Day 5

First 5 days of Macro meals done.

I have been feeling hungry but I have been going ok.

I have added some fresh options of my oen like Protein pancakes which a re great with Butter and vegemite.

Not missing the sweets just yet.


The weekend I am doing my own cooking so see how that goes.

Day 3

Weight moving on the scales.

Did my first session with SBTC - will make the windtrainer set a regular thing.

Making positive choices - herb tea instead of diet coke.

Keep focusing on macros and keeping calories between 1200 and 1500.

Day 2

Added some extra calories to get it up to 1200 per day so MyFitnessPal would update.

1200 calories is the minimum for a male.

The man shake with avocado and MCT oil is working well.

Did a run this morning. felt good not heavy - even thought about doing some hill intervals but will save that for when I have lost some weight.


Felt hungry after dinner but had a herb tea and that passed.
Need to drink some more water.

Day 1

Kept to the food plan ate less than 900 calories
The Coffee Man Shake was good as were the Macro meals.

Felt hungry mid afternoon I need to focus on my water.

Swam 45 minutes did 2km which was great after months out of the water.


Had a herbal tea after dinner and slept well.

No dairy, starches, grains, sugar or alcohol.

I can do this

Here we are again over 3 years later and I still haven't been true to myself.

I am now 90kg just turned 57 and my waist measure is 106cm.

Until I reach goal weight I am going to eliminate dairy, alcohol, grains, and sugar.

Initially I will having Man shakes and Macro meals 5 days a week and weekends practicing good cooking habits and meal sizes.

I am going to do my traing 80/20 style with at least 80 percent in MAF range.

I have joined the Southbank Tri Club and will reserve my 20% hard effort for the interval sessions with them.

I will be happy to take my short off by Port in May 2021.

And so it begins - my year of the MAF method

I have been reading about and dabbling in the LCHF diet space for a couple of years. I know that carbs make me fat and I have been to see a kinesiologist who has tested me and I am carb intolerant.

I have read about the MAF method and the results that Mark Allen achieved yet despite this I have not found a plan that works for me or the motivation to give it a go.

Well now is the time. At 88.5 kg I am at my heaviest for at least 10 years and my time at Mooloolaba was slower than I was happy with.

I know I need to lose weight to be a good runner.

So here is the aim.

To do 12 months of MAF training and eating and lose weight to get to 8% body fat and what ever weight that is.

Method:
To follow the MAF method of training and use the plans from Nick Carling.

Goal:

I will race Port Mac in the best shape of my life with a body trained to cope with the demands of the race using fat not carbs as my primary food.