I had a 4 week hiatus and it hurt (series of random events). I'm about the same weight but definitely lost some muscle and gained a little around the waist (diet also fell by the way side). First day back was on Monday. Luckily the strength was still there but endurance was ****e. I'm actually hunting for a new gym due to job relocation. I've been using our buildings gym but that's gone now. Any recommendations? I'd prefer it to be near work (I45N and Beltway). I live near the heights so if anyone has recommendations there as well, but i'd prefer to have a gym close to work because I will lose motivation driving in the car.
I've now lost a total of 33 pounds since January doing this. Last week, I won my department's "Biggest Loser" competition. The reward was $200 cold hard cash...and my before/after picture in the company newsletter. Google "slow carb diet."
I had to lay off the coffee forever. Instead I now take amino for energy. Makes me recover faster and doesn't age the hell outta me. To stay in this game you need to find a friend that does the same damn thing. I had fell off bad and my cousin roasted me back into shape. It happens, we are happier eating unhealthy fat food momentarily.
Coffee is a diuretic, sure but if you hydrate properly it doesn't cause wrinkles. Coffee's benefits (in moderation) far exceed any negatives
I am in the habit of eating high protein, moderate carbs and healthy fat diet. Just get into a routine where you do it without even thinking about it. If you have to think too much, than you find yourself making the wrong decisions. My breakfast is the same just about every day. 1.5 cups of oats, tbs all natural peanut butter and 44g whey protein. Same routing daily. Once in awhile I want a break and i'll decide to stop and get some brisket & egg tacos. My work has a gym so instead of going out to eat I bring lunch from home and hit the gym during my lunch break.
I have a dirty job and do a lot of heavy lifting. The problem I have is very little movement. I'm trying to get back in the habit of walking several miles in the evening. Just curious if its better to eat before or after I walk?
Ok guys I need some help from some working out Experts: im 5'6 and weigh 178 Lbs so i work out about 5 times a week and burn about 500 calories on each workout (Includes cardio and weight lifting) At the moment im above 20% bf (which although not good) im working at it: I would like to know how much i should eat: I eat clean everyday (Grilled Chicken, Tilapia, eggs in the morning) My macros at the moment: I eat about 1900-2200 calories a day) about 200 Grams of Protein (Most food) 40-50 Grams of Fat and about 100-220 Carbs a day What i would like to know is some of yall expertise. How much should i be eating to lose body fat and still keep muscle/ gain muscle. I want gain lean muscle of course- and not bulk and look to fat
1. Clean eating doesn't matter. If you want to be healthy, then cool, but as far as muscle gain and fat loss, it doesn't matter if it's clean or not. It's all about the macros. I'm just telling you because some people get stuck on the idea that they need to eat cleaner and cleaner to keep their fat loss going...not the case. 2. You have to figure out where you were to begin with. That gives you a starting point to work with. Starting a diet with X calories that someone else did or you got from somewhere isn't going to be personalized for you..it increases the chances of you wasting your time..not efficient...so i'd recommend counting your macros before you make any adjustments. figure out how much you're usually eating, AKA what macros made you "fat" to begin with....that gives you a starting point of numbers to play with (adjust). Once you have this daily average, increase//decrease the % of macros, but don't do it all at once....ex. If 70% of your diet was carbs, then don't immediately try to change it to 30%. Make smaller adjustments...let your body adapt and adjust again, until you reach what is desirable. Same goes for total calories...take off 100 or 200 at first, and work your way down. 3. Your current macros/calories don't look bad...I'd probably lower the protein some and shift that over to the fat. Maybe by about 80 or 90 calories.. I'm guessing you just started this plan? It'll take time, but again, if you didn't work your way down, then you probably should. It's better overall to let your body adapt and not just shock it from one week to the next.
Thanks for taking your time to give me the above advise. I have lowered my protein to about 180 (about a pound a gram) My Fats to about 60-80 (about 0.45g per lb) and have been filling up my carbs to cover atleast close to my calorie goal: This is about 140-200 carbs Ill see how that goes.. I think i should see much needed progress. I think i have hit a plateau, but it was because my lack of cardio (I was only doing about 10 minutes and has since ramp it up to about 20- 25 MIN daily) Now it feels like its working
Whole 30. My wife and I both dropped about 20-25 pounds. Grab the book. It changes your relationship with food as a whole and teaches you how to cook. The best part is that I don't have to count calories or even eat tiny portions. We both ate as much as we wanted. It's just the fact that you take so many problematic things out of your diet.
Usually once a week but quite heavy. Sometimes 2-3 times with the other days being relatively light. I make sure I chug about half a gallon of water before bed and then get up and keep chugging water while doing some cardio to sweat it out. I'm ready to hit the weights the next day.
I've now lost 40 pounds since January doing the above. Blood pressure down, more energy, clothes falling off, everyone noticing and asking what I'm doing.... My goal is to be below 200 by the summer. I haven't been below 200 since college 20 years ago... Slow Carb Diet = life changer
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not even a tip, but consider this : if G-index diet worked for you , then try using flax-seeds supplement with your regular meals with no restriction to certain food or routine, more like a cheat code
