Jim Cordova is kickin’ my butt!
Ok, so I’m addicted to Jim’s writing (www.jimcordova.com). He’s a brother in Christ, and writing really good stuff. I’m proud of what he’s been able to accomplish in his relatively short life. However, I’ve come to this new (NOT!!) realization that I’m still eating too much. I did the nutrition calculations as is denoted in his foundational dieting article, and I’ve been eating almost twice as much as I need. Wow! I’ve been eating 42-50 grams of protein with almost each meal. However, Jim is suggesting to keep it at one gram per pound of lean bodyweight. For me, divided up 6 times is the following, roughly:
- 26 1/3 grams of protein
- 8.625 grams of fat
- 51 1/3 grams of carbs
Wow, what to do?!!?! I’ve got to rethink my eating. I want to gain muscle, but I’m eating so much that neither of my goals (building muscle, and losing fat) will be realizeable without eating properly. I need help and prayer!
August 3, 2008 at 4:37 pm
I was absolutely amazed at what happened to my body when I started eating 5 to 6 small meals per day, lifting weights and doing cardio. I followed the 12-week Body for Life program, which advocates all of the above and achieved what I thought was an impossible transformation. Even my wife (bodyspace: judimax) who has Lupus and Fibromyalgia who also followed the 12-week Body for Life program achieved a fantastic body transformation.
You friend Jim Cordova is 100% right on.
I wish you much success and remember:
“God didn’t promise you a day without pain, laughter without sorrow or sun without rain. But He did promise you strength for the day, comfort for your tears and a light for your way.”
If there is ever anything that I can do to be of assistance feel free to give me a yell.