How many people are fuc-king up thier diet due to the holliday goodies.

[FyreWomanGoddess]

I am and no wonder why my ulcer is killing me.

 

[esteveze]

Ohh well..I will say..
Here at work this last 2 weeks everyone have been bringing cookies, cakes, tarts..etc.
I have to say I have been strong enought to pretend they not there. But... on Wed. someone broght a chocolate cake..and he begged me to try it. So i had a slice that u could see the light though it..very very very thin..so the guy would not feel bad...
I did not feel guilty but I have to say it satisfied my palad.
So tonite I am having my cheat meal (fried calamari, pasta and tiramisu)
This is the holidays..and I am tryimg my best to stay with clean food...but hey!! sometimes we have no choice..just enjoy it.

 

[esteveze]

Ohh well..I will say..
Here at work this last 2 weeks everyone have been bringing cookies, cakes, tarts..etc.
I have to say I have been strong enought to pretend they not there. But... on Wed. someone broght a chocolate cake..and he begged me to try it. So i had a slice that u could see the light though it..very very very thin..so the guy would not feel bad...
I did not feel guilty but I have to say it satisfied my palad.
So tonite I am having my cheat meal (fried calamari, pasta and tiramisu)
This is the holidays..and I am tryimg my best to stay with clean food...but hey!! sometimes we have no choice..just enjoy it.
But do not make it an every day thing!!

 

[Inkman69]

W6 I agree with you completely about living it up a little and the low carbs diets can do more damage then good. Thanks everyone for your input. My GF is going to not feel so guilty and upset at herself for enjoying herself. Merry Christmas everyone and unless you are on oral AS's have a drink or 2 and live a little and relax it's the holidays. Best wishes to all. L2L

 

[Inkman69]

W6 would you say the healthiest approach for women would be to alternate the carb level from day to day going high, moderate to low? So the metab will not slow down to a crawl and prevent the body from losing BF? L2L

 

[wilson6]

There are no magic numbers. It will depend on when and how hard you train, cardio, your metabolism, supplements, drugs, etc. etc.

You have to find what works for you. If someone says Oh, you need this many grams per day on these days etc. unless they've been working with you for a couple of years, they're full of shit. Only you can figure out what works.

Base it on how your lifts go, % bodyfat, how you feel mentally, and when you make changes, give them about 8 weeks before you assess body comp changes, unless you are really flat and tired, then the carbs are likely too low.

This whole topic has been discussed ad nauseum on the board. Do some searches, read over all the info and put something together for yourself.

For most, low carbs = 30 g/d and high carbs 150 - 200 g/d, but depends on the above. Usually 2 days of low carbs in a row is about it, unless its precontest, then perhaps 3.

W6

 

[alexiarenee]

I have eaten bad a lot lately- I'm not too stressed about it right now becuase it's usually inevitable for me since I have a big family that likes to eat and I am one of them. I know thought that after the holidays I get my act together and burn it all off. Plus, I don't think it's very fun to go through Christmas worrying so much about food.

 

[VooDoo Lady]

Chronic low carb restricted diets are f**ked up in my opinion. Adding carbs (even a few holiday treats here and there) would be unf**king the diet for a few days. Gotta have some carbs here and there to keep metabolism up.

"does the man not see me eating boiled chicken and broccoli every freaking day???"

Hell, I'd buy you a pint of regular double choc chip ice cream so you could carb up and be less miserable for a day.

Come on everyone, lighten up a little. What you think might be hurting you (a few days of eating, but not binging on holiday treats) won't mean shit over the long run body composition wise and will likely give you a boost for a few heavy workouts this next week.

Some of you are falling into the same trap they do over on the thin board with this total food control concept.

"So I did lots 'o cardio last night to make myself feel better..."

See what I mean.......

W6

just call me the villiage idiot...

 

[Audacious1]

For the most part i am eating real clean...but once and a while i'll sneak a cookie here and there. I don't "go to work" either. I am a stay at home mom...but my husband seems to bring home all these goodies he gets at work and tempts me to no end. But i know during christmas and christmas eve i am going to pig out. My dad is the world's most wonderful cook and there is no way in hell i am going pass up his food, and i won't feel guilty about it either. I figure it might actually do me some good.

 

[muskles]

those damn cookie pushers at my work got me a couple times, but i've been doing so much better this year than ANY other year