So I've completed my fist week going with an unweighed and unmeasured approach to my diet. Just keeping to paleo choices (wild caught fish, grass fed beef, pastured pork and veggies) as much as possible. I do still eat some amount of chicken and grain fed beef and pork, but as much as I can I am shifting towards the better choices.
It is quite a change for me in a lot of ways. A little nerve wracking and a little freeing as well. I am not getting caught up in how many calories, or how much protein or anything like that, at least not specifically. I just try to have a good amount of meat at each meal and eat when I'm hungry. Some days that is 3 times, other days it is 4, but I try not to get too worried about it. I feel that at this point after being pretty low carb for over 2 months, my body is maybe a bit more in tune with what I need (or rather I am more in tune with my body) so that if I am feeling hungry (that ache in the pit of the stomach feeling) then I probably do need to eat something.
Couple other changes I've started. At the same time I started the new eating strategy, I also put away my scale. Haven't stepped on it in over a week. My goal is to only drag it out the first of each month when I do my progress photos. I feel like I really need to get away from using the scale to quantify my results. Each week I do try on the next size smaller of my clothes to see how close I am getting to being able to wear them. This week I was able to pull out a pair of shorts I have not been able to wear for several years, so I know progress is being made.
On exercise, I've changed things yet again, hopefully for the last time for a good long while. Came across the book "You are Your Own Gym" by Mark Lauren, which appears to be a nicely periodized program using just body weight exercises or using equipment you can find in your house (box of books or a backpack for example). I really like the variety of exercises and the progressive nature or the programs. The book contains for programs ranging from basic to pretty advanced. Each program has 4 phases: Muscular endurance, strength, power and undulating periodization. The exercises and how you group them change from phase to phase which should keep the programs challenging and interesting. I've committed myself to at least doing the 10 week basic program and we'll see how that goes.
Ah, almost forgot. Also started taking some Gotu Kola each day (2 450mg capsules, one in the morning and one in the evening) after coming across a comment about it on the Robb Wolf forums. It is supposed to help with collagen production and restoring elasticity to skin, among other things. Hopefully this will help the loose skin I have from weight loss to snap back so it isn't hanging around. Literally.
Also, tested my blood pressure the other day. It is basically the same as a month ago, with a reading of 119/67 compared to 121/66 last month. Not much difference I'd say.
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