I finished a little over 4 weeks of bringing my body up to what my maintenance was before (2080) and then went even further and reached around 2275. I only gained a total of 2 pounds, which is probably just the extra weight of the extra food, glycogen stores and water. I'm now ready to challenge myself to lose that last little bit I mentioned before. The doctor said lose only 3 pounds but I'm aiming for at least 10 and hoping I won't lose too much muscle.
I started a 6-week challenge today through August 24th. My goals are to keep hiking 3-4 days a week but make sure I do my 2-3 days of weight lifting. I have been slacking so bad to where weights hasn't been happening at all and I feel squishy! I have to make it a priority and that's my goal, along with 20% calorie deficit and making sure to get my 64 oz. of water in a day.
The Carbon Diet Coach put me around 1680 calories range and that is what I was thinking too since my maintenance is 2080 because I haven't been doing weight lifting. This will require me planning more to make sure I don't go over. Here are my ranges for calories and macros:
I'm starting at 166 pounds on my old scale that I used since the beginning and then 169.0 on my new scale. The old scale is a pain to get out, so I only do it occasionally. The new scale is easy but a bit higher than the doctor's scale. When people ask me what I weigh, I go by the old scale. Sounds complicated but it's not because my main focus is measurements! Those have increased in my hips and that happens when I'm not weight lifting consistently, so I really look forward to my body going back to where I was before inches-wise. After all - it is MORE THAN JUST POUNDS!!
