I keep wavering on my approach to diet and fitness. The idea was to lose at least 2kg of fat by the end of August and to maintain that loss. I don’t see this happening unless I get stricter. Here are the new rules, including some outside of dieting:

  1. 1800-2000 calories Sun - Fri, low-carb.
  2. Except 30g porridge allowed 2 hours before workouts.
  3. Abs workouts Mon, Wed, Fri and Sat.
  4. Gym Tue, Thu and Sat.
  5. One hour of working on my book Mon - Sat.
  6. At least 15 minutes of bass practice a day.
  7. Wind down after 8pm.
  8. 6500+ steps daily.
  9. Exercise bike or go somewhere on the bike, 4 times a week.
  10. No alcohol (except 5th, 8th and 15th August).

Saturday is a cheat day and I will not measure calories. I will also eat what I want, but not too much.

I considered going harder and switching to one meal a day. But I don’t think I could cope with this at the moment, so we will do what we can.