onsdag den 23. august 2017

Nothing is ever simple.

A lot has changed since my last post.

First of all, it became clear that my calculated maintenance level was wildly wrong. I had no way of knowing this, of course, since I used the online calculator like it told me to, but I'm still bitter.

Several hours of frustrating research later it became clear that a reliable calculator for a maintenance calorie level simply does not exist. The only method I could find that was even a little bit reliable was counting your calories for a period of time, usually a month or two, and if you've gained no weight in that period of time, the average daily intake should serve as a decent maintenance level.

So. I counted calories for as many days as I felt I could, and so far it seems my maintenance level is in the 3500 calorie range, which does seem a lot more likely than the just short of 5000 that I didn't even reach most days. Fuck you, calculator.

I haven't made an active choice to cut down on that number, but at least now I have a better idea of the range I should aim for. Under 3000 a day would be good, but usually I end up pretty close to the 3500. So we'll see how it goes.

Also, the scale issue continued to be frustrating, so I finally caved and cashed out for yet another one that's wider and can reliably weigh me. I haven't really had the courage to start weighing myself consistently again after getting it, but fully dressed at the doctor the other day put me at 179.9, and his scales always get me in roughly 2 kilos higher than my scales at home.

An initial test of the new scales gave me 178.5, but it was both late in the day and I was dressed, so not the most accurate.

Some day soon I'll find the courage to weigh myself naked in the morning again. Sooon.