[guitarplayerone]

Hey guys, long time no talk.

I've been quite busy, and am in fact writing a 200-level English paper right now.

The problem is, I need carbs to think, but I have been doing this ultralow carb thing. Should I just run and exercise more, while eating a bit more carbs than I currently am? (I'm already using almost all of my free time doing this)

I was wondering if those in the know could perhaps critique my diet and exercise regime.

From my weblog:

2 Egg omlette w turkey- breakfast

Lunch=cottage cheese thing w/ 2 mozzarella cheese stix

ran 2 miles.

Dinner=2.5 Galouptxi, 2 franks, 1 carrot, 1 bananna, I can clams, I can tuna.

The carbs are going to ruin me, esp if I don't do mad situps tonight to get rid of at least some of them. there's some motivation in any case.

I need them to think though, fucking WB Yeats paper.

I need to check my email.

Breakfast= 3 egg omlette, 1%lactaid skim milk.

I pepper, cut. I think I'm using too much olive oil.

Lunch= huuuuge salad. lowfat mozzarella shredded. w/mustard.

1.25 hot dogs. (finished after little sis)

kidney bean+beef soup.



edit:

1 sardelka 6pm

1 pc chicken w/ little bit of bacon 9:30 pm (wtf)

100 left, center, right situps.

80 pus as of right now. about to do 20 more.

Intend to wake early to run, yadda yadda yadda, but when do I ever.

mayb a quick miller field circle...

So three days, six pounds. That's something of a personal record. I am digging how fast this is happening, I never imagined it would be this easy. Maybe I am a mesomorph after all.

Breakfast= Cottage cheese. 26g carbs. 45? g protein. I think I will try to limit my carb intake across the day, since I wasnt able to have any more carbs after that.

Snack- sugarfree redbull. 1carb.

10 warmup laps. 16 sprint laps. 10 approaching stroke laps. fuck, im sore.

Lunch= Stuffed pepper (stuffed w/ meat). Lots of cabbage. raw. Blueberries.

Dinner=1pc chicken, 1pc beef whatever it is. 5:45 pm.

Did I mention tons of cabbage?

edit: FUCK. cravings.

Rest of cabbage has disappeared. Ate some saurkraut, veal thing. (It's all veal). Also ate some cashews. Fuck. I need to figure out my carb intake so I don't end up cheating this way again. 8:00pm

smoked salmon piece. small bit of peanuts (maybe five or so). grapes, cherries.

I think I will make tonight a situps night, as my upper body is just shot.

Breakfast:

Omlette. 3 Eggs. 1 Bell pepper, sliced, fried. I tomato, sliced fried. I slice turkey, fried. All in veggie oil. 2% Lactaid milk for omlette

Lunch:

1 Can tuna. 2 Mini cottage cheese paks.

Dinner:

Kidney bean soup with (beef?) inside. Approx 3oz beef. Chicken, approx 8 oz.



Got to school today and they told me it was closed. Will go to sleep early for early rise tomorrow. Must rise early enough for high-protein breakfast. Pack more protein for lunch.

Breakfast:
-2 'sardelki' - russian veal hot dogs
-1/2 tbsp ketchup. 1/2 tbsp horseradish
-60 pushups. Run from house to bus. Race bus till Bancroft.

Lunch:
-1 apple.
-1 ziplok bag of walnuts.
-Random runs from Brielle, to CSI. Then to bookstore. Then to library, then to class. Not all intentional

Dinner: (unfortunately at 8:30. uggh)
-1 can tuna fish. No mayo or anything else. Just tuna. 37.5g protein.
-1 piece chicken breast. estimated 4g.
-Side of roast peppers and onions.

~120 pushups.
~120 situps.

[Uber Mega]

What is it you're trying to do? as different goals obviously require different nutrition/regimes. Since you are avoiding too many cards i'm guessing you're on a pure, tight muscle building diet, not wanting to bulk up or put on 'mass'?

[Mastodon]

If I were in your situation I'd just let go until I was done writing the paper.

That's easy for me to say though since I'm not in your shoes and I'm sure you've put a lot of effort into this and don't want it all to go to waste.

