Good idea to switch from CKD to Body For Life?

[koolzero]

I've been on CKD for over 14 weeks. I've lost 20 - 25 lbs. I weigh 215 and my goal is 180. Lately I've not been having much luck losing weight so I'm thinking of switching to Body For Life program. Would the switch cause me to gain a lot of weight?

Thanks for any help.

 

[Babyfaced Assassin]

the body for life program's a cool program especially for maintenance but it's too low on the fats,

 

[BAB]

the body for life program's a cool program especially for maintenance but it's too low on the fats,

Agreed. I guess it totally depends on what your goals are, though. If you do it right, I think CKD would shred you(if you're not already) in a shorter amount of time. I don't think you would havelost 20lbs in that much time and kept as much muscle on BFL.

 

[Babyfaced Assassin]

to be honest with you, the lowest bodyfat i got to was 7% using john berardi's dont diet diet protocol basically eat carbs + protein 3 times a day and protein + fats 3 times a day

 

[BAB]

to be honest with you, the lowest bodyfat i got to was 7% using john berardi's dont diet diet protocol basically eat carbs + protein 3 times a day and protein + fats 3 times a day

What kind of bf% did you have when you started the diet? I did something similar and dropped close to 3% in 3 months(14%-11%). I think I skimped on the fats though.

 

[Babyfaced Assassin]

10% was the lowest i could get to and this was after a keto diet

 

[juve]

BFL is more or less designed for bulking, quite high in carbs and as mentioned above low in fats....i'd say after CKD you would want to incerement your carb count gradually and not jump right ahead to BFL...but basically if you're looking for a maintenance diet you could work it out by yourself. Me personally i use several rules as guidance:
1) no mixing carbs and fats (only very low GI carbs i might consume with fats)
2) structure your carb intake around your actvities....kind of like TKD but now you're not at a calorie deficit level, but rather maintenance...if you're not active, then it's protein+fat (longer digestion, satisfying, more energety-efficient in inactive periods - 1g of fat=9cals)

also as far as your CKD plateau...it might help if you post your calorie intake (it might be too low and your thyroid is suppressed, hence no progress...what about fat intake?!) and your activities (cardio, weights, stress, overtraining)...maybe you don't need to switch to BFL, although 14 weeks is kinda long..


hope this helps a bit