I just finished your entire blog (yeah I am avoiding work
)!
Are you starting Stage 3 tomorrow? I can relate to a lot of your posts. I am halfway through Stage 3 right now (I started on Jan 7) and I've also been struggling to find the right calorie intake (I am 5'7", 174, 30% BF according to Omron); I started at 2400 and 2000 but now am back to 2000 and 1800 and the scale is moving a little. I also did BfL last year (3x!) and really enjoyed it, so I stick to the protein+carb rules at every meal.
Anyway, I am really looking forward to hearing how you like Stage 3 Workout A. I think you are going to LOVE it! The bodyweight matrix at the end is a real killer but after 2 sessions now I look forward to it. Btw plan on about an hour for the Stage 3 workouts (minus HIIT), they are not near as fast as the previous two stages.
Great progress so far! And thanks for the recommendation on Tosca's cookbook. I've been kicking around that or GN v2.0 but I think I will go with Tosca because she is probably cheaper (hubby and I are on a budget right now
).