Review my diet?

[Back In Black]

Can women get to 10% as easy as guys can ?

10% for a girl is like 4% for a boy. So no, not easy. Not healthy either, particularly for women.

[GirlyGymRat]

Can women get to 10% as easy as guys can ?

Naturally, no. Women bf % is higher for child bearing reasons. Women start to loose periods in athletic bf%.

[MUSCLENUTANT]

probably not., I just don't want to be fat anymore. 11% is more realistic

[largerthannormal]

Agreed!!

Your total cal seem awfully low. I am at 1350. You might see more benefits at 1600 initially and then move to 1300 range after you hit the plateau.

[MUSCLENUTANT]

That's what I was doing, but it doesn't look like it working.

[Back In Black]

probably not., I just don't want to be fat anymore. 11% is more realistic

No offence, but 11% is still extremely low for a female. It's pretty much stage ready. Whilst I admire somebody for having such lofty goals I think you should lower your expectations initially. Even 15% is low for a female, please see attached (if you haven't already).

[MUSCLENUTANT]

Again, that's what I was doing, and it obviously wasn't working.

[MUSCLENUTANT]

ok, I'll go for 15%. I just don't want visable fat anymore, guys seem to like 15% better.

[Back In Black]

ok, I'll go for 15%. I just don't want visable fat anymore, guys seem to like 15% better.

Guys like all shapes and sizes. Besides, this needs to be for you, not them.

[MUSCLENUTANT]

It is for me too. I don't want any fat showing

[gbrice75]

I suggest small, 'immediately' attainable goals. Sure, the big picture can be 15% - but for now, focus on dropping 5 percentage points. Once you get there, reassess and work torwards the next (small) goal. Baby steps... as they say, this is a marathon, not a sprint.

[MUSCLENUTANT]

I know, it seemed like I was stuck, at a plateau with 1600 cals. I need to shock something into gear.

[MUSCLENUTANT]

Maybe adjusting it to 1500 would work?

[pitchindude]

Maybe adjusting it to 1500 would work?

It might, there's only one way to find out. Perhaps a bit of experimentation would do you some good.

[MUSCLENUTANT]

I think my entry is what will work, but they said not enough calories, it was a little more than 1300, so I thought maybe up it a little. Any ideas, looking at it, what to change, or add, or take away?

[thehor]

If I was doing this for girls then I would be like out of shape and drinking all the time lol. I do this for me, because I love it and I like to look good. I also do it because it keeps you away from bad things such as drugs ect ect. I had a problem with drinking and honestly this is what keeps me off drinking.

[Lunk1]

My wife who is 140 and very active and still struggles to eat less than 1370. I think you def need to up your protein intake...

[MUSCLENUTANT]

I'm doing this for me too, but other peoples views forced me to look at myself and I realized how quite disgusting I look, and don't want that anymore.

[MUSCLENUTANT]

ok, and where and how should I add it? what would you have your wife do if it were her?

[Lunk1]

ok, and where and how should I add it? what would you have your wife do if it were her?

Your food choices and calories llok good. I honestly do not know hoe you could support muscle growth and size like you have on the low of a clorie diet. I need to ask here...is that the HONEST everday example of your diet? Not mixing in some McD's and Burger King somewhere????? Never?????

It seems as if you are on track from what you told us thus far. You said you lost over 50lbs in 4 months...thats great. I'm far from the diet guru but increasing some clean cals through protein will help maintain that muscle during the calorie restricted diet. Try to get 1-1.5 grams per pound of body weight. So 200-300 grams of protein per day.

[cj111]

So 200-300 grams of protein per day.

Holy hell that's a lot of protein man, that's what I eat generally. Seems like a lot for a woman to be scarfing down, even if her bicep are bigger than mine

[Lunk1]

Holy hell that's a lot of protein man, that's what I eat generally. Seems like a lot for a woman to be scarfing down, even if her bicep are bigger than mine

Considering her build and goals I'm not sure eating like a dude isnt in line. I dont think 1G per pound is too high man or women...

