TT Eric diet log 2014

[steve_d]

Week #10, I am at 195.4lbs so I've lost a nice 2.4lbs. I need to say I have introduced caffeine before morning cardio, which is a first and I feel the effect since I'm pretty much a caffeine virgin, I've drank like 2 coffees in my whole life and I use very rarely caffeine before workouts. So this new introduction to my diet might have had a slight diuretic effect and good fat burning on me this week, anyhow I welcome the loss of 2.4lbs.

I will increase cardio only, no change to the diet! Since I do 60 before breakfast, I'm guessing it's time now to do additional cardio time after training. Starting with what ? 10-20 min after working out ?

I also have the possibility to increase from 60 to 75 min before breakfast, something I can keep for later. I do have a very nice path I like to do, from Ottawa downtown, to the Parliament, through Major Hill's park, then taking the Alexandra's bridge, walking along the Outaouais's river, then coming back by the bridge on Booth street. Awesome circuit!

Is 75 min ok before breakfast ?

Side note, even though I've lost 15lbs so far, contrary to usual, it doesn't look like I've lost 15lbs of fat, 8-10 at most. I would say I still have 20lbs to loose to be ripped. I can push the diet for another 10 weeks at most, after that we are out of the country for 3 weeks, pretty hard and not fun to diet in vacation.

Eric

10 pounds of fat out of a 15 pound loss seems really good to me. Most people hold about 5 pounds just in their stomach (excess food, bloat, junk), and then of course starting a diet low in carb, or no carbs, you are going to be dropping quite a bit of glycogen, etc. In fact, I see lots of people losing 20+ pounds and not even looking all that different, and not really starting off that fat...

I wouldn't think you need to bump cardio - weight seems to be coming off nicely. Even though the 2.4 is likely exagerated from caffeine - especially if you're not used to it. That said, if you love the path, and it is closer to 75 then it is 60, I'd do that. I'd rather do something because you want to then because you have to. Cardio is healthy, and you can always throw in an extra 100 calories to your diet. The other option is to leave the longer path for later... That way when you 'have' to increase, at least it won't be something you dread.

[TT Eric]

What I mean is that it doesn't look like I've lost 15lbs from previous experience from diets (it's my 8th ones, 5 low fat, 3rd on keto). Usually when I'm at the 15lbs mark, it show more then actually, at 20lbs I see veins on abs, now I'm nowhere near that. Now my goal is to reach 175lbs instead of 180lbs. I still think I took a dent the week I was sick and unable to eat for 6 days, I only had a few shakes (water and protein, nothing else) here and there, like 2 per day in average.

Eric

[steve_d]

Maybe a better question is, the last time you were at ~195 pounds, did you look better or worse than you do currently? The hope is that if you're making improvements, no matter how big or small, that at the same weight (during a diet) you look better than the previous at that same weight.

I'm thinking that if you're goal is to hit 175, then you should never be over 200! I'm just speaking from personal experience. EX. at 175 I am ready to hit the stage, however, I have yet to hit over 195 morning weight for more than just 1-2 days, and at that weight I don't feel healthy. I know other people have an easier time gaining post show, and their offseason is >30+ pounds from stage. We all have different metabolisms / set points, etc, so if you're body feels great at 200+ then that's ok too. I'm just picturing 175 being a long ways away! If you get to that point, you may as well be doing a show, or a photo shoot, or a cruise, or something! That's a lot of hard work and will surely get harder once you hit the mid to low 180s.

[TT Eric]

Before I started dieting I estimated my LBM to be around 165lbs so 180lbs was the goal with a ~7% BF target (real number, people would normally say 4%). So at 210lbs it mean I was around 21%BF (real life 21%, usually people would say 15% at that level) I'm at 5'9'' and had some slack in 34'' pant at the waist, but was tight at legs and butt, I was still seeing serratus and upper abs.

As for the look, I still look a bit better then last year at 195lbs, but my chest is definitely smaller. Other parts like arms and legs have improved. Need to say this year was an awesome year for me as for adding mass (for a natty).

The things is I usually take my LBM before and after diet, I also usually take weekly pictures to compare, but this year I didn't because on keto I KNOW we don't loose muscle, things goes pretty smoothly straight forward, every week we see the fat going away accordingly to what I loose... granted I do not get dying sick while doing it. So I didn't though it was necessary, bad call for this year, next year you bet I will resume getting my LBM checked before and after.

Eric

[TT Eric]

Anyway, I do not want to whine about it, if I lost some muscle because I was sick, it will come back very fast when I'll be back in a caloric surplus anyway, it was a side note from my own observation, it's painful to see some of the hard work gone, what it changes for me is that I'm now aiming to go for 175lbs instead of 180lbs, that if it's possible, with the time left.

Eric

[TT Eric]

Here is 2 pics I just took, might not be the best since lightning is from wall and not ceiling, but you'll have an idea. I estimate I am actually at 16-17%





Eric

[TT Eric]

I went on the scale this morning, I'm at 195.2lbs, so unless I loose 1.8lbs in the next 24hrs, it's not going well. So in the light of that, today I'm throwing a last minute fat-free day in hope it will help.

Before officially set fat-free days regularly, my plan for the next week is to shave some fat in my overall diet.

I will continue to monitor my weight more closely toward the end of each week, so I can throw a fat-free day right before the official weekly scaling if needed. Since I only have 9 weeks left and still 20lbs to go... I cannot have any unproductive weeks till the end.

I did 75 min cardio everyday, before breakfast.

Eric

[TT Eric]

This week and particularly today trainings are a disaster, by this time after being sick strength should be back to normal, but strength went down further... today for example instead of using 225lbs for 5-6 reps at the close grip, I hardly could believe it but I've struggle to make 5 freaking rep with 185lbs, for body weight chins and dips I can do less reps at 195lbs then 210lbs, instead of 17-20reps I was down to 12. Never happened before.

Eric

[Praetorian]

Week #10, I am at 195.4lbs so I've lost a nice 2.4lbs. I need to say I have introduced caffeine before morning cardio, which is a first and I feel the effect since I'm pretty much a caffeine virgin, I've drank like 2 coffees in my whole life and I use very rarely caffeine before workouts. So this new introduction to my diet might have had a slight diuretic effect and good fat burning on me this week, anyhow I welcome the loss of 2.4lbs.

I will increase cardio only, no change to the diet! Since I do 60 before breakfast, I'm guessing it's time now to do additional cardio time after training. Starting with what ? 10-20 min after working out ?

I also have the possibility to increase from 60 to 75 min before breakfast, something I can keep for later. I do have a very nice path I like to do, from Ottawa downtown, to the Parliament, through Major Hill's park, then taking the Alexandra's bridge, walking along the Outaouais's river, then coming back by the bridge on Booth street. Awesome circuit!

Is 75 min ok before breakfast ?

Side note, even though I've lost 15lbs so far, contrary to usual, it doesn't look like I've lost 15lbs of fat, 8-10 at most. I would say I still have 20lbs to loose to be ripped. I can push the diet for another 10 weeks at most, after that we are out of the country for 3 weeks, pretty hard and not fun to diet in vacation.

Eric

When you hit 60min in one session split the sessions up and do 35min each session...add from there.

P

[Praetorian]

Here is 2 pics I just took, might not be the best since lightning is from wall and not ceiling, but you'll have an idea. I estimate I am actually at 16-17%





Eric

I would estimate 13-14%...yes i agree about 20lbs to get ripped.

P