Don't get me wrong, I am thrilled with the progress I have made since recommitting myself to my workout and healthy eating plan. But there's definitely a downside. My workouts burn fewer calories. And my body requires fewer calories to function. It's like a metabolism double whammy!
With this week's loss I am down to a base of 1,500 calories per day on a rest day. It's no 1,200 calories, to be sure, but it's a tough target to crack when a meal can easily run 600-700 calories.
Although it is a little depressing to see my workout burns steadily decreasing and my baseline calories falling, I know it's because my metabolism is changing, which is all to the good (at least I keep telling myself that it's good!).
It just makes it tough on a rest day like today - - I have to be super vigilant and cannot snack even the slightest bit, what with my lavish 5 calorie buffer on the books today.
It also makes it almost impossible to eat out on a rest day, what with some restaurant meals starting at 1,500 + calories - - not to mention all the sodium.
If I keep making progress and losing weight as I have been, though, I will not complain (too much). The results are worth it. I loved how my jeans and blazer fit today. So what if it's challenging to keep under the 1,500 calorie target - - I need to get used to it sometime, since this will eventually be the "new normal".
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