advice on low cal diet please

[tinyfighter]

currently im around 4 weeks out from a fight and i need to lose 8lbs.
as much as i dont initialy want to weigh 145lbs as i look like crap i need to in order to compete,well unless i enter at -165lbs.
i know the basics of neutrition and im currently consuming 2500 cals per day and i seem to be maintaining still.

can some one send me a link to food ideas/cutting tips etc,foods to avoid etc please?

 

[blasphemyweb]

I maintain at 2400, and im 84kg@ 6ft0. I need to drop to 1800 calories just to cut 1-2lb a week.

 

[PushAndPull]

Probably not as hard as you think. During the first couple of weeks on a low carb diet I always lose a considerable amount of water weight (~5lbs) So you probably can lose a pound/week (not water) and meet your goal.

 

[Built]

PSMF for three weeks, then a water load on very low carbs until weigh in.

What time do you weigh in? How far away is this from the time of the fight?

 

[Jentry07]

Try doing HIIT workouts at least 4 times a week, should help lose some body fat. Also avoiding carbs and drinking loads of water. Best of luck to you on your fight!

 

[tinyfighter]

PSMF for three weeks, then a water load on very low carbs until weigh in.

What time do you weigh in? How far away is this from the time of the fight?

same day weigh in ,its common to weigh in at 8.30am then i could fight anytime they choose between 8.30 uptill 4.00pm,
thanks for the advice

 

[Built]

Five days before the fight, water load like crazy. No carbs, do depletion workouts on day one and day two. Salt your food normally.

So, supposing the fight is on a Saturday.

Monday and Tuesday, depletion workouts. Drink 3 gallons of water a day. Sip it constantly - do NOT gulp it. You may wish to set a timer and drink a cup of water every xx minutes to ensure you don't gulp it.
Wednesday - walking. Continue with 3 gallons of water daily.
Thursday - No more added salt. Continue with 3 gallons of water daily.
Friday - cut water at about noon. Suck ice cubes as required until weigh-in. Take caffeine tablets with tiny sips of water to help dry you out. You could take tiny sips of black coffee or green tea if you prefer, but keep your liquid intake at close to NOTHING.
Saturday 8:30 - weigh in
Immediately commence drinking something like gatoraid diluted in water with a little whey powder mixed in. Eat simple, fast-digesting carbs and protein such as dextrose in whey, perhaps a little white rice and chicken with soy sauce. Don't overeat or overdrink so you don't get sick or bloated.