So I'm thinking about starting a CKD, i need some meal ideas.

[ironwings]

Awesome girl! Keep pushing that weight!

Update on my CKD this go round. I'm almost two weeks in and down 5lbs. Calories are pretty low - 1350 on cardio days and 1550 on training days but feels sufficient. My refeed Saturday went well (same as OB's but less calories) and actually lost a lb that day - LOL. Water in take has been about a gallon or a little more each day. Workouts are going well - I'm not lifting heavy at all. Doing tons of legs and high intensity circuits 4x week. It is going much better this go round. Last time I was trying to over train on a cutting diet and my body said "no". I am taking it much easier, cardio once a day instead of twice and 40 minute training sessions and my body is responding well.

I'm looking ahead to a nice week of being "off" in August and then doing some detox from the crap I am filling myself with!

Seems everyone is well...

 

[mattie o]

here are some progress photos i took this morning. i cant beleive the back of my legs look like that! sweeeeeeeeeeet!

 

[OneBreath]

here are some progress photos i took this morning. i cant beleive the back of my legs look like that! sweeeeeeeeeeet!

Those deadlifts are paying off bigtime. Your entire posterior chain is kicking ass. I didn't know you had that much muscle on you. Wow. Have you ever considered competing?

 

[mattie o]

you know, scott asked me that same thing today i dont know, not really...i suppose im considering it now! hehe i feel like i have a LONG way to go before i would compete...plus, i have a full tattoo sleeve on my left arm and half a sleeve on my right, scott was saying you get marked down for that? guess id have to make up for it elsewhere! if i could just get these damn abs where they need to be...

 

[OneBreath]

you know, scott asked me that same thing today i dont know, not really...i suppose im considering it now! hehe i feel like i have a LONG way to go before i would compete...plus, i have a full tattoo sleeve on my left arm and half a sleeve on my right, scott was saying you get marked down for that? guess id have to make up for it elsewhere! if i could just get these damn abs where they need to be...

I really don't know much about it. That's kind of shitty if they mark down for tatoos.

You definitely seem to have the muscle but you would have to maintain a strict diet during the 12 or so weeks of contest prep. That would be miserable i think.

 

[mattie o]

i know, that would be rough. scott did a contest one time. he said the 12 weeks before were pretty gnarly. i wonder if he still has that little blue speedo....hehe

 

[Sodam Yat]

OneBreath...

I started the diet yesterday, woke up, and already lost 5lbs. I'm assuming it's water. But, it counts because my pot belly shrunk like hell.

Anyways, what happens when I go off this diet? When I accomplished my goal? If I stick to a low to Moderate calorie diet, will I be good(No weight gain)

I know better than to go back to the way I ate BEFORE I gained.

I'd like answers from other people as well who went through this.

 

[OneBreath]

OneBreath...

I started the diet yesterday, woke up, and already lost 5lbs. I'm assuming it's water. But, it counts because my pot belly shrunk like hell.

Anyways, what happens when I go off this diet? When I accomplished my goal? If I stick to a low to Moderate calorie diet, will I be good(No weight gain)

I know better than to go back to the way I ate BEFORE I gained.

I'd like answers from other people as well who went through this.

It was all water but it still feels great doesn't it! You'll go through the same thing after the weekly refeed. The amount of water you hold will be in direct proportion to the amount of carbs you take in as well as the amount of muscle mass you have to hold the glycogen.

So when you go off of the diet you will gain back water in proportion to the amount of carbs you add back to your diet. You will not gain fat unless you add calories over the amount you expend.

However, when we humans come off of a diet we tend to "subconsciously" add more calories and this is the dreaded rebound. In my opinion, the rebound from this diet is potentially no worse than any other diet that restricts what you eat. As long as you are vigilant in monitoring your caloric intake you will be fine.

 

[ironwings]

here are some progress photos i took this morning. i cant beleive the back of my legs look like that! sweeeeeeeeeeet!

You look GREAT! Keep it up!

 

[mattie o]

thanks ironwings! im so proud! i posted these on facebook as well...people are so narrow minded. i keep getting messages like "your gonna look like a dude" and "careful, your gonna kill yourself" and "are you juicin?" so annoying. no, people, just because i actually get off my ass and get into some fitness doesnt mean i use steroids. come on. i dont have a beard.