[guitarplayerone]

Originally Posted by Uber Mega

What is it you're trying to do? as different goals obviously require different nutrition/regimes. Since you are avoiding too many cards i'm guessing you're on a pure, tight muscle building diet, not wanting to bulk up or put on 'mass'?

right on, im trying to get a 'leaner' physique but I'm eating tons of protein avoid losing any muscle mass

[Thixotrope]

Are you taking a fat burner? 200mg of caffiene three times a day should keep your brain working (synthetically). If you are doing that and it doesn't quite cut it, try a prescription for Adderall. I've always considered myself "above average" in the intelligence department but when I took Adderall in college I was like a fucking sponge! It took a third of the time to write papers, do differential equations and straight up learn new information. Consult your doctor or your local drug dealer.

Creatine has also been shown to support thought clarity. Maybe even a bottle of Focus Factor could help you (that was part joke, I've never tried the stuff).

If all else fails, adding some complex wouldn't jeopadize your goals...it might even facilitate them. Maybe 1/2 cup steel cut oats with breakfast, a small portion of brown rice with lunch and a half of a yam with dinner. All together you wouldn't add more than 100 grams of carbs doing this and you wouldn't have to worry about fat conversion due to a lack of an insulin response.

Another thing I could think of is to make sure you're doing low intensity cardio (pulse=120-130bpm) after working out and high intensity interval cardio (20min alternating sprinting and jogging) on days off of weights. Low intensity cardio feeds off of simple sugars. Since your not ingesting any your body uses fat as a fuel instead. Sustained high intensity cardio has cardioascular benefits but isn's as efficient at fat loss. Interval cardio is excellent for fat loss but can be counterproductive if you've performed strength training recently (+/- 6 hours)

Well, I've rambled enough. Hope I was somewhat helpful.

[Jason]

Dude once you stop the low carb thing your going put the weight back on. You are better off eating complex carbs and keeping your meals balanced.

[Thixotrope]

Originally Posted by Jason

Dude once you stop the low carb thing your going put the weight back on. You are better off eating complex carbs and keeping your meals balanced.

Not neccessarily. The body is pretty resilient and acheives homeostasis no matter what you throw at it. Don't forget too if you're burning off more calories than you consume it would be impossible for you gain weight. All you would have to do is keep your daily caloric intake constant and just shift a percentage of you macronutrient intake to carbs. If this transition is slow to moderate then there is no need to worry about gaining any weight.

This macronutrient shift will build your glycogen levels back up which will result in a "fuller" look to your muscles (albeit temporarily) and cause glycolysis to occur which will up your ATP and NADH (increased energy). This is what bodybuilders refer to as "carbing up" before a show. A long lasting carb depleted diets can cause muscles to look flat and depending on their individual biochemistry will load up on carbs anywhere from a day to a few days before a show to give them that full pumped look. It gets a lot more complicated than this but you get the picture.

Yours is a common misconception which can happen with ANY diet. When a target weight is reached, the dieter usually resume their eating habits prior to the diet causing a rapid weight gain. The body does NOT like violent fluctuations like that and it will manifest through how your body looks.

[Mastodon]

Originally Posted by Thixotrope

Are you taking a fat burner? 200mg of caffiene three times a day should keep your brain working (synthetically). If you are doing that and it doesn't quite cut it, try a prescription for Adderall. I've always considered myself "above average" in the intelligence department but when I took Adderall in college I was like a fucking sponge! It took a third of the time to write papers, do differential equations and straight up learn new information. Consult your doctor or your local drug dealer.

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WORST ADVICE EVER

You are fucking stupid.

Adderall sucks, do not listen to this guy.

Not to mention that this would be illegal.

[darren]

I'm no expert, but based on what you posted, it seems to me that you're getting nowhere near enough fruits and vegetables in your diet.

And beware of the "carbs" trap... not all carbs are created equal. Consume simple carbs (starchy foods like rice and pasta, or anything with refined sugars added) in very limited quantities. But complex carbs like those found in other foods are pretty essential... your brain (like your body) needs fuel in order to operate. Carbs = fuel.

Whatever plan you're following, it seems to me like you'll gain back whatever you've lost if you ever start eating "normally" again.

[Drew]

Low carb diets = crap. I've lost weight on a HIGH carb diet (mainly pizza and beer, plus pasta and excersize) just to spite the Atkins fuckers.

My advice is just to eat the way God intended (disclaimer, I'm Italian so I have strong feelings about this stuff), and just walk a lot and do plenty of pushups and situps. Your body will thank you.

Besides, how old are you? High school? I'd wait a couple years longer before throwing any diets based around excluding a type of food at your body, because you're still in growth mode. The long term effects of low carb diets aren't even fully understood for adults - I wouldn't fuck with them as a teenager.