Weigh in # 4

Weight: 261 from 262: 1 lbs lost this week, 17 lbs since groundhog day (45 lbs since Thanksgiving '12)

Chest: 44 from 44.5: .5 inches lost this week, 4 inches since groundhog day.

Navel: 48 from 49  1 inches lost this week, 6 inches since groundhog day.

Hips:  39 from 40: 1 inches lost this week, 3 inches since groundhog day.

I started increasing the solid food this week, I ate dinner with the family almost every day. it feels kind of weird to eat food, and I find myself chewing an obscene amount. The big down side is that I am retaining a little water from the increased salt, and I have a lot more in my bowels (the niceset way I can think to say that).  The bad news is that I am not sleeping as well and my energy levels have reduced, having added back in some animal proteins in the form of poultry and dairy. I had hopes that by adding a little more protien I would recover a little faster from my long runs and feel a little better but I am not sure that is the case.

I will continue to start the day with a smoothie and juice if I have time (it is much more inconvenient to have to drink raw juice, and I after having the real thing, I can't go back to pasturized 10% juice beverages loaded with HFCS (I had one this week and it was foul).

Onward and upward! I need to increase my milage, I am going to isolate a few more things to see which ones really help, probably eliminating dairy again to see how that effects things.  I was really looking forward to yogurt and cheese but they may just not be in my best interest.