I've fallen and need to get up

[Metspride129]

Well, not going to bore ya'll with an in depth back story. I was always a chubby kid, grew to 285 lbs 2 years ago, and decided to better myself. over the course of about 15 months, i dropped 80 pounds, and was 10 pounds off goal weight. had some big life changes, and kinda fell off. i was hovering 219-225 for about 6 months, and finally let myself go again recently. as of today (after a weekend binge during vacation), i'm at 239.6. i havent seen 230+ pounds in close to a year, and i need to get my ass back on track, so starting tomorrow, 11/12/13 (good day to start), i will be back on a major cut. feel free to follow, and hopefully i can do what i did 2 years ago and finally hit my goal weight. i'll be posting as often as i can (i work 11-12 hour work days and have a 3 year old, quite busy), will post workouts, calories burned (with my polar HRM), and what my diet looks like

[Metspride129]

well, according to my MFP, to lose 1.5lbs/wk, 2130 cals consumed per day is what they are giving me. i work a pretty physically demanding job and workout at home, so the 2130 seems to be a good number to start off at.

Here is what i'm looking to do for my daily consumption
2130 cals
70g fat max
250 carbs
125g protein



day 1
Had a pretty hectic work day at work. I had a few jobs thrown onto my route (i work for the cable company as a tech), and didnt have time to stop for food, so i kinda ate while driving or stopped at lights.

breakfast
Core Power pre-made protein shake

Lunch
2 light and fit greek yogurts
1 small apple

snacks
sea salt and lime asian rice crackers (3/4 package)

dinner
14 ounces of lightly breaded bbq wings

Totals
1950 cals
60g fat
236 carbs
126g protein

[Metspride129]

had a hectic past few days. my 3 year old has had a bad chest cold and has been throwing up, so in the mass chaos, i didnt have time to write or really log the last few days. she was feeling better yesterday, so i did some cooking, logged my meals, and did pretty well.

Breakfast - 230 cals
No Whey pumpkin pie protein shake

Lunch - 580 cals
Homemade mac salad, homemade tuna salad on 2 slices of italian bread, 1/2 serving of goldfish puffs

Dinner - 1003 cals
Homemade pulled chicken, homemade mac salad, french onion soup (1 slice of bread and 0 fat mozzerella), 2 servings of sweet potato fries

Desert - 249 cals
Turkey hill pumpkin pie ice cream (1/2 cup) with whipped cream


total - 2062 cals



got a nice little 15 minute workout in between tending to the kid and cooking all day to prep for the weekend

[Insilicio]

What would u say is ur bf% now, and what is ur goal? Maybe cool to post pics as well? GL

[Metspride129]

i have no idea what my bf% is right now, and i'll post pics, just not yet. i've been sick as a dog the last 2 days, got the flu, so i'm sure i lost quite a bit of weight between not eating and throwing my guts up for 48 hours. nothing to report because i havent logged.

[Metspride129]

its been almost a month since i hit the gym, had no real desire to go as i hurt my back and my wrist pretty bad, but i figured i'd test it out today and see. well, got a 30 minute bicep/tricep and 30 minute cardio session in. had to leave early though cuz i forgot daycare closed at 1 PM -_-. weighed in for the first time today also since the beginning, down to 229.8. glad to be back under 230, now to get back under 220!

[Metspride129]

had my first real slip up yesterday. had plans with the guys form work to go to "canz" (hooters type place) for wings and beer. i knew the day would be shot cuz of it, so i didnt bother logging. went out, had 5 beers and 25 wings, ate like crap the rest of the day. oh well, today i will make it up

[Metspride129]

down another 1.6 pounds this week. havent been logging (phones been broken), but been eating much better

[basica]

Good luck with it, you're keeping at it even when you stumble which shows dedication; I'm sure you'll reach your goal