I haven’t updated in awhile, but I plan on soon compiling a list and posting on how to eat what I consider a healthy diet (meat, veggies, fruits, nuts) cheaply. Being at college certainly makes one think about cost more often and I’ve been trying to figure out what to get to maximize my health and my bank account, so I need to compile a list of foods I might eat and see which ones give me the most benefit per dollar, which I will hopefully get to soon.

As a side note I am now back up to about 190 lbs and feel much better than I did at 180. My experiment with intermittent fasting was too much, my body fat dropped too low and I think it shot all of my hormones down way too far. Now I just try not to eat too late and have that as my intermittent fast, during the day I eat at leas 3 solid meals with whatever snacks I have on hand or feel like eating. I eat almost exclusively no bread and only have sweets sparingly, so the majority of my carbs are vegetables, which translates to a fairly low carb diet.

I just tested my strength yesterday as I am about to start a more concentrated effort at getting stronger and more athletic. My squat max was 315, down from 330, my deadlift was 305, a lifetime high, and my bench was only 200, down from 230. I might have gotten 210 on bench, but I think I was helped a little. My goals are to get my squat up to 350, my deadlift to 330, and my bench to 250 before summer. I was able to do 17 chin-ups, and I’d like to get that to about 25. I’d also like to put a few inches on my vertical leap, which I need to measure.