Thread: Preserving Muscle, Losing Fat

Having protein right after working out is a must. Can you post your diet?

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There is a ton of information of great information there. I just started my carb-cycling plan a few days ago, and I am already starting to lose fat. I don't seem to be losing any muscle, but some of my power is decreasing. Carb-cycling takes a while before you see massive fat loss, but you typically don't loss any muscle if you follow the program correctly.

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Originally Posted by Metallibanger

Having protein right after working out is a must.

Good, then it sounds like I'm on a better track.

Can you post your diet?

That is the problem. I basically starved myself and what I did eat was high fiber. You can't imagine how upset I was to become a porker so suddenly. I had nerve damage in my legs and was not very mobile either, but I wanted the fat off.

On the plus side, I replaced all sugar with Splenda, no sweets in the house, and fiber is not a bad thing. I am now taking vitamins as recommended by my doctor for me and I drink a lot of soy milk ( a gallon or more per week). I am now able to walk quite long distances and the mobility is not the problem it was. I am back to working finally and doing worlds better.

On the many negatives of my efforts last year, I ate once a day (evenings)and not much then. Now, of course, I realise I was making a problem worse with my metabolism by doing so. *Please don't beat me* I am wiser now and seeking to learn the right things to do for me. I want to tone up and take the last ten excess pounds off at it's own pace while getting in better shape.

The main thing my doctor criticized was the lack of protein. I don't eat much meat, prefer vegetables and grains, so the idea of adding a protein shake to my daily diet might be a good compromise for me.

I plan to try a bowl of whole grain or granola type cereal for breakfast with soy milk, work out, have a protein shake for lunch, walk again, eat a light dinner, and perhaps decide on a smart snack after that before bedtime to forestall the munchy effect. My hope is that with the increased exercise, my dormant metabolism will start moving again and I can eat more and still stay slimmer.

Thank you for your reply. Metallibanger. I'm sure you guys get tired of answering the same newbie questions day in and day out, even if it is new to us.

Oatmeal

You said you're not diabetic but you have problems with sugars. Can you eat fruits and white bread? Also, why do you drink soy milk? Soy raises estrogen, which is a bad thing unless you're a woman. And don't worry about people getting tired of answering questions, that's the purpose of these forums

Originally Posted by Metallibanger

You said you're not diabetic but you have problems with sugars.

My Dad is severely diabetic and overweight, my Mom is overweight and beginning now to show signs of diabetes as she nears 70. I went to a doctor and asked him about it and he did blood tests and said I was NOT diabetic but there were signs that I could also develop it later. He wasn't specific, but he said medicine was beginning to notice things detectable in pre-diabetics bloodwork. He told me then that what I do today decides a lot of how my health status is ten years from now, regarding this disease.

When I saw him, I was weighing in at 220, trouble with my legs, and occasionally having trouble with hypoglycemia. In my first post I referred to That Age, I am female and menopause happened like a train wreck, suddenly and triggered the weight gain and a total change from how I'd been and felt all my life until then. I'd never had a weight problem before, etc.

Can you eat fruits and white bread? Also, why do you drink soy milk? Soy raises estrogen, which is a bad thing unless you're a woman.

Yes, I can eat them, but do not prefer white breads. Soy milk is wonderful for me as I am now post menopausal and never took hormones. I prefer soy to regular milk taste-wise. It also boosts calcium which is good at my age.

And don't worry about people getting tired of answering questions, that's the purpose of these forums

I appreciate it. I am reading up on lowering fat and when I come up with a plan for changing my habitual way of eating to do that, I will post my diet as was asked. But a diet as such doesn't work well for me. I do best in just changing what I buy and eat totally. The more I learn, the more I am appalled by what is in some processed and fast foods. Finding this forum is a great asset for me.

Oatmeal

Good luck Oatmeal