Nutrition Check-In Thread
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Currently doing Carb Back Loading.
Still in the first week and learning how to make the macros work.
I was in various states of low carb eating so having nights with 300 plus grams of carbs multiple times a week is a big adjustment.
Bigger picture it's my route to add some muscle over the next two-three months.
Still in the first week and learning how to make the macros work.
I was in various states of low carb eating so having nights with 300 plus grams of carbs multiple times a week is a big adjustment.
Bigger picture it's my route to add some muscle over the next two-three months.
1.5 gallons of water
Lunch: Chicken Breast with a potato and veggies
Pre-Workout: An apple, couple strawberries, handful of almonds and a black coffee
Post-Workout: 3 weight watchers wraps with bacon, lettuce, tomato, and ham.
Snack: Cottage Cheese with some berries
Before Bed: Protein Shake with peanut butter and flax seed
Lunch: Chicken Breast with a potato and veggies
Pre-Workout: An apple, couple strawberries, handful of almonds and a black coffee
Post-Workout: 3 weight watchers wraps with bacon, lettuce, tomato, and ham.
Snack: Cottage Cheese with some berries
Before Bed: Protein Shake with peanut butter and flax seed
You must have dropped the Keto direction.
What is the goal? Still trying to lose in some form.
Yeah breh, I had to drop the Keto because I had no energy for my workouts and was just fukkin miserable.
I'm trying lose 30-40 lbs so definitely cutting. Let me know what tweaks you would recommend and also what your regular day looks like
Big picture it looks fine but without knowing macros I couldn't say otherwise. Total cals and macros seem like they could be the biggest places to tweak.Yeah breh, I had to drop the Keto because I had no energy for my workouts and was just fukkin miserable.
I'm trying lose 30-40 lbs so definitely cutting. Let me know what tweaks you would recommend and also what your regular day looks like
Dietary fat content looks like it would be a little low.
I'm still dialing in my meal plans. Hopefully after this week I will have it down.
Kid McNamara
'97 Mike Bibby
I'm having a hard time re-introducing carbs without thinking I"m about to blow the fukk up
I'm in the same boat. Going from 30 useable grams or less most of the week for 12-14 weeks to having multiple 300-500g days takes some faith.
Hard to say without know more but I doubt you are adding so much that it's going to be an issue. You are going to gain scale wise but it should even out.
Lifestyle wise carbs are a tool to manipulate. As you get leaner you will be able to process them better.
I think I've been fasting too much. I'm getting used to not eating. I only had some grapes early then in the middle of the day scrambled eggs with 1 whole and and 2 egg whites, 3 servings hash brows, some 2 slices Ezekiel bread with half a slice of colby cheese and a soy patty and all that adds up to 1200 calories. I could go to bed now and not eat again till tomorrow and it wouldn't matter to me but I think I'll put in a meal because that's too low for calories. According to my Fitbit I've burned all but 200 of those calories today with my hour at the gym.
Myfitnesspal is acting up because I decided to switch back to my Garmin Vivoactive in the middle of the day for the next couple weeks and it doesn't seem to know how to handle it. I'll likely go back to the Fitbit after a few weeks. The Fitbit is surprisingly accurate though. last week it said I burned 34,223 and ate 16772. My Aria scale says I lost 5.1 pounds. By the Fitbit's math I lost a 4 pounds and in reality I lost 5. Obviously the Fitbit can't track everything I do but for it to be that close is nice.
Myfitnesspal is acting up because I decided to switch back to my Garmin Vivoactive in the middle of the day for the next couple weeks and it doesn't seem to know how to handle it. I'll likely go back to the Fitbit after a few weeks. The Fitbit is surprisingly accurate though. last week it said I burned 34,223 and ate 16772. My Aria scale says I lost 5.1 pounds. By the Fitbit's math I lost a 4 pounds and in reality I lost 5. Obviously the Fitbit can't track everything I do but for it to be that close is nice.
Figure out your MACROS and TOTAL CALORIE intake from that.
Be precise. Don't be afraid to weigh your food.
"Peanut butter" doesn't mean anything. Could be 90 calories...could easily be 300.
Only way to adjust a diet is to know what your diet is starting from.
I did that for a few months....it was a lot of fun. Those post workout binges tho.....
Papa Johns Apple Pie Dessert Pizza
Kid McNamara
'97 Mike Bibby
My primary focus is losing weight, so I'm just cutting calories down and avoiding traps for now. I made the mistake of trying to complicate things after losing a lot of weight before, so right now I'm keeping it simple (calories in vs. calories out).
Day 2
Positives:
No fast-food, no candy/soda
Didn't exceed daily calories
Negatives:
Can't think of any.
Day 2
Positives:
No fast-food, no candy/soda
Didn't exceed daily calories
Negatives:
Can't think of any.
This is what I tell people who are just starting to fix their diet.
Changing everything at once can be too difficult mentally. I tell people to start by cutting out 1 or 2 "bad" things every week, or month, or whatever works.
For me, working/eating lunch every day at a sandwich shop, it was cutting mayo from all sandwiches and one slice of cheese instead of two
But just that change was like 300 fewer calories a day.Now I track almost everything I eat, or I know enough about my staples that I can estimate. It's become second nature, but I definitely would've failed if I changed everything at once.