This could be fun! There's a number of tweaks that may do the trick.
First, things don't really look all that bad, but you're training a lot for a lower caloric intake. When you increase calories what are you using? Carb, pro, or fat? You may find that adding some healthy fats (don't drop the nuts though) maybe via your dressing may help.
If you're doing the 5 miles every day it's going to be a bit much, but you may be able to offset any negative effects by shifting some more carbs in your AM post-workout shake. It's possible that your aerobic training is halting your lean mass gains and stifling your fat loss.
Raisins...think tablespoon rather than 1/4 cup.
Try doing only one session of energy system training, either in the AM or PM, not both.
How's the stress level? If you're high stress, you'll hang onto some stubborn belly fat. This would require some creative carb intake.
As you can see there's a number of things you could do...
If it were me, I think I'd increase calories just a tad with a healthy oil based dressing and/or reduce energy system training. Cutting back on activity is like increasing calories. Make a small adjustment and monitor things for a week. You're already pretty lean from your description so you should be able to identify any changes.
Keep us posted.
Bill Hartman, HARTMAN Certified
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