HCB's Journal, 19 April 2018

Greetings my fanciful followers!

I hope everyone out in the community is doing well. I am not pleased with progress on the Idiot Box this week - still circling around my last posted weight.

Muscle tissue holds fluid when in the repair mode and I am back at Orange Theory this week after a four day break...so that could be part of the fluctuations.

About one week ago I reviewed my macros and started to lower the protein and increase the carbs and calories a little...still not convinced yet that is the way to go. I believe my carb quota is the most important part of the variable right now...15% or less is probably sufficient overall. So yet ANOTHER tweak to stay on track.

Note to self: April 50-55/30-35/10-15

Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle - Tom Venuto

Short Range Goals:

* Movement down on the Idiot Boxes while retaining muscle by year end 2018
* Bodyfat % reading with trainer in late MAY/JUNE, 2018
* Drink at least 12-14 cups of fresh water daily - especially on gym days
* Continue HIIT mixed in with weight lifting four to five days a week
* Keep up the training notebook to achieve progressive overload

Long Range Goals: 2018/2019
*Bodyfat at 26% or less (Current 29.8%) by end 2018/early 2019
*Longer range body fat goal is 22% - which at my age is great!
*Maintain 160lbs staying under goal weight by end 2018/early 2019
*Increased strength, endurance and flexibility during workouts

NEW Words of the Week:“You must have long-range goals to keep you from being frustrated by short-range failures.” ~ Charles C. Noble

I am dedicated, determined and diligent

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1105 kcal

Fat: 58.86g | Prot: 105.59g | Carb: 43.43g.   Breakfast: Water, Silk Pure Almond Milk - Unsweetened Original, Kerrygold Unsalted Pure Irish Butter, Viva Labs MCT Oil, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds). Lunch: Water, Crystal Farms Hard Boiled Eggs, Blue Diamond Almond Nut-Thins - Nut & Rice Cracker Snacks, Hellmann's Real Mayonnaise. Dinner: Water, Gold'n Plump Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Fillets, Cooked Garlic, Land O'Lakes Salted Butter, Cooked Cauliflower (Fat Not Added in Cooking), Cooked Red Peppers. Snacks/Other: Vitasport Pro7ein Synthesis, Oranges, BodyTech BCAA & Glutamine, Water. more...

2621 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Desk Work - 6 hours, Sitting - 8 hours, Sleeping - 9 hours and 30 minutes, Driving - 30 minutes. more...