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post #1 of 31
7/31/08 at 3:56pm
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So, I've been losing weight pretty consistently on my current diet (need to get down to my fighting weight), but I'm going to change things up a bit to keep it interesting, and am going to do a carb-cycling type of diet. I do my Muay Thai workouts on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, so this is what my dieting is going to look like:

Monday - only low GI carbs (veggies, a couple slices of whole wheat toast maybe)

Tuesday - high GI carbs (pasta, potato bread, rice, etc.)

Wednesday - low GI carbs

Thursday - high Gi carbs

Friday - no carbs

Saturday - cheat day

Sunday - no carbs

I will eat 500 calories below maintenance, with 1 gr. of protein per lb. of bodyweight.

On my current diet, I've been losing 1 lb. per week and have lost almost 20 lbs, but I'm starting to get a little bored. I figure this diet will allow me to mix in some different things while still shedding the pounds, and will still keep me energized enough for my training, which falls on the high GI carb days.

What up.
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post #2 of 31
7/31/08 at 3:59pm
a guy I work with is a fitness freak and his take on carb cycling is to do it with more days....so he does something like 5-6 days of low carb, then 2 high carb, back to 6 days low carb etc.....and balances it with hi/lo protein depending on the carb day

not sure if there's any more benefit to that kind of cycling vs every other day

but it's something I want to try as well
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post #3 of 31
7/31/08 at 4:02pm
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a guy I work with is a fitness freak and his take on carb cycling is to do it with more days....so he does something like 5-6 days of low carb, then 2 high carb, back to 6 days low carb etc.....and balances it with hi/lo protein depending on the carb day

not sure if there's any more benefit to that kind of cycling vs every other day

but it's something I want to try as well

The one I just came up with just basically ensures that the days that I do my workouts, which are very intense endurance type workouts, are the high carb days, and the rest of the days are the low carb days. I was doing pretty low carbs when I first started training, and I would gas very early on, when I started eating more carbs on my training days, I realized that my energy level was a lot higher.

I could see how your friend's system would be more beneficial for someone just trying to cut fat and keep as much lean mass as possible.
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post #4 of 31
7/31/08 at 4:13pm
Are you resistance training also or just focusing on Muay Thai?

lefty
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post #5 of 31
7/31/08 at 4:24pm
I have lost a lot of wieght on carb cycling. good luck.
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post #6 of 31
7/31/08 at 4:27pm
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Are you resistance training also or just focusing on Muay Thai?

lefty

Once a week (usually on Saturday) I do weight training, but it's a circuit workout focused more on muscle endurance than strength or growth (e.g., 6 different exercises done one right after the other at 15 reps with no rest in between).
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post #7 of 31
7/31/08 at 4:36pm
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you could always do the supermodel diet of cigarettes and ice cubes. I've always wondered if I could do that and not starve to death, but then again I'm not gonna make big money for going through that nonsense so I continue to eat like a hog

The door is -----> that way.
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post #8 of 31
7/31/08 at 4:37pm
Let us know how you make out.
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post #9 of 31
7/31/08 at 4:42pm
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Let us know how you make out.

My plan is to post before and after shots when I finish my cut. For the first 2 months, I just did a normal healthy bodybuilding type of diet and lost about 20 lbs. Now, for the next 2 or so, I'm going to do this. I started at 238 lbs (yeah yeah, wedding stress, moving stress, all kinds of stress and foulness) and am now down to 218 lbs. I hope to end up somewhere around 185 lbs.
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post #10 of 31
7/31/08 at 5:09pm
Sounds like fun.

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The one I just came up with just basically ensures that the days that I do my workouts, which are very intense endurance type workouts, are the high carb days, and the rest of the days are the low carb days. I was doing pretty low carbs when I first started training, and I would gas very early on, when I started eating more carbs on my training days, I realized that my energy level was a lot higher.

A tip: bring some candies along and eat them pre and even during workouts if energy level is a concern. That's what I do.

