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[kjkjr27]

Monchy this past week I have been eating 5 meals a day roughly 2.5hrs inbetween each being around 500cal. I will say it seems like I am literally eating all day between the time I prepare something and finally eat it seems like I have to go prepare the next meal.

[Monchy36]

Originally Posted by kjkjr27

Monchy this past week I have been eating 5 meals a day roughly 2.5hrs inbetween each being around 500cal. I will say it seems like I am literally eating all day between the time I prepare something and finally eat it seems like I have to go prepare the next meal.

you need to follow the Sunday prep... normally trainers tell you to take Sunday and make all the food you're going to eat during the week and put them in separate bowls... that way you don't have to struggle with the cooking part every day... so what's your new daily eating routine?

[kjkjr27]

I follow this nutrition guide that came with the Insanity program. I condensed it into about 5 different options for each meal based on what I like and I pick 1 option for each meal.

[the_fast_one]

Well on Monday I start my cutting diet :(
Shooting for 215 at about 10-12%bf. Currently I am 238 @ 18%
Hoping to maintain most of my size and hopefully I do not lose to much strength

Meal 1
4 whole eggs
1 packet of instant oats

Meal 2
8oz Chicken
1 Cup brown rice
1 cup green beans or broccoli or spinach

Meal 3
8oz chicken
1tsp natural pb or 1/4 cup raw almonds

Meal 4 (pre work out)
2 scoops whey protein mixed with water
2 rice cakes ( I like chocolate) with 1tsp natural pb on each one.

Meal 5
8oz Taliapia or swii
Mixed salad with a vinaigrette dressing (normally like 2 tsp)
1 sweat potato (hate these things)

Meal 6 - night snack
1 cup cottage cheese

150oz of water daily min
coffee and unsweet tea to break up the monotony of water.

Going to run this for two weeks and tweak as needed until I get the results.
No cheat meal for the first two weeks :(

[Monchy36]

Originally Posted by kjkjr27

I follow this nutrition guide that came with the Insanity program. I condensed it into about 5 different options for each meal based on what I like and I pick 1 option for each meal.

I got that program!

Originally Posted by the_fast_one

Well on Monday I start my cutting diet :(
Shooting for 215 at about 10-12%bf. Currently I am 238 @ 18%
Hoping to maintain most of my size and hopefully I do not lose to much strength

Meal 1
4 whole eggs
1 packet of instant oats

Meal 2
8oz Chicken
1 Cup brown rice
1 cup green beans or broccoli or spinach

Meal 3
8oz chicken
1tsp natural pb or 1/4 cup raw almonds

Meal 4 (pre work out)
2 scoops whey protein mixed with water
2 rice cakes ( I like chocolate) with 1tsp natural pb on each one.

Meal 5
8oz Taliapia or swii
Mixed salad with a vinaigrette dressing (normally like 2 tsp)
1 sweat potato (hate these things)

Meal 6 - night snack
1 cup cottage cheese

150oz of water daily min
coffee and unsweet tea to break up the monotony of water.

Going to run this for two weeks and tweak as needed until I get the results.
No cheat meal for the first two weeks :(

Now this is a strict diet! 100% pure cutting! my daily doesn't allow me to do the 6 meals but I follow some of this diet.. cheat meals are hard to stay away specially when others family members put them on the table...

[the_fast_one]

Originally Posted by Monchy36

I got that program!

Now this is a strict diet! 100% pure cutting! my daily doesn't allow me to do the 6 meals but I follow some of this diet.. cheat meals are hard to stay away specially when others family members put them on the table...

Yeah I am hoping to get all my binging out on Super Bowl sunday My biggest problem is my love of beer and not the light beer stuff. I like the dark heavy stuff and IPA's. Those are going to be hard to give up.

[Monchy36]

Originally Posted by the_fast_one

Yeah I am hoping to get all my binging out on Super Bowl sunday My biggest problem is my love of beer and not the light beer stuff. I like the dark heavy stuff and IPA's. Those are going to be hard to give up.

Well we all going to do this together!!!

[Monchy36]

If you can walk you didn't do a good legs workout... well! I can't walk!!! LOL! hurts but feels so good after done! Friday photo in the afternoon...

[hrpiii]

Originally Posted by Monchy36

you need to follow the Sunday prep... normally trainers tell you to take Sunday and make all the food you're going to eat during the week and put them in separate bowls... that way you don't have to struggle with the cooking part every day... so what's your new daily eating routine?

This is very important. If not all your meals, at least 60% of them. You don't want to be spending all your time prepping your meals, because you have just worked out, need some nutrition and need it now.

