Mono's "being fat sucks" Journal

Monolith · 10-13-2003, 11:52 AM

Alrighty!

So, ive been on a 6 month "bulk", and ive gotten fat as hell without gaining much muscle. lol.

The goal of this journal is to clean up my bulk over the next 2 weeks, so it actually resembles a real bulk and not an excuse to eat garbage. And then to slowly turn into a long cut.

I'm 6'4". About 6 months ago, i was at a low of 198lbs. I'm currently around 250lbs. I'm taking 10-15g of creatine a day now (i wasnt 6 mo ago), so im assuming 5-10lbs of that is water weight. I havent had my bf tested, but i think its around 20%.

My last journal only lasted a few weeks, because i lost the motivation to keep it updated... so i'd really appreciate some bumps if anyone notices this thread getting buried. I'll be tracking my workouts and my diet.

Monolith · 10-13-2003, 12:01 PM

Monolith · 10-14-2003, 09:00 AM

Here's a sample of what a typical day's meals looked like about a month ago:

Meal 1: 40g whey, 2 slices wheat bread, 5 tbsp natty PB
Meal 2: 4 slices wheat bread, 2 cans tuna, 5 tbsp saff mayo
Meal 3: 4 slices wheat bread, 2 cans tuna, 5 tbsp saff mayo
Meal 4: 40g whey, 2 slices wheat bread, 5 tbsp natty PB
Meal 5: 10oz chicken breast, 1 slice bread w/ butter, veggies
Meal 6: 40g whey, 2 slices wheat bread, 5 tbsp natty PB

Totals-
Cals: 4528
Fat: 220
Carbs: 240
Protein: 438

Often there would be a 7th meal as well, puttting me up around 5000 cals.

Suprisingly, i was only eating when i felt hungry, too. So it was every couple hours that id feel hunger pangs, and eat up a storm.

Eating like that made me gain about 8lbs/month. So i'm a little unsure of what i should be eating now, at 250lbs, to be cutting. I was thinking around 3500 cals/day?

I'll post my current meal plan later tonight.

Monolith · 10-14-2003, 04:03 PM

Monolith · 10-15-2003, 03:34 PM

Tuesday's Meals:

meal 1: 40g whey, 1/4 cup oats, 3 tbsp PB
meal 2: 1 can tuna, 3 tbsp mayo
meal 3: 40g whey, 3 tbsp PB
meal 4: 1 can tuna, 3 tbsp mayo, 1/2 cup oats
Post w/o spike: 40g whey, ~80g dextrose/maltodextrose
meal 5: 8oz beef, 2 cups broccoli, 2 pieces bread
meal 6: 40g whey, 3 tbsp PB

Monolith · 10-15-2003, 08:04 PM

Wednesday: Rest Day

Meals:

meal 1: 40g whey, 2 pieces wheat bread, 4 tbsp PB
meal 2: 1 can tuna, 3 tbsp mayo
meal 3: 40g whey, 3 tbsp PB
meal 4: 2 can tuna, 6 tbsp mayo, 4 pieces wheat bread
meal 5: 1 cup pasta, 6oz kielbasa (yeah, yeah... its hard to get back into a cut

), 20g whey
meal 6: 40g whey, 3 tbsp PB

Monolith · 10-17-2003, 10:33 AM

Monolith · 10-17-2003, 01:33 PM

Monolith · 10-18-2003, 09:21 AM

**P-funk** · 10-18-2003, 08:17 PM

Mono, what gym did you train at when you were in NYC??

It sucks when you don;t have time to prepare all your meals. I am really tired sometimes because I miss sime sleep preparing my meals for the next day (7 meals!!). I have since started cooking/preparing for three days in advanced. On sunday I cook for sun., mon, tues and wed. Then on wed. I do my cooking for thurs, fri, sat. I has worked out really well.

Messing up a bulk is not the end of the world. It sounds like your strenght is up, which is good. Now you just need to set up a good cut diet, harness that new strenght and get real shredded. Sometimes it can be hard going from cutting to bulking, but if you can hang in there for about a week it seems to fall in place. Also, after a week or two you really drop some water and start seeing progress and that can be very motivating.

good luck,
patrick

Monolith · 10-19-2003, 12:52 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by P-funk
Mono, what gym did you train at when you were in NYC??

It sucks when you don;t have time to prepare all your meals. I am really tired sometimes because I miss sime sleep preparing my meals for the next day (7 meals!!). I have since started cooking/preparing for three days in advanced. On sunday I cook for sun., mon, tues and wed. Then on wed. I do my cooking for thurs, fri, sat. I has worked out really well.

