need to cut. help?

[DrBones]

Good to see your trying to shed a couple of lbs... I think you are a little overly worried about how much mass you are going to lose...
I do cardio roughly 4 times a week, 20-25 min 3 times a week, and 45 min 1 time a week (on one of my off days). I've also been on a lower cal diet, and the fat has been shedding while my lifts have simultaneously been going up. As long as you don't try to lose too much weight too fast I don't think you are going to shrink nearly as much as you imagine.
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[jeremys]

haha, alright. i guess i'm a little paranoid, but ive worked so hard to get as big as i am, just afraid of losing some. i guess its kinda a 'close your eyes and jump' kind of thing.

today so far i ate:

meal 1: 5 eggs
2 slices bacon
2 slices bread

meal 2: 2 egg whites
1 whole egg
1 glass milk
3 TBSP peanut butter

meal 3: 3 egg whites
1/2 cup oatmeal w/ 1/2 cup milk
1 glass milk

totals so far today: 117g protein, 80.5 g fat, 107g carbs

i plan on adding some venison to the mix tonight and in the near future.

what can i expect from a diet like this? any suggestions?

 

[Mr.X]

haha, alright. i guess i'm a little paranoid, but ive worked so hard to get as big as i am, just afraid of losing some. i guess its kinda a 'close your eyes and jump' kind of thing.

today so far i ate:

meal 1: 5 eggs
2 slices bacon
2 slices bread

meal 2: 2 egg whites
1 whole egg
1 glass milk
3 TBSP peanut butter

meal 3: 3 egg whites
1/2 cup oatmeal w/ 1/2 cup milk
1 glass milk

totals so far today: 117g protein, 80.5 g fat, 107g carbs

i plan on adding some venison to the mix tonight and in the near future.

what can i expect from a diet like this? any suggestions?

Drop the milk and bread and you can expect much more. Add some complex carbs like yams and pasta. Beans are also a good choice.

Mr.X

 

[jeremys]

no milk!!?! lol, that would suck. what good would it do? could i just go w/ skim?

i cant eat eat perfectly because i'm a teenager that lives w/ 6 other people. it's hard to get the right food just because 1 person wants to eat differently. we're not a very wealthy family, so that doesn't help much either.

i'll try to get my parents to get some tuna, beans, etc, but that wont be for a couple days. i dont even know what yams are!!

 

[Mr.X]

no milk!!?! lol, that would suck. what good would it do? could i just go w/ skim?

i cant eat eat perfectly because i'm a teenager that lives w/ 6 other people. it's hard to get the right food just because 1 person wants to eat differently. we're not a very wealthy family, so that doesn't help much either.

i'll try to get my parents to get some tuna, beans, etc, but that wont be for a couple days. i dont even know what yams are!!

Well, I think your current diet is better then nothing, so my advice would be to keep it up and you should see some results if you stick to your cardio/weights.

for now, keep the milk....I've had a trademark change of heart

Mr.X

 

[jeremys]

thanks for the help

just curious...what are pros/cons of ckd and/vs. a 40/30/30?

 

[emptywallet]

Re: Re: need to cut. help?

1)yes, I stayed at 4-5% bf for about 2 years

2)Add calories to reach they BMR (basal metabolic rate)

I am very proud to see you're starting on the right path, for not many people can do what you are doing. I would recommend you give a CKD type diet a shot and see how you like the results, if not, a nice Isocaloric diet is best.

Mr.X

Isocaloric meaning you decrease calories on non training days correct? Kinda like calorie cycling? Or am I way way way off here. I remember reading one of your articles about caloric cycling.

 

[Mr.X]

Re: Re: Re: need to cut. help?

Isocaloric meaning you decrease calories on non training days correct? Kinda like calorie cycling? Or am I way way way off here. I remember reading one of your articles about caloric cycling.

Isocaloric is what's called an "EVEN CONCEPT DIET"

meaning all the retios are even...
ex: 33%protein/33%fat/33%carbs
my only difference: 40% protein/30%carbs/30%fat

Mr.X

 

[jeremys]

just curious...what are pros/cons of ckd and/vs. a 40/30/30?

bump??

also, is there anything wrong w/ high fat?

 

[Mr.X]

thanks for the help

just curious...what are pros/cons of ckd and/vs. a 40/30/30?

CKD is supposed to be the revolution, less catabolic and more fat-burning, but if ISOCALORIC is done right you achieve pretty much the same results.

Mr.X