re: Odysseus' Weight Loss/Gain Log - Never ever ever give up

Hello, I am back, hopefully with consistent posting this time.

As I noted a few times, the end of 2020 and start of 2021 was crazy with trying to work a night shift, an internship, a car wreck, and if I'm being honest, a bit of depressive episodes.

Through it all, however, my weight loss journey is still in tact. I've been stalled for a good few months now and this morning I sat at 184 Pounds. To put that into to context, I think I first got under 190 sometime in December? So, I've been hovering within 10 pounds of my current weight for almost half a year.

So why keep banging my head on the wall? Time for a change. I've been using MFP to calculate my caloric needs, and that worked for a while but that is obviously over. I'll still use MFP as a log, but my numbers are coming from other sources. I used 3 TDEE calculators to get a read on my output.

TDEE Calculator 1

TDEE Calculator 2

TDEE 3

I came up with a number of around 28-2900 after averaging those 3. Reduce that by 20% and my new number is 2380. And if any repeat readers have popped in, they will be pleased to know that I am taking Macros more seriously this time around. I am aiming for right at 150g of protein a day. Full targets:

CAL: 2380 calories
F: 93g
C: 238g
P: 150g

Today was Day 3 of this new workout plan. It's a simple PPL. I'm going pull, push, legs, pull, push, legs, rest. So 6 days. I'm starting from ground zero. I haven't worked out with any regularity in, quite literally, half a decade. I'm treating this as if I'm a novice. Okay, not literally, but my starting weights will be low. The last thing I want to do is injure myself. I'll try to follow up workouts with some cardio, but I really hate machine cardio, so we will see.

Split
M: Pull
T: Push
W: Legs
R: Pull
F: Push
Sa: Legs
Su: Rest

I'm trying to get in when the gym opens (4:30 AM) and be back home by 6 AM. I'm gonna do linear progression and when I stall I'll find an intermediate plan. I'm hoping I see a quick return in strength because these past 2-3 days have been ego checks. Especially considering I still have some size, it must be strange seeing a seemingly in shape guy doing 185 on deads.

Anyway, I'll include other notes in these updates as well. The first day will just be screens of MFP and my workout.