I'm a powerlifter with an eating-disordered background trying to use this site to find a super-moderate, slow-and-steady way of losing about 35-45 pounds of fat in 2014 without compromising performance. Ultimately, I would like to drop into the 90kg weight class—which means losing around 80 pounds total.
I hope to be able to continue to make strength gains, which means that I have to work with a really narrow margin for fat loss. I eat a lot to support metabolism and activity, so there won't be any 1500-calorie days. There probably won't be any 2000-calorie days. That does make me feel out of place on a diet site, but we'll see how things go.
Diet Goals 2014:
—log food here daily
—weekly caloric deficit of 2.000-3.500
—monthly caloric deficit of 8,500-14,000
—get at least 150g of protein daily
—watch the mindset for symptomatic thinking ("the bigger the deficit, the better," "if I don't eat breakfast I won't be hungry until later," "no carbs today," etc.) and remember it's symptomatic, i.e. don't let the worst parts of my brain start doing the planning
Performance Goals 2014:
—train 3-4x weekly
—squat 315 lbs for work sets
—deadlift 315 lbs for work sets
—bench 150 lbs for work sets
—press 100 lbs for work sets
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