Cutting is so fun...not!

[gman]

Cutting is not for the faint of heart!

Is it any wonder that I am hungry...here is my food today so far:

2 scoops of whey in water, 1/2 cup dry measure of cooked oatmeal an hour and a half before lifting
2 scoops of whey blended in water and ice with one banana right after lifting
1 package of starkist sweet and spicy tuna, and a cup of brown rice
1 package of starkist garlic and herb tuna and a low carb soft taco wrap.
6 fish oil caps

I could eat that all in one meal normally!

It's a lot of calories too, 1400...doesn't sound like it would be that many based on reading the list. Luckily I have 2 more meals to eat today, and am aiming at 2000-2200 cals total

Gotta make the sacrifice though, I want to compete, and if this is what it takes to get the lard off, I will keep going until it's done...

[GirlyMuscle]

You'll get used to it. I'm kind of in robot mode now. Just getting it done. No bitching. No complaining. Sure there's hunger but I'm in contest prep! If I wasn't I'd be worried!

[gman]

actually just to clarify, the serious cutting starts on 8/20 the day after my 7 day trip to Playa del Carmen with my wife and kids to celebrate our 25th anniversary...I have been doing the diet for the past week and a half though, just to get in the mindset so I won't completely go apeshit in Mexico. When I get back, it's all business!

[GirlyMuscle]

What diet are you doing? Keto? Or Dave's exact one?

[gman]

You'll get used to it. I'm kind of in robot mode now. Just getting it done. No bitching. No complaining. Sure there's hunger but I'm in contest prep! If I wasn't I'd be worried!

I will get used to it too! You and I were posting at the same time, I had a little caveat I put up above.

I am not in official contest prep, even when I get back. I just want to lose 1-1.5lbs a week for 20-25 weeks in a row, to get to 12-14% bf, then cruise there for a few months, then my contest diet for august 2010 won't be so strenuous.

[GirlyMuscle]

I just looked at your food for today. No wonder you're hungry. I'd be hungry, too. I'd bet if you took out the carbs and added good fats you'd be less hungry.

[gman]

What diet are you doing? Keto? Or Dave's exact one?

Just a high protein, moderate carb and moderate fat diet...I want to eat lots of green veggies (tonight I will eat a half bag of broccoli), and some brown rice/oatmeal/sweet potato type carbs. Protein of 250-300g a day at all costs.

[gman]

I just looked at your food for today. No wonder you're hungry. I'd be hungry, too. I'd bet if you took out the carbs and added good fats you'd be less hungry.

I am not sure I can do keto all the time though, do you think it's a good idea? I am not in contest mode, just in weight loss mode!

I am trying to do this sensibly and slowly and not put pressure on myself to lose 3-5 lbs a week like I was before.

[Youngguns]

don't be a baby, and that's what I do eat in one meal.

[Youngguns]

Some bodybuilders take up smoking to curb hunger, ephedrine kills my hunger, try it maybe?

[gman]

thanks for the sage advice. I was considering crystal meth.

You have great genetics, you lucky bastard! lol

[Youngguns]

I am not sure I can do keto all the time though, do you think it's a good idea? I am not in contest mode, just in weight loss mode!

I am trying to do this sensibly and slowly and not put pressure on myself to lose 3-5 lbs a week like I was before.

Wrong, you mean fat loss.

[Youngguns]

thanks for the sage advice. I was considering crystal meth.

You have great genetics, you lucky bastard! lol

Any thyme.

[gman]

Wrong, you mean fat loss.

True, that is a great catch.

I also have to visualize how good I will look at 175, a long way off, but I am going to get there this time.

[Youngguns]

The way I approach dieting, it's better to over eat than under eat, so start off a little higher and get your cardio in.