Anyone got a good diet for losing fat/maintaining muscle ? (sorry if repeat)

[twinphish]

Sorry if this is a repeat..

but anyone have a good regimen for this sort of thing?

I know the basics -- low-carb, eat lots of proteins (fish, chicken, tuna, turkey), lots of veggies.. olive oil.. flax oil (what does this do exactly?) Eat small meals every few hours.. tons of water..

Anyone got a specific formula that worked for them ?

Any foods to absolutely avoid -- milk? cheese? nuts? all breads?

 

[twinphish]

hehe thanks.. i just read that in another thread..

i guess my question would be -- is a cutting diet also good for losing fat? I'm new to the world of weight training and I know that cutting is the practice of making the muscles stand out more -- ahhh i see, by losing the fat layer on top.. I guess I just answered my own question.

thanks again!

 

[katz]

Hey I can't get that diet to load..it says that the page is unavailable DAMN

 

[new@gettinbig]

A rotating diet works best..high carbs on days you train, low carbs on days you do not train...keep them complex carbs..no junk food..breads etc...Drink at least 1 gallon of water a day..tons of good ol protein..clean diet..hard training and a lil cardio will take you a long way

 

[twinphish]

damn.. i hardly get up at 4am.. more like.. 10am.. i supose i should just shift the diet by some hours....?

 

[killerass]

Is there a rule for women when it comes to protein? Meaning, instead of saying have protein be 61% etc,,, is there a rule pertaining maybe to xgrams of protein per body weight? I have been doing about 1 gram protein per pound of body weight, is that too much too little?

 

[Gladiola]

Is there a rule for women when it comes to protein?

Yup, definitely depends on the individual.

What I have found - on Elite & other places, is that there simply aren't really any "rules". Trying to pin down rules to solid 'definites' just gives you (& everyone else) a headache. As proof:

http://boards.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=105621

I have generally heard a gram of protein per lb is good - although that seems to be at the low end of what most are doing. Personally, I try to get 150 - 200 gram & I weight 135 lb.

 

[PlateheadJim]

Sure Fire Diet

It's called the W I N N Y diet! It's amazing for me, take in less cals than necessary for maintenance, still gain strength and about 6 pounds of muscle - wow! Isn't sciene wonderful?

 

[BatZgirl]

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