Stewart’s Blog

…the scale don’t lie, the BF calipers MAY lie.  I’ve got a couple of things to consider.  If my BF measures are correct then how did I gain 2 lbs this week, loose 1.8% in body fat, and have NO change in waist size.  This seems like a whole new way of BF reduction–just keep the same amount of absolute fat and grow enough muscle to get to the percentage you want!  Actually, I do see what’s going on. 

 I’m going to keep my program about the same but rearrange a couple of my short-term goals.  I’m not going to focus on EXACTLY how many calories I’m consuming–just keep the eating in check and keep it clean.  I’m getting my routine down, getting the weight up, and will be stepping things up a bit more in about a week (part of my original plan).

 I’m pleased so far with my return-to-lifting adventure.  I do not have a lot of visible results–I would not have expected any yet.  I’m remembering a lot of what I used to know and putting it to use.  We’ll see what the next few weeks bring. 

Diet and nutrituion used to be the part of my training that I didn’t think much about.  It was easy.  I knew what to do to move in the direction where I wanted to go.  Now?  I can’t seem to get that right.  Paitence.  Paitence. 

 In spite of my own thoughts and the recommendations of others, I’m going back to a 1500 cal/day routine.  That just can’t be but the data shows it.  I ain’t budging on 2000 cal/day.  I’m also going to take measurements and weigh every two weeks.  If I don’t get this figured out soon, I ain’t gonna make my weight goal.

After being completely off my nutrituion plan AND my WO during the holiday weekend, I’m ready to get back at it.  As I was getting started last week, I saw that my calories will HAVE to come up.  I knew that 1500 was low.  The day I worked out I knew it.  The next day I was STARVING all day.  I’m still in fat reducing mode so I want to see if 2000 calories will do what I need or if I’ll need to bump it up a little more. My stats show the effects of the weekend.  Everything is pretty much flat–no change. 

After starting at 2200 cals/day and dropping to 2000 and dropping again (1 week ago) to 1500, I am finally loosing some weight and loosing some waist.  1500 seems low for my size.  I’ll be tracking my weight weekly until I get to BF goal.  Then I may only do my tracking every other week as I try for adding those 15lbs on that I want.

I got some good advise and things to try for those cravings.  I’ll post what works. 

I get cravings for carbs in the evenings. A trainer friend of mine recommended more complex low-cal carbs (green veggies).  That helps keep me full.  These cravings aren’t about full. I get the cravings after my last meal (~6:00 PM).  I’m still full but I am READY for three bowls of ice cream, cookies, crackers–all bad stuff.  It’s only in the evenings.  I’m working to get past these by making adjustments in my eating.