Being my first week of the challenge I was expecting 100% dedication, yet I still had a few bumps this week. I missed a few cardio workouts and didn't stick 100% to my six meals a day. I have been keeping track of my food intake using an application called Calorie Counter on my Android based phone. Its great for looking up nutritional values and keeping your daily intake. I like the fact it also has a bar code scanner for quick look ups. It's been a little over a year now and I'm reading much more on nutrition and understanding how calories work, macro nutrient break downs, and calorie deficiencies function. I get it, I really do get it now. Although I've made great progress, the progress I want, I feel needs to be more aggressive. Every time I have been ready for a fat burn phase, I've had an injury that prevents me from doing max cardio. What I have come to realize is that I can do my 3 HIIT cardio session and 3 lifting days, and control everything else by diet. That being said, based on my lean body mass of 195 plus 20% body fat percentage, my goal weight would be 222 lbs. I need to eat from 1800-2800 calories for a calorie deficit to burn fat. On the lower side for max fat burn. 1800 calories is my goal for the next four weeks and I will reevaluate then.
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