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Old 01-02-2004, 06:57 AM   #61
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I have salasa all the3 time thorugh out my diet, until the end when I need to watch my sodium intake.



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Old 01-02-2004, 01:42 PM   #62
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I have salasa all the3 time thorugh out my diet, until the end when I need to watch my sodium intake.
Damn... that's like music to my ears. I think i could probably go through an entire jar of salsa on a high carb day.



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Old 01-02-2004, 01:46 PM   #63
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Well, just make sure it fits into the diet plan that you are doing. I don;t diet like you do so for me I can get away with it but you are using someone elses plan so it may not work with what they are trying to do.



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Old 01-03-2004, 01:46 AM   #64
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Well, just make sure it fits into the diet plan that you are doing. I don;t diet like you do so for me I can get away with it but you are using someone elses plan so it may not work with what they are trying to do.
That's a good thought. I mentioned it to TP (it's his carb cycling diet), and looks like its acceptable. Phew.



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Old 01-03-2004, 01:50 AM   #65
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Meals for 1/2: No carb day

Meal 1: can of tuna, 2 T. light saff mayo, 20g whey
Meal 2: 60g whey
Meal 3: 60g whey
Meal 4: can of tuna, 2 T. light saff mayo, 20g whey
Meal 5: 8.25oz chicken (finally got to the store to get some chicken... whey = YUCK)
Meal 6: 6.75oz chicken

Totals:
Cals - 2097
Fat - 52
Carbs - 24
Protein - 380

Whey nearly made me sick again... but i ran out of chicken.

Got a little bit at the store late today, but i need to stock up on more tomorrow. It goes bad so quickly though. I go through like 6lbs of it every 2 days. I'm gonna have to start my own chicken farm just to keep up.



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Old 01-03-2004, 08:26 AM   #66
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Chicken doesn't go bad that quickly, just buy a bunch and freeaze it. It will be okay for a long time then. I usually buy the whole chicken breat (bine skin and all) then I boil it, let it cool and then skin and de-bone it. It saves a lot of money and I get way more chicken then if I spend my money on the pre-sliced chicken breasts. it is a little more work but I don't mind it that much anymore.



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Old 01-03-2004, 11:59 AM   #67
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Chicken doesn't go bad that quickly, just buy a bunch and freeaze it. It will be okay for a long time then. I usually buy the whole chicken breat (bine skin and all) then I boil it, let it cool and then skin and de-bone it. It saves a lot of money and I get way more chicken then if I spend my money on the pre-sliced chicken breasts. it is a little more work but I don't mind it that much anymore.
Hey, thats a pretty good idea with the bone-in breasts. It would be a lot cheaper.... The breasts i bought at the store last night were $5.50/lb.

How long does chicken typically last in a refrigerator once its cooked?



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Holy crap that's expensive. Do you have a Sam's or Costco near? I get a 5lb bag of chx tenderloins (99% FF/non-breaded) for around $11.

I cook about half a bag at a time and eat it all week. Never been sick yet!



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Old 01-03-2004, 03:16 PM   #69
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Holy crap that's expensive. Do you have a Sam's or Costco near? I get a 5lb bag of chx tenderloins (99% FF/non-breaded) for around $11.

I cook about half a bag at a time and eat it all week. Never been sick yet!
We've got a costco, but im not a member. There's a place just like it nearby though, called "BJ's". I'll check there for those tenderloins... sound like it would be a much better deal. Tenderloins would probably cook a lot faster, too.

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I just got back from the gym and seriously sprained my lower back. Third rep on second set of deads, and i got a mild pain in the lower back. Didnt think too much of it, and did another rep... then it got a little worse. Stopped there. Now i've got a mild throbbing pain. Hurts like a bitch when i bend over.

I was planning on doing squats tuesday, but i doubt this'll be healed up enough for them.



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Old 01-03-2004, 05:45 PM   #70
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Hey, thats a pretty good idea with the bone-in breasts. It would be a lot cheaper.... The breasts i bought at the store last night were $5.50/lb.

How long does chicken typically last in a refrigerator once its cooked?
I'll cook some on Sunday and eat it up until wed. Then, wed. night I cook some more for the rest of the week. So I keep it about 3 days.