Messing up a bulk is not the end of the world. It sounds like your strenght is up, which is good. Now you just need to set up a good cut diet, harness that new strenght and get real shredded. Sometimes it can be hard going from cutting to bulking, but if you can hang in there for about a week it seems to fall in place. Also, after a week or two you really drop some water and start seeing progress and that can be very motivating.

good luck,
patrick

Yeah, thanks man. I think i just need to start looking in the mirror more... help me spark that motivation.

And when i was in NYC i was training at the World Gym Manhattan. It was just below Washington Square Park.

Monolith · 10-20-2003, 03:52 PM

10-13-2003, 11:52 AM	#1
Monolith OMGWTFBBQ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,002	Mono's "being fat sucks" Journal Alrighty! So, ive been on a 6 month "bulk", and ive gotten fat as hell without gaining much muscle. lol. The goal of this journal is to clean up my bulk over the next 2 weeks, so it actually resembles a real bulk and not an excuse to eat garbage. And then to slowly turn into a long cut. I'm 6'4". About 6 months ago, i was at a low of 198lbs. I'm currently around 250lbs. I'm taking 10-15g of creatine a day now (i wasnt 6 mo ago), so im assuming 5-10lbs of that is water weight. I havent had my bf tested, but i think its around 20%. My last journal only lasted a few weeks, because i lost the motivation to keep it updated... so i'd really appreciate some bumps if anyone notices this thread getting buried. I'll be tracking my workouts and my diet.
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10-13-2003, 12:01 PM	#2
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10-14-2003, 09:00 AM	#3
Monolith OMGWTFBBQ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,002	Here's a sample of what a typical day's meals looked like about a month ago: Meal 1: 40g whey, 2 slices wheat bread, 5 tbsp natty PB Meal 2: 4 slices wheat bread, 2 cans tuna, 5 tbsp saff mayo Meal 3: 4 slices wheat bread, 2 cans tuna, 5 tbsp saff mayo Meal 4: 40g whey, 2 slices wheat bread, 5 tbsp natty PB Meal 5: 10oz chicken breast, 1 slice bread w/ butter, veggies Meal 6: 40g whey, 2 slices wheat bread, 5 tbsp natty PB Totals- Cals: 4528 Fat: 220 Carbs: 240 Protein: 438 Often there would be a 7th meal as well, puttting me up around 5000 cals. Suprisingly, i was only eating when i felt hungry, too. So it was every couple hours that id feel hunger pangs, and eat up a storm. Eating like that made me gain about 8lbs/month. So i'm a little unsure of what i should be eating now, at 250lbs, to be cutting. I was thinking around 3500 cals/day? I'll post my current meal plan later tonight.
	http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~ek867/dexamyl.jpg

10-14-2003, 04:03 PM	#4
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10-15-2003, 03:34 PM	#5
Monolith OMGWTFBBQ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,002	Tuesday's Meals: meal 1: 40g whey, 1/4 cup oats, 3 tbsp PB meal 2: 1 can tuna, 3 tbsp mayo meal 3: 40g whey, 3 tbsp PB meal 4: 1 can tuna, 3 tbsp mayo, 1/2 cup oats Post w/o spike: 40g whey, ~80g dextrose/maltodextrose meal 5: 8oz beef, 2 cups broccoli, 2 pieces bread meal 6: 40g whey, 3 tbsp PB
	http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~ek867/dexamyl.jpg

10-15-2003, 08:04 PM	#6
Monolith OMGWTFBBQ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,002	Wednesday: Rest Day Meals: meal 1: 40g whey, 2 pieces wheat bread, 4 tbsp PB meal 2: 1 can tuna, 3 tbsp mayo meal 3: 40g whey, 3 tbsp PB meal 4: 2 can tuna, 6 tbsp mayo, 4 pieces wheat bread meal 5: 1 cup pasta, 6oz kielbasa (yeah, yeah... its hard to get back into a cut ), 20g whey meal 6: 40g whey, 3 tbsp PB
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10-17-2003, 10:33 AM	#7
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10-17-2003, 01:33 PM	#8
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10-18-2003, 09:21 AM	#9
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10-18-2003, 08:17 PM	#10
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,435	Mono, what gym did you train at when you were in NYC?? It sucks when you don;t have time to prepare all your meals. I am really tired sometimes because I miss sime sleep preparing my meals for the next day (7 meals!!). I have since started cooking/preparing for three days in advanced. On sunday I cook for sun., mon, tues and wed. Then on wed. I do my cooking for thurs, fri, sat. I has worked out really well. Messing up a bulk is not the end of the world. It sounds like your strenght is up, which is good. Now you just need to set up a good cut diet, harness that new strenght and get real shredded. Sometimes it can be hard going from cutting to bulking, but if you can hang in there for about a week it seems to fall in place. Also, after a week or two you really drop some water and start seeing progress and that can be very motivating. good luck, patrick
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10-20-2003, 03:52 PM	#12
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