Wayward
09-20-2009, 06:42 PM
Hi all, sorry for the long post in advance.
I know most folks shoot to lose a few pounds a week on a cut program. I've been back into training & dieting for about the past 2.5 months now, and in the last two weeks I've really noticed the scale moving downward. I'm encouraged by that, but also a bit concerned. I will try to give as much detail as possible:
My job requires me to sit at a desk for 9 hours per day, and that's when I come home and train for about an hour-ish days a week:
4 days weight split
3 days of cardio for 45m (1 of these days is a two-a-day + weights)
That's 6 days total of training. Saturdays are my off day. I do nothing except perhaps a light activity; picking apples this week. ;)
I'm always 40+% protein in my macro count, and I carb higher on weight days, fat higher on cardio days. All carbs are fruit/oats, no bread, and the majority of my fats come from flax & nuts. I take a multi, whey 2x a day, and NO supp pre-workout.
Currently 5'10, 220 pounds @ Age 27 - and I'm taking in about 1600 calories per day. Seems a little low, but I honestly don't do ANYTHING but sit around for about 90% of my day so I kicked it down a bunch. I have not lowered my sodium intake at all in the past 2 months. I generally eat low sodium, as it is.
As the title suggests, I've dropped 10 pounds in the past two weeks - and this is after being 2 months in. My lifts are improving almost every session, so that seems good, but I'm wondering just how long 'beginner's luck' lasts before I should be concerned about gnawing away at muscle tissue. Primary goal IS fat loss, I just don't want to obliterate myself long term.
Should I be worrying about my caloric intake yet, despite my results? I don't feel tired/hungry/weak, but 10 pounds sure seems like more than usual.
I know most folks shoot to lose a few pounds a week on a cut program. I've been back into training & dieting for about the past 2.5 months now, and in the last two weeks I've really noticed the scale moving downward. I'm encouraged by that, but also a bit concerned. I will try to give as much detail as possible:
My job requires me to sit at a desk for 9 hours per day, and that's when I come home and train for about an hour-ish days a week:
4 days weight split
3 days of cardio for 45m (1 of these days is a two-a-day + weights)
That's 6 days total of training. Saturdays are my off day. I do nothing except perhaps a light activity; picking apples this week. ;)
I'm always 40+% protein in my macro count, and I carb higher on weight days, fat higher on cardio days. All carbs are fruit/oats, no bread, and the majority of my fats come from flax & nuts. I take a multi, whey 2x a day, and NO supp pre-workout.
Currently 5'10, 220 pounds @ Age 27 - and I'm taking in about 1600 calories per day. Seems a little low, but I honestly don't do ANYTHING but sit around for about 90% of my day so I kicked it down a bunch. I have not lowered my sodium intake at all in the past 2 months. I generally eat low sodium, as it is.
As the title suggests, I've dropped 10 pounds in the past two weeks - and this is after being 2 months in. My lifts are improving almost every session, so that seems good, but I'm wondering just how long 'beginner's luck' lasts before I should be concerned about gnawing away at muscle tissue. Primary goal IS fat loss, I just don't want to obliterate myself long term.
Should I be worrying about my caloric intake yet, despite my results? I don't feel tired/hungry/weak, but 10 pounds sure seems like more than usual.