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Once a week (usually on Saturday) I do weight training, but it's a circuit workout focused more on muscle endurance than strength or growth (e.g., 6 different exercises done one right after the other at 15 reps with no rest in between).

Is that 15x6=90 reps in total? I know there's no rest, but it doesn't seem too intense, so you can probably fit in one more of these per week.

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For the first 2 months, I just did a normal healthy bodybuilding type of diet and lost about 20 lbs. Now, for the next 2 or so, I'm going to do this. I started at 238 lbs (yeah yeah, wedding stress, moving stress, all kinds of stress and foulness) and am now down to 218 lbs. I hope to end up somewhere around 185 lbs.

That's a lot to lose. Good luck!
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post #11 of 31
7/31/08 at 5:15pm
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Sounds like fun.



A tip: bring some candies along and eat them pre and even during workouts if energy level is a concern. That's what I do.

I'm thinking of just bringing some Gatorade to sip on, but, I don't know if that's a good idea, I'll have to ask my wife (pharmacist).

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Is that 15x6=90 reps in total? I know there's no rest, but it doesn't seem too intense, so you can probably fit in one more of these per week.

Yeah, but it's usually after a 1 hour MT class and a 1 hour conditioning class (I know, excuses, excuses...). I just started doing this (was doing Starting Strenght workout until now), but I eventually want to ramp it up to the point where I can go through the circuit a few times, with maybe a minute or two rest in between.

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That's a lot to lose. Good luck!

Thanks. So far, it hasn't been too bad. I like having the one cheat day because it keeps me sane. Anything I crave during the week I just file in my brain until Saturday, and then have so much of it that I don't think about having it again for a while.
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post #12 of 31
8/4/08 at 2:02pm
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By the way, here is my progress after two months of dieting (and 20 lbs lost):

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post #13 of 31
8/4/08 at 2:48pm
I'm a fan of carb cycling. It helped me drop my last 10 pounds of excess weight. My plan was a bit different and I didn't do cheat days or meals, but the fundamentals were the same.
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post #14 of 31
8/4/08 at 3:00pm
Congratulations on the success. What's the goal? Just fat loss? If so, I think there may be a better approach.

The circuit weights that you're doing are probably more or less the same type of WO as the MT, so I'm not sure what the benefit would be, but then I'm not that familiar with MT training.

Cheat days can be tough in that it's pretty easy to ever do it and set yourself back.

Look at your schedule and mindset when it comes to dieting and find the one that you think you can best stick with. Then look at guys who get decent results... McDonald's RFL, Berkhan's IF, that kind of thing.

Are you prepared to throw out all your clothes?

lefty
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post #15 of 31
8/4/08 at 4:25pm
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Congratulations on the success. What's the goal? Just fat loss? If so, I think there may be a better approach.

The circuit weights that you're doing are probably more or less the same type of WO as the MT, so I'm not sure what the benefit would be, but then I'm not that familiar with MT training.

Cheat days can be tough in that it's pretty easy to ever do it and set yourself back.

Look at your schedule and mindset when it comes to dieting and find the one that you think you can best stick with. Then look at guys who get decent results... McDonald's RFL, Berkhan's IF, that kind of thing.

Are you prepared to throw out all your clothes?

lefty

My goal right now is two-fold: lose weight (fat) while increasing muscular endurance as much as possible. Eventually, I might start going to more conditioning classes at my gym and change the weights to more of a strength routine.

As for the cheat days, well, they basically keep me sane and allow me to stick to my diet, so that's a good thing. Also, I don't worry about overdoing it on cheat days, I just eat whatever I want and as much of it as I want. To be honest, lately, my cheat days haven't even been that crazy because I don't crave unhealthy food as much anymore. It's mostly sweets (cookies, muffins, cakes, etc.) that I crave. I also like to have a few beers on my cheat days.

I'm going to give this new diet 2 weeks to see what it does. If it doesn't work, I'll probably just go back to my old diet (which was working well enough).

As for my clothes, well, it's just another excuse to buy more new clothes.
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