Pre-Contest Diet help

[smb_69]

jnuts -
1) dump the carrots and replace it with apple w/peal..
2) dump the creamer - you can add a little of heavy whipping cream instead.
3) you need some fiber - add some Phsyllium hask or some of this

http://www11.netrition.com/lowcarbsuccess_flaxomeal_page.html

excellent product that we use around my gym.


GOOD LUCK!

 

[jnuts]

JJ Figure- I guess its the ol estrogen the holds the fat on those areas, its the last to go and you're right it goes down slowly w/patience. something that I don't always have when training hard and eating right.

smb_69-thanx, will do, carrotts are high GI, is that why? not too much natty pb?? was more worried about too many fats than anything....

 

[Daisy_Girl]

For fiber, you can also NOT limit your greens. Veggies such as broccoli are virtually calorie-free, nutrient-dense, high in fiber and keep you full longer. I try to get my fiber from food - I rely to much on supplements for other things, it is nice to get fiber from more natural sources. You can also add Bran to your oatmeal - it ups the carbs, but it almost all fiber.

I think the fat looks fine....

Let diet and HIIT do it's job now....don't kill yourself with cardio now. You have to have somewhere to GO TO when your body acclimates to the diet. You have 16 weeks to prepare....that is a long time. Take the next few weeks, cut back on cardio days, eat clean, lift hard. See where you are then, then add in more cardio IF you aren't losing.

ALSO, HIIT should really be only 30 min or so - if you can go all out on intervals for 45 min, you aren't working hard enough on the 'work' intervals. Do 5 min warm up, 20-25 min intervals, then 5 min cool down. And on the work sessions, those last couple seconds you should be feeling like you are going to DIE. One day, I almost fell off the back of the StepMill because my legs gave out. LOL