What Chuck Does

Confused

Something definitely happened. Larry experienced this. I experienced this. I’m sure Dai has experienced this. “Binge” eating (or maybe just eating a little more) immediately after staying on a strict diet and exercising religiously has resulted in virtually no weight gain, slight gain in muscle, and overall decrease in body fat percentage according to my scale. According to how I feel, I think I’ve gained a slight amount of weight comprised of both fat and muscle.

I base the scale results off of my five most recent weighings:

8/27/08 146 lbs, 11.1% body fat, 64% hydration. This was the night before I left for Maui and the temporary end of my strict diet/exercise plan.

9/1/08 147.2 lbs, 10.9% body fat, 64.3% hydration. This was during our layover from Maui to Tahiti. I weighed myself about 5am after eating Jack-In-Box.

9/9/08 144.3 lbs, 10.8% body fat, 64.3% hydration. This was right after getting off the plane. I had not had food nor had I had water in over 8 hours. Basically dehydrated and hungry. Yet still in the 10’s?

9/9/08 144.4 lbs, 10.4% body fat, 65% hydration. This was immediately after getting home before eating dinner.

9/9/08 146.2 lbs, 10.8% body fat, 64.6% hydration. This was immediately after eating dinner.

So basically going off my diet and relaxing and sleeping has resulted in a slight decrease in body fat % per the Tanita scale. Weight-wise I seem to have gained 0 to 1 pound. The weight gain is so marginal that it is well within the limits of my daily flux. Muscle-wise I feel like I’ve gained muscle because my body feels a little swollen. Could it be that my body basically rebounded and recovered the muscle that it lost while I was under extreme dieting? Or could it be simply that I am fooling the scale by a temporarily changed body composition that is perhaps in flux as I digest and absorb all the extra calories that I’ve been eating? I won’t know for sure until a couple more weighings. I need to stabilize my diet and get back into my exercise routine.