The pain of reassessment, diet adjustment, new exercise programs: a ventilation post to clear my head

M38 5’11 “SW: 345 CW: 240 Start date: June 6, 2019

“Do the thing and you will have the power.”

– ** Ralph Waldo Emerson **

So I am in a phase change of my trip right now. This post is primarily a brain dump, so I can clear my mind and work on some things. I somehow treat my posts here as a blog where I can reflect later.

I lost 105 pounds in 8 months and I feel FANTASTIC! At first I told myself that I would not exercise more than walking until I was below 250 pounds. He also had a nonstop goal to be able to do pullups. So the time has come: I am “doing what is necessary to have power.”

The last 2 weeks I was in the gym learning the traditional weightlifting, finding my work weights, practicing chin exercises, etc. I have worked a lot on the initial pain, my sleep patterns are messy, my hunger has become unpredictable, and the weight loss is stalling. I have been eating more due to the lifting / sleeping changes and yesterday I reached the line that I need a more robust feeding regime in the future.

I have begun to doubt myself, without trusting my hunger. Do I need to eat more? Should I limit myself to what worked so well and double the march? Am I doing something right? Long story short: I had become comfortable. For me, getting comfortable is dangerous.

Then I did what I normally do: I built a large Excel spreadsheet with macros of all my favorite foods and ingredients and began to analyze what I currently want to find out what I NEED to eat.

I ran both the keto calculator and the ketogains calculator in several ways to get a good idea of ​​where I am and where I should / could be. Simply put, my calories are too high and my proteins are too low. I’ve been starting to eat some foods that I need to redial to order my macros. It is necessary but frustrating to see the slips that I have been doing when looking at the raw data. A cut here, some extra protein there, and I can get where I need to be.

& # x200B;

Now I have built a framework and some structured feeding days to support my new lifting program. I have my macros rebalanced and at the same time I have room for flexibility when eating with my family.

& # x200B;

Oh and the uprising? I LOVE to lift! I was so ready for this that my body was screaming for it. Everything, even the leg work (actually, my favorite).

… Do the thing and you will have the power. That is my new mantra that I keep at the forefront of my mind as I go through these changes. I am also applying this mantra to my work and home life to help balance my mind as well.

& # x200B;

If you got here, thanks for reading. If you have “been there” and succeeded, I would love to hear your tips / tricks that helped you navigate the change.

M38 5’11 “SW: 345 CW: 240 Start date: June 6, 2019

“Do the thing and you will have the power.”

– ** Ralph Waldo Emerson **

So I am in a phase change of my trip right now. This post is primarily a brain dump, so I can clear my mind and work on some things. I somehow treat my posts here as a blog where I can reflect later.

I lost 105 pounds in 8 months and I feel FANTASTIC! At first I told myself that I would not exercise more than walking until I was below 250 pounds. He also had a nonstop goal to be able to do pullups. So the time has come: I am “doing what is necessary to have power.”

The last 2 weeks I was in the gym learning the traditional weightlifting, finding my work weights, practicing chin exercises, etc. I have worked a lot on the initial pain, my sleep patterns are messy, my hunger has become unpredictable, and the weight loss is stalling. I have been eating more due to the lifting / sleeping changes and yesterday I reached the line that I need a more robust feeding regime in the future.

I have begun to doubt myself, without trusting my hunger. Do I need to eat more? Should I limit myself to what worked so well and double the march? Am I doing something right? Long story short: I had become comfortable. For me, getting comfortable is dangerous.

Then I did what I normally do: I built a large Excel spreadsheet with macros of all my favorite foods and ingredients and began to analyze what I currently want to find out what I NEED to eat.

I ran both the keto calculator and the ketogains calculator in several ways to get a good idea of ​​where I am and where I should / could be. Simply put, my calories are too high and my proteins are too low. I’ve been starting to eat some foods that I need to redial to order my macros. It is necessary but frustrating to see the slips that I have been doing when looking at the raw data. A cut here, some extra protein there, and I can get where I need to be.

& # x200B;

Now I have built a framework and some structured feeding days to support my new lifting program. I have my macros rebalanced and at the same time I have room for flexibility when eating with my family.

& # x200B;

Oh and the uprising? I LOVE to lift! I was so ready for this that my body was screaming for it. Everything, even the leg work (actually, my favorite).

… Do the thing and you will have the power. That is my new mantra that I keep at the forefront of my mind as I go through these changes. I am also applying this mantra to my work and home life to help balance my mind as well.

& # x200B;

If you got here, thanks for reading. If you have “been there” and succeeded, I would love to hear your tips / tricks that helped you navigate the change.

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