30 Day Steak Challenge – Week Two Round-Up
For all the posts so far, see here. For the introduction, see here.
Consumption stats (for the week):
- Steak: 2.55kg/5.6lbs
- Processed meat: 200g/7oz
- Seafood: 250g/8.8oz
- Carby stuff: 300g/10.6oz (note: not carbs, just carby stuff, eg rice)
- Eggs: 8
- Wine: 14 bottles
- Spirits: 4 shots
- Beer: 6.5L/220floz
So this is what the average constitution of a day for me was:
- 365g/12.9oz steak
- 28g/1oz processed meat
- 35g/1.2oz seafood
- 42g/1.5oz carby stuff
- 1.1 eggs
- 2 bottles wine
- 0.6 shots of liquor
- 1.3 pints of beer
Averaged macronutrient figures per day (incl. guesstimations for fatty sauces):
- 130g/4.6oz of fat = 1170cals
- 110g/3.9oz of protein = 440cals
- 21g/0.7oz of carbs = 84cals
Energy breakdown % (F/P/C):
- 68/27/5
Inclusive energy breakdown % (F/P/C/A):
- 36/14/2/48
Average daily energy intake:
- 1694cals of food only, with alcohol = 3244cals
Daily BMR:
- 1,886cals
Daily calorie needs (Harris-Benedict equation):
- 2,600cals
Weight change:
- plus 100g/4oz
Confounders:
a) This was a huge wine week: Friday was wine tasting; Monday was Sea And Vines which meant visiting wineries all day; Tuesday was a wine education course; Wednesday was a wine tasting. Basically, I had to drink a shitload of wine.
b) Missed a day of meat because it just wasn’t available where I was, so ended up with a huge carb day.
Notes:
Again I’m consuming way above maintenance calories and weight has ended the same (it actually went UP 2kg after one carb day, but disappeared in the next couple days).
I think I’ve consumed way more grog than anyone ever need to in a whole month, let alone a week, so will attempt to curb things somewhat for the next week and see what effect it has.