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Old 01-04-2004, 02:11 AM   #71
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Meals for 1/3: Low Carb Day

Meal 1: can of tuna, 2 T. light saff mayo, 20g whey
Meal 2: 1.5 cups brown rice, 7.5oz chicken, 2 T. salsa
Meal 3: 60g whey
Meal 4: 1.5 cups brown rice, 4oz chicken, 20g whey, 2 T. salsa
Meal 5: 1.5 cups brown rice, can of tuna, 20g whey, 1 T. flax oil, 3 T. salsa
Meal 6: 60g whey

Totals:
Cals - 3088
Fat - 59
Carbs - 250
Protein - 396

I'm beginning to get pretty good at keeping my carbs right around 248g/day on low carb days. I thought it would take longer to get right. Fat was good as well.

Still eating too much whey per meal, and not getting fiber/veggies. Going to the store tomorrow, ill pick up some metamucil or that benefiber.

Shopping list:
Apples, chicken, chicken, more chicken, some chicken, maybe some more chicken, and chicken. Also need cottage cheese and PB.



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I'll warn you that the metamucil will taste like drinking sand sludge The benefiber safely mixes in a water or a shake and you do not know it's there. Oh hey..you grocery list doesn't mention chicken



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I'll warn you that the metamucil will taste like drinking sand sludge The benefiber safely mixes in a water or a shake and you do not know it's there. Oh hey..you grocery list doesn't mention chicken
Sludge eh? Well, maybe... but i can't imagine how anything can taste worse than the whey i've been eating lately. I ran out of Optimum, and my order from 1fast didnt get here for friday, so i've been using some old GNC stuff i had. Talk about sludge... literally makes me want to vomit just when i take the cover off the tub.

And thanks for the reminder about the chicken... i'll add it to my list.



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Old 01-05-2004, 02:07 AM   #74
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Meals for 1/4: High Carb Day

Meal 1: 60g whey, 2 cups brown rice, 3 T. salsa
Meal 2: 2 cups brown rice, 7oz chicken, apple, 3 T. salsa
Meal 3: 2 cups brown rice, 6.5oz chicken, 3 T. salsa
Meal 4: 60g whey, 1 T. flax
Meal 5: 1.25 cups brown rice, apple, 6.4oz chicken, 3 T. salsa, 4 pieces wheat bread, 2 T. natty PB

Totals:
Cals - 3996
Fat - 74
Carbs - 458
Protein - 366

Still not getting 6 meals in... pissing me off. I need to stay awake longer. I'm sleeping like 9 hours a day...

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Old 01-05-2004, 12:18 PM   #75
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Well, it's been 2.5 weeks since i started this meal plan. Weighed myself this morning, and i lost...............












































Drum roll please!









































1.5 lbs!

I'm actually quite pleased. I cheated excessively in the beginning of the diet, so its probably closer to 1.5 weeks that ive been carb cycling. I'm also extremely suprised at just how many carbs i can eat and still see an overall decrease in bodyweight. It feels like im bulking, yet still losing bf.

Let's see if a strictly clean diet for the next 2 weeks accelerates the fat loss at all.



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Old 01-05-2004, 10:09 PM   #76
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Meals for 1/5: No carb day

Meal 1: 6.5oz chicken, 20g whey
Meal 2: 5.5oz chicken, 20g whey
Meal 3: 60g whey
Meal 4: 8.25oz chicken, 1 T. natty PB
Meal 5: 60g whey, 1 T. natty PB

Totals:
Cals - 1989
Fat - 51
Carbs - 22
Protein - 358

A shitty day. Cals were way too low, even for a no carb day. Gym sucked today as well. Maybe it was because it was a no carb day... but my weights decreased slightly. Very unmotivating.



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Old 01-06-2004, 11:48 PM   #77
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Meals for 1/6: Low carb day

Meal 1: 60g whey
Meal 2: apple, 7oz chicken, 1.5 cups brown rice, 3 T. salsa
Meal 3: apple, 9oz chicken, 1.5 cups brown rice, 3 T. salsa
Meal 4: 60g whey
Meal 5: apple, 8oz chicken, 1.5 cups brown rice, 3 T. salsa
Meal 6: 60g whey, 1 T. natty PB

Totals:
Cals - 3298
Fat - 56
Carbs - 256
Protein - 433

Missed fat with a meal. No fiber. Weights in the gym were adequate.



