Chicki
03-06-2012, 08:34 PM
Hello everyone :)
So I've been doing a ton of research, specifically on low-carb/keto and I think I've pretty much just overwhelmed myself and I'm looking for some advice.
I had a baby 8 months ago, during my pregnancy I had symphasis pubis disfunction, which made pretty much any movement really painful. Because of that, I lost a lot of muscle in my once killer legs and bum. I'm 5'1, 139 pounds (ouch that hurts to admit), and my body fat percentage is high, around 30% last time I checked.
So, I want to lose some weight and tone up again. I truly don't care too much about the number on the scale, I don't actually look that big (very little fat on my stomach etc). But I want my old muscles back, and I want my fat percentage back down to 22-25%.
I love working out, so no issue there, and most of my weight workouts will be geared to rebuilding my legs and bum (beachbody brazil butt lift workout, chalean extreme, and other exercises with barbells and dumbells) with 1-2 workouts a week geared to full body. Cardio will consist of hill sprints and walking on the treadmill (depending on what I feel like). Or should I focus on cardio and losing weight first and then do things to rebuild muscle? or do both along the way? So confused!
My issue is diet. I know keto is good for slimming down, but I do want some muscle gains as well. There is so much conflicting info on if its possible to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time, and gain muscle on keto. The other thing too is that I generally feel better with less carbs.
So with what I want, is it better to to stick with a 40% carb/40%protein/20% fat kind of diet? Or should I go with 65%protein/30%fat/5% carb?
and calories... I've been eating 1200 a day, but not really losing much, I'm wondering if thats actually too little and its making my body not want to release the fat?
Sorry for the long post, I truly appreciate anyone who took the time to read that, and any advice given :help
So I've been doing a ton of research, specifically on low-carb/keto and I think I've pretty much just overwhelmed myself and I'm looking for some advice.
I had a baby 8 months ago, during my pregnancy I had symphasis pubis disfunction, which made pretty much any movement really painful. Because of that, I lost a lot of muscle in my once killer legs and bum. I'm 5'1, 139 pounds (ouch that hurts to admit), and my body fat percentage is high, around 30% last time I checked.
So, I want to lose some weight and tone up again. I truly don't care too much about the number on the scale, I don't actually look that big (very little fat on my stomach etc). But I want my old muscles back, and I want my fat percentage back down to 22-25%.
I love working out, so no issue there, and most of my weight workouts will be geared to rebuilding my legs and bum (beachbody brazil butt lift workout, chalean extreme, and other exercises with barbells and dumbells) with 1-2 workouts a week geared to full body. Cardio will consist of hill sprints and walking on the treadmill (depending on what I feel like). Or should I focus on cardio and losing weight first and then do things to rebuild muscle? or do both along the way? So confused!
My issue is diet. I know keto is good for slimming down, but I do want some muscle gains as well. There is so much conflicting info on if its possible to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time, and gain muscle on keto. The other thing too is that I generally feel better with less carbs.
So with what I want, is it better to to stick with a 40% carb/40%protein/20% fat kind of diet? Or should I go with 65%protein/30%fat/5% carb?
and calories... I've been eating 1200 a day, but not really losing much, I'm wondering if thats actually too little and its making my body not want to release the fat?
Sorry for the long post, I truly appreciate anyone who took the time to read that, and any advice given :help