Shades' Project!!!

[*Bunny*]

If you can each a spinach salad.

In the words of Daisy_Girl:

"It (spinach) is more than just roughage. Iceburg is nutritionally void - it has basically no nutrients. Spinach is high in iron and other vits/mins, and I bet it is higher in fiber too. If you absolutely CANNOT take in spinach, I would eat romaine instead of iceburg."

 

[Shades McCool]

If you can each a spinach salad.

In the words of Daisy_Girl:

"It (spinach) is more than just roughage. Iceburg is nutritionally void - it has basically no nutrients. Spinach is high in iron and other vits/mins, and I bet it is higher in fiber too. If you absolutely CANNOT take in spinach, I would eat romaine instead of iceburg."

Honestly when I am eating clean, anything looks good to me. I was walking down the aisle at wal-mart the other day and a can of spinach looked so good. It had a spoon filled with spinach on the front and told myself I had hit a new low when it looked so good.

 

[Shades McCool]

Ok boys and girls here are some pictures I took today...go ahead and kill me with comments...

Front
Side
Side 2
Tri
Right bi
Left bi

6' 175.2 lbs.....

 

[jenscats5]

2-26-05

10:00 am: 1.5 cups of total + .5 milk + 4 egg patties
11:30 am: 1 can of tuna + 2 cups of whole wheat pasta
1:00 pm: workout - back and shoulders
2:30 pm: post workout shake + apple
4:30 pm: protein shake
6:30 pm: 1 Chicken breast
8:30 pm: Protein shake +2 table spoons of low carb peanut butter

Total calories: 1809
Calories from Fat: 508 25%
Calories from carbs: 500 29%
Calories from Protein: 792 46%

At your 6:30pm meal, you definitely should add a veggie/salad.....

A mix of greens would work -- arugula, Spring Mix, endive, romaine, spinach, etc..... Or a "pile" of cooked greens, like kale, collards, spinach, etc....

 

[Shades McCool]

Now that I have been thinking about it I have no clue what I should do? Should I continue to stay at this weight? Should I try and put on some clean mass and be bigger? Its crazy, you think you know what you want and then you want something else...also is 1900-2000 calories a day enough for someone as active as me and not lose muscle mass?

 

[the-short-one]

Now that I have been thinking about it I have no clue what I should do? Should I continue to stay at this weight? Should I try and put on some clean mass and be bigger? Its crazy, you think you know what you want and then you want something else...also is 1900-2000 calories a day enough for someone as active as me and not lose muscle mass?

I already told you you that you should be keeping your cals aroun 2100 a day. And that's to lose fat. IF you want to maintain with your current active lifestyle, you need around 3000 cals a day. It sounds like a lot, but after looking at your pictures, I'm convinced it's what you need.

Expecially when a can of spinach looks good.

 

[jenscats5]

I already told you you that you should be keeping your cals aroun 2100 a day. And that's to lose fat. IF you want to maintain with your current active lifestyle, you need around 3000 cals a day. It sounds like a lot, but after looking at your pictures, I'm convinced it's what you need.

Expecially when a can of spinach looks good.

I agree -- try it......if you don't see a difference in 4-6 weeks via pictures, then change it again....

 

[Shades McCool]

I already told you you that you should be keeping your cals aroun 2100 a day. And that's to lose fat. IF you want to maintain with your current active lifestyle, you need around 3000 cals a day. It sounds like a lot, but after looking at your pictures, I'm convinced it's what you need.

Expecially when a can of spinach looks good.

Ok so I guess you are saying that if I wanted to stay right where I am at 175lbs , then I would need 3000 cals/day? Wow that does seem like a lot. What about my pictures makes you think that? Right now I am going to bump closer to 2100 calories for a week and see what that does. My yohimburn is on the way and it may solve my ab problem and clean them up somewhat. I dont see any other problems when it comes to bodyfat except on my abs.

Thanks again!

 

[Sassy69]

To give you an idea of eating around 1800 cals -- I'm 5'7", 155 lb and prior to my change in diet last week (3 low carb days, 1 massive carb up day, repeat) I was eating around 17-1800 cals. On that I lost >5% bodyfat in 6 weeks. The abs fat is going to be the last to go, just like my ass / hips are the last to go because that's where I (as a female) have the highest concentration of fat cells. Especially at your age you are producing the highest level of natural test and you don't want to squander that muscle builing opportunity by not eating enough and havign your body catabolize the muscle you have.

 

[pintoca]

Ok so I guess you are saying that if I wanted to stay right where I am at 175lbs , then I would need 3000 cals/day? Wow that does seem like a lot. What about my pictures makes you think that? Right now I am going to bump closer to 2100 calories for a week and see what that does. My yohimburn is on the way and it may solve my ab problem and clean them up somewhat. I dont see any other problems when it comes to bodyfat except on my abs.

Thanks again!

Take the guess out of it and calculate your basic numbers.

You can then use those numbers as a baseline calculation.

Check this out: http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=374938

if you need help let me know.

Pintoca