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Old 01-08-2004, 01:02 AM   #78
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Meal for 1/7: High carb day

Meal 1: apple, 9oz chicken, 2 cups brown rice, 3 T. salsa
Meal 2: 60g whey, 1 T. natty PB
Meal 3: apple, 7.5oz chicken, 2.5 cups brown rice, 3 T. salsa
Meal 4: apple, 9oz chicken, 2.5 cups brown rice, 3 T. salsa
Meal 5: apple, 60g whey, 8.5oz sweet potato
Meal 6: 60g whey, 1 T. natty PB

Totals:
Cals - 4320
Fat - 68
Carbs - 439
Protein - 471

God damn... i ate a crapload of food today.

If i can actually lose weight, and eat like this every 3 days... i swear i'll mail TP a check for $100!

A tweak just might be in order... sunday's weight will tell.



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best of luck Monolith! looks great!



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Wow... for a no carb day, i just had a heck of a tri/shoulder workout. Tri's havent felt this good in a while. Probably has something to do with the E/C stack i had prior to hittin the gym... havent done one in a while.


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Hey, thanks! Yeah... eating that much food on a "cut" probably looks great to everyone.

I'm beginning to get a little skeptical that it's this easy... i think my high carb days are getting just a little overdone. Time will tell i guess.



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I'm actually quite pleased. I cheated excessively in the beginning of the diet, so its probably closer to 1.5 weeks that ive been carb cycling. I'm also extremely suprised at just how many carbs i can eat and still see an overall decrease in bodyweight. It feels like im bulking, yet still losing bf.
Good. Now see what you could have done if you didn't cheat

Being able to eat all these carbs is my favorite part about this plan



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Good. Now see what you could have done if you didn't cheat

Being able to eat all these carbs is my favorite part about this plan
Yeah... but did you see my last high carb day? Remember when i said i didnt like the high carb days? Well... i think i've gotten over that hurdle - and then some.



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Old 01-08-2004, 11:29 PM   #83
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Meals for 1/8: No carb day

Meal 1: 60g whey
Meal 2: can of tuna, 2 T. light saff mayo, 20g whey
Meal 3: 60g whey
Meal 4: can of tuna, 2 T. light saff mayo, 20g whey
Meal 5: 60g whey
Meal 6: 60g whey, 1 T. natty PB

Totals:
Cals - 2165
Fat - 57
Carbs - 39
Protein - 388

Ran out of chicken again... as you can probably tell by the 280g of whey i ingested today.

Gonna go to the store tomorrow. It's such a pain in the ass though... the natural foods store is a good 30 mins away. The regular grocery store near me has chicken too, but its just as expensive and doesnt taste as good.



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Yeah... but did you see my last high carb day? Remember when i said i didnt like the high carb days? Well... i think i've gotten over that hurdle - and then some.
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Old 01-10-2004, 01:00 AM   #85
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Meals for 1/9: Low Carb Day

Meal 1: 60g whey, 1 T. natty PB
Meal 2: 1.5 cups brown rice, can of tuna, 20g whey, 3 T. salsa
Meal 3: 1.5 cups brown rice, 60g whey, 3 T. salsa, apple
Meal 4: 60g whey
Meal 5: 7oz chicken, 1.5 cups brown rice, 3 T. salsa, apple
Meal 6: 60g whey
Meal 7: 60g whey, 1 T. natty PB

Totals:
Cals - 3522
Fat - 63
Carbs - 265
Protein - 482

Actually managed 7 meals today... suprising.

Also, i had an absolutely fantastic back w/o today. Really phenomenal. Lats havent felt that good in a while. Traps got hit nice and hard too.



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Old 01-11-2004, 01:05 AM   #86
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Meals for 1/10: High carb day

Meal 1: apple, 8.5oz chicken, 2 cups brown rice, 4 T. salsa
Meal 2: apple, 7oz chicken, 2 cups brown rice, 4 T. salsa
Meal 3: apple, 8.5oz chicken, 2 cups brown rice, 4 T. salsa
Meal 4: 60g whey, 1 T. natty PB
Meal 5: apple, 7oz chicken, 2 cups brown rice, 4 T. salsa

Totals:
Cals - 3775
Fat - 55
Carbs - 417
Protein - 379

Only 5 meals again... cals and carbs were still good, though.



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Alright... weighed myself this morning. I'm at 247. Same weight as 3 days