Week #7 Analysis

Week #7 has been kind of lax - not as detailed as the first 6 weeks. Even though I wasn't as structured this week as in the previous 6 weeks - I think I did pretty well.

My plan for the second 6 weeks will remain the same for calories and exercise but I am going to change up my eating. The first 6 weeks consisted of 2300 calories with a nutrient mix of 35-40% protein, 10% fat and 50-55% carbohydrates. This time around I am going to add more fat to my diet and drop the protein to 25%.

This time the mix will look more like, 25% protein, 25% fat and 50% carbohydrates. My caloric goal will be around 2100 calories as before.

I am already finding that the higher fat level is easier to stay on target with the calories. If you remember my average for the first 6 weeks totaled 2350 even though I was aiming for 2100. The higher fat content is satiating me better - making it easier to stay in control of calories.

I'll detail other differences as the next 5 weeks unfold.