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MS -

Did you catch the flax oil = 14.5 g fat (I called it 135 g F - that's what I get for counting calories late at night...) for a total of 31g fat.

This is a typical day, maybe alternate in some steak a couple times / week - I do this more out of habit - after training for 2 comps last year and just following the diet the trainer gave me, I kinda forgot how to eat like a normal person. Still working on that "moderation in everthing", so I tend to be better off with a well-laid out diet or maybe better term would be "eating plan". I live with the 6 meal/day thing pretty well. Try to keep the protein mix to after my workout (used to train over lunch so that moved the protein mix to later in the day). Sometimes I will cut the oatmeal out in the morning and just do eggs w/ broccoli or something like that.

I train pretty hard now, trying to get more out fewer, but 15 min longer cardio sessions and finally getting comfortable with "less time in the gym, more focus on diet". My goals are a little conflicting, being I want to fit in my swim suit this summer and then do a competition maybe in 6-8 months (depending on how the summer "diet" goes). As a result of training for my last comp in November and continued training (had been training much heavier with more carbs in the diet), frankly I feel like I made a switch in "body type" from body builder to power lifter - NOT what I wanted. I'd be very happy around 150 and 12-14% bf for the summer. Mostly I just feel "thick" right now. Of the two goals, the more important to me is the fit-in-the-swimsuit because I'm tired of not fitting in 80% of my clothes right now. The competition can wait if it has to.

Given that, what would you recommend I change in the diet? Note also I'm on the back side of my first winny cycle with clen alt w/ ECA. Considered a keto-style approach, but was told that defeat the cycle.

~ sassy :angel:
 
Well no one else seems to have any advice so you're stuck with my stubborn opinion. Yes I did catch the flax, and I think you could triple that for a start. I clock you at under 30g fat. By my reckoning that's 7-8% fat in your diet. Your total calories are barely over 10 cals per pound. Your carb intake is at 35%, you condiser this to be more 'normal' dieting so I'm assuming your diet has been even more extreme than this. You've been dieting for a very long time, and you wonder why your thyroid is on the low side of normal and your body no longer wants ot lose fat!!!!

I understand not wanting to feel 'thick' in a swimsuit, but I see you as having only a few choices. 1)Stop weight training and drop your protein down very low. You'll lose lots of muscle, and if you restrict your calories like you are at the moment then hopefully you might even lose a bit of fat. Increase you cardio to facilitate fat and muscle loss. In no time at all you can look like your nice shapely friend at 26%bf and no muscle.
2)Take lots of thyroid, clen, DNP, amphetamines or whatever you can get your hands on. Increase your winny and maybe throw in some EQ. Even though the EQ may increase your hunger, the amphetamines will blunt this effect.
3) Change you goals. Eat more, weight train more, cardio less to increase your metabolism to burn fat. Be a lean mean stunning machine in a swimsuit.

Any other ideas folks?
 
MS:

I think I'll opt for #3 - have a shit load of mass now I don't want to lose and can't afford the full battery of chemical help (not to mention the sides). I'm going to up the calorie intake and keep the lifting program I'm on.

Temple - you said you had to up the calories after a stall out - I've been on a pretty strict diet for over a year, except for the junk breaks - still follow roughly the same schedule as listed with the weighed out portions, etc. What was a typical day's menu when you did 2500 cals?
Seems the challenge is keeping carbs down, fat up and protein about the same....

~ sassy :angel:
 
I don't have the totals on this at the moment but it adds up to 2500 give or take:

protein shake with 1.5c skim milk + 2 scoops protein and 1 slice whole grain toast

protein pancakes or 1/2c oatmeal w skim milk

4 oz chicken breast, 1c yams, 4oz veges

protein shake

4 oz meat, 1/2 c brown rice, 1 c veges

protein shake

plus flaxseed oil and natural peanut butter

It will take nerves of steel to get thru the first three weeks of this as you will retain water like a MOFO but 3 moderate intensity 60min cardio sessions help. That is how long it takes for your metabolism to adjust, now I have trouble not eating more than that. After the first 3 weeks I dropped the cardio and just lifted my butt off.

Low rep/high weights on a 4 day split
10mg anavar ed

So far have added 11# lean mass, still have the fat over the top of it but am keeping the cals the same and am now adding 4 60min cardio sessions plus topical yohimbine hcl, will do this until fat loss stops and will look at carb cycleing at that point.
 
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