Speak it, believe it, achieve it!

So I’m looking for 157 to stare up at me from the digital scale’s LED readout on Wednesday. I think I’m looking at a plateau however and so I’m playing a game or a trick on myself. Maybe. Not sure if that’s what it should be called, but it’s definitely maintaining my interest in counting those calories.

Oct. 3 Update        :
Hit 157 this morning. Barely. Actually spit like a high school wrestler cutting weight for a match, clipped my fingernails, and took my glasses off (they gotta weigh at least an ounce, right?), but I hit it. This morning I’m “eating like a king” with a full cup of oatmeal and a full cup of nonfat strawberry yogurt. I had ramped down from 1405 to 905 calories during the week and did about an hour of cardio last night in anticipation of this morning’s Wednesday Weigh-in. It really is like a game, but I think I’m about at my limit. Not sure if 155’s a possibility or if I even want to reach that weight. Otoh, my abs are not where I want them.

Wednesday, October 3 marks the end of the sixth week of my current eating plan and what I’m doing as I approach that date is reducing my calorie count by 100 calories each day, so 9/27’s count was 1405, yesterday’s was 1305, and I just ended today with a bowl of broccoli topped with chili powder and three teaspoons of salsa for a total of 1205 calories. Sunday’s target will be 1105, Monday I’ll shoot for 1005 and then Tuesday will be 905.

I’m motivated to maintain the food intake so I can hit my goal number of 157 lbs. on Wednesday morning. The overall goal is to reduce my bodyfat percentage thus achieving a more ChickenTuna-like midsection. Or in the spirit of the Ms. Olympia competition an equally impressive junior Iris Kyle or Dayana Cadeau set of abs.

And with that set of abs in mind, I’ll state that I’m not only following a specific and controlled eating plan, but also lifting three days a week as well as completing cardio five days a week. Ever hear of a fire triangle? Maybe this is the fitness triangle. Instead of air, heat, and fuel, it’s food, exercise, and cardio. I’d like that better if I had fit the word consistency in there somehow. ;)

What has gone before:

8/22: 1329 (Wednesday a.m. bodyweight: 172 lbs.)
8/23: 1078
8/24: 1027
8/25: 1029
8/26: 1492
8/27: 1275
8/28: 1317
8/29: 1369 (Wednesday a.m. bodyweight: 170 lbs.) Week 1
8/30: 1224
8/31: 1473
9/01: 1428
9/02: 1263
9/03: 1349
9/04: 1400
9/05: 1139 (Wednesday a.m. bodyweight: 168 lbs.) Week 2
9/06: 1233
9/07: 1452
9/08: 1047
9/09: 1136
9/10: 1298
9/11: 1332
9/12: 1480 (Wednesday a.m. bodyweight: 163 lbs.) Week 3
9/13: 1499
9/14: 1360
9/15: 1184
9/16: 1453
9/17: 1105
9/18: 827
9/19: 1434 (Wednesday a.m. bodyweight: 161 lbs.) Week 4
9/20: 1219
9/21: 1497
9/22: 1467
9/23: 1600
9/24: 1233
9/25: 1137
9/26: 1456 (Wednesday a.m. bodyweight: 159 lbs.) Week 5
9/27: 1405
9/28: 1305
9/29: 1205
9/30: 1105
10/1: 1005
10/2: 905
10/3: 1500 (Wednesday a.m. bodyweight: 157 lbs.) Week 6
10/4: 1440
10/5: 1495
10/6: 1490
10/7: 1315
10/8: 1023
10/9:
10/10: x (Wednesday a.m. bodyweight: x lbs.) Week 7

Do you have a weight loss or weight gain goal?

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