10 to go

[nmilo]

Hi all

I am starting this journal as motivation to lose the last 10kg in my cut. I will be posting meal plans, pics, and workout logs.

Goal

- to get from 90.4kg this morning to 80.0kg in order to be at leanest ever weight while maintaining muscle and cardio fitness

Timeframe

- 85.0kg by 30 June 2015 and 80.0kg by end of 31 July 2015.

Training

- Gym resistance training - 3x per week minimum - Chest/Back, Shoulders/Core, Arms/Legs

- Cardio (20min interval training session) >3x per week

- Currently enrolled in Run Auckland Series (10km run every few weeks), planning to do marathon at end of year, possibly a half before then

Nutrition

- c. 1500 calories per day

- this will change to keep things interesting - this week will be:

- Meal 1 - protein shake (130 cal) + straight carbs/sanity food each day to keep motivation i.e. single serve M&Ms (240 cal)

- Meal 2 - 250g chicken (288 cal) + c. 400g green/mixed vege (c. 320 cal)

- Meal 3 - 2 x tin tuna (318 cal) + half a head of iceberg (40 cal)

- Meal 4 - Protein shake (130 cal)

May consider carb-up meal once a week while keeping in the calorie parameter.

Other comments

- i wish to keep cardio in the mix as i've been most satisfied with overall fitness when have overall fitness

- wish to keep some carbs in each day as in past doing palumbo/ketosis style cut have found tough to get through days at work and feel lethargic

- please post any

- additional 6'2"

Pics

- intend on posting progress pics once every 2 weeks - starting photo on it's way up.

Comments welcome.

[maccaz]

1500cal day male 85kg doing cardio as well?

way too low calories m8

[Pseudonym]

Hey Nmilo, good plan on keeping the journal. What's your current BF%? I guess we'll see when you post pics.

 

Like Maccaz says, 1500cal seems really low to me. I'd be concerned that such a drastic caloric deficit is not going to help you retain muscle. How have you arrived at that number?