60 to Sexy

I’ve been swamped with work lately while simultaneously hunting for a new apartment (found an awesome place 4 blocks from the beach in Santa Monica…BOOM) so it’s been tough to get to the gym.

I missed one workout, but got back on it today. I’m holding my own in the rankings, which is fun, but I’m also seeing some real results both in strength gains and body shape.

Since kicking my workouts up to 3 days a week of heavy lifting, I’ve started to eat more calories consisting of mostly protein, but also fruit.  It doesn’t feel excessive, but it’s definitely a change from the low calorie diet I had been on up to this point.  I think a good rule of thumb is that I’ll eat much much more protein post workout and not worry about calories while continuing the low-cal approach on rest days.

For those that are interested, I’ve been eating at a 25% calorie deficit everyday, with 60% of calories coming from lean protein and carbs clustered before and after workouts.  This technique resulted in a loss of 20lbs while still showing strength gains on the bar (hopefully proving that most of the weight was fat and not muscle.)