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Join Date: Nov 2005
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BODYBUILDING SUPPLEMENTS High Quality Supplements For Bodybuilders and Athletes. www.ironmaglabs.com Hi. First off, great forum you guys have here. I found the links and a few threads I cycled through quite helpful. Now, what brings me to this place is something that has me spellbound. There is no explanation to this to my knowledge. So here goes;
I've been on a diet for almost a year now and lost quite a few pounds. I was at 235, now down to the late 160's. Obviously you reach a point where it is quite difficult to lose the pounds now that you've lost so many already and don't require as much calories, or burn as much calories as before. I'm quite happy with this weight as of now, but I want to keep to my goal and lose that last few pounds. I've not been able to keep to my diet, which is supposedly something like 55-25-20 (protein-carbs-fat) and there are times when I pig out, and how! The thing is, for the last few days I've been doing my usual pigging out, eating much more fats and carbs and little protein. I do work out lightly and walk 30 minutes atleast 5 days a week. I've noticed that everytime I pig out, I tend to lose more weight than when I stick to something around a 1400-2000 calorie diet. My pig out's can go up to 4000 cal or more. This statement of losing weight isn't justified by the scale, I just feel it. What I'm thinking is, it has something to do with my fat intake. For the whole time my ave. fat intake would be 20-30 grams. But now that it spikes to normal 40-85 grams, I feel like I'm losing a lot more fat and weight. It makes absolutely no sense to me. I eat sensibily for trying to lose my fat % and that last few pounds with some workouts here and there, and now I'm seeing that a diet that isn't quite the right type, makes me feel like I'm losing more, leave aside the fact that I don't think I'm gaining weight. I've been eating everything from fried chicken, to oreo cookies, etc; you catch my drift. Anyone want to take a crack at this one? If anymore information is needed, I will reply as soon as I can. I need all the opinions I can get on this one. Thanks, and it's appreciated. |
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: United Kingdom (originally U.S.)
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It could very well be that you haven't been eating enough for your maintanance calories. As well as the fact that your fat grams are pretty low. Fat (healthy fat) is needed and actually helps to lower body fat. So if your body hasn't been getting enough of the things it needs from your regular diet, the pigging out could potentially have the effect that it does.
That said, you should NOT continue the pigging out. Instead consider increasing your daily calories in a sensable meal plan, with healthy foods, and a cheat day or a cheat meal or two a week. |
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Life is not a bitch. Life is a beautiful women. You just call her a bitch because she won't give you that sweet pussy.
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Gym ratt/Part-time pimp
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you have been dieting for too long. you need to over-eat for several weeks to jump start your metabolism again.
what is your bf% ? |
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Dumbest statement made in the Anabolic Zone for Nov
TBD ----------------------------------------------------- What you talking about Willis ? |
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how long would you recommend leaving to transist, i gave it 2 weeks, but probably should have given it longer, also would you recommend carbing up say 1 day a week, to jumpstart your BMR when carbs are cut low?
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Gym ratt/Part-time pimp
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long term dieting can definetly have an adverse effect on the BMR. most people will eventually cause their bodies to go into starvation mode and that's when weight loss stops.
there should always be some form of a transition phase when changing diets and/or training |
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Dumbest statement made in the Anabolic Zone for Nov
TBD ----------------------------------------------------- What you talking about Willis ? |
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: UK, dan saff
Posts: 88
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well unintentionally i am trying this method, had 9 days of the diet and weighed myself and had gained 5lbs unofficially( weighed in at same time of day etc etc) so now am gonna see the results and see if my losses are greater for the next month or so
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Start 213lbs
Now 213bs goal weight 155 predicted loss required....58lbs, Its gonna take AGES! |
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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Thanks for all the replies thus far.
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I have never actually had my bf% measured as such, but using a calculator it's estimated to be around 28%. Quote:
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All in all, you can tell I'm confused. Let me just set this straight out. My primary objective is to lower my bf% considerably and gain some muscle. Getting the bf down is more of a priority to me. Whatever should I do ! Absolutely any help would be great! Thanks to all again.[EDIT]- I did learn an awful lot reading the Refeeds and Leptin post among the other very well written articles. Looks like I got part of my answer. However, any elaboration/other opinion would be great, if not desperately needed. Last edited by xven : 11-11-2005 at 01:10 PM. |
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