Due to unplanned circumstances, I did not make it into the gym for BJJ last night…such is life I suppose, but that means I’m going to have to make up for it somehow between now and the end of the training week (remember, we’re starting the training week on January 1, 2019).
This morning, I had planned on going for a short 2-mile run (that’s my normal routine between lifting days), but the forecast called for rainy snow. And because I value my orthopedic health, it made for a very good reason to sleep in an extra 30 minutes and wake up at 5am instead. That said, I have now 2 workouts that I need to make up for at some point. My goal is that I’ll be able to get down to the garage to get in a short conditioning workout this evening after work, but who’s to know what will happen?
As of January 1, 2019, my weight has 198.8, and yesterday it was 202.4. Today, I’m happy to say that I’m at 200.6. I’m trying to weigh myself at exactly the same time under the same conditions. Hopefully, without going crazy about macros and calories, I’ll be able to manage my weight better this year than last year.
Last year, I used a very keto-driven approach to my diet, which worked but it also made eating with my wife difficult. She isn’t particularly enamored with meat, and as such doesn’t cook it very often. This isn’t a huge problem as I enjoy cooking, but it made for awkward meals when we were cooking 2 separate meals just to sit down together. So, going into this year, I’m looking at revamping my diet as well as my training.
Looking at the higher overall volume of work that I’ll be doing week to week, between lifting, BJJ and running, it makes sense to reintroduce carbs as a staple in my diet. I’m not going to crazy with them, because I do see benefit in controlling carbohydrate intake, but I will definitely eat them. I’m thinking something akin to what is put forth in this T-Nation article: https://www.t-nation.com/diet-fat-loss/one-hundred-gram-carb-cure.
So bottom line, I’m looking at 100g of carbs daily, plus I’m going to push to get my protein volume up. I’ve been sorely lacking in this area of late, and most of my daily calories have been combinations of fat and carbs instead. Ideally, I’d like to be getting 1g/lbs of body weight, as a minimum, but I’m going to set a daily goal of 1.5g/lbs of body weight.
Let’s see how we do!
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