Protein and Calorie Counting Diet
My most recent attempt at the potato diet ended in failure*, but I still want to find a way to shed some weight while maintaining or possibly gaining muscle strength. After New Year's this year, I counted calories pretty strictly for about two weeks and lost some weight, but gave up and gained the weight back. After looking around some Reddit forums on how weightlifters "cut" weight, I came up with a plan: Calorie counting, but lead with protein, and reduce the variety of food initially so I can easily keep up with the calories. Over time, as I get a better sense for how much of what I can eat, I'll expand the variety of foods. Based on my size and activity levels, I probably need to consume ~3200 calories/day to maintain weight. I'm aiming for ~2,500 /day with this diet, with 200+ grams of protein/day. How? I'm starting out with a spreadsheet to track calories and protein consumption daily, expanding the entries based on what I eat: Each day starts out at bre