Wish Me Luck!

[argent]

Zanders suggestion is much more plausible than thw Atkins diet long-term.

 

[Lee]

but i dont have the discipline or knowhow to stick to a diet like that.

 

[Zander1983]

For me, not eating carbs is the biggest test of my discipline possible (alongside doing cardio!!!). If you look into it and get the know-how, then maybe you'll be pleasantly surprised.

Nevertheless, good luck to you. At the end of the day, everything can work. Do what works for YOU.

 

[Lee]

actually i decided to go for the split routine. im thinkin 50protein/30carb/20fat, i just gotta write out what ill eat daily.

would i do bodyweight x 10 or 12?

 

[spatts]

Lee, I opted to just be supportive, but since you're open to suggestions, Atkins is crap.

Was that a humble opinion?

Fat burns in a carb flame. Remember that.

Go check out Wolfie's thread . I outlined what I do there.

 

[Lee]

Thx a bunch spatts, yer always helpful.

 

[IronLion]

one thing that will help you is to learn what kind of carbs are o.k. when dieting, for example: brown rice, whole wheat pasta and whole wheat bread, yams, oatmeal, fiborous carbs like veggies, non refined sugars like fruit. The truth is that it is very easy to get lean without the no carb b.s. diets that are so hard to stick with. Use a split like the 40/30/30 or even 50/30/20 and just make sure that 30% are "good" carbs. Also I highly recommend the massive eating diet by john berardi, and if you are intersted I have turned it into a "worksheet for dummies" so I can understand it, pm me for a copy

 

[Nonerz]

thx, i went on it before for like a month and a half or 2 months and it worked great. im just stoked on gettin a 6 pack.

yeah, I jumped on the bandwagon too and it worked great. Except for the part where I got really dizzy and lightheaded and didn't have energy to do shit...um, nevermind.

 

[bignate73]

Fat burns in a carb flame. Remember that.

thank you!!!

its akin to the old phrase "it takes money to make money".

 

[Lee]

one reason i stopped the atkins for a balanced diet so soon (2 days) is cuz in those 2 days i noticed a drop in my strength. my dumbell press went from 80x8 for 3 sets to 75x7 for 3 sets. it was horrible. i could barely do my skull crusher routine and my preacher curl was lacking. i decided i really do need carbs to keep up with my lifts.