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Captain's log: Monday, 13 April, in the year of our Lord, 2020...
It's now been one month since I'd last been into a gym and touched a barbell.
Although scale weight has been very stable and losses/gains predictable, muscle atrophy is slowly setting in.
I glance in the mirror and I appear mostly "normal", but with a bit of a longer gaze, I see my shoulders losing girth and ribs only fractionally covered. The lack of heavy lifting is taking its toll.
However, I am not disheartened. If this is my biggest problem at this time, who am I to complain? I have my job. I have great health. I have a loving family... there are many who cannot say the same at this point.
As much as I love the gym and long for a day when I can reenter those doors to the bittersweet torture chamber, I have rediscovered other passions and am getting along well.
Heretofore, I am gradually increasing my calories to compliment the new at-home program which is to, now, include running of all things!
10% more calories than maintenance levels, continued lighter lifting to failure, weighed calisthenics, and running with a 53-pound vest for short intervals three days a week... let's see where this leg of the journey leads.
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153.5 lb
Lost so far: 4.5 lb.
Still to go: 0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 13 April 2020:
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2688 kcal
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Fat: 94.48g | Prot: 222.14g | Carb: 241.87g.
Breakfast: Better'n Eggs Better'n Eggs, Egg Beaters Egg Beaters - Southwestern Style, McCormick Sausage Flavor Country Gravy Mix, Quaker Instant Oatmeal - Strawberries & Cream, Publix Quick Cooking Oats, Silk Pure Almond Milk - Unsweetened Original. Lunch: Nature's Best Perfect Zero Carb Isopure Whey Protein Isolate - Creamy Vanilla, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds). Afternoon Tea: Nature's Best Perfect Zero Carb Isopure Whey Protein Isolate - Mango Peach, Ocean Spray Diet Cranberry Spray Juice, Fiber One Oats & Chocolate Chewy Bars. Dinner: Kozy Shack Tapioca Pudding, Creamed Cauliflower, Market Day Fully Cooked Pot Roast, Mashed Potatoes (Whole Milk and Butter Added), Cooked Carrots (from Fresh, Fat Added in Cooking). Supper: Vitafusion MultiVites Gummy Vitamins, Vitafusion Extra Strength Melatonin Gummies. more...
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2384 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Sitting - 4 hours, Showering - 15 minutes, Driving - 1 hour, Bus Driving - 8 hours, Cooking - 15 minutes, Housework - 15 minutes, Resting - 3 hours and 30 minutes, Sleeping - 6 hours and 30 minutes, Grocery Shopping - 15 minutes. more...
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losing 3.5 lb a week
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