Well here is the one week up date.
Everything is going good so far. My starting weight was 242, and this morning I weighed in at 233. I know that most likely is from water and not necessarily fat or muscle tissue. Regardless though, 9 pounds is a little too much per week for my liking. I will leave my diet the same, but if I have a large amount of weight loss this next week then I will bump my calories up. I am looking to lose about a pound a week.. not 9.
I have not seen an increase in strength yet, but have noticed a big increase in endurance, both during cardio and weight training. The weight training is a little hard to explain. The initial set is about the same, but when I incorporate a drop set or super set, the reps just keep on coming. For example, on chest day, my last set of flat bench I got 295 for a set of 9. When done with the last set, I strip the weight down to 225 and rep it until failure. Usually I can pump it out 5-8 times.. but this time I got it 11. That is a big jump imo. This also happened with drop sets with back and legs.
Finally, I feel great. I have that naturally high you get after training almost all day. I am only a week in, and I am already very pleased with the results. Excited to see where the progress is 10 weeks from now.