Day 35

There are probably research opportunities for those who wish to test the body's ability to adapt to adverse conditions and the body's increased efficiency when left to steady state conditions.

When I see my weight stagnate for a period of time, my instinct is to tweak my diet and my workouts a little bit. It's something I should be doing on a semi-regular basis anyway, but I took the recent stall as an opportunity to make a few changes.

For starters, I've incorporated a little dairy into my diet for the first time in ages in the form of cottage cheese. Additionally, yesterday's workout ended with a burnout set of bicep curls and HIIT that pushed my speed up to 10.6 mph (progressively) rather than the typical 10.0 mph my intervals are at. I attribute my sudden drop in weight to those changes yesterday.

Today I continued to increase my speed and completed my last minute interval at 11.0 mph. I feel great and am excited for what promises to be a punishing, brutal leg workout tomorrow. Leg days are always the toughest. Running in a close second is the first HIIT day AFTER leg day.

Cheers!

Current Weight: 209.6 lbs
Net Loss: 19.0 lbs.
Workout: 23 minutes HIIT

Meal 1:
1 Medium Naval Orange - 64 calories, 1 from fat, 59 from carbs, 4 from protein.
3/4 Cup of Egg Whites - 90 Calories, 0 from fat, 5 from carbs, 85 from protein.
1/2 Cup of Quaker Oats Oatmeal - 150 calories, 25 from fat, 105 from carbs, 20 from protein
1 Banana - 110 calories, 0 from fat, 106 from carbs, 4 from protein.

Meal 2:
2 Scoops Body Fortress Protein - 270 Calories, 35 from fat, 24 from carbs, 211 from protein.
1 Tbsp Skippy's Natural PB - 95 calories, 65 from fat, 15 from carbs, 15 from protein.
1 Slice Nature's Own 100% Whole Wheat Bread - 50 calories, 9 from fat, 29 from carbs, 12 from protein.

Meal 3:
1 Medium Sweet Potato - 130 calories, 0 from fat, 120 from carbs, 10 from protein
1 Box Green Giant Digestive Health Vegetables - 180 calories, 50 from fat, 90 from carbs, 40 from protein.

Meal 4:
6 oz Tuna - 180 calories, 27 from fat, 0 from carbs, 153 from protein.
1/2 Cup of Edamame - 106 calories, 43 from fat, 25.8 from carbs, 37.2 from protein.

Meal 5:
2 oz Whole Wheat Pasta - 210 Calories, 15 from fat, 159 from carbs, 36 from protein.
2/3 oz of Sun Dried Tomatoes - 70 calories, 45 from fat, 21 from carbs, 4 from protein.
1/2 cup Bertoulli's Fire Roasted Tomato Sauce - 80 calories, 22 from fat, 50 from carbs, 8 from protein.

Meal 6:
4 oz Boneless Chicken - 110 calories, 10 from fat, 0 from carbs, 100 from protein.
1 Cup Breakstone's 2% Milkfat Small Curd Cottage Cheese - 180 calories, 40 from fat, 44 from carbs, 96 from protein.

Additional: At least 1 gallon of water.
Totals: 2075 Calories, 21.27% from fat, 38.06% from carbs, 40.71% from protein.