Trying to figure this out!

[Dkny]

Iv been doing a keto diet but feel like crap but have gotten great weight loss.... now i want to change it up a little bit.... something more simple

So i was reading about BMR dieting.. okay so my BMR is 2086..... so if i add my activity level as such to my BMR 2086 + 600(cal)... that gives me a 2686 which is my maintain caloric intake right?

So if i eat 500 calories less... and workout 5 days a week.... will i lose LBM this way and how long would you say it would take to lose 6-7% body fat?

[Sgt. Hartman]

Last Thursday, less than a week ago, you posted this as your diet.

03-17-2011 08:34 PM #1 Dkny


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Iv been on this diet for 4 days now... I'm trying to cut 8-10lb in 15 days... i Just got over the crummy feeling, but still hate everyone lol.

Stats: age 22 , 6'1 , 204lb , 18-19% body fat Goal 193-194lb(less would be nice)

Supplements: Protein, Vita packs, Flax seed oil, and Omega 3-6-9 pills(GNC brand)

Exercise: 30- 45 min cardio everyday, + everyday from M-F has its own body part (i.e. Monday - chest , Tues - Back etc....)

Breakfast: 1 cup egg whites, 1 cup of oats w/cinnamon powder, Vita stack, 3-6-9 pill

2 hours later: Dymatize Whey protein - 45-55g protein, 3-5g carb

2 hours later: 3/4 cups brown rice, 1 cup of veggies (carrots, Brock, colli, g pees) and 8-10 ounce Chicken Breast

2 hours later: Dymatize Whey protein - 45-55g protein, 3-5g carb

2 hours later: 3/4 cups brown rice, 1 cup of veggies (carrots, Brock, colli, g pees) and 8-10 ounce Chicken Breast

2 hours later: Dymatize Whey protein - 45-55g protein, 3-5g carb (2 tbsn of flaxseed oil)

Guys please help hows that look? any changes can be made? Thanks

Now you say you've been running a keto diet and have experienced great weight loss? In the last 6 days?

WTF

[Damienm05]

Based on what I see hartman's posted above; I think you should stick with keto a little longer. You feel like crap because it can take a full 7 days to establish a strong ketosis. Also, most people don't know how to run a keto diet properly and never actually achieve the diet's intended results, they just lose 10 lbs of water.

Usually I don't advocate keto for inexperienced dieters but I also don't advise jumping ship on a diet before understanding/realizing it's potential.

[Dkny]

Based on what I see hartman's posted above; I think you should stick with keto a little longer. You feel like crap because it can take a full 7 days to establish a strong ketosis. Also, most people don't know how to run a keto diet properly and never actually achieve the diet's intended results, they just lose 10 lbs of water.

Usually I don't advocate keto for inexperienced dieters but I also don't advise jumping ship on a diet before understanding/realizing it's potential.

iv actually been on no carb for awhile but really went and did basicly no carb and id liek to switch because i cant do it no more its so so so hard not eationg carbs at all

[Damienm05]

have you been eating 50% of your calories via fat? Cheese, nuts, chia seeds, oil, etc?

[Dkny]

no i haven't iv been taking flax oil though 3x daily

[gbrice75]

no i haven't iv been taking flax oil though 3x daily

So the question that begs to be answered is... what HAVE you been eating if it hasn't been carbs and hardly any fats? No wonder you feel like crap. Your body can't survive on protein alone... actually, I take that back - it can - by converting dietary protein into energy (not an efficient or desired process) and breaking down muscle to use as energy (catabolic) - anybody in that state would feel like complete crap.

Your problem is simple, you need energy.