Each 'diet', using that word in general to describe your 'meals' can be confusing. I don't think I have ever "dieted". For me, I change my meals up based on my immediate goals. Right now, I am in a 'training' mode. I have a competition coming up in April, so I am rolling into what my calories need to be and what I want to weigh for the competition. If I want to go in a heavier class, I'm upping my calories/carbs a lot. If I am wanting to coming in feeling light, I will drop my calories/carbs a lot. Your carbs will drive your weight more than protein or fats. What does my body need and what can my body handle. If I am really wanting to drop weight, my carbs are extremely low, and my protein is much higher. Your body can convert protein to "carbs/energy", but it cannot convert carbs to protein (muscle building).

If I need to drop 5 lbs in a week, I can. If I need to gain 5 lbs in a week, I can't eat that much food...lol. So you lose it faster than you can gain it, and once you start hitting the limit of your body size, it's very hard to gain more. When I am training hard, pushing myself in the gym, 4K-5K calories is needed to maintain my size. The heaviest I have competed at is 238 lbs., the lightest 216 lbs.

[hrpiii]

Originally Posted by Monchy36

If you can walk you didn't do a good legs workout... well! I can't walk!!! LOL! hurts but feels so good after done! Friday photo in the afternoon...

You are so right. One night, many years ago, we just killed legs in the gym. I think we had over 100 reps total, then moved onto other 'leg' exercises. That night, after a hot shower, big meal, I was all relaxed on the couch for a couple hours, not knowing how weak my legs were. When I stood up to go to bed, I actually fell on the floor. I laughed and crawled to bed. That was the one time, I actually had zero energy left and could not 'literally' walk.

[Monchy36]

Originally Posted by hrpiii

This is very important. If not all your meals, at least 60% of them. You don't want to be spending all your time prepping your meals, because you have just worked out, need some nutrition and need it now.

Each 'diet', using that word in general to describe your 'meals' can be confusing. I don't think I have ever "dieted". For me, I change my meals up based on my immediate goals. Right now, I am in a 'training' mode. I have a competition coming up in April, so I am rolling into what my calories need to be and what I want to weigh for the competition. If I want to go in a heavier class, I'm upping my calories/carbs a lot. If I am wanting to coming in feeling light, I will drop my calories/carbs a lot. Your carbs will drive your weight more than protein or fats. What does my body need and what can my body handle. If I am really wanting to drop weight, my carbs are extremely low, and my protein is much higher. Your body can convert protein to "carbs/energy", but it cannot convert carbs to protein (muscle building).

If I need to drop 5 lbs in a week, I can. If I need to gain 5 lbs in a week, I can't eat that much food...lol. So you lose it faster than you can gain it, and once you start hitting the limit of your body size, it's very hard to gain more. When I am training hard, pushing myself in the gym, 4K-5K calories is needed to maintain my size. The heaviest I have competed at is 238 lbs., the lightest 216 lbs.

Let me get this straight, you mean when you reach your max in body volume is easy loose than gain? Interesting!

Originally Posted by hrpiii

You are so right. One night, many years ago, we just killed legs in the gym. I think we had over 100 reps total, then moved onto other 'leg' exercises. That night, after a hot shower, big meal, I was all relaxed on the couch for a couple hours, not knowing how weak my legs were. When I stood up to go to bed, I actually fell on the floor. I laughed and crawled to bed. That was the one time, I actually had zero energy left and could not 'literally' walk.

Just remember when I was 16 I got challenge to a hard aerobic workout, by that time I was in to martial arts so I thought it was a piece of cake, I was wrong! I did finish the workout but the next day I miss school because took me a year! Go from my room to the bathroom! never underestimate woman legs power!

[hrpiii]

[QUOTE=Monchy36;7385009]Let me get this straight, you mean when you reach your max in body volume is easy loose than gain? Interesting!
/QUOTE]

Yes, when you are working out, your body is actually trying to work/maintain your optimum size. Now that size may not be what "you" want it to be, but it is always trying to get to the size it operates best at. Always remember your body is smarter than your brain. "we" tend to over-think things, or "know" what is best for us... "we" are usually wrong...hehehe.

[Dznts]

Hello everyone! Looks like everyone is still hard at it.

[Monchy36]

[QUOTE=hrpiii;7386906]

Originally Posted by Monchy36

Let me get this straight, you mean when you reach your max in body volume is easy loose than gain? Interesting!
/QUOTE]

Yes, when you are working out, your body is actually trying to work/maintain your optimum size. Now that size may not be what "you" want it to be, but it is always trying to get to the size it operates best at. Always remember your body is smarter than your brain. "we" tend to over-think things, or "know" what is best for us... "we" are usually wrong...hehehe.

That makes a lot of sense!

Originally Posted by Dznts

Hello everyone! Looks like everyone is still hard at it.

What's up bro! I thought I loss you...