[GirlyGymRat]

Holy hell that's a lot of protein man, that's what I eat generally. Seems like a lot for a woman to be scarfing down, even if her bicep are bigger than mine

I read in another thread 1-1.5 g per LBM!

[alex.mitev]

I suggest you set ur protein atb 1-1.25 maxxxx per lb of goal body weight! Have fats at 20%, fill the rest with comlex carbs. Keep things simple - chicken, eggs, fish, cottage cheese.
I also like to pick two carbohydrate sources - oats and brown rice.
Establish baseline diet for 6 weeks and work frim there..

[MUSCLENUTANT]

no, no fast food, ever. I don't have the money to waste on that crap. and I never deviate. you never asked what supplements I might be using, that could account for my muscle growth and size.lol, lunk, see I do have some knowledge of what I'm doing, and have been.

[Lunk1]

no, no fast food, ever. I don't have the money to waste on that crap. and I never deviate. you never asked what supplements I might be using, that could account for my muscle growth and size.lol, lunk, see I do have some knowledge of what I'm doing, and have been.

OK...what supps? Although I doubt they have done anyhing but wasted that valuable $

[MUSCLENUTANT]

bcaa, safflower oil, creatine and magnesium

[Lunk1]

bcaa, safflower oil, creatine and magnesium

BCAA's and creatine are great and very helpful in muscle growth and recovery.

[ironbeck]

Girls are lucky, they look good at 20% But dayum the 10% is yummy with a six pack and everything!

I personally love most women...30% and under Is good enough for me

[ironbeck]

Actually 35% and under....even though I'm near 10% i like women of all sorts and sizes, attitude goes along way my friends! Sure a woman with a toned 15% body is fun to rock, but rarely do they come with the attitude of a woman like I like.

[MUSCLENUTANT]

Aww, I'm sure my biceps aren't bigger than a dude's. lol

[MUSCLENUTANT]

Very Good! I also use C4 Extreme.

[MUSCLENUTANT]

I think I need to up protein too, and I did some research, and the ladies are right. I need 1600 calories.It wont beneficial , and actually end up hurting progress in the long run if I go as low as 1300. So, I need to come up with a 1600 cal diet, that has about 300 grams protein, as heavy as I lift, and with the mass I have, Lunk is right on target, from the research I've done.

[auswest]

Aww, I'm sure my biceps aren't bigger than a dude's. lol

Your glutes look rather impressive to, you're looking massive

[baseline_9]

Sorry lunk but recommending between 200-300g of protein per day says to me that your just guessing numbers here.... That's a 100g difference man....

And either way, even the 200g is probably too high IMO

I'd not reccomend over 1.5g/lb of LBM.... And that 1.5 would be for someone on a hard cut who was already in fairly decent shape....

[MUSCLENUTANT]

Ah, take it or leave it, esp when someone still thinks they know everything there is to know about me without know anything but first impressions.

[GirlyGymRat]

300 is crazy too high. Not even reasonable. Look at it this way. 300x4cal/g is 1200 cal out of 1600 leaving 400 cal for carbs and fat! 180 sounds much more reasonable.


what's your meal plan look like? What split you going with?

[baseline_9]

Ah, take it or leave it, esp when someone still thinks they know everything there is to know about me without know anything but first impressions.

Productive?

Or just another trolling post?

[MUSCLENUTANT]

I am trying to be productive. I'm not trolling anything, this is on my question, so I have the right to say something to people posting on it. I think the unproductive trolling role is the other way around.

[baseline_9]

I am trying to be productive. I'm not trolling anything, this is on my question, so I have the right to say something to people posting on it. I think the unproductive trolling role is the other way around.

Ok

I was gonna come back into this thread since it looked like you had pulled ur pants out of ur ass and were being a bit more willing to take stuff on board...

But obviously you don't want me here or my advise....


And as far as 'me knowing everything about you'..... I know nothing except what you told us.... So I don't get what ur problem is or why u keep saying that lol


Your delusional