I’ve been thinking about some more workout changes.
Part of the reason I went on the particular program layout was to try to save myself some time, but I’m finding that I’m not saving that much time. Plus I am feeling a little more beat up. And I’m bothered by my lack of shedding my gut, tho I know that’s just how it goes (and that my diet slacked off).
I’ve been thinking about switching to one of Wendler’s 2-day a week programs. It’s even slower gains, but I think that may give me a little more time overall. Just thinking about the greater work schedule that I’m dealing with, what with the new job and all.
I’m also realizing that a pure paleo-style diet isn’t working for me, or I’m failing at doing it right. My body screams for carbs… I’m just not getting the energy I need. Or maybe I was just hitting that transition zone and failed to tough through it. I’ve been reading about carb cycling and that might be what is right for me. So much of diet it trial and error until you find what works. The fear with carb cycling is what it implies for “family eating”, since Wife and Kiddos won’t be doing such a thing. Hrm.
So… don’t know. Just contemplating things so I can keep progressing but make everything work.
Finally… I am happy with my improved commitment to dry fire practice. One of these days I’m going to have some room in my schedule to try IDPA.
Stuff From Hsoi 
the key is not calories or exercise at all, but what foods spike your blood sugar. it is easier for diabetics such as i (luckily, type2) to come to this conclusion, but the crime is that most doctors are still pushing carbs over protein even for diabetics. you wouldn’t believe the ‘diabetic flagged’ meal they tried to push on me in hospital a few years back–about 3000 calories and probably 2500 of those calories from carbs.
i’m not familiar with the diet you mention, but i lost 80 lbs on atkins about 5 years ago. however i did stay on the strictest and next-strictest level of that diet for two years when only a couple of months is recommended. but i also lowered my triglycerides by a few hundred points and my cholesterol by about a hundred or more. yes, the result of eating fat and protein was exactly the opposite of what the medical profession is preaching as gospel. i am still bitter about it.
but i must say that to succeed at this level on the atkins diet you have to follow the instructions exactly and record each carbohydrate down to the very gram. and you must test your ketones and, in short, do exactly as the book recommends. it takes a level of dedication few possess and thus there don’t seem as many successes recorded.
anyway, a small excerpt from the below-linked article apropos to your exercise/gut comment:
“… fallacy is the belief that physical activity plays a meaningful role in keeping off the pounds—an idea that the authorities just can’t seem to let go of, despite all evidence to the contrary. … So why is the world full of obese individuals who do exercise regularly? Arkansas construction workers in The Weight of the Nation, for instance, do jobs that require constant lifting and running up ladders with “about 50 to 60 pounds of tools”—and an equal amount of excess fat. They’re on-camera making the point about how the combination is exhausting. “By the time the day’s over,” one tells us, “your feet are killing you; your legs are cramping. You can’t last as long as you used to.” If physical activity helps us lose weight or even just maintain it, how did these hardworking men get so fat?”
Taubes, Gary. “Why the Campaign to Stop America’s Obesity Crisis Keeps Failing.” The Daily Beast. Newsweek/Daily Beast, 07 May 2012. Web. 12 May 2012.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/05/06/why-the-campaign-to-stop-america-s-obesity-crisis-keeps-failing.html
Correct. It’s all about manipulation of insulin…. somewhat to the degree of “to your advantage” because insulin can be wonderfully anabolic.
And this is where diets like Atkins, paleo, etc. are really a good thing. But I’ve found that going strongly this way isn’t working… or at least, because I’m not in total control over my diet (i.e. got Wife and Kiddos, and I can’t totally special-case my meals), it’s rough. So, if there’s another approach I can take, like carb cycling, or even things like “carb backloading”, huzzah. They’re all fundamentally striving for the same approach, just different angles.