Thread: Back to IM and cutting...

For someone with almost 12,000 posts, your diet sure sucks

Seriously, look into that. I can put together a pretty cheap meal plan, if thats the prob.

Good luck

Well, those were the days of whoring.

So far the diet is working...

are you intentionally eating no carbs?

Welcome back TGS!!!!

Originally Posted by Robert DiMaggio

are you intentionally eating no carbs?

For now, yes.

Originally Posted by TheGreatSatan

For now, yes.

not good idea, but if you are going to do that you at least need to add some fiber to that diet or you will have problems.

I really think you should read up on The Ketogenic Diet by Lyle McDonald.

What do you recommend and how much? Would the tablets be good?

add a few servings of veggies to your diet.

It kind of sucks, but since I'm the primary caregiver for my kids the only chance I have to work out is at night after they're in bed. Last night I worked on Arms and Chest.

My max bench press had never been above 165 ever since shoulder surgery back in 1998. Since the 2 weeks that I started cutting and retraining, I have gotten my max bench up to 185. I'm hoping to get in the low 200's at least and that will open some jobs up for me in Law Enforcement.

I worked on bench the old pyramid style. Start high weight, go low, end high. I also blasted my arms to the point where it hurt to open the door when I went to bed.

Tonight is Cardio.

I forgot to mention that I have a salad almost every day. I'll be adding Green Beans to supper tonight.

Looks like I'll be turning this into a weekly journal. I've been still at it, but have been spending a lot of time on remodeling my basement into a family room. Just this past week we've spent $4000.00 on the sectional couch, carpeting and paint.

Anyways, I'm now down 15 pounds and have raised my max bench to 180lbs from 160. I'm doing my best to eat right and yes, I've added fiber. I'm at about 15 grams per day. Should I take more?

I've added some different supplements to my plan as well. I ran out of 1-AD and have started taking Vasopro, Vitrex, and No-Xplode. As the results take shape, my pants are getting a little looser and I have a little more bounce in my step. Which is good when I have an 11 month old daughter learning to walk and wanting to run!

I'll be sticking around and hope to chat with you all often. And believe it or not, I won't be spending my time in Open Chat.

I'll still post even though no one actually reads my posts. It help me stay focused on the goal.

So, what have I accomplished?

So far I've lost 24 pounds and have added 40 pounds to my bench press. My ultimate goal is to get back in the kind of shape I was in while a Marine. I still have about 20 pounds to lose and I'll take every pound I can get in my bench. I'd also like to start doing pull ups again. Five years or so ago I was doing about 7 dead hangs and now I'm doing two. Again, 20 pounds more and maybe it won't be that hard.

And I want to run more often. The only real cardio I get is on my eliptical. I am the primary caregiver for my two kids and between my wife working nights and sleeping during the day, there really isn't any time for me to run. There's a park nearby where there is a nice path for running all marked out for two miles. The heat is killer down here, but I want to run anyway.