Time for the brawn to meet the brain…
I have come to the moment in my physical journey when I have to really engage my brain. Not that I haven’t already. To be completely honest, that is the greatest joy that comes from bb.com. There are so many educational articles. You really can learn all that you want to know on any health subject.
So, you may wonder what I am talking about. Well, it is time for me to take a good long educated look at what I have been eating and doing. I need to figure out what needs to be changed in order for my body to respond the way I want. I am still carrying too much fat. I guess I have to admit that I am an easy gainer. I gain muscle easy, but I also gain everything else easy.
I have been carb cycling for two weeks. That has proven so far to just make me fatter. I have been using fitday.com. According to this website I have been burning between 2100 to 2700 calories a day depending on my activity. On average I eat anywhere from 1600 to 2100 (carb load days) I always try to keep it about 500 calories under what I am eating. Still I am maintaining the same weight. So…fitday must be wrong. I must not really be burning that many calories. I am going to experiment by cutting down to 1500 a day and not eating any carbs after 2:00, ever…..
If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know.
September 10, 2008 at 12:44 pm
I’m no expert my friend, but this is what I do. I figured out carb cycling isn’t for me tho maybe it is for others. I generally eat about 1200-1500cal/day and only on my cheat meal day do I load up with carbs or at least eat more than I normally do. As long as I keep my training and cardio like usual it seems to work. Tho i still have some more bodyfat to lose. You sure don’t look like you have much if any…and if you do, you hide it well! You look fabulous!!!!!!!
September 10, 2008 at 5:28 pm
Don’t depend on FitDay for your calorie expenditure. It grossly overestimates the amount of calories burned for the activity in question. Rather, invest in a monitor that measures cardio output and use that instead. It will make all the difference in the world. Also, you may want to ask your doctor about being allegeric to carbs. Some folks are and that’s why they don’t lean out.
September 10, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Allergic to carbs, wouldn’t that just be my luck!