It was my daughter's birthday yesterday. Had a huge piece of cheesecake with cherry topping and whipped cream which I had saved calories for. Actually, it was supper's carb. lol
I'm happy with the little weight loss. I was reading just the other day that slower weight loss will allow you to fall into single digit body-fat % while maintaining leptin levels. Half a pound a week is kind of frustrating, but if it will allow me that body-fat, let's give it a go.
Oh, and I made another PR yesterday. I'd been stuck on bench press at 135. For the last two weeks I was doing pause benches at 115 for reps and single 200 pound lockouts. Apparently that shook things loose. :)
Goals are:
Goal Current
Bench 185 145 Squat 185 170 Deadlift 270 235
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188.8 lb
Lost so far: 11.2 lb.
Still to go: 0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entry for 18 April 2016:
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2485 kcal
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Fat: 142.17g | Prot: 209.02g | Carb: 100.40g.
Breakfast: British Columbia spartan apple, Cheddar Cheese, Whipped Cream (Pressurized), LeanFit Whey Protein Shake - Vanilla, Espresso Coffee, Unsalted Butter Stick. Lunch: Egg, Baked or Broiled Salmon, Butter. Dinner: Bacon, Kraft Roasted Red Pepper Italian with Parmesan Dressing and Marinade, Lettuce Salad with Assorted Vegetables, Ground Beef (Cooked). Snacks/Other: 2% Fat Milk, LeanFit Whey Protein Shake - Vanilla, Bananas, Hershey's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, Great Value Raisins, Almonds. more...
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losing 1.4 lb a week
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Comments
Nice drop in weight, Bruce! I LOVE Cheesecake! Nice carb exchange. LOL!
18 Apr 16 by member: Mom2Boxers
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18 Apr 16 by member: Mistybenner
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She's 22. Not sure how she keeps getting older and I manage to stay 28.
18 Apr 16 by member: northernmusician
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Cheesecake is good for low carb - if you use stevia sugarless sugar!
18 Apr 16 by member: SheaDlady
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Happy belated Birthday to your daughter!!
18 Apr 16 by member: Sugar Waffle
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Close grip bench and/or vertical grip dumbbell presses will help out with that lockout strength as well. Since lockout is mostly done by the triceps.
18 Apr 16 by member: chadlius88
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Hey NM. Love to see the targets. Another thing the gym bros rarely do... What does each of the two numbers represent? Goal vs. Current? 1RM or reps weight?
18 Apr 16 by member: jimmiepop
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Hmmmm...interesting about the slow weight loss and losing body fat...I should be svelte since I lose so slowly!
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lol HCB! Jimmie. That's for a powerlifting 3 rep minimum to hit the goal.
18 Apr 16 by member: northernmusician
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Good luck. Looking forward to seeing your progress. I have always found it hard to PR while in a caloric deficit. My max squat today is 30# off my PR set just 8 weeks ago.
18 Apr 16 by member: jimmiepop
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18 Apr 16 by member: John10251
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I'm not expecting a PR increase, it just happened. I'm only 300 calories below maintenance. With the refeed... maybe that's what did it.
18 Apr 16 by member: northernmusician
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I cant bring myself to do a reefed. I stay keto. 24 pounds down in 30 days. Its starting to hit the hard fat now. That means the inches are about to start shrinking and not just the weight. The visceral fat must be gone by this point. Keep up the good work brother. And don't you worry about the numbers on your lifts. Just be consistent and they will increase. I have just started back as of today. Took 3 weeks off from the gym to allow myself to Keto adapt. Well in three weeks, I lost 5 reps off my 265 pond bench.
But I also lift after a 16 hour fast. So you got it man. Just keep moving the weight.
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I so admire how you stick with this. You are constantly tinkering with your plan to get where you want to be and making the reality of life (and cheesecake) work into it. Way to go!
18 Apr 16 by member: izzypup68
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