Conclusions
Since I`ve tried many nutrition plans and specific diets, finally I`ve decided to write down my conclusions:
- Calorie and carb tapering: this was the first specific diet that I have followed and dropped 10-15 lbs with it. Just look at my progress pics and you can see the change between 2006 pic and 2008 pic. It`s quite simple, you can eat almost everything just respect the periods of time. 6:00 am-12:pm: foods with simple carbs, saturated fat, in one word junk food, 12:00 PM- 3:00 PM: fruits, complex carbs, unsaturated fat, after 3:00 PM: lean protein sources, vegetables.
- Skip the dinner: I still followed the first method but I used to overeat at breakfast and lunch, so I compensated it with skipping the dinner. It was quite a stupid thing but I`ve learned from it: I will never do this again!
- Veganism: It was a great experience! I had soo much energy, beautiful skin and I was almost everytime happy and energetic. Why did I stop? Because when I started to train, I experienced almost no muscle gain with this diet… Oh, and one more thing: I dropped 5 lbs with this diet without knowing it.
- High protein diet with carb cycling: This is my current eating method. I gain muscle in no time and I noticed that my bf% is constantly lowering, so I think I`ve finally found my perfect diet. My calories are higher on my workout days and lower on cardio days, I have 4 moderate carb and 3 high carb days. My protein and fat intake is a bit higher on cardio days, but usually it`s around 150 (protein) and 30 (fat) grams. No cheat meals, no cheat days, just clean food, but I incorporated all the foods I love: fruits, nuts, cottage cheeeese so I`m very satisfied with it.
I think that`s all 
Hugs, Réka
June 2, 2009 at 12:02 pm
This just proves that everyone’s body is different and one eating plan may not work for 2 people. Congrats on finally finding the right combo. Good luck with your goals!!