{"id":144,"date":"2015-07-15T02:25:41","date_gmt":"2015-07-15T02:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardcorevitals.com\/blog\/?p=144"},"modified":"2015-07-16T00:45:07","modified_gmt":"2015-07-16T00:45:07","slug":"day1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hardcorevitals.com\/blog\/day1\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Week Cut &#8211; Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Day 1 (7\/14\/15)<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s the first official day of 3-week cut for me, yes even though it&#8217;s a Tuesday. Unfortunately I haven&#8217;t had the time yet to make a video and post it up on YouTube just yet (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/hardcorevitals\" target=\"_blank\">SUBSCRIBE HERE<\/a>), but I fully plan on making a series of videos throughout these three weeks with updates and showing the scale, etc&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Meal 1<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>5 Egg Whites (15 tbsp)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>50% Less Sugar &#8211; Maple &amp; Brown Sugar Quaker Oatmeal<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/7vUAOCC\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"source: imgur.com\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/7vUAOCCm.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just look how unappetizing that looks, however it&#8217;s delicious!<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Supplements<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>1000mg of Calcium, 1000mg of CLA, 1000mg of Vitamin C, 540mg of MHP&#8217;s Dopamite (Yes I use and support the use of other supplement companies, MHP is a great brand!) 1 Hardcore Vitals Total Vitamin Formula (<a href=\"http:\/\/hardcorevitals.com\/product\/total-vitamin-formula\/\" target=\"_blank\">BUY IT HERE!<\/a>)<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Meal Stats<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Calories:<\/span><\/strong> 245<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fat:<\/span><\/strong> 2g<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Carbohydrates:<\/span><\/strong> 24g<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Protein:<\/span><\/strong> 29g<\/p>\n<h2>Meal 2<\/h2>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">4.2 oz of Grilled Tilapia<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1 Cup of Steamed Broccoli<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/H2Cl2vm\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"source: imgur.com\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/H2Cl2vmm.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Again, such an appetizing looking meal, right? Okay, not really, but it&#8217;s still pretty good!<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Meal Stats<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Calories:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0136<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fat:<\/span><\/strong> 2.9g<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Carbohydrates:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a06g<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Protein:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a023.6g<\/p>\n<h2>Workout 1<\/h2>\n<p>This was supposed to take place at 5:00am, but unfortunately I went to bed a bit late last night and just didn&#8217;t have the energy to wake up and be productive at 5:00am.<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Exercise:<\/u><\/b>\u00a0Walking at 3.5mph at a 15% incline<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Duration:<\/u><\/b> 32 Minutes<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Calories Lost:<\/span><\/strong> 560<\/p>\n<h2>Meal 3<\/h2>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">4.2 oz of Grilled Tilapia<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1 Cup of Steamed Broccoli<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No need for another picture.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Meal Stats<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Calories:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0136<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fat:<\/span><\/strong> 2.9g<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Carbohydrates:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a06g<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Protein:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a023.6g<\/p>\n<h2>Meal 4<\/h2>\n<p>This meal is out of my diet plan, but I went ahead with it due to time constraints for today. I didn&#8217;t take a picture of this, maybe it was the shame?<\/p>\n<p><b><u>6&#8243; Turkey and Cheese Sub From Shoprite<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Meal Stats<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Calories:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0288<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fat:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a064g<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Carbohydrates:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a039g<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Protein:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a028.2g<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Supplements<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>3 Hardcore Vitals Life Blood Capsules (<a href=\"http:\/\/hardcorevitals.com\/product\/life-blood\/\">BUY IT HERE!<\/a>) 3 Hardcore Vitals Pure Creatine Capsules (<a href=\"http:\/\/hardcorevitals.com\/product\/creatine\/\">BUY IT HERE!<\/a>)<\/p>\n<h2>Workout 2<\/h2>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Exercise 1:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Barbell Standing Military Press 3 Sets of 20 Reps With Increasing Weight: (65lbs, 75lbs, 85lbs)<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Exercise 2:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Dumbbell Side Lateral Raises 3 Sets of 20 Reps With Increasing Weight: (15lbs, 20lbs, 25lbs)<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Exercise 3:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Dumbell Front Lateral Raises 3\u00a0Sets of 20 Reps With Increasing Weight: (15lbs, 20lbs, 25lbs)<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Exercise 4:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Dumbbell Bent-Over Rear Deltoid Raises\u00a03\u00a0Sets of 20 Reps With Increasing Weight: (15lbs, 20lbs, 25lbs)<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Exercise 5:<\/span><\/strong> Upright Barbell Row\u00a03\u00a0Sets of 20 Reps With Increasing Weight: (55lbs, 65lbs, 75lbs)<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Exercise 6:<\/span><\/strong> Pushup to Burpee to Star Jump, 3 Sets of 20 Reps<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not really sure what the EXACT total calories burned for this session were as I wasn&#8217;t fully paying attention to my Fitbit Charge HR, however my heart rate stayed between 125 &#8211; 146 when lifting and 155 &#8211; 166 when performing exercise 6. From what I can tell it looks like I lost somewhere around 430 calories from that workout, which isn&#8217;t a cardio-focused workout.<\/p>\n<h2>Meal 5<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>2 Scoops of Hardcore Vitals Chocolate Whey Protein in 1.5 Cups of Whole Milk (I ran out of Flax Milk :\/ ) (<a href=\"http:\/\/hardcorevitals.com\/product\/whey-protein\/\">BUY IT HERE!<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Meal Stats<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Calories:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0505<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fat:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a015g<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Carbohydrates:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a038g<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Protein:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a060g<\/p>\n<h2>Food Stats For the Day<\/h2>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Calories:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a01310<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fat:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a086.8g<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Carbohydrates:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0113g<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Protein:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0164.4g<\/p>\n<h2>Calories Consumed vs Calories Burned<\/h2>\n<p>The basis of fat loss is burning more calories than consumed in a day.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Calories Consumed:<\/span><\/strong> 1310<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Calories Burned:<\/span><\/strong> 3721 (Measured by my Fitbit Charge HR as of 10:20pm)<\/p>\n<h2>Body Stats<\/h2>\n<p><b><u>Height:<\/u><\/b> 5\u20197\u2033 \u2013 I don\u2019t expect this to change!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weight:<\/strong> 224.2lbs (This loss is mostly water weight, I realize that)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Body Fat:<\/strong>\u00a026.6% (Technically STILL Obese)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lean Muscle Mass:<\/strong>\u00a078lbs<\/p>\n<p><strong>Waist:<\/strong>\u00a038\u2033<\/p>\n<p><strong>BMI:<\/strong> 35.1<\/p>\n<p>I will continue to update my progress daily and keep you informed. Until then keep up with me on Social Media!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Facebook:<\/strong> <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hardcorevitals\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hardcorevitals<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Twitter:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hardcorevitals\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/hardcorevitals<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><u>Instagram:<\/u><\/b>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/hardcorevitals\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/instagram.com\/hardcorevitals\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>MyFitnessPal:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.myfitnesspal.com\/profile\/lrtd36\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.myfitnesspal.com\/profile\/lrtd36<\/a>\u00a0(I update this every day)<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">YouTube:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/hardcorevitals\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/hardcorevitals<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Featured Image Photo Credit:\u00a0https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wader\/<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 1 (7\/14\/15) It&#8217;s the first official day of 3-week cut for me, yes even though it&#8217;s a Tuesday. 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