dieseldru’s BodyBlog

Weight: 170lbs; BF%: 3.43

Well I seemed to have had no problem losing what I feared I gained over the holiday break and then some. I’m afraid I’m not happy at all with my findings this week, as I seemed to have lost some muscle. I’m going to have to re-evaluate my diet ONCE AGAIN to see what I need to tweek. I remember that I said that I was going to start doing cardio and increase the diet days. I’m still going to start doing cardio one time a week for 15 minutes, but I’m going to bump up on the carbs. I don’t seem to be very carb sensitive as I don’t seem to put a lot of carb-related weight on. So I think I’m going to increase carbs to 150g per day, which should add an extra 100 calories to my diet, bringing me to 2200 calories a day. According to my weight and bodyfat I only have 5lbs of fat left on my body, and in all likelihood I will probably only be able to drop 2-3lbs more of that, so I have to be really careful that I do not lose any more muscle mass. My original goal of 175lbs for competition is more or less out the door. Lol it’s actually funny because I read in a post somewhere that when setting a weight goal for a competition, once you set it you should subtract 10lbs. Doubted it back then, but now it seems to make a lot of sense. Going thru it certainly helps. LOL.

So the new gameplan is to maintain this weight. I will continue to eat clean (no sugar low fat). Currently, I take in carbs with 2 meals each day, along with a pre and postworkout carb @ 15g each. I will most likely add carbs to another meal during the day, most likely my midmorning snack to reduce the chance of the carbs getting stored, and see where to go from there. It is very important that I do not dip below 170, as I risk coming in too small to the competition. That unfortunately may mean risking some definition to maintain my size, but I think that I may have to change my goal from pure conditioning to a nice balance of size and conditioning. I also have to account for the water I will lose in the last few days.

4 weeks left. Those chips ahoy are looking real good right now…

Pics later today.

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