My High Carb low calorie diet

[MohawkMuscle]

I know- I know high carbs are not the way to go... butthe first time I ate this weigh I went from 240lbs - 226lbs. Then I jumped on the Crum diet and went down to 216 but not too much in the way of fat loss. Mostlty lost weight from being depleted. for me.. that diet wasnt right. (Thats not to say its not good!)

My calories are down to 2000 per day with much of the calories comming from carbs.
Usually about 250-300g Carbs.
Protein is lower then usual... 130-170g
fat is 25-50g

I also added cardio 2x per day 5 days per week. 30min each time. I train 3 days per week using HIT style workouts. The workouts are unbeatable, its the diet that I am not acustomed too, but I immediatly felt full and pumped beyond beleif all the time. Something low carbs never did for me. Since my carbs are higher I do not need massive amounts of protein. Also because I am training with low sets I do not really need all that protein. Hell its saving me $60.00 per week on supplements plus steak expenses! More money for my future fina/test cycle! HEHEH (maybe!)

The good thing about this diet is I no longer worry about shoving protein down my throught! Hell!... dieting is hard enough!!!

Also I think 4-5 weeks is long enough to be on a low carb diet. In my humble opinion anyways...

Im already feeling leaner after this week, my weight is up to 221 now...(nice and full) Veins are slowly showing on my upper chest. (in the bathrooms bright lights hehe) Arms looking very vascular! Something I am not used to. Could also be the tanning I am now doing...

Butu so far I like this eating plan.... Weekends are when I eat about 500-1000 calories more.

A few more weeks I should be lean enough to post pics...

I do have a before pic of me at 240 if someone can sow me how to add picture on here...

 

[plornive]

I'm not against high-carb diets, but you should increase your protein intake. Protein spares lean mass, and with a caloric deficit that high you should get at least 1g per lb of bodyweight at the least.

 

[MohawkMuscle]

I know... but I am training with markus reinhard. When he competed in MM2002 his protein never went past 150g!!

So Im giving this a try.... it also helps lowering calories...

 

[nclifter6feet6]

im VERY interested on how this will workout for you(your low cal high carb diet). a guy at my gym is ripped and big he says he eats very high carbs low protien and lowfat, i dont know if he was giving me bs or not. but ive always been to scared to try this type of diet. with that amount of carbs your muscles will definitly be full and they may not need as much protien, keep us updated

 

[MohawkMuscle]

I will...
Im usually nervous about going low in protein also.

 

[plornive]

The thing is, roids will slow a user's amino acid turnover rate. This could lower Reinhard's protein needs. Roids are anticatabolic. At your bodyweight, I would eat that much protein while gaining mass, but not cutting. Well actually it is not a scientific fact or anything so I am excited to hear your results... I just suspect that more protein would only help you.

 

[MohawkMuscle]

thats true... more protein may help... or it may not...
But My goal is to keep my calories at 2000. While keeping my carbs up at about 250.. if I increase my protein my overall calories will be higher then I want them...

I will post pics of my results on this diet from 240-226lbs. ( If I can figure out how to add a picture)

 

[CrimsonKing]

What kind of Carbs? Low or High GI? I would think if it mostly High GI carbs you would have problems with fat gain and muscle loss.. You are doing alot of Cardio too.. What intensity is it at? Do you have a HR Monitor? What zone are you training in? Good Luck, post some measurement stats too...

 

[MohawkMuscle]

Well My cardio is not fast paced at all...

I take a nice walk outside in the am, then after my workout I do 30min of walking on the treadmill. I usually put it at 2.5 or 3 and just walk nicely. My heart rate usually hits 110-126. If I go any higher I feel as if Im working to hard. I donot want to have my legs getting tired. I usually burn about 400calories per day of just cardio. I could probably do 20 min at high interval training, but I think that would sap to muxh energy from my legs.

My stats as of now...

6ft
221lbs
Delts about 60"
chest 49-50? ( I havent checked)
arms 16.5
waist 36.5
legs 27
calves 17

 

[cleverlandshark2001]

Mohawk...
You and I are about the same size (I'm 6', 240) and hold the same philosophy as you when it comes to dieting!!!
I always catch a verbal beating from the iron warriors who only believe in the high protein approach for everything.
What I like to do is similar to what you do. I drop my cals below 2000 cals p/day and keep a high carb diet. My protein is actually a little lower than yours. Between 100-150 p/day.
I've kept the muscle size on past cutting cycles and my abs look better every time.
I do up the protein quite a bit once I start building. I up my cals to around 4000 p/day and eat about 250g protein p/day.
It's refreshing to hear that someone else believes in the same approach!
Keep us updated!
-Basher