Thread: Diet is a 4 letter word

Simple Solution: Eat less cals than you burn and lose 1-2 pounds a week.

NHE wasn't that hard at all, I was going to suggest maybe carb cycling by Twin Peak. But it may be too complex as well. KETO are really easy to follow. Just eat more fat than protein, and carb up 2 day outta the week.

Just suggestions

There are other factors involved other than just protein. You have to have the right kind of carbs and the right amounts of EFA's.
Here ya go..........Guide to Cutting, Bulking & Maintenance

Don't get overwhelmed, bud.
Just keep it simple....introduce one factor at a time, monitoring the effectiveness of each before adding or changing anything.
Believe me, I'm no stranger to the complexity and confusion of dieting, nor can I claim credit for the above offered advice. Secondly, while there is a lot of sound advice offered here, keep in mind that different approaches, diets,suppliments...whatever, work differently for each of us.
Thirdly, "ripped" ain't ever easy, even for the pros in our midst.
Good luck.

Thanks for all the input. I just got home from the local grocery store, here in the big city of Hazel Green AL. I walked around the store for an hour trying to come up with something new. This afternon will be a very large hamburger steak with mushrooms and onions I'd kill for mac and cheese, and home fried taters. I think the 2nd worst part of this is having to do all the cooking. It would be so much easier if I could hit the McDonalds drive through and get a #4, supersized with a coke and 2 pies.

my advice...

cut out the carbs, only eat them when you need them

the rest of the day eat protein's (chicken, tuna, salmon, turkey, lean beef)

supplement your diet with flax/linseed, and get a serving of nuts or a tsp of olive oil a day (these are your EFA's, will help you lose the bad fat)

the times of the day you should be having carbs are at breakfast, an hour or so before training and a hour or so after training, carbs should be complex (oats/rice/pasta etc...) and taken with protein to keep the G.I. low

follow this advice and you WILL start losing fat fast

i don't recommend them high carb/low carb days as the carbs are taken in all in 1 days, not necessarily when you body demands them the most, if you barket them around training you will put them to good use JMO

rememeber to drink plenty of water and eat 6-9 smaller meals a day

oh and use common sense! if your feeling a bit weak get some more carbs in you, if your struggling to see results cut down more... you just gotta play it smart like that

good luck

Originally posted by young d
my advice...

cut out the carbs, only eat them when you need them

the rest of the day eat protein's (chicken, tuna, salmon, turkey, lean beef)

supplement your diet with flax/linseed, and get a serving of nuts or a tsp of olive oil a day (these are your EFA's, will help you lose the bad fat)

the times of the day you should be having carbs are at breakfast, an hour or so before training and a hour or so after training, carbs should be complex (oats/rice/pasta etc...) and taken with protein to keep the G.I. low

follow this advice and you WILL start losing fat fast

i don't recommend them high carb/low carb days as the carbs are taken in all in 1 days, not necessarily when you body demands them the most, if you barket them around training you will put them to good use JMO

rememeber to drink plenty of water and eat 6-9 smaller meals a day

oh and use common sense! if your feeling a bit weak get some more carbs in you, if your struggling to see results cut down more... you just gotta play it smart like that

good luck

Very good advice!

Oh well.....so much for the hamburger steak. I walked outside to check the mail and came back in to find the cat in the middle of my dinner. I guess he wanted the meat more than I did. Does anyone know the protein and carbs in CAT?