Thread: ...noticing a change...anyone have a comment?

It's normal, no one likes eating the same things every day, it's human nature to want to eat what we want, not what we think we have to have. For me personally, me dieting leads me to an urge to eat complete and utter garbage, you know, the stuff that tastes really good.... but.... also has a nice 29000 grams of fat, 4500 carbs, 99000 calories total, lol. Fake numbers, but you get the point. I think you'll be ok. IMO that is the reason we have cheat days, so we can eat something that is different, that you want to eat, although it might not necessarily (spelling?) be good for you. Just stick with it, with a good diet and some dedication, you will make gains, like you said. But a cheat day here and there wont hurt anything. <- I also realize saying that may be untrue for some people, but if you don't gain 20 pounds from eating some french fries, I think you'll be ok.

Also I forgot to mention, on your "cheat days," try and keep it reasonable and avoid the whole binge eating scene. Good luck.

I definitely pee a lot. I drink about a gallon of water each day. Your body adjusts somewhat though, and you will have to pee less. If you are trying to gain weight, you will probably find yourself pooping more often too. It's all part of the game.

I eat the same things most days of the week. On the weekends I follow my mean plan, but if I go out with friends I allow some freedom. To me, food is fuel. I only turn it into a pleasure at certain junctions. If my mom invites me over for dinner, I don't tell her that I can't eat this or that, I just go with it. Dr. John Berardi espouses a 90% adherance rule. So, throughout the week I usually eat about 55-60 meals. If I cheat on 5-6 of those meals, then my diet should be consistent enough that I can make alterations and notice a difference. However, for most of my cheats, I try to be reasonable with concern to portion size and such so that I'm not replacing a 500 calorie meal with a 2500 calorie meal or anything that drastic.

It takes serious dedication to stay healthy and achieve the results you want. If you want to see an example of what I eat, check out my journal. I just posted my current eating plan in there.

Originally Posted by CowPimp

I definitely pee a lot. I drink about a gallon of water each day. Your body adjusts somewhat though, and you will have to pee less. If you are trying to gain weight, you will probably find yourself pooping more often too. It's all part of the game.

I eat the same things most days of the week. On the weekends I follow my mean plan, but if I go out with friends I allow some freedom. To me, food is fuel. I only turn it into a pleasure at certain junctions. If my mom invites me over for dinner, I don't tell her that I can't eat this or that, I just go with it. Dr. John Berardi espouses a 90% adherance rule. So, throughout the week I usually eat about 55-60 meals. If I cheat on 5-6 of those meals, then my diet should be consistent enough that I can make alterations and notice a difference. However, for most of my cheats, I try to be reasonable with concern to portion size and such so that I'm not replacing a 500 calorie meal with a 2500 calorie meal or anything that drastic.

It takes serious dedication to stay healthy and achieve the results you want. If you want to see an example of what I eat, check out my journal. I just posted my current eating plan in there.

What a suprise, hemp cereal and hempseed oil. Cultivate that yourself?

Originally Posted by FatCatMC

What a suprise, hemp cereal and hempseed oil. Cultivate that yourself?

Haha!

On a serious note, more people should look into it. It's a great source of vitamin E, omega-3 fatty acids, and plant-based complete protein. I think it tastes good too. Before I was even on a health kick, I would eat the seeds out of any crappy pot that we being broken up, hehe.

Originally Posted by CowPimp

I definitely pee a lot. I drink about a gallon of water each day. Your body adjusts somewhat though, and you will have to pee less. If you are trying to gain weight, you will probably find yourself pooping more often too. It's all part of the game.

I eat the same things most days of the week. On the weekends I follow my mean plan, but if I go out with friends I allow some freedom. To me, food is fuel. I only turn it into a pleasure at certain junctions. If my mom invites me over for dinner, I don't tell her that I can't eat this or that, I just go with it. Dr. John Berardi espouses a 90% adherance rule. So, throughout the week I usually eat about 55-60 meals. If I cheat on 5-6 of those meals, then my diet should be consistent enough that I can make alterations and notice a difference. However, for most of my cheats, I try to be reasonable with concern to portion size and such so that I'm not replacing a 500 calorie meal with a 2500 calorie meal or anything that drastic.

It takes serious dedication to stay healthy and achieve the results you want. If you want to see an example of what I eat, check out my journal. I just posted my current eating plan in there.

I like Berardi's "90% clean" rule. I try to stick to that, but I definitely don't beat myself up if it's more like 80% clean.

Originally Posted by Pedigree

I like Berardi's "90% clean" rule. I try to stick to that, but I definitely don't beat myself up if it's more like 80% clean.

Yeah, I've found it to be a good rule too. I'm sure as I get older I will have to tighten up a bit, but I can get loose for the time being, especially while bulking. Hehe.

It also helps if you conciously make an effort to have your cheat meals closely mimic the total caloric intake of the meals they are replacing.