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    Hi new here,

    Just wondered if anyone would have any tips for me,i have currently been cutting for about 6 weeks now and am feelin really sluggish and tired and the weight has stopped comin of,I have a feelin that it is my metabolism slowing down to adjust to my calorie defecit,i have not started cardio sessions as yet,will this boost my metabolism? or just make even more tired?
    Am sittin at about 10.5% bf and lookin to get down to between 4 and 6%.
    Frustrated.
    hope someone can help

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    post your diet up. What are your stats?

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    This is my diet, am just so tired lately,really hope ya can help.
    6ft 1.5
    200llbs
    Meal 1 8.30am
    75 grams oatmeal with water + sweeteners
    6 egg whites + 2 yolks scrambled with 1 cal olive oil spray
    Meal 2 10.30am
    40 grams whey isolate in water
    Meal 3 12.30pm
    50 grams whole grain rice
    200 grams chicken
    200 grams broccoli
    Meal 4 3pm
    40 grams whey Isolate in water
    15 ml udos oil - or 30 grams walnuts
    Meal 5 5.30pm
    large green salad
    salad dressing: 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil + 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar + salt and pepper to taste
    200 grams baked potato
    1 1/2 cans of tuna in brine
    Meal 6 pre-workout
    200 grams baked potato
    200 grams grilled cod
    spinach
    Meal 7 post workout
    50 grams glucose
    50 grams whey isolate
    all mixed in water

    1 hour later 1 serving cell mass
    Meal 8 1-1.5 hours later
    200 grams fat free cottage cheese
    30 grams oatmeal with water and sweeteners
    1 cup of green tea
    minimum 6 litres water daily


    Protein 310 grams
    Carbohydrates 230 grams
    Fats 40 grams
    calories 2520

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    What are your stats?

    What is your typical Maint. level of cals.

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    without knowing anything else about you, I'd recommend trying a re-feed once a week. If that doesn't work well enough, eat at maintenance for a week and then slowly cut cals again.

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    200 lbs = 90.9 kg

    10.5 % bodyfat = 9.5 kg fat

    90.9 kg - 9.5 kg fat = 81.4 kg lean tissue

    = 370 + (21.6 x 81.4 kg)
    = 370 + 1758.2
    = 2128 kcal/day BMR

    ACTIVITY

    MODERATE?

    2128 kcal/day x 1.55 = 3298.8 kcal/day

    Take off 20% for weight loss = 659.8 kcals

    3298.8 - 659.8 = 2639 kcal/day



    To calculate your BMR based on lean body weight (Katch-McArdle Formula)

    BMR (both sexes) = 370 + (21.6 x lean mass in kg)

    THis will give you what your body requires for all of your basic biological processes, such as digestion, nerve transmission, respiration etc, or your basal metabolic rate.

    NEVER DROP YOUR CALORIES BELOW THIS LEVEL!!!!!

    To figure out how many calories you need for the day multiply your BMR by your activity levels
    Sedentary BMR x 1.2 no exercise/desk job
    Lightly active BMR x 1.375 light exercise/sports 1-3 days/week
    Moderately active BMR x 1.55 moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/week
    Very active BMR x 1.725 hard exercise/sports 6-7 days/week
    Extremely active BMR x 1.9 hard daily training/physical job or training 2x/day

    To lose weight, obviously, you do need to burn more calories than you need!!
    So, take about 10-20 % off of your total calorie requirements



    Depending on your activity level, your calories are in the right amount for each day. Are you having a higher calorie day, or a cheat meal a week?

    The body does adjust to lower calorie levels

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    Yes i do have a cheat meal each week on a saturday and i have loads of energy from about sun to weds then come thurs and fri am on me knees,should i have 2 cheat meals per week or my usual cheat meal on a sat and maybe a high carb meal on a weds? And if that works then how could i work it when i get closer to my ideal bf?

    My stats are

    Chest: 45"
    Arms" 16
    Waist 35"
    Quads" 24
    Calves 16"

    F.b press : 264 llbs x 5 reps x 4 sets
    Squat : 400 llbs x 7 reps x 4 sets
    Rows : 176llbs x 7 reps x 4sets
    Deadlifts : 390-418 llbs 6 reps x 5sets
    bb curls : 143 x 8 reps x 4 sets

    Would say my activity level is definetely moderate to high.

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    Quote Originally Posted by celticways View Post
    Yes i do have a cheat meal each week on a saturday and i have loads of energy from about sun to weds then come thurs and fri am on me knees,should i have 2 cheat meals per week or my usual cheat meal on a sat and maybe a high carb meal on a weds? And if that works then how could i work it when i get closer to my ideal bf?

    My stats are

    Chest: 45"
    Arms" 16
    Waist 35"
    Quads" 24
    Calves 16"

    F.b press : 264 llbs x 5 reps x 4 sets
    Squat : 400 llbs x 7 reps x 4 sets
    Rows : 176llbs x 7 reps x 4sets
    Deadlifts : 390-418 llbs 6 reps x 5sets
    bb curls : 143 x 8 reps x 4 sets

    Would say my activity level is definetely moderate to high.
    Then try 2 refeeds a week.

    As you get leaner, leptin levels get lower.

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    ok??? Leptin levels? I got the basic idea of a re feed but exactly what wud i eat? sorry to go on but am i missin somethin,

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    Quote Originally Posted by celticways View Post
    ok??? Leptin levels? I got the basic idea of a re feed but exactly what wud i eat? sorry to go on but am i missin somethin,
    If your missing something it's probably this.
    DRSE Reconnaissance


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    That is an awesome bit of information ,it just explains everything in such a simple way,thanks all for input,really appreciate it,am in awe of how much you all know i feel like a complete novice and ive been liftin since i was a kid,never stop learnin. Thanks

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