What I've been eating on my Diet

[broken_legs]

I did this last year too. Just cutting the carbs, running a bit of a calorie deficit for a couple weeks.

Heres the linky from last years thread:
http://forums.beyond.ca/st/181332/7-14-day-crash-diet-recomendations/

But heres what i've been eating on a typical day:

Breaky:
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj259/broken_legs/DSCF5002.jpg

4 Egg Whites omellet
Green peppers, broccoli, mushrooms, green onions, a bit of cheese and cheese curds
4 Rasberries, 8 blueberries, veggies

Lunch Time:
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj259/broken_legs/DSCF5003.jpg

Chicken breast (boiled in chicken broth for flavour) topped with salsa and a bit of cheese
Bell peppers with baby bell cheese and green olives on the BBQ (one of my new faves!)
herb/spinach salad
raw veggies

Din Din:
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj259/broken_legs/DSCF5013.jpg

More salad
Steelhead fillet marinated in lemon juice and dill
1 tea spoon of dill dip on raw broccoli
Bean sprouts


I guesstimate that those meals are under 5 carbs a piece using my online calorie counters and my ketostix (and my GF) tell me im still in ketosis.

Only way I can eat this clean (as clean as Im willing to get!) is by cutting all my vegetables and prepping meats and what not en mass so I don't fiend for too long without food. If its always there and easy to eat I eat it and I am happy and satisfied.

Of course this wont be sustainable, but I feel much better and am tightening up all over.


At the gym i'm doing some cross-fitt-e type stuff with my cardio.

Right my morning program is:
Run 1/4 mile
As many chin ups as I can do
25 V-Up sit ups
30 Push Ups
^^^ Repeat 4 times as fast as I can


The trainer at the gym said its OK for me to use their kettle bells now so I might switch it up this week for 50 swings and 25 burpees or something.

Anyhoo thats what I'm doing right now.

:)

Edit:
added link to last years thread.

[89s1]

what are you doing the diet for? weight loss? or another reason?

[5.0]

Not bad. Good Job:thumbsup:

My only problem is having enough time to make those types of meals...

[broken_legs]

Originally posted by 89s1
what are you doing the diet for? weight loss? or another reason?

Fat loss.

[imjimmylin]

Jesus that food looks delicious... You do catering? :D

[r0g3r]

hey man thats six blueberries!!!!
LIAR



but yea, I love blueberries, I eat like 50 of them in one sitting. I buy like 4 of those 1kg ones for 5 dollars, each week.

YUMMM broccoli I love them too, expecially when steamed, but raw is always the best! yea I wish i had the time to make those dishes, I always seem to be in a rush so I just mix up some whey protein shake, whole food multi vitamin and some type of left over chicken/meat to keep me full till around noon. then I gotta eat crappy unhealthy food from the school at noon before i go home for supper.

im not trying to lose weight or anything, but I just want to be healthier overall, so I cut out sugary foods, carbohydrates, and for some reason enriched wheat products, as I heard they are not good for you?? my diet includes entirely of green leafy carbohydrates, MEAT MEAT MEAT, carlson fish oil, and MEAT.:drool:

[Darkane]

Ack, dude you need more fat!!

While in Ketosis your body needs a 50/50 fat/protein macro breakdown.

Right now your basically burning protein for fuel and not using it to recover from workouts and MAINTAIN the current muscle.

During Ketosis 70% of the brains energy is provided by Ketones, but the other 30% is formed via Gluconeogenesis.

If your body is use to burning some protein for energy while you sleep, your body will continue to burn your muscles instead. You need lots of fat in a keto diet.

I'm pretty good with my keto diets now, I've done a couple in the past. What are you doing for carb up days?

You don't want to crash your thyroid with that low of calories.

That looks like it's only about 1300cals.

[broken_legs]

Originally posted by Darkane
Ack, dude you need more fat!!

While in Ketosis your body needs a 50/50 fat/protein macro breakdown.

Right now your basically burning protein for fuel and not using it to recover from workouts and MAINTAIN the current muscle.

During Ketosis 70% of the brains energy is provided by Ketones, but the other 30% is formed via Gluconeogenesis.

If your body is use to burning some protein for energy while you sleep, your body will continue to burn your muscles instead. You need lots of fat in a keto diet.

I'm pretty good with my keto diets now, I've done a couple in the past. What are you doing for carb up days?

You don't want to crash your thyroid with that low of calories.

That looks like it's only about 1300cals.

Mr Darkane, i'm just doing this for a couple of weeks while im home from the rig. If I was a in town with a schedule I'd probably be a bit more concerned, but this is almost my crash diet replay from last year, only now I have two arms instead of one in a sling.


Well I'm getting my fat in too.

I didn't post on here how many baby bele cheeses i eat as snacks throughout the day, or how many chicken wings I ate last night haha


I Always take a big lump of cheese curd before bed so I have some slow release protein over night along with my isolate shakes.

If anything I actually feel stronger, and like I'm getting a better pump at the gym.

This is what happened to me last time too. Maybe its just me
:dunno:

[r0g3r]

Originally posted by Darkane
Ack, dude you need more fat!!

While in Ketosis your body needs a 50/50 fat/protein macro breakdown.

Right now your basically burning protein for fuel and not using it to recover from workouts and MAINTAIN the current muscle.

During Ketosis 70% of the brains energy is provided by Ketones, but the other 30% is formed via Gluconeogenesis.

If your body is use to burning some protein for energy while you sleep, your body will continue to burn your muscles instead. You need lots of fat in a keto diet.

I'm pretty good with my keto diets now, I've done a couple in the past. What are you doing for carb up days?

You don't want to crash your thyroid with that low of calories.

