Took a few weeks off my diet to test a theory. I went back to eating whatever I wanted without counting calories/fat/protein like I normally do and decreasing exercise dramatically. I gained a negligible amount of weight (a pound or 1.5 at most). This is encouraging evidence that once I've hit my target, the improvements I've been making to my health will be sustainable.
I'm back on my plan, and adjusting my fat : protein ratio. Before I was going for 2 : 3, now I'll try 1 : 2 as my goal. At 1400 calories for one day, including <= 30g fat and >= 70g protein, the radio of fat calories to protein calories with be about even (270-290 each). I've found that when I include at intake with 30+ mins dedicated exercise (200+ calories spent) I tend to lose 3.5 lbs per week.
I'm resetting my charts and my data. My old starting point in May was 324. My new one is 290. Time to see what I'm capable of :-)
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