A lot of really odd responses in this thread.
1) Losing 18.5 lbs in one week is not necessarily just water weight. Some of it will be, but not all. Even when you use a sauna suit to lose 10-20 lbs in a day (DON'T DO IT!), even that is not ALL water.
2) You most certainly CAN lose more than 3 lbs a week of fat on a consistant basis if your program is tight. I averaged 4 lbs a week of fat loss during my program while still gaining a moderate amount of muscle during the same period.
3) Nothing wrong with treating yourself once in a while. Even the occasional binge can be a good thing. I firmly and strictly adhere to the once a week free day concept, where I eat as much of anything and everything I want one day a week. Not only does it not impede my progress, careful journalling of every aspect of my program has shown time and time again that I'm more likely to have a bad week as far as my weight/tape measure/bodyfat numbers go when I do NOT take that freeday. 6 crazy strict days a week with one treat day more than makes up for the half-assed everyday approach that most people take. You hear the buzzword in fitness "muscle confusion", well I think of the free day as diet confusion. You body has no idea what's going on, so it cannot attenuate to the plan, and a plateau is virtually impossible. Failure to do this, IMO, is the main reason most people fail. They binge anyway, but it's not planned, so they feel guilty about it. Then the end up quitting. If it's actually planned, it's not cheating. It makes avaoiding the cheats all week super easy, because you are not swearing off of your favorite foods forever, you are simply postponing the treat until the specified time.
4) Cocoa is a good antioxidant, and some studies have even shown it to help with fat loss. A little sugar free real cocoa based treat certainly isn't going to hurt, and it might even help. He's only getting 2-3g of carbs from it anyway.
5) I don't read Jimmy's blog much, but I never miss his Podcast. Sure, his "maintenance" weight had a range to it, but he still kept his initial weight loss off for the most part. When you've lost over 200 lbs, a range of 20 or so lbs is really nothing. When you just maintain, without an actual goal anymore, it's natural to drift.
6) Looking to kick start another round of fat loss doesn't at all negate the results of the original one. What worked before worked well for the goals he had at the time. At first he just wanted to not die from obesity. Then, he wanted to actually be in the "normal" weight range. Now his goals are more strict. Accordingly, so is his program. New goals are healthy, and IMO, are much more important than just "maintaining". Keeps you from drifting.
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