Diet Help

[CrystalChick]

Ok... **Deep Breath** Im about to loose it LOL..... I have been struggling to get off some bodyfat like forever I have changed my diet I have a trainer I see like once or twice a month but I don't feel like it's working quickly enough. I know ther are no quick fixes but I read other posts and it seems everybody is getting results fairly quickly.
Im just wondering if somepeople's body's are prone to loose bodyfat slower than others or am I missing the bodyfat loss boat.

Thanks CC

 

[The Shadow]

Drop carbs to 25 per day for 6 days and then carb up after every 6 days....

 

[Japanese machine]

Ok... **Deep Breath** Im about to loose it LOL..... I have been struggling to get off some bodyfat like forever I have changed my diet I have a trainer I see like once or twice a month but I don't feel like it's working quickly enough. I know ther are no quick fixes but I read other posts and it seems everybody is getting results fairly quickly.
Im just wondering if somepeople's body's are prone to loose bodyfat slower than others or am I missing the bodyfat loss boat.

Thanks CC

you can help us, help you better by answering.....

how long have you been dieting thus far?
what is you caloric intake/bmr?
what is you training frequency/cardio?
diet/sleep suffice?


CC- there will always be people that can stay lean easy, or get ripped with little to no effort, but thats genetics....not much you can do, however to the average "Joe" that gap can be narrowed with more research, and "smart" training/dieting.

 

[CrystalChick]

Here goes

How long have you been dieting thus far?
I switch up my diet every couple of months

what is you caloric intake/bmr? 1300-1400 calories

what is you training frequency/cardio?
I train Mon Weights/Cardio Intervolt Training 20-30 minutes
Tues Same
Wed off
Thurs Same
Friday-Same
diet/sleep suffice? Sleep 7-8 hours a day

Diet changes this is an example of one day

Meal 1 Oatmeal 1/2 cup

Meal 2 2oz chicken 15 baby Carrots

Meal 3 (Lunch) 4oz chicken 3/4 cup Brown Rice 1/2 cup Veggies

Meal 4 2-4oz chicken piece of fruit maybe a plum or cantelope it depends

GYM

Meal 5 (Dinner) 7:30pm 4oz protein 1/2 cup rice Salad This meal also Varies if it's a non weight day I will eat something Lighter.

 

[CrystalChick]

Oops I forgot Sat that's just cardio Sunday Off... I hope this helps everybody to help me understand what is going on...
I have tried lowering my carbs and increasing my fat from flax but this didn't do much either.

Thank in advance for your comments/suggestions.
CC

 

[Sassy69]

A quick comment because I didnt' add up all the carbs -- looks like a lot of carbs. Carbs love me. They are evil. The best luck I ever had was dieting for my first comp which involved a 3 day cycle carb rotation similar to Spatts'. Currently I'm taking an approach based on the Beverly International diet which is basically 3 days of low carb (primarily veggies) with 1/2 grapefruit in there and then a carb up on meal 5 of every 3rd day involving no protein but 1 c. oatmeal, 6 oz sweetpotatoe & 1/4 banana.

This diet is laid out on www.ironmagazine.com, under Forum (discussion board) in the Diet & Nutrition section, "Great Diet Threads" post (or something like that)... click on the Female Cutting Diet link. This lists 3 meal plans, the one I"m referring to is the 3rd one.

 

[CrystalChick]

Sassy thanks for the link Im looking at it now. Where it lists the weight Im assuming you follow the plan that matches your current weight?

 

[CrystalChick]

Oops sorry Sassy I see it's based on your metabolism

 

[Daisy_Girl]

I pretty much agree with Sassy - it seems like a lotta carbs. While carbs aren't all bad, you want to steer more toward fibrous ones.

Like in your Meal 3 - I'd switch the amounts so it's 1/2C rice and 3/4C veggies. Or even a cup - a cup of broccoli has like 50 calories, few carbs and some fiber. Other fibrous veggie I like is green beans.

7:30 is your last meal? What time do you go to bed? You gotta give your muscles something to chew on while you're sleeping.... or else they chew on each other!

 

[CrystalChick]

Hi Daisy,

Thank You for your suggestion I was doing 1/2 cup Brown Rice and 1 cup of Green Beans so I switched it up this week I will go back to the 1/2 cup Brown Rice.
Yes my last meal is about 8:00 and Im in bed by 10pm I almost always get up in the middle of the night hungry at which point I have some cottage cheese or protein shake.

 

[Sassy69]

Hi CC -- I actually am doing the diet on the bottom that calls for the carb up every 3rd day - regardless of metabolism.. That diet is the basic one promoted by Beverly International. Its done AMAZING things for 2 guy friends of mine. One is a well seasoned competitor who has gone natural for the last several weeks and is maintaining something like 4.5% bf and adding mass. The other is also a seasoned competitor, but has been hovering around a sort of bloated 250 lbs for the last several months. On this diet since April he has dropped 20 lbs, is developing veins in his 6-pack and decided to do a show in 5 weeks.

The general idea is a sort of keto diet w/ a carb up ever 3-4 days at the last meal. I started it again this past Monday and just to get my body kicking I'm gonna do a carb up only once / week for 2 weeks and then move to the carb ups roughly 2x/week. In the past carb rotation has done wonders for me. I also like the smaller protein portions. I was eating like 5-6 oz of protein w/ my meals and it required a shitload more cardio -- like on the order of approach 2 hrs / day -- which my feet just can't handle, much less my schedule.

 

[CrystalChick]

Hey Sassy, Im going to try the same one as you I will post results thank you so much for your help..


CC

 

[hardasnails73]

Oh by the way sassy69 you are welcome for that link LOL and by way HungryBB is at 228.5 as of tonight and right on schedule for contest time in 6 weeks. as for me i'm 210 and gaining at under 5% those protein cookies turned into protein creame puffs !! I need to revamp things alittle bit. I mixed it by hand shoudl have been by a mixer oh well live and learn i guess.

take care
hardasnails