snagency’s BodyBlog

Another dieting trick I utilize from time to time is the beef & grapefruit diet.

This works especially well if you are coming off a few days of low-carb dieting; bodyfat continues to fall while everything just tightens up & you get hard as nails.  I run this for 7-10 days, then transition out of it back to the beginning of my main diet technique.  This can get a bit monotonous, but the hardness you feel toward the end makes it well worth it.

The format is simply 8 oz. lean beef (93% lean) with 1/2 large red grapefruit, 5x daily (if under 200 lbs.) or 6x daily (if over 200 lbs.).

In fact, I’m starting this myself today! 

I’ve had a few questions about my dieting philosophy, so I thought I’d throw out a rough guideline.
I keep it pretty basic; those who know the Beverly International principles will recognize my approach, tho I have tweaked it ever so slightly.
The format is a 6 meal/day low-carb approach, and every 3rd day I substitute my nighttime shake for a full-blown clean carb meal. Here’s a sample:

#1 upon rising: 60 g protein shake w/ 1 TBS heavy whipping cream (@ 350 calories)
#2 after workout: 60 g protein shake w/ 1 TBS heavy whipping cream, 1 large red grapefruit
#3 egg whites (9), whole eggs (3), 1 cup broccoli
#4 90% lean beef (8 oz.), 5 oz. salad w/ tomatoes, 2 TBS Ken’s Olive Oil Vinaigrette dressing, 1 cup broccoli
#5 6 oz. albacore tuna w/ 2-3 TBS salsa, 2 cups broccoli stir fry veggies
#6 60 g protein shake (preferably casein-based) w/ half a cup low-fat cottage cheese

I eat every 2.5 - 3 hrs. of course, and I’ll also take 4 g fish oil (currently Natrol) w/ every meal except following workout.

The carb-up meal is every 3rd day, replacing meal #6, and as close to bed as possible:
1 large banana, 10-12 oz. sweet potato, 1.5 cups oatmeal, 1 cup broccoli
if you are taking aminos, take none w/ this meal — no protein-based supps whatsoever w/ this meal, let the carbs & fat do their jobs.

On days I don’t workout, meal #2 is replaced by meal #3 with the exception of swapping out grapefruit for broccoli, and meal #3 becomes:
8 oz. chicken breast OR fish (like tilapia) w/ 2 cups broccoli.

My body is carb-phobic; being all-natural, I can’t ingest the carbs that guys doing the juice can, so I turn my body into a fat-burning mechanism rather than letting it rely on carbs for fuel. The every 3rd day carb meal keeps the metabolism from slowing & getting adapted to the diet, and adds just enough to ensure muscle gains can still be made (slowly but surely); meanwhile, I look good & lean!!!

I should also add that I do not do any dairy (I am lactose-intolerant); my shakes are all in water.  I am able to handle the cream however (in small amounts).