{"id":13334,"date":"2025-07-31T19:50:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T01:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adjustedreality.com\/blog\/?p=13334"},"modified":"2025-07-31T19:50:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T01:50:32","slug":"well-i-guess-its-like-better-than-gaining-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adjustedreality.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/31\/well-i-guess-its-like-better-than-gaining-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Well, I guess it’s like, better than gaining II"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Second verse, same as the first, a little bit louder and a little bit worse?<\/p>\n\n\n

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Run, bike, eat, this is life lately<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

No matter how much I think the numbers should be lining up, the proof is in the pudding. Or the weights on the scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 1 – June 30 – July 6 – average 1987 calories consumed – 447 calories burned = net average 1540 calories per day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is obviously over my goal but it was a vacation week. I tried to frontload the week with all the workouts (hit everything by Thursday!) and eating well (did okay) because I knew I’d go over in my calories whilst camping for the 4th of July. I expected to burn a little more since we had planned to hike, but instead just walked a few miles per day in the very few breaks in the rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 2 – July 7 – July 13 – average 1779 calories consumed – 500 calories burned = net average 1279 calories per day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is more like it, you know it’s a better week when the average calories consumed were not a year in which I have lived. I took Monday super chill after returning home from working and hit the rest of the week with good workouts and didn’t screw up my eating too, too much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 3 – July 14 – July 20 – average 1787 calories consumed – 517 calories burned = net average 1270 calories per day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another pretty solid week in terms of calories in, calories out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 4 – July 21 – July 27 – average 1811 calories consumed – 526 calories burned = net average 1285 calories per day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, again. Solid. So why does my trendweight look like this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There’s two possible answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. This is still too many calories. It’s possible. I’ve eaten lower (averaging more like 1500 calories per day) while doing triathlete stuff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. I am doing a shite job at actually tracking my food. This is also possible. I’m estimating a lot of things and tracking hours\/a day later sometimes. I don’t feel like I’m too far off but it’s possible every day being “not too far off” is just enough to make no progress.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    So, I need to decide for next month – do I try to aim for a lower count (shooting for the moon, ending up among the stars and all that) or just aim to be accurate AF with everything I track. Both should accomplish the same goal, but the question is which one will drive me less insane? On one hand, I will probably reduce my calories if I have to legit log every effing pretzel I put in my mouth and measure out the damn cream cheese I put on them (yep, that’s my lazy guilty pleasure “I need some quick salty carbs” snack). On the other, I could just set the bar lower and be okay with a little inaccuracy. I’m aiming for a 500 calorie deficit and coming up with 0. I could aim for more like 750-800 (that 1500 average vs the 1800) and maybe I’ll lose half a lb per week (seriously, I would take it rn).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I think I’m going to try accuracy and see how that goes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    #2 Sporty Spice Stuff<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    As I alluded to, I’m very happy here even if the fluff ain’t going anywhere. I do also accept and appreciate that I have built a lot of muscle over the last few years and not everything I’ve put on since my low in 2018-2019 is fat now… but I’m still definitely carrying more fat than I was back then. But, we’re working on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Garmin calendar sez I’ve had a pretty productive July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n