More X-Men. A moron on a Toronto – Jamaica flight joked about the new virus. Schmuck of the Year.

Mutant Diet Phase 12 Day 24
I was upset yesterday because I feel like I lost more weight than I did. 3.4 pounds over a 23 day period. I started heavier than I thought, but the pants are looser than they were when I weighed lighter in a previous phase.

So much lovely stigma with weight. Ain’t it grand?

The way I feel and the numbers once again defy common sense. I am still getting stronger. With the trainer I deadlifted 195 pounds from the floor. It was a challenge but not crazy.

Unfortunately the muscle pain and emotional stress led me to chocolate, but that’s all gone now and my intention is to chill out and stick to the plan. There’s my wife’s birthday this Friday and cheesecake is on the menu.

As to weight loss and exercise, I keep reading contrarian articles. E.g. stretching isn’t that great. Exercise has no bearing on weight loss and they all do nothing to help. What is the right process? My personal theory is that the exercise results are helping me mitigate diet mistakes. In the past three weeks all three weekends had too many treats. Had I been on the old Weight Watchers style of diet, and basically sedentary, I would made no progress at all and no one would be surprised.

In the end the 3-week check in on progress for a 9-week phase was a good idea.