Silver, we are all here to help each other. We all struggle, however we all learn. That's the most important thing.
I may come of alittle blunt sometimes but for all the best. You'll thank us when you are a shredded beast
That's funny you say that TL. I eat my meals and the rest of the house has their food.
Thats exactly how we roll here at my home. My wife sometimes gets a bit ticked when I don't eat what she has made but she gets over it. And that kid stuff? forget it! they burn through all that stuff and it makes no difference to them. If I eat that crap I go into a coma.
Good food, like G said, tastes good and just makes you feel good. And it will make you look good. Stay focused! All sorts of good advice from these good guys.
100% on the same page. I have to eat my own thing. If I ate what my daughter did, I would be a load of blubber
Scared Slim!! For some reason I have this picture of TL with a giant jar of metamucil and an enema bag yelling at you....
I think most days I do pretty good about getting 1g of protein per body weight, but I definately am not close to the 2g/lb. I start thinking too much about calories and sometimes make choices to not have an extra snack to keep the calories lower.
It is harder to do a log on a weight loss supplement compared to a prohormone. I miss talking about how I almost flipped and beat the crap out of a douchebag or how I was able to kill a PR. However, I know this product is working and it is probably the best fit for this stage of my development. Diet is getting a little tougher and I can't stomach some of the things that you hard core guys can handle. I tried cottage cheese last night and even mixed in some cinnamon bun whey, but could not handle the texture so that is out.
Unfortunately, I don't think I am going to be able to keep a 100% strict body builder diet, but I will try to do a better job than have been due to the knowledge you guys are giving me. There are lots of bad habits that I have to unlearn!:damnit:
just a thought, calories are a nonsensical thing to me. They are a measure of heat, no more no less. Worry about sugar, fat, sodium etc...
It's really only rough for a week or two without the sugar Silv.... then you forget about it man. Seriously, try going two weeks without cheating and see how different you feel. I've stopped cheating once a week. Twice a month is enough for me.
Seriously man, just copy my diet. I'll even write it out for you. Follow it to the letter, no exceptions, and I swear to you that you will see results in a month, no supplements needed. It's boring as hell, but you'll see results. You have a choice to make right now... it's eat what you want and never look the way you want... or you can eat what you should and look the way you want. To me, I can eat that crap when I am 70 yrs old, can buy myself a 21 year old girlfriend and all the viagra I can handle. Who cares if I am fat then? But as of right now, who cares what I have to eat... it's just food. And honestly, good food tastes really good, and makes you feel good too.
I'd like to see your diet. I'm sure I could learn a thing or two from it.
Wow. Haven't read this thread in a couple of days and it's gone crazy. Lots of love here for Silver. I'm jealous
The goal you set out for yourself in Post #1 is to get down to 185lb and 15% body fat. This is a cut. You don't need 2g protein/lb.
Get the diet in check to get the BF down. Lift hard and get 1g protein/lb to maintain muscle mass. It's easier to lose fat than to build muscle so set your plan, stick with it and the pounds will come off.
I know what you mean about the difficulty of logging this stuff. The changes come slowly so there's not much to report day-to-day.
Hopefully we'll have great results at the end though!
Have you tried Invalid Link Removed That and a food scale are your best friends. I didn't realize how far off base my diet was until I started logging religiously with Fitday. It's made a huge difference for me and lots of other guys swear by it.
I disagree with you here. At least for people who are on a cut. I think it's hard to drop BF unless you're monitoring you caloric intake.
Everyday I have a calorie target and a protein target. I try to keep carbs as low as possible and don't worry much about fat because I eat very little unhealthy fat. Most days C/F/P all end up 30-40% of total calories.
Very, very true. Once you get over the hump the thought of eating junk will repulse you. When people around me are eating junk food I'm not tempted to partake, I'm literally grossed out by it.
Every once in a while I'll be at a meeting and cave in to the temptation of pizze (just one slice) but when your diet is on target 90% of the time and your digressions are small it won't hurt you.
I'd like to see your diet. I'm sure I could learn a thing or two from it.
I'm also going to step in and just say penis.
I have to be carefull not to step on mine!
If your diet is in check there isn't much I can teach you.
I eat really simple stuff, unless I am on a date and am trying not to be completely OCD about bodybuilding as to not freak a chick out, I eat plain jane meals. Chicken and brown rice, eggs and oatmeal. Spinach salad with almonds. Steak and sweet potatoes. It's a science not a magic trick.
Gotcha. Your previous post sounded like you had a very specific diet. But if you were referring to general principles I've got it down.
I can totally relate about not freaking chicks out with diet obsession. I'm waaaay more anal about what I eat than any check I've ever known or dated. I think the last girl I started dating lost interest because our first dates were in the middle of my h-drol cycle and I wouldn't drink any alcohol when we went out. I think that killed it for her![]()
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Don't starve yourself man. You seem to make some good choices to try and offset the dirtyness.
I'm problably gonna eat a little dirty when I get home, mom is coming to town :approve:
I tried to eat a choc chip cookie today.....one bite and I couldn't finish. Gross.
Any way you could swap the second to last meal with the last meal?
Not sure I am following. Sorry if I am being an idiot.
Day 23
Starting Weight: 198lbs
Day 7 Weight: 196lbs
Day 14 Weight: 193.5lbs
Day 22 Weight: 195.5lbs (This is my fault and not LFE's)
Starting Measurements: Waist 36.75" Belly over belly button: 37.5"
Observations:
I am back to keeping the diet in check and I am really motivated to finish strong. Last night I had to skip my normal gym time to have dinner with my daughter for her birthday (can't believe I have an 11 year old). We ate at Genghis Grill and I loaded up tons of protein and some veggies in the bowl. I also ordered a side of brown rice. I only finished half the bowl and that was one of the only times I remember myself tap out when good food was still available. I saved the remainder for lunch so all was good.
I also was not satisfied skipping my cardio day so I pulled up my P90x Kenpo AVI and actually did the full session. That was pretty rough, but it has a great stretching session which loosened my back up. I was sweating like crazy and the kids thought I was nuts kicking, punching and sweating when they walked by.
Supplements
Lean Fuel Extreme @ 4 caps/day (2 AM, 2 around 11AM)
Whey Protein
Multi Vitamin
Xtend on workout Days
Fish Oil @ 9 caps (I upped the dosage because my joints are sore)
Fiber Chewables
Food yesterday:
Ignoring the weekend's food intake described above.
Day 18
30g Protein shake
eggs with ham (less than 2 eggs)
Oatmeal with pecans
lunch was 2 eggs with turkey sausage and a side of wheat toast
handful of almonds before the drive home
Dinner was a half bowl of chicken, steak and shirmp with a small side of brown rice.
After my 50 minute Kenpo session I chugged a 30g protein shake
Negatives:
All is going well. The desire is back and appetite control is going great.
Other Notes:
I lifted the other day and actually tried a previous max on bench press (315). I was pretty suprised that I was unable to lift it. I think trying to cut weight, sore back preventing me from going heavy and sore joints has me much weaker. Fuk it, at least I look better than I used to.
Stay away from the mashed potatoes especially that late in the day.