe this experiment will achieve that goal. :) I plan on discussing this speed of reverse dieting issue in a later post, but for right now I just wanted to update the graph.

OTHER UPDATES

I hope you guys had an amazing Thanksgiving by the way! I traveled to Wilmington, NC to visit my family and I had a blast! I experienced my first oyster (yuck), my first s'mores in about 10 years (YUM), and WINE ICE CREAM (legit best thing I have ever tasted). The macros kinda suck but it's totally worth it. You can actually get it shipped to you from this website. You're welcome. 11F/25C/3P for a half cup.

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I did cave and weigh myself twice. I have stayed consistently between 115-116 for the past month, including pre and post thanksgiving. On Thanksgiving, I tracked most of the day and left extra carb/fat room and tried to eat mindfully. I guess it worked out for me considering I did not gain weight. Doing IIFYM for a year and a half has taught me well. 

In other news, I am totally finished with the most stressful two months of my entire life. Long story short, I was working 10+ hours a day and going to school till late at night. It was intense but that is finally over so I have time to do things I actually WANT to do, aka the macro experiment videos and songs! :P I have a few things up my sleeve coming up in the next couple weeks I'm pretty stoked about! I'm calling it "The Swolemate Sessions." Ha.
I also did some major updates to the "about" and "metab rehab" sections of the blog. Feel free to check it out. My goals have changed somewhat and I am now focusing on gaining strength and building up muscle. Therefore, my stats updates on the blog are going to be a little different from now on because I don't necessarily consider this reverse dieting anymore. It's more just straight up lean gaining and adjusting macros based on that--a task I am entrusting to my amazing coach Jose at Alpha Training Protocols. I will continue to check in with these stats but I do want to rely less on the scale and more on progress photos, so I will be weighing myself less frequently. It has been amazing for me mentally so far. :)

Hope you have an awesome week my friends!

Much love,
- C

PS: Macro tip of the day -- some days it's fun to save room for an epic carb/fat treat like this creation I made last night. <3
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4 Comments
Kate link
2/22/2015 03:26:27 am

Cait! First of all, great name! Secondly, I was reading way down on your blog, and saw this post...and I am from Wilmington, NC! And I was born in Nashville! Crazy! xxo

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Cait link
2/22/2015 06:27:57 am

KATE! Whaaaaat!! Switched at birth?? Haha! That is crazy. So you live in Wilmington now? And were born in Nashville?? I'm coming back to Wilm in May! We should totally hang out and talk life & fitness <3!

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Athalia link
1/7/2017 07:22:25 pm

I wanna try this wine ice cream so bad :(((, looks yummy. Thanks for sharing.

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8/31/2017 08:32:35 am

Now days it is very easy to get confused and irritated by the sheer number of weight loss programs out there. What a lot of people do is to skip from one weight loss plan or program to another as they go along, trying to lose weight and finally giving up. But you needn't worry. There is a weight loss program out there that will help you lose weight with meal planning and cooking tips. It will need some patience and a little work as well.

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