Today was the last day of Round 3. I feel like I learned a lot, but I still have a lot to work out before I hit my stride. I doubt I'll have lost anything come tomorrow morning. In fact, I'll be surprised if I even stay at 161, but I'm damn proud of what I've started these past four weeks and I'm excited to see what happens next!
FOOD:
So, it's time to come clean, I think. For at least two weeks, if not more, I've been 'sneaking' extras and not recording them. Nothing major: a few mints here, a chocolate there, maybe a bite of a cookie before tossing the rest or a swig of chocolate milk. All told, it never amounted to more than a hundred or so calories unaccounted for, but that adds up over time. Especially since I'm barely eating at a deficit as it is. So I really do think that I've been accidentally eating at maintenance for at least a few weeks which might explain my plateau.
I'm not bummed about it, really. It might have helped my strength training get off on a better foot. But it's time to get serious. From now on, everything gets logged, big or small. I'm not going to go full-anal-retentive and whip out the food scale, but I know better. I'd rather get back on the horse properly now after a small slip than fall off completely. Suffice to say, though, I doubt I'll get my 10th pound tomorrow, especially not after eating all the crumbly brownie bits yesterday!
*** Ah! I just tried to sneak another brownie bite! WTF is wrong with me? I updated my diary to account for it. Fuck off, cravings!
EXERCISE:
Rest day! I'm excited to exercise on Sunday again, though, because I got a hair cut and maybe it will actually stay out of my face for once!
Oh! But my butt and thighs are the tiniest bit sore today. It seems stiff-leg deadlifts were kind of a success?
LEARNED:
It is really difficult to eat all your calories when you wake up past noon. Jeez! And everything counts (or should, at least). No more freebies.
QUESTIONS:
FOOD:
So, it's time to come clean, I think. For at least two weeks, if not more, I've been 'sneaking' extras and not recording them. Nothing major: a few mints here, a chocolate there, maybe a bite of a cookie before tossing the rest or a swig of chocolate milk. All told, it never amounted to more than a hundred or so calories unaccounted for, but that adds up over time. Especially since I'm barely eating at a deficit as it is. So I really do think that I've been accidentally eating at maintenance for at least a few weeks which might explain my plateau.
I'm not bummed about it, really. It might have helped my strength training get off on a better foot. But it's time to get serious. From now on, everything gets logged, big or small. I'm not going to go full-anal-retentive and whip out the food scale, but I know better. I'd rather get back on the horse properly now after a small slip than fall off completely. Suffice to say, though, I doubt I'll get my 10th pound tomorrow, especially not after eating all the crumbly brownie bits yesterday!
*** Ah! I just tried to sneak another brownie bite! WTF is wrong with me? I updated my diary to account for it. Fuck off, cravings!
EXERCISE:
Rest day! I'm excited to exercise on Sunday again, though, because I got a hair cut and maybe it will actually stay out of my face for once!
Oh! But my butt and thighs are the tiniest bit sore today. It seems stiff-leg deadlifts were kind of a success?
LEARNED:
It is really difficult to eat all your calories when you wake up past noon. Jeez! And everything counts (or should, at least). No more freebies.
QUESTIONS:
- what kind of lifting routine should I use for maintenance?
- are there sweet, protein-rich snacks?
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