Wow! I can't believe this journey is almost over. There has been a range of emotions throughout this last month. At times, especially early on, I felt that making my goal of 45 pounds in 30 days would be tough but I would do it. Then about 2 weeks in the enormity of my task set in and I felt like there was no way I would make it. Then a few days later I would hit a whoosh and my confidence would be restored. Then the stress would build back up in me and I would worry that I couldn't do this. Back and forth I have went throughout the entire process. Stress and more stress building up inside me with occasional bouts of relief. Now I have only 2 more days to go. It is Tuesday morning and I weigh in on Thursday morning. I woke up and weighed myself to see where I was at.
Results= -2 pounds from yesterday.
Grand Total To This Point= -38 pounds
Pounds to Go (for the mathematically challenged)= 7
As you can see this puts me well within water cutting range to make my goal even if I don't drop anymore pounds over night. obviously the more I lose tonight the better off I am because that means less water I have to shed. That is a tremendous help since Wednesday I have to work and I have to be cautious about dehydrating myself too much up until 4 o'clock since I work a physical job. I have cut weight before while working. Generally around noon I will drive around in my work truck with the heater cranked all the way up to make a "ghetto sauna". I just have to be careful because if I get assigned a really physical job I will have no choice but to sip on some water. I passed out once from dehydration while working. I wasn't doing a weight cut then, actually I didn't train at all back then, I was dehydrated from drinking alcohol the night before. It was a very scary experience. I felt like I was dying. Hopefully I don't have to worry about that tomorrow and I can kind of coast through my work day. Lord knows I have earned it by working my ass off the last few weeks.
Yesterday I laid out my diet and it will remain the same today. I did not drink a full 2 gallons of water but I came very close. That seems to be the toughest part so far. The water just sits on your stomach and eventually gives you a headache and makes you feel awful. Plus I work in the field and it kind of sucks having to make a bunch of beelines for the bathroom throughout the day. Today my goal is 3 gallons of water. We will see if I can even get past 2 though! Either way I think I am in a superhydrated state. The last time I did a weight cut I actually went into it a bit dehydrated rather than superhydrated and it made it that much more difficult. Hopefully this should be a much easier cut this time (plus I have less weight to lose!).
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