TweetTHE DIET:
My BMR is around 2800 calories so I wanted to drop mine down to around 2000. I figured I could go fairly low due to the gear I was on. The first two weeks I did a little tweaking, such as adding carbs before my workout, and some other slight adjustments. The diet below is what I pretty much stuck to every day.
Wake up at 6AM and do cardio (see training section)
7:00 AM Meal 1
0.5 cups of oatmeal
Whey Protein
Totals¡K350 cals, 35g protein, 33g carbs, 6g fat
9:30 AM Meal 2
1 can Tuna
1 Tblsp Flax Seed Oil
2 Hard Boiled Eggs
Totals¡K 330 cals, 25g protein, 2g carbs, 22g fat
12:00 PM Meal 3
2 Lean Chicken Breasts
Totals¡K220 cals, 44g protein, 0 carbs, 2g fat
2:30 PM Meal 4
2 Buffalo Burgers
Totals¡K 300 cals, 48g protein, 2g carbs, 10g fat
5:00 PM Meal 5 (Pre Workout)
Whey Protein
0.5 can Fat Free Black Beans
Totals¡K 275 cals, 34g protein, 38g carbs, 0g fat
7:30 PM Meal 6 (Post Workout)
