Diet Update: 11/02/13 Descending Triangle

Not much progress to report; I once again bounced off last weekend's relative low; it's rather odd that over the last few weeks, I've been at bounce points on weekends, but I'm still a couple of pounds higher than last month's gap down low and I've only come to within a pound of the low over the past 3 weeks--but the pattern of lower bubble peaks has the appearance, using my financial analysis analogy, of a descending triangle, which could break through to a new low. Still, I've been frustrated  by the slow pace of weight loss over the past 2 months.

I do have a doctor's appointment in the near future. The only thing that bothers me about the inevitable weight check-in is that the scale usually puts my weight about 5 lbs. more than my digital home scale. Of course, I have clothes and shoes on, wallet, keys and maybe ate earlier. Still, my doctor should be pleased with my progress, although I'm still more than 40 pounds off his target. I would like to chop off a third of that by New Year's.

I may resort to a meal replacement regimen (with one regular dinner) for an upcoming week, just to see if my body has become accustomed to my diet over the past few weeks. I also subscribe to Tom Woods' podcasts (Woods is an historian with a libertarian political philosophy). He recently had on Mark Sisson of the Primal Blueprint, which the Woods have followed, and, separately,  Robb Wolf of the rival  Paleo diet. I haven't fully contrasted the approaches; both approaches seem to emphasize protein (especially lean grass-fed meats and wild-caught oily fish, which are regular parts of my diet--and I rotate in organ meats), primal is more liberal on dairy and fats, and generally grains and legumes are eliminated. The latter are the major differences with my current regimen, but I'm working through (and will not replace) my remaining whole grain tortillas and breads (although I rarely eat more than 30 net carb grams daily in daily servings); I have also included a daily serving of beans lately, but other than a small supply of dried black beans, I'm almost out and will not replace them.