Not happy this morning - I'm going to reassess after this weekend. I'm not getting the results I want on the scale or at the measuring tape - and usually I go gangbusters out of the gate.
Substantive differences from the 2 times I've tried to lose fat (successfully) before:
-I'm eating 6 times a day and the meals are relatively the same kcal intake. When I tried this once previously (actually at 5 times a day), I had the same problem until I swtiched to 4 times a day plus a PWO. I doubt that has anything to do with it this methodology (it is science, after all), but it is one substantive difference.
-I'm not doing as intense exercise as I was in the past. The curse of the guy who has exercised all his life is that even if he takes a 8 month hiatus, the body still remembers the previous exercise and he has to work extra hard compared to someone who hasn't exercised at all. Before I had one puke-it-up boot camp style class a week, basketball once a week, and I think those intense activities helped.
-protein: I'm eating more protein than I ever have, at the expense of veggies and healthy carbs. This is not making me happy. I need to plan better to add more veggies into my diet. Maybe I need a 'Sunday plann day' which I haven't been doing.
-aerobic/anaerobic activity: in the past I've done some intense aerobic activity 4 or 5 days a week. Presently I'm at 2 or 3.
-I've binged, twice in the last 10 days, including last night where I ate 400 kcals of cookies after I posted my entry above.
This weekend I sit down at the drawing board and dissect what's happening.
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