Is it possible to get leaner, without any serious discomfort?

[Big Johnson]

Go on a NO carb diet. Eat all the meat, eggs, cheese, tuna, mayo, bacon, celerey, etc. that you want!

It takes a month or two, but when your body adjusts, you'll feel so good you'll never eat the same way again.

 

[p60]

On a second thought,

I am curious to hear if any of you guys have naturually been at a bodyfat like 12-15% even when you have been eating healthy and doing cardio and lifting. Because for me I have. Even back when I was eating cleaner and doing more cardio and lifting, I still wasnt getting any leaner,
its almost as if my body absolutely hates dropping below 12% unless I resort to some diet that makes me feel deprived and unhappy on a daily basis.

I guess what I'm wondering is, have any of you guys ever been in my boat, (where you were already doing the 3 days of cardio, 3 days of lifting, and pretty healthy eating) and yet still were floating at around 12% BF? And have you guys also found a temporary 'lean eating plan' that allowed you to permanently lower your BF in the 7% range? And when I say permanent I mean like you have been there for at least an entire year without much variance at all.

so in other words all you did was suffer on some diet for a few months, and now you are permanently hotter because of it, even though you have now switched back to what you were doing before.

lets hear some responses. forgive the longness of all my posts.

 

[Taps]

My body hates going below 14%bf or so. That being said, I've dropped down to a hair over 12% in the last 8 days on Swolegenix. I see no reason why I won't be able to hit the single digits in a month or so...oh, I'm also getting stronger.

First thing you have to realize is that dieting isn't fun. It doesn't have to be hell on Earth, but don't expect it to be painless.

Do cardio everyday for an hour, drop the junk food, eat a ton of protein. Do that for two weeks and see if you don't look different.

 

[sk*]

You are just mentally weak. Oh well, I guess we need you to balance things out.

-sk

 

[p60]

My body hates going below 14%bf or so. That being said, I've dropped down to a hair over 12% in the last 8 days on Swolegenix. I see no reason why I won't be able to hit the single digits in a month or so...oh, I'm also getting stronger.

First thing you have to realize is that dieting isn't fun. It doesn't have to be hell on Earth, but don't expect it to be painless.

Do cardio everyday for an hour, drop the junk food, eat a ton of protein. Do that for two weeks and see if you don't look different.

Does anyone who diets like this ever maintain a hella low bodyfat for long term?

 

[casavant]

Go with the meth, dude.

 

[p60]

BTW,

just thought I would add:

It has been statistically proven in the medical world that about 95% of the people who use 'conscious restraint' in order to lose fat end up gaining all the weight back if not more.


And I already know the counterpoint that you guys are going to say about this:

Well those people are stupid and revert back to their former eating plan after their diet, and thus they end up gaining the weight back.

So let me get this straight. In order to get lean, and to stay lean, I would not only have to diet (create caloric deficit), but also stay on that depriving diet in order to look fancy?

 

[supersizeme]

casavant wouldn't steer you wrong despite stinking up his place with catfish

 

[Taps]

To lose the fat, you're gonna have to cut down on what you eat and also eat better quality food. Depending on your age, you'll likely have to do cardio and lift weights as well. As soon as you accept that, you'll be good to go.

Once you get to where you want to be in terms of bodyfat then yes, you can slack off a bit. Obviously, you can't go ass-wild on McDonalds everyday, but a Big Mac once a week won't kill ya. A diet should be a temporary thing, imo. It's not something you should do forever.

 

[c-sharp minor]

35 y/o with no cardio and I'm around 7-8% bf.

I eat a healthy diet and eat no complex carbs after 7:00 pm.

That's it.

This is how eat when cutting every spring.

It took me 4 months to lose 20 lbs.

I eat 7 meals a day and I'm never hungry.

I prefer to stay on a diet I can live with every day. I like the food I eat so it's not much of a problem.

I eat moderate protein/carbs/fats and lots of fresh vegetables and fruits. I try and stay away from cooking my food as much as possible. I also drink about 2 gallons of water per day.

If I want a double quarter pounder, I have one. I don't have much of a sweet tooth, so no problem there.