So there it is: Starting point. 200.5#. 17.5% body fat. I guess that's sorta encouraging 'cuz it means i really could lose 25 lbs of fat without dropping a gram of muscle. Probably couldn't <i>realistically</i> do that, but i could fer shur drop a stone's worth o' lard without losing my deadlift.
At the moment, i'm trying to coax my diet/metabolism in that direction. I've been off cheese for over two weeks now. Honestly, it seems to be doing nothing. Thing is, i think i'm unconsciously replacing those calories with other stuff--probably nuts. That measurement was taken last week, and i weighed in this morning at 199.5, and (by my EI bathroom scale) 17.5% BF. So no ground gained.
But that's ok. This is by far the longest i've ever gone without cheese, and that's something. I honestly don't think cheese is the problem, or is particularly bad; only i really need to know i can live without it, even if it's temporary. It's made me realize how easy it is to grab a piece when i'm hungry, and that i don't really have another go-to snack when i'm dying off. Trying to figure out how to fix that. Main thing is i feel like i'm at least shining some light on some tenebrous hidden corners of my diet, even if i haven't entirely gotten a firm grip on it yet. If i can cut out the cheese, nuts, sugar and booze all at the same time, i might actually see some meaningful results.
On a different note, if i want to peak around the front of October, i'll need to start the actual training plan about the very beginning of July. That means i still have a couple of weeks to go before it gets real. So i am trying to get as many enduro routes in as possible so i'll be sorta fit for the Base Endurance bit of the plan. I think i'm more worried about the base stuff than i am about the rest of the training. It's supposed to be the easy bit, but it calls for moderate sessions (i.e. just below lactate threshold) of, e.g., traversing for 20-30 mins without stopping, then resting and doing it again. That's the same thing they prescribe for active rest days. Sounds neato, but i don't know if i can stay on a staircase for 30mins without dropping. But i'm getting better.
I've (temporarily) stopped production on the moon wall, mostly cuz we're broke. Maybe next paycheck. But we're thinking mighty seriously bout moving in the nearish future, so it does make hauling a few hundred extra pounds of plywood unattractive. But i think i'll build it anyhow if i can. Super amped about it, and that's worth the $150 or so in materials, even if i end up leaving it behind.
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