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I wish I was creative enough to come up with good themes for these… sorry it’s so boring! I like to lift things. I also have a less-than-desirable percent of fat on my body. I would like to continue lifting while working on losing fat. From what I’ve read, the lifting will help negate any muscle loss while I create a calorie deficit for myself. I’m still a lifting noob but I don’t want to focus on lifting gains until I’ve completed my main quest. Since I am on vacation from 7/27-7/30, I am took my measurements for today and starting my thread early. Current stats: Height: 5’6.5†Weight: 162.6lbs Body fat %: 33.2 Measurements · Waist: 34†· Hips: 38.5†· Neck: 13†· Wrist: 6.3†· Thigh: 22.3†· Bicep: 10.8†Main quest: Get to a body fat percentage of 25% as measured by http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/mbf/ (If someone has a better body fat % calculator – let me know!) Goal 1: Keep daily logged calories as close to 1750 as possible – weekly as close to or under 12,250. Keep protein over 100g, 120g is ideal. I know there are inherent inaccuracies with logged food (especially since I don’t use a scale) but this number has kept me losing pounds over the past year or so and therefore must be a deficit point for me. Having a calorie deficit seems to be the most prominent factor in losing fat. Graded <12,250 A, 12,250-13K B, 13-14K C, 14-15K D, >15K F Goal 2: Lift 3x/week. This usually wouldn’t be a challenge; however, I will be on vacation from 7/27-7/30 and then from 8/17-8/20. It will be fairly difficult to figure out when I can set aside time for lifting and still have enough recovery in between. I am also going to see Wicked and the JayZ and JT show in August. This goal will be about planning ahead and following through or else epic fail. Graded - 18 workouts A, 16-17 B, 14-15 C, 12-13 D, <12 F Goal 3: Take measurements weekly. I slack with measurement taking. Usually because I will just check my waist and see that it hasn’t changed then give up. I need to get into the habit of recording my measurements on a weekly basis. Preferably Friday mornings. Graded - 6 taken is A, 5 is B, 4 is C, <4 F Side quest – Life: Pay off what I spend on credit card weekly. I didn’t have a real plan when I decided it was a good idea to buy all the things on my credit card in order to accumulate as many points as possible. So my credit just accumulated debt and I paid off less than what I was spending on it and now I’m a bit behind. I need to pay $255/week PLUS any additional costs I put on the card that week. Graded - 6 weeks paid A, 5 is B, 4 is C, <4 F