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    I've thought that too much carbonhydrates eliminates fat burning mechanism.

    It's calculated. So macros are as Jesusbrah said, but need to focus to do more aerobics?

    I'm kind of noobie what comes in cutting. Tried it once and nothing extreme happened.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jaakoppi View Post
    I've thought that too much carbonhydrates eliminates fat burning mechanism.

    It's calculated. So macros are as Jesusbrah said, but need to focus to do more aerobics?

    I'm kind of noobie what comes in cutting. Tried it once and nothing extreme happened.
    Cardio is very debatable. Some believe its essential, some believe cutting is all diet and that cardio wastes muscle. Personally i never do cardio, simply because i dont need it to lose weight and i dont like it. But everyone is different, so you will have to find out for yourself.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jesusbrah View Post
    Cardio is very debatable. Some believe its essential, some believe cutting is all diet and that cardio wastes muscle. Personally i never do cardio, simply because i dont need it to lose weight and i dont like it. But everyone is different, so you will have to find out for yourself.
    Losing weight has been always a delicate matter for me, but the truth is that I'm not in so fit shape and finally want to see results in that area, so doing cardio I'm trying to burn fat but also get in better aerobic shape. I've admired mass but realised that I must also cut, and truth is that I'm not so muscular as I want to be. I've mostly kept calories at the maintenance level or slightly bulked up, for several years, without doing cardio almost at all.

    Simply I'm afraid to bulk and grow more muscle because I'm afraid of ending to look like a feeding pig.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jaakoppi View Post
    Losing weight has been always a delicate matter for me, but the truth is that I'm not in so fit shape and finally want to see results in that area, so doing cardio I'm trying to burn fat but also get in better aerobic shape. I've admired mass but realised that I must also cut, and truth is that I'm not so muscular as I want to be. I've mostly kept calories at the maintenance level or slightly bulked up, for several years, without doing cardio almost at all.

    Simply I'm afraid to bulk and grow more muscle because I'm afraid of ending to look like a feeding pig.
    Drop your kcals down 250-500 from maintenance for a month or 2. If that doesnt work for you, start doing cardio a couple of times a week. Just experiment what methods work for you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jesusbrah View Post
    Drop your kcals down 250-500 from maintenance for a month or 2. If that doesnt work for you, start doing cardio a couple of times a week. Just experiment what methods work for you.
    Yeah I will try to do that or actually keep doing some cardio but increase it a bit if nothing happens. I'm going to take this with time so no need to hurry up.

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    I thought that I could keep one day/week eating some sugar like plain coffeebread, cake or candy. Do you think it's really a bad idea? If they are included to total amount of daily calories which is about 2400 kcals now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jaakoppi
    I've thought that too much carbonhydrates eliminates fat burning mechanism.
    I have been reading about fat burning vs carb burning for energy. It's very interesting. If you limit the carbs to very low numbers then body starts using fat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GirlyGymRat View Post
    I have been reading about fat burning vs carb burning for energy. It's very interesting. If you limit the carbs to very low numbers then body starts using fat.
    I've heard differing opinions. Some say you have to eat such a big loads of carbonhydrates and calories to train hard and keep your metabolism high, and keep your muscles without losing them. Some are saying that they are eating like 100-150 grams of carbonhydrates/day or so and training almost every day.

    Anyway I expect you have to eliminate as much sugar away from your diet as you can, right? Eating clean and enought carbonhydrates especially in the days you work out?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jaakoppi View Post
    I've heard differing opinions. Some say you have to eat such a big loads of carbonhydrates and calories to train hard and keep your metabolism high, and keep your muscles without losing them. Some are saying that they are eating like 100-150 grams of carbonhydrates/day or so and training almost every day.

    Anyway I expect you have to eliminate as much sugar away from your diet as you can, right? Eating clean and enought carbonhydrates especially in the days you work out?
    You can eat sugar and still lose weight although too much sugar may leave you hungry throughout the day.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jaakoppi View Post
    I've thought that too much carbonhydrates eliminates fat burning mechanism.

    It's calculated. So macros are as Jesusbrah said, but need to focus to do more aerobics?

    I'm kind of noobie what comes in cutting. Tried it once and nothing extreme happened.
    Carbs can stop the body from using fat as an energy source in some cases but in training populations it's been shown that it doesn't affect it. Plus using fat as an energy source doesn't mean you'll lose fat. It's about energy balance more than anything else.

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