Finding Good Balance
This week has been a pretty good one overall as my energy has been back up and workouts are going great. I’ve backed my calories down to just over 2600 for the time being on a lifting day and around 2400 on an off day. I’m not sticking 100% to this, but its my baseline. If I start to crash I’ll add in an extra yogurt, some oats, etc. to get me through the next meal. I’m trying to find out where I feel the best overall and still maintain my weight since its a completely different game now with an extra 20+lbs. The upside of backing down the carbs, too, is that my appetite is back up and its easier to get the water in that I should be drinking. Carbs on a lifting day are around 250 and on an off day closer to 200. I’m still getting about 60g of good fats on both days for my sustained energy, mostly from whole eggs, ground flax seeds, and cheese. Whole milk is out for the time being to keep the sugars lower, but as I mentioned the yogurt is still on the table. Visually I’m looking a bit leaner and certainly feeling the thermogenic kicks throughout the day and I get much warmer in my workouts (all be it with the help of a little ephedra and evodiamine). I want to keep this up until GJ is done with her show then gradually bring the calories up a little more and see at what points I maintain and bulk. I think as PulgasStrongMan has reiterated a few times, I was probably throwing a wet log on the fire with too much protein, though I’m thinking it was just flat out too many calories and my body was spending most of its fuel just to try and digest everything I was feeding it. All part of the learning process, but I’m liking what I’m feeling thus far. Still keeping most of the carbs and fats earlier in the day, increased my greens, and avoiding many carbs after about 4pm in the day (more salads with tuna or chicken and broccoli). Time will tell as always.
June 21, 2008 at 9:14 am
Way to bust it out Adam! I’m real lazy on my diet…. I try to eat clean…. just dont keep track of the cals/carbs I do get 200 grams plus of protien each day though. Keep on keepin!
Real Men Have Mass!
June 23, 2008 at 5:10 am
Backing down like that on the intake certainly should rip you up Adam! Keep it going bro … when you get a diet you like dialed, hang in there with that caloric intake for a couple of months before you swap things out. That way you will have a clear idea of exactly what it is doing for you.
Continue to be relentless!
Brian
June 23, 2008 at 10:41 am
Usually when you think you’ve got it all down, your body will adjust and your back at square one. Trying to adjust.
June 25, 2008 at 7:18 am
wish i had your drive. way to go Adam. you look great now, you will look amazing