That looks like it's only about 1300cals.

hey darkane Im still new to the diet thing, are carbohydrates necessary in the human diet? I read some of your posts before and apparently you can survive just on a fat/protein diet? I've done alot of research and know that carbohydrates of sugary/starchy foods with medium to high glycemic load/index will cause a drastic change in the blood sugar thus induce inflammation, can you verify this information I have read?

[Redlyne_mr2]

looks like a huge amount of work to get those meals prepped.. thats the crappy thing about eating healthy.

[bigbadboss101]

Looks good.

[Darkane]

Originally posted by r0g3r


hey darkane Im still new to the diet thing, are carbohydrates necessary in the human diet? I read some of your posts before and apparently you can survive just on a fat/protein diet? I've done alot of research and know that carbohydrates of sugary/starchy foods with medium to high glycemic load/index will cause a drastic change in the blood sugar thus induce inflammation, can you verify this information I have read?

Not only can you survive, but Some people feel and function a lot better. Me being one of them.

The truth is some people tolerate carbs and some don't. It is a misconception that a "balanced" diet with grains and carbs etc are needed. In reality ALL humans can live without carbs, but some will feel like ass. Lots will do really well on low carb.

The problem is initially people go without carbs for 2-3 days and they feel like shit. This is the case for like 95% of the people because their body has never been into the Ketosis phase of a carbless lifestyle. It can take 2-4 weeks to fully realize ketosis at first, but once in you can feel like a million bucks! Total constant blood sugar, no spikes, no crashes. I like it!

[VaN_HaMMeRSTeiN]

I think I have accidently been doing a carb free diet for the last few days, I grabbed the wrong protein shake this time, and realised that for that little while that I use two servings or so to replace a meal there's virtually no carbs... and you know what? I feel like trash when I do it...
So much that I have resorted to four peices of whole wheat bread when I replace a meal with a shake...

[Redlined_8000]

Originally posted by r0g3r


hey darkane Im still new to the diet thing, are carbohydrates necessary in the human diet? I read some of your posts before and apparently you can survive just on a fat/protein diet? I've done alot of research and know that carbohydrates of sugary/starchy foods with medium to high glycemic load/index will cause a drastic change in the blood sugar thus induce inflammation, can you verify this information I have read?

Read these articles -

http://www.johnberardi.com/articles/nutrition/built1.htm

http://www.johnberardi.com/articles/nutrition/built2.htm

[broken_legs]

ahhhhh


Last night I went out to a friends place, and he prepared a huge meal of mussels, and cod, and spinach dip and what not

I cheated really bad

Then today I cheated again, had a plate of chow mein and then a BAG OF M&M peanuts!

I'll just 2500 calories of cardio to make it up at the gym tonight hahahha

[Redlined_8000]

Originally posted by broken_legs
ahhhhh


Last night I went out to a friends place, and he prepared a huge meal of mussels, and cod, and spinach dip and what not

I cheated really bad

Then today I cheated again, had a plate of chow mein and then a BAG OF M&M peanuts!

I'll just 2500 calories of cardio to make it up at the gym tonight hahahha

What does your workout routine and cardio schedule look like?

EDIT: oops sorry didnt see it.

[max_boost]

I feel like shit if I don't have any carbs in the system. I try to balance it out. I guess everyone is different so you just have to figure what's best for you.

I've been doing a lot of cardio lately + Badminton and it's seriously shredding the fat. Got to stay active to keep the fat off.

It's OK to cheat. It's so hard to eat healthy 5X a day, 7 days a week. As long as you don't go too crazy haha

[max_boost]

Originally posted by broken_legs
ahhhhh


Last night I went out to a friends place, and he prepared a huge meal of mussels, and cod, and spinach dip and what not

I cheated really bad

Then today I cheated again, had a plate of chow mein and then a BAG OF M&M peanuts!

I'll just 2500 calories of cardio to make it up at the gym tonight hahahha

It's all about sacrifice man. Before I would have a huge meal and then just sit on the couch and watch an hour of TV. But now if I have that huge meal, I'll go spend an hour on the cross trainer. I feel less guilty too :drool:

[kutt3r]

Carbohydrates are not essential nutrients in humans: the body can obtain all its energy from protein and fats. However, the brain and neurons generally cannot burn fat and need glucose for energy; the body can make some glucose from a few of the amino acids in protein and also from the glycerol backbone in triglycerides.


I have yet to ever see a NO carb diet.... yes there are many variations of LOW carb diets. If you eat fruit or veggies you are getting carbs.

I know my body hates low carbs 30g or less... so I load my carbs in the morning, 2nd breakfast (oats and yogurt) and before evening workout (fruit). I do not limit veggies and have large portions of protien.. this is what works best for me.. after two months of low carb I crashed and that was with loading... this has worked well for me.

You have to know you body and be willing to play around.

Mmmmmm baby bel cheese....

[r0g3r]

thanks for the info, I want to be able to achieve constant blood sugar levels, by eating protein/fat + healthy carbohydrates. I'm trying my best to avoid refined sugar and eating large amounts of starchy foods, but its hard... especially under peer pressure LOL

[bigbadboss101]

I definitely need to eat better. More veggies like yam, spinach, beets. At work we get free pastries delivered to our ATCO trailer and the past couple months have been deadly. Lately have been eating bananas and apples instead of the cookes and strudels.

Can't beat eggs, tuna/salmon, beans and some mixed greens for any meals.

[broken_legs]

Changed up the morning routine today:

3 minute run on treadmill
Chin ups to fail
25 over head cross fit kettle bell swings
25 V ups
25 push Ups
10 Burpees

^^ Repeat 4 times