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Originally Posted by CFD
This is way out of wack. A low carb diet would be more like 20-30% carbs, 50% protein and 20-25% fat. If you are eating 5% carbs 4 days a week and loosing 2-2 1/2 pounds you are most likely loosing muscle not fat.
Please listen to this advice. Start with a moderate carb diet (middle of the road) 40% carbs, 40% protein and 20% fat. Stick with it regardless of if you think it is working or not. Keep accurate food journals of what and when you are eating and keep track of your weight, body fat percentages would be better if you could. Do this for 3-4 weeks. The above ratio's will usually work well for most people. I'm not sure of your stats or exercise level but unless they are to some extreme eat around 1800-2000 cals a day in the above ratios. By doing this you will have a solid base line to work from and adjustments can be made from there.
How much time can you devote to training in a week?
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Thanks for the advice!
For now i would only like to lift 2-3 times a week. My goal is to lose fat as fast as possible while maintaining muscle or grow a little. I don't like doing cardio, but i am in construction so some days i think I get more then enough.
Here is my diet so far today (tweaked it some). I still would like cycle my carbs and cal. some so I cant eat more on training days.
Same every 3 hours, 7 meals
Turkey/Whole wheat bread/Flaxseed oil
80 cal. c/100 cal. p/35 cal. f = 215 cal.
Would it be ok to eat more carbs in first 4-5 meals, and have low to no cabs later? I get hungry when I eat carbs.