From 240lbs to 255 since 10-29 help !

[RaginCajun]

lay out your diet, from start to finish with macros and cals.

go with 60/20/20 and see what happens.

go read thru the cutting stickie at the top of this section, it will help!

[cherrydrpepper]

I don't really have the answers but I can tell you 405 laid out this really intricate diet plan for a young buck. In laymans terms what I took away from his diet plan for cutting

#1 I should be doing my cardio when I first wake up without eating anything so my body stays in that (buzzword?) state that it wants to burn calories

#2 My first three meals instead of brown rice, sweet potato, oats or another complex carb side I should have a vegetable. This keeps the body in laymans terms in that hunger mode instead of that satisfied mode.

I'm paraphrasing but thats what I really took away from 405's posts that I have been messing up on.

I'm in a cut mode and I've been eating a lot of pickles and tea unsweetened. Its helping me bridge between meals. Another thing I am doing I have always been a steak sauce with beef or honey dijon with chicken person. I am trying to make good tasting meals that rely on spices to get me there on flavor.

[JWP806]

#2 My first three meals instead of brown rice, sweet potato, oats or another complex carb side I should have a vegetable. This keeps the body in laymans terms in that hunger mode instead of that satisfied mode.

Are you saying that you will stay hungry or that your body will be burning more calories? The former seems like an unfavorable option so I am assuming the latter. Interested to know why. Possibly because they are digested quicker? (Sorry to hijack your thread... I have a feeling you might have the same question though)

[SEOINAGE]

Are you saying that you will stay hungry or that your body will be burning more calories? The former seems like an unfavorable option so I am assuming the latter. Interested to know why. Possibly because they are digested quicker? (Sorry to hijack your thread... I have a feeling you might have the same question though)

some fats and protein and fibrous veggie will be low in carbs and help to satisfy hunger and get you through the day.

[JWP806]

Right, I get that. If you are trying keep carbs low then you would obviously substitute those carbs for proteins, some fats and veggies... That's not what I am asking.

The quote was "#2 My first three meals instead of brown rice, sweet potato, oats or another complex carb side I should have a vegetable. This keeps the body in laymans terms in that hunger mode instead of that satisfied mode."

So he is saying that he doesnt eat complex carbs in the first three meals and rather subs those for veggies... but the statement gives the assumption that you would have those later in the day for meal 4, 5 or 6. I am asking why you would be in "hunger mode" and why this would be a good thing if you are cutting? By hunger mode, are you saying your body will digest those food items quicker and that would speed up the potential burning of your fat stores as an energy source?

[JWP806]

lay out your diet, from start to finish with macros and cals.

go with 60/20/20 and see what happens.

go read thru the cutting stickie at the top of this section, it will help!

Hard to offer much solid advice without knowing this. I agree with upping the protein and dropping the carbs.