TT Eric diet log 2014

[TT Eric]

Hey guys! I decided to put here my diet log, since I said I would try to diet with carbs from raw milk (in this thread: http://www.canadabodybuilding.com/sh...arb-to-DP-keto ) before going keto.

I have to say I used to lean pretty fast when I was younger, now (43) it's seems harder, it will be my 3rd year in a row I'll diet down, but the 1st and 2nd time was very hard, I mean on the first year I had to go very hard to loose a little and the second year was a total fail. It seemed that my body adapted very fast to dieting.

In the off season I eat 300g protein (6x50g), around 175-200g carbs (mostly peri workout) and around 125-150g fat per day.

I started last week (Monday March 31st) at 210.2lbs with this diet (no cardio yet):

Meal #1 - 4 wholes eggs + 1 scoop of whey (17gpro) + psyllium

Meal #2 - Whey + raw milk (2 cup)

Meal #3 - 200g beef + 1 cup of veggies

Meal #4 - Whey + raw milk (2 cup)

Meal #5 - 200g chicken + 1 cup of veggies

Meal #6 - Whey + raw milk (2cup)

If you have any comments or suggestion, feel free to post them.

Eric

[TT Eric]

This week (April 7th) I am at 209.2lbs!, pretty surprised that I only lost 1lbs, since I just began and there is a lot less fat in this diet then in what I eat off season... So since my target is to loose 2lbs by week, I will only make one change: remove the raw milk in meal #4, which is my PWO shake.

So diet is this for this week (still no cardio):

Meal #1 - 4 wholes eggs + 1 scoop of whey (17gpro) + psyllium

Meal #2 - Whey + raw milk (2 cup)

Meal #3 - 200g beef + 1 cup of veggies

Meal #4 - Whey shake

Meal #5 - 200g chicken + 1 cup of veggies

Meal #6 - Whey + raw milk (2cup)

Eric

[Wildo]

I'll keep a close eye on your progress TT Eric.

[Praetorian]

Instead of changing the diet just yet why not add in some low intensity cardio...ie walking in the morning?

P

[TT Eric]

Thanks for your comments guys.

I find it odd to start cardio after the first week, don't you ?

Also, since it seems from the 2 previous year that I adapt very fast (almost insane), I wanted to keep the cardio option off for another week or 2 at least if possible.

Plus in the off season this is the way I take my PWO shake.

That been said, the next time I do not hit -2lbs, I intend to start walking 30 min every morning.

Eric

[steve_d]

are you weighing yourself each day and taking an average over the previous 7? My morning weight doesn't fluctuate too much day to day, but there is the odd day that it might be 2-3 pounds heavier. Might account for a little bit of the weight loss (or lack thereof). I also find with a start of a diet there isn't too much weight loss in the first 2-3 weeks and then all of a sudden it happens. There also isn't a huge change in the mirror unless I do something drastic right away. Unless you have a specific date in mind, I'd just stick with the plan for a month and modify, why change things weekly right?

However, like you said, 2 lbs per week target - yes, you'll probably need to keep an eye on things weekly

[Primal]

Whoa, 2 lbs a week! Sounds like you're really going hard to the paint in this diet! I definitely be following, best of luck my friend!

-Primal

[TT Eric]

are you weighing yourself each day and taking an average over the previous 7? My morning weight doesn't fluctuate too much day to day, but there is the odd day that it might be 2-3 pounds heavier. Might account for a little bit of the weight loss (or lack thereof). I also find with a start of a diet there isn't too much weight loss in the first 2-3 weeks and then all of a sudden it happens. There also isn't a huge change in the mirror unless I do something drastic right away. Unless you have a specific date in mind, I'd just stick with the plan for a month and modify, why change things weekly right?

However, like you said, 2 lbs per week target - yes, you'll probably need to keep an eye on things weekly

In the off season, In weight my self almost everyday, when dieting only once a week. I must say my weight doesn't fluctuate much, when I weight myself everyday at the same time, it's always under 1lbs difference.

From past experience when I loose 1lbs in a week, if I don't change something, next week will 0lbs. It seems that if I go too slow, ie not enough aggressive, my body adapt very fast to the diet, it's also partially what happened last year, I went slow to change thing, I ended up loosing only 3-4lbs in 2 months.

As an example of 'aggressive' diet, that one was half-involuntary thought, in 2008 I had 2 weeks of vacation to clean a 400 f.sq yard full of stuff and build a patio, boxed garden, do paving, build a gazebo, etc... so I worked 15hrs a day for 16 days in a row very intensely, no pause, only drank meal replacement rapidly to save time and I lost 25lbs, I really shredded a lot of fat (probalby some muscle also). And did not gain back those 25lbs until I re-started training and eat more in 2011.

Sometime I feel it should be more efficient for me to just pick again another intense/insane project for 2 weeks and just drink protein shake instead of slow dieting.

Eric

[Praetorian]

2lbs per week is ideal for a BB precontest diet...its what I aim for all male clients and myself. The diet is always the last thing I change as long as cardio is not going overboard...it always better to keep calories up then to keep dropping to maintain fat loss. Im not talking HIIT cardio here im talking easy walking which by the way improves recover, digestion, and overall well being...it is not interfering as HIIT is. Id rather go for a 20min walk in the morning and be able to eat alot more then drop calories and not walk at all. Normally I will keep carbs in and see how it goes with easy cardio...if fat loss still stalls then ill drop carbs more and increase cardio slightly. I find doing low intensity cardio ie walking ..and not a whole lot actually works better then none at all.

P

[TT Eric]

Thanks Ted! Yes, next step is to start cardio if I do not get -2lbs, I was intending to start with fast walking 30 min in the morning, but if you say 20 min will do the job, I'll begin with 20min.

Eric