Damn man sorry to hear about ya back
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Damn man sorry to hear about ya back
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Originally Posted by bikeral
thx dudes.. about 50% better already.. slept a bit better last night. still hurts but not as bad. gonna take today off too and be ready for depletion tomorrow i hope. making decent progress in the mirror, have some good momentum!
id also like to note: 4 days no carbs, 1 high, 2 moderate seems to be a very effective split for me. id forgotten how effective it is.
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and im back! im back! im back in the saddle again!
did 40 mins cardio and abs which included hanging leg raises and cable wood chops.. the 'ole back is on the mend!
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Hey man on your no carbs/ low carb days what do you eat?
Give me some ideas please. Thanks
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if ur looking for tasty u came to the wrong place. i suppose if i worked at it i could create some tasty meals with no carbs but for right now i am eating purely for results on those days so:
24 oz chicken breast (boneless breast chopped and sauteed)
16 oz fish (baked in oven)
900g broccoli (steamed with salt and pepper)
3 whole hard boiled eggs
about 1800cals.. 300 ish pro 60g carb (good bit of fiber) 40-50 ish fat (off the top of my head)
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oh low carb days its always fish and chicken...
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^^depletion # 1 with slightly sore back.. Wish me luck!
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Good luck. 2 years old on Saturday buddy^^depletion # 1 with slightly sore back.. Wish me luck!
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well it went ok. i stopped a bit short cuz my back got tired and as a result sore. managed about 75% of it though and did not have to go any lighter.Good luck. 2 years old on Saturday buddy
2 yrs on saturday? wow.. what a trip it has been! amazing how much ive grown in my knowledge of the BB lifestyle since then.
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well the old back is a little sore today after yesterday. not terrible. i have another depletion to do today as well. i will take it a bit more easily i think. mainly picking the 45lb plates up off the ground is the hardest part.. and putting them back down.
i bought a heating pad and some mineral ice.. also taking motrin/ibuprofen.. definitely muscular though.
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abs/cardio only today.. looking forward to some carbs tomorrow night. last week was easy probably cuz my body had plenty of carbs floating around, this week not so much.. also been a bit hungry at night. as a result i went over my originally intended cals by a couple hundred in the form of peanut butter. still not higher than 2200 ish for the day which is still at a deficit.
gotta say i have not been so gung ho here on this cut. i guess im just tired of cutting and having to drop body fat... sometimes i wish i could just say fvck it and get fat.. LOL.. (but i cant).. well i can, but i cant stay that way.
not quit lifting, mind you, just not care about my bf so much..
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well i feel a little better today than yesterday regarding this cut. its funny the emotional highs and lows that go along with caloric deficits. (
abs/cardio again today and then i get to have a low country boil tonight.. thats gonna be good! in case yall were wondering what that is here is a pic: (its also called frogmore stew because of the town it supposedly originated in).
http://www.discoversouthcarolina.com...w/default.aspx
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well i feel a little better today than yesterday regarding this cut. its funny the emotional highs and lows that go along with caloric deficits. (
Reminds me of home!
Looks delicious
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well i feel a little better today than yesterday regarding this cut. its funny the emotional highs and lows that go along with caloric deficits. (
abs/cardio again today and then i get to have a low country boil tonight.. thats gonna be good! in case yall were wondering what that is here is a pic: (its also called frogmore stew because of the town it supposedly originated in).
South Carolina Frogmore Stew
Glad your spirits are up. Have a great weekend and enjoy that country boil.
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curious why you are not doing hit and fasting this time around?
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it stopped working.. also got tired of it..
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what are you thoughts on whats happening with your body with the consistent binging then back dieting? each time you gain weight is it less then the previous time?
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hmm.. not really. depends how long i go before cutting again. this time i went up to 18% body fat and it has been kind of a slow process getting the fat off. im almost where im comfortable again.. well, im comfortable but not saticfied.. im almost where im satisfied again.. prob around 12% right now. another 2% to go and ill be good.. that should nt take more than 4-6 weeks i hope.. thatll put me around 16-18 weeks to cut from 18% to 10%..
i hope not to let myself go that far again...
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So what your saying is, no more cruises/vacations?
Your wife ain't gonna be happy!
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haha.. no im definitely NOT saying that!i will, however, be more diligent in limiting the length of my vacation from my diet! this time it was 2 months! instead of 2 weeks like it shoulda been!
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haha, i just pickin!haha.. no im definitely NOT saying that!
how was the shrimp boil?
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excellent! ate a lot of stuff. fave was def the crab cakes! covered in my home made tartar sauce.. also had pecan pie tarts, key lime bars, and dark chocolate iced brownies! (my wife loves to bake and entertain LOL)..
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Making me hungry. Love pecan pie, key lime, brownies.....
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Does she have a younger sister?
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well guys i woke up this morning and actually almost liked what i saw in the mirror!
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Hey man when you got back up to 18%. I think you said you took 2 months off. Is that eating whatever you want and not working out? I started a thread in other section of forum about taking time off. I have went sun through tue 3 days not working out. Feel guilty as heck and fat as freak. lol.. But I know for sure its been prob 3 years with out a break and was getting burned out. Beside when on vacation( still do sit ups, run. push ups) when on vacation. Guess my question is do you ever just take a brake from it all beside when your on vacation?
Thanks a lot for the help man.
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^^ during the 2 months i didnt do any cardio and on the days i followed my proper dietary food choices i over ate.. the other days i just ate whatever the heck i wanted.. i lifted 3-4 days per week..
to answer ur question: NO i do not ever take a break from all of it. not more than a day or 2 anyways..
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Thats about how I was up to 21%. Always trained 4-5 days week. But did no cardio and ate way too much crap on weekends.^^ during the 2 months i didnt do any cardio and on the days i followed my proper dietary food choices i over ate.. the other days i just ate whatever the heck i wanted.. i lifted 3-4 days per week..
to answer ur question: NO i do not ever take a break from all of it. not more than a day or 2 anyways..
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yeh eating a lot and no cardio = fat! !
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OK thanks. So I better get my butt back at it tomorrow then shouldn't I? Its been 3 days. Lol.... Feel OK. Well beside feeling fat...
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haha.. well it takes a fair amount more than 3 days to do what i did. i actually started my diet back several times but just couldnt get any momentum.. id do ok for a day or 2 and say screw it and have a cheeseburger or a bacon egg and cheese sandwich with hashbrowns! i turn around good and 2 months have gone by and im 18% body fat.. it was NOT worth it!
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Know how you feel on the weekends. I do good during the week. Weekends I eat. Lol.
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well guys just when yall thought 'ole 405 was getting dull and there was nothing else of much interest going on in here the plot twists and thickens once again!
turns out my wife has bad migraines and she has been wanting to try keto for epileptic people to combat the headaches because theres a relationship between the 2 and she has petitioned my assistance.
i have been curious about running a proper ketogenic diet since i first heard of them and have run a style of CKD but im not sure if i ever achieved proper ketosis. i always maintained carbs around 65+ g per day. well i believe in the spirit of helping her and satisfying my nagging curiosity i am venturing down the road of the ketogenic diet.
i have not decided specifically if im gonna run a TKD (targeted keto diet) or a CKD (cyclical keto diet) yet but i will be letting yall know. i am currently about 125pages into lyle mc donalds "the ketogenic diet" and i must say i am impressed with the potential this diet may have.
i have often thought i look and feel my best totally depleted of carbs and i also think my body does not respond very well to carbs in the diet. i am curious to see how i will fare running a proper keto diet with my macros set from what it looks like approx:
2200cals
160g pro
10g carbs
168g fat
i have found a new love: homemade coconut butter!!! ahh!! u gotta try this stuff guys.
get a coconut and shred the meat and put it into a food processor and turn it on for about 20 minutes. after that let it sit for a while (couple hours) to let the oil come out and then run again for about another 20minutes. make sure u have a tiny food processor and/or there is minimal empty space in the processor so the stuff churns properly.
it is the freaking BOMB diggity!
i will keep yall updated with this keto thing. i may start as early as monday.
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Sounds good man and I know you will follow it.
Hope it helps with your wife's headaches!
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It's good to try different diets just to keep your body guessing. Things that work great short term can become less effective over time. Not a chance in hell I could go keto without eating meat but will be popping in to monitor your results. I love coconut in all forms and will give your recipe a shot. Question: After the first settle do you drain the oil before processing again? I have a Blendtec so I think I can cut the time to a few minutes. Good luck to you and more importantly your wife. Migraines are the worst and too many things can trigger them so finding the true cause can take a long time.
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Ha ha ha, after everything you ever said about keto diets
Has your Mrs had her headaches analysed? It is true that keto diets do help epileptics minimise symptoms.
PM me your address mate, I have a number of spare ketostix I will send them over to you
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LOL never say "never" right?
who knows it may be what i need. we'll see! more importantly i hope itll help my wife's headaches. she has been to a ouple neurologists. they dont know what the cause is.. shes run low carbs before and gone without them so hopefully this will work. she has a lot of food and other type allergies.
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Yoga seems to help some ppl. Idk.LOL never say "never" right?
who knows it may be what i need. we'll see! more importantly i hope itll help my wife's headaches. she has been to a ouple neurologists. they dont know what the cause is.. shes run low carbs before and gone without them so hopefully this will work. she has a lot of food and other type allergies.
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Hope your wife finds relief via diet. It's worth a try!
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in case anyone is wondering i have not started the keto diet yet.. i also have been having puter probs where it wont let me access this little box to type messages which is in part why i havent posted in here. still running 4 days low 1 high 2 moderate diet.. kind of waffling as my wife thinks she may have discovered another solution to her headaches besides keto. i still might give it a try though.. we'll see..
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Wondering what you are up to. Still just dropping BF?
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