DAY 18 - NO-S DIET

Up 3.4 pounds since Friday. I am amazed at how my weight fluctuates. These S-days (in my opinion) have not been that bad. Yes they are bad but I am not eating tubs of ice cream and cookies. And it is not like I become sedentary on the weekends. Depending on the week in the training plan I sometimes do much, much more volume. Yesterday I did not do a lot of hours of exercise but I did have a 'key' workout swim session. I swam 4000 yards for the first time ever. I was exhausted when I was done. More tired that I thought that I would be.

I had chips and salsa with dinner last night. I am sure the sodium has an effect on my weight. I am down 1 body fat percentage.

DAY 13 - NO-S DIET

I guess it is mainly water weight. Down 2.4 pounds in one day seems like alot. The swimming pool opened back up yesterday at the gym. I was glad to get back in the water. In addition, I actually got out of bed this morning (first time this year on a work day) and did some training. I had to get the run in so that I could swim at lunch.

DAY 8 - NO-S DIET

Had a good workout at lunch yesterday (Stadium steps - calves and quads are sore). I also followed the diet without exception. I had my oatmeal for breakfast, tuna with a fiber bar for lunch. That was it! For dinner I had some soup with cheese and crackers. I am sure the soup had high sodium and the crackers are high in fat.

The scale indicated that I was up 0.2 pounds. Total loss for so far is 3 pounds and 2 body fat percentages points.

Still no swimming, but, weather permitting I should be able to get an Open Water Swim (OWS) in this weekend.