Gotta have carbs to burn fat

[Gladiola]

Are you pissy again?

eh, mostly just frustrated. Patience is not my strong suit.

So you are telling me that base carb need I posted here is appropriate? I wasn't sure of that.

I didn't decide on a protein amount! I have been eating 150 - 200 Gram, but I've also been eating close to that many grams carbs... so I'm going to end up with MUCH less calories on a low carb day if I don't up that protein!

If I leave fats & proteins alone... I risk going too LOW on total calories on a low carb day... isn't that a bad thing too? (I do want to build). And what if I want to do both cardio AND strength training on a low-carb day... I gotta have more than 1,800 cal!

I thought you didn't eat turkey? Or do you have friends who hunt them for you? Those birds are smart! Not so easy as killing a rabbit, unfortunately.

Anyway, if you do want to keep helping me sift through this all, I appreciate it! (I feel bad taking over the thread!)

 

[BrickGirl]

I eat the same damn thing everyday and I love it. I was a vegaterian before I started "cutting", now I eat steak and chicken daily and I crave it now, like a vampire wanting blood, I can't wait to get my steak and chicken

 

[new@gettinbig]

You are going to have to realize you are eating to FUEL your body..not for pure enjoyment. You don't have to eat the exact same things, but I eat a lot of the same things pretty much every day. Does not bother me...I love meat...never gets boring. The whole dieting thing is not that difficult. We make it more difficult than it really is....spatts ratios may not work for you..that is based on her body...activity..metabolism etc..its what worked for HER...you can use some of the ideas and try to create something that will work for YOUR body...it is all very individual.

 

[Gladiola]

Test it for 2 weeks. If you don't lose, then tweak th ratios a bit.

I'm not trying to lose. I'm trying to gain muscle, maybe lose fat, but if I don't (fat stays the same) I don't care for now.
So then how do I know if what I'm doing is working? If I'm getting stronger?

Now I'm even more confused.

You are going to have to realize you are eating to FUEL your body..not for pure enjoyment. You don't have to eat the exact same things, but I eat a lot of the same things pretty much every day.

I accepted that eating is not about pleasure a long time ago. With my raging sweet tooth if I let myself eat what I wanted, I wouldn't be able to fit in the door of the gym! I just like to be able to have variety in my carbs. Most of my protein sources are the same things daily though, and that doesn't bother me.

 

[KBgrl]

oatmeal is your friend

 

[Gladiola]

How are ya for confused now!?!??!!?

Wanting to go home, watch Friends, eat pizza & doughnuts & drink beer, that's how I am!!!


OK, I will dry 3 days hi, 2 days low carb & see how it goes. If I'm not exactly around 30 Grams carbs on low day & 122 grams hi days, I'm not gonna stress over it too much.

 

[Gladiola]

I usually go for Miller Lite... my fav light beer. Unless I'm totally thinking F** IT & going for regular! Then I like Yuengling (local to Pennsylvania where I went to college).

Anyway, I know that I can't gain muscle & lose fat at the same time up to a point and I don't know where my BF is right now. Which is why I say if BF is steady, I don't care - I'm looking to bulk.

I could SWEAR you said you did the carb rotation WHILE bulking & it helped you not gain too much fat. Isn't that what you meant by:

WORK ON MAINTAINING THAT WHILE YOU PUT ON MASS. I learned this one that HARD way, which brings us back to how carb cycling saved my ass.

I really feel like I'm losin' my mind here!

 

[Gladiola]

Ya with me?

NOOOOW I'm with ya! whoo hoo! yea!

OK, so how does that convert to PERCENTAGE of calories? Or is percent of total calories not worth tracking?

I suppose knowing my bodyfat would REALLY help in determining how much I should be eating, huh? It can't be too high though... which is why I consider myself to be bulking.

 

[Gladiola]

While we have this dialogue going... any idea where there is now a STAR under my green karma dot????? I'm lost as to what it means, cuz I didn't go platinum.

Aanyway, I know I need to get the BF done but I can't seem to get together with a trainer to do a caliper reading for me. I want someone I know & trust to do it for me... we all know how many clueless trainers there are out there!

I'm gonna try the cycle thing & see how it goes. That'll probably mean being at only 130 Gram protein on hi carb days... I was hoping to have more like 150 - 200 daily, but I suppose 1 Gram per LB of weight is still sufficient.

I really need to get my bodyfat done so I have a bench mark. I do see a little more vascularity & more size of muscle than a few weeks ago, so I'm pretty sure I'm movin' in the right direction (not totally sure though!)

 

[missyd143]

on low carb days is it ok to have oatmeal in the mornning? and do u add up the veg carbs like spinach? what about pre workout a lil like 15 grams of carbs from oatmeal and then after workout i have simple carbs n whey..?