Staying Active and New Diet
I just dont feel like im seeing the results I want to and although I dont journal it I do weights 4-5x a week right now and I do cardio 4x a week too. I STRONGLY feel that my fruit and carbs are to blame because I am eating at a deficient but not too much of a deficient. So here’s what my diet look like mon through Friday… and on sat and sun is a carb up day with 1 cheat . The carb load will allow me to have energy for my next weeks workouts. I did this diet with weights and cardio right after my son was born and it went well. I shed 10 pounds of unwanted fat in 8 weeks. Then I switched to carb cycling because of the lack of energy you experience on the anabloic diet, but my lack of energy came from not carbing up on the weekends. I found a GREAT article on it on BB.com…so I know now it’s 30grams of carbs 5 days a week , and since it’s not a ketonic diet completely you can add a bit more fat.
Anabolic Diet
Meal 1: Omlette, 3 slices turkey bacon, quarter avocado
Meal 2: Cottage Cheese and protein shake
Meal 3: Chicken w/ steamed broccoli
Meal 4: Nuts, Beef patty
Meal 5: Chicken and green beans/asparagus
Meal 6: Protein Shake
Macros
grams cals %total
Total: 1610
Fat: 59 527 33%
Sat: 10 94 6%
Poly: 9 79 5%
Mono: 23 204 13%
Carbs: 24 55 3%
Fiber: 10 0 0%
Protein: 249 996 63%
I also need to go get a fiber supplement because this would not be adequate fiber intake on this diet.
So what do you all think?
I’m aiming for 18-16% bodyfat…..im at 21.5 right now. I will probably stay on this diet for 8 weeks.
Staying VERY active right now too because im only doing online classes till Aug…so I am at home A LOT! I am walking with my son once to twice a day because im a "let me out of the house" person…(not a homebody AT ALL!) Riding my mother in laws horses 1-2 times a week…ect….I also start a women’s self defense class at the end of June.
I’m also looking into getting trainer right now that can help me take my body further. I am unsure to do this online or face to face…i’ve checked out a couple of trainers and looking into the prices/packages they have.
June 4, 2008 at 1:07 pm
The investment in a personal face-to-face trainer is worth it. Your diet should work. It is more carb restrictive than my personal likes…but it will definitely help you burn the fat and you are taking in enough calories. Nothing sped up my metabolism more than resistence training and clean eating.
June 5, 2008 at 6:51 pm
Perhaps too much protein and not nearly enough carbs. I would shoot for no more than 1.5 grams protein per lb body weight (lean mass if you want to) and 1 gram carbs. Cut out all refined sugar and carbonated drinks (diet soda is still HORRIBLE for you). What are you eating for carbs? You can do brown rice, but I have better luck with sweet potatoes and yams. The plus side of those to me (besides looking better, of course) is that I have a thing for pumpkin pie (like, a BIG thing lol) so eating yams is like eating pumpkin pie every day
June 5, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Right now I want to cut the carbs out and do a small 8 week cut till I get to 18% BF. I’m basically doing keto style, except this diet allows 2 high carb days on weekends…but clean carbs and one cheat meal if desired.