Carb junkie

**FUZO** · 09-01-2011, 12:38 AM

Need a carb patch for my shoulder like a smoker needs a nicotine patch,lol

**sassy69** · 09-01-2011, 01:32 PM

Start by listing out your diet or at least a typical day's mealplan and identify the really shitty quality carb sources - are you a sugar junkie? Then start cleaning those out, and if you need find other quality carbs to replace them - like a big brown rice meal so you're too full to go after a box of Oreos, etc.

Part of 'detoxing' is just cleaning out the regular sugar you feed yourself that it gets hooked on. The stuff tastes great while you're eating it, but if you spend like 3 weeks cleaning out the worst of the shit and relegating it to a 1/week cheat meal - you'll find you enjoy that cheat meal less and less, the more your body gets used to clean food.

**vannesb** · 09-01-2011, 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by sassy69

Start by listing out your diet or at least a typical day's mealplan and identify the really shitty quality carb sources - are you a sugar junkie? Then start cleaning those out, and if you need find other quality carbs to replace them - like a big brown rice meal so you're too full to go after a box of Oreos, etc.

Part of 'detoxing' is just cleaning out the regular sugar you feed yourself that it gets hooked on. The stuff tastes great while you're eating it, but if you spend like 3 weeks cleaning out the worst of the shit and relegating it to a 1/week cheat meal - you'll find you enjoy that cheat meal less and less, the more your body gets used to clean food.

If you are bulking what is a good carb intake? 5-10 174lbs?

**JimmyPaige** · 09-01-2011, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by sassy69

Start by listing out your diet or at least a typical day's mealplan and identify the really shitty quality carb sources - are you a sugar junkie? Then start cleaning those out, and if you need find other quality carbs to replace them - like a big brown rice meal so you're too full to go after a box of Oreos, etc.

Part of 'detoxing' is just cleaning out the regular sugar you feed yourself that it gets hooked on. The stuff tastes great while you're eating it, but if you spend like 3 weeks cleaning out the worst of the shit and relegating it to a 1/week cheat meal - you'll find you enjoy that cheat meal less and less, the more your body gets used to clean food.

Yup

I used to get sugar/carb cravings at night and I'd go to the store and buy Oreos. I'd eat half the bag before I felt guilty and then I'd throw the rest of it away. If I got cravings the next night I'd just go to the store and buy more lol

The way I got out of that cycle was by going cold turkey. The hardest part is the first couple days but now after a month of no sweets I don't even get the urge anymore.

**Merkaba** · 09-01-2011, 11:19 PM

Originally Posted by sassy69

Start by listing out your diet or at least a typical day's mealplan and identify the really shitty quality carb sources - are you a sugar junkie? Then start cleaning those out, and if you need find other quality carbs to replace them - like a big brown rice meal so you're too full to go after a box of Oreos, etc.

Part of 'detoxing' is just cleaning out the regular sugar you feed yourself that it gets hooked on. The stuff tastes great while you're eating it, but if you spend like 3 weeks cleaning out the worst of the shit and relegating it to a 1/week cheat meal - you'll find you enjoy that cheat meal less and less, the more your body gets used to clean food.

Double Amen...

**sassy69** · 09-02-2011, 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by vannesb

If you are bulking what is a good carb intake? 5-10 174lbs?

I don't know that there is any one perfect amount. I don't know anything about your energy needs - i.e. some people have screaming metabolism and can use huge amounts of carbs, some can't.

General guidance to for a diet to build:

2 x your weight in protein = 350g protein
20 x your weight = total cals = 3500 total cals

Then subtract the cals from 350g protein, and break down the rest into like 20% fats and the rest carbs, and then split that amount into 6-7 different meals (or however you are comfortable consuming your daily meal plan)

You can adjust the above to what feels good and sufficient based on how much energy you have, how good your training is, how well you sleep and if you're gaining muscle or more bodyfat than you want.

You can manage the bodyfat a little if you want to do a leaner bulk by upping the carbs on you lift heavier (e.g. legs) and dropping them more when you are off.

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