Most of the weight loss comes from glycogen and water weight loss. To lose fat, you first become fat adapted, and then you start cutting the fat from your diet, while protein and carbs stay relatively the same. That way your body burns fat for energy instead of glycogen.
Right. I understand the concept of the diet. Usually the beginning of this diet one would shed the water and the glycogen, as I have in the past. I just want to know how I could have gained 1lb in the induction phase.
I haven't adhered to any known diet (Anabolic, CKD, TKD, etc.), but I have been *low-carb* for about 3-4 weeks now. The first 2 weeks, I dropped about 7lbs. I assume it to be mostly water and glycogen loss.
I did the same thing last year. I forgot my exact numbers, and I'm too lazy to go look, but I did the AD for a month and over that time I gained about 5 lbs scale weight but lost 1/2 inch off my waist and gained about 1/2 inch to an inch in the other measurements (arms,legs,chest,ect).
It's possible. It means you added lean mass and either lost waist fat or at the very least tightened the ab muscles. It's recomp.
An inch could mean 5-10 lb's of fat is you're meassuring acurately.
Thamks, Emo. I lowered cals already without having lost any weight. So, we'll see. 3100 cals is a little low for 290lbs. I'll give it a go.
This is sound advice. Whatever you do don't drop your dietary fat below 40% if you decide to lower fat intake while keeping protein/carbs constant because you will be sacrificing muscle tone which can give a flat look. Remember that fat begats fat, so keeping more fat in your diet is conducive to keeping muscle tone while still lowering overall caloric intake. You must also experiment with the duration of carb up, type of foods eaten during carb up, overall calories eaten during the carb up, as well as ratios of protein/carbs/fat during the carb up to see what works best for you. You must also experiment with the types of protein and fats eaten during the week as certain foods will affect you differently. Keep track when you make changes in your diet and log your measurements every 2 weeks. Don't become obessed with scale weight as this can vary greatly for many reasons, i.e., bloating. You would be better to measure bf levels with calipers, take tape measurements, and record your metablic index every two weeks to see if you are making progress in the right direction.
3100 for 290? I would think you normal maintenance would be closer to 5100. Where did you start out at calorie wise? Could it be he isnt getting enough calories?
I gauge my BF at closer to 20%. SO, I get the number 1800. If my maintenance is 5220(X18). The number I get is 3400. I ate 3400 for 5 weeks and made little progress, which is when I went down to the current 3150 or so. Only this week did the scale move(2lbs.) If I feel that I'm losing too much strength or weight, I'll bump it up 200 cals/week or so. If you think something different, by all means, share. THank you EMO for the calculations. I'm starting to at least feel a little better that the scale moved. I understand completely it's not about the scale, but like to get a little momentum, unresonable to think my weight's gonna stay the same while my BF continues to decline. Too much to lose to believe that.
Brosif in 10 weeks I lost about 3.5" off my waist and minimal size everywhere else. Strength dropped a tad at the beginning and then started coming back up twords the end. Endurance however was terrible.
Your strength is rediculous. 125 lb dumbells for arnold presses? Wtf? lol
^^^^Holy Jeebus...I shoulder press the 85lb DBs and the old guys at the gym look at me like im freaking nuts!!! My gym doesnt even have 125lb DBs
One can dream....
HAHAHA.. Funniest **** ive heard all week
Thats great to hear man! You are an animal. I see guys at my gym hitting the 140's on incline and I sit there and get all excited when I get 95's for a set of 5, lol. Keep it up bro the diet seems to be paying off for you.
