Hey guys, I try to keep this short.
Male, 33yo, 185cm (6'1) @72kg (~159lbs)
My main goal is to get my sixpack.
Naturally that means dropping bodyfat % to 10 or below.
The reason for the post is, I may be kinda stuck. Here's a picture from about 4 weeks ago: Picture, and I basically still look the same. I tracked everything I eat, but thinking about giving the diet a rest for a couple of days and start again.
I'm dieting since beginning of february, and with the pandemic, gyms are closed so I do BWE every other day, and Martial Arts two times a week. My MA-Gym switched to contact-less training, so the sessions are basically HIIT-Drills.
After calculating (and recalibrating after some weight-loss) I set my Calories at 1800kcal for my deficit, all while doing IF with a 18/6 ratio.
Now, couple of questions:
First, as I understand it, eating back calories from MFP is not recommended, correct? Because of overestimation from fitnesstrackers etc. But if I do a hard workout, those burned calories get to around 1300kcal (Mind you, I'm walking around all the time for work, and do workouts, so although i dont think its perfectly accurate, I do think its a estimation. I usually subtract 300kcal on those days).
And I listen to my body, and when I felt weak I eat some more.
Second, my bathroom-scale is one of those with body-composition analysis with a hand-held thingy (Omron hbf-516), and i know those are not at all accurate for bf%. I just wanteds to track a progress, which kinda works. Went from 15% to 13% (as of last Monday), all variables beeing equal when measuring. I wanted to cross-check with another method, and used the Navy-BF formula, which sets me at 10%. Looking in the mirror, the scale is a more accurate representation. Do you have personal preference with tracking i could incorporate as well? I have a set of cheap calipers, but as far as I know you get very inaccurate results if you dont know exactly where you take the measurment.
Third is about my diet.
I have no problem with the feeling of hunger or ditching food, but I actually do have a problem ditching spices. I like salt in my stuff - not overly salty, but i dont want to basically have bland food. Could this be a problem in the long run? Also, I was never in my whole life a fan of sugary stuff, so soda, sweets and all were easily ditched (alcohol also). But I do eat one banana before my HIIT-Session, and one is mixed in my Shake I drink everyday in the evening. It consists of the banana, 40g high-quality multi-component protein powder, 70g oatmeal, 30g of mixed nuts, a teaspoon of Peanutbutter, and 150ml fat-free milk. clocks in at about 750kcal. The bananas are the only "sugary" carbs i ingest, but are those too much already? I try to use unripe ones already, for the high resistant starch content and lower sugar.
Fourth -
I know, a time estimation is neither really possible nor good for my process if I don't hit it, but I'm estimating I'll hit my goal in about 6 weeks. Be real with me, is this an somewhat good estimation? What do you think?
If you need more Infos, I'll try to provide as soon as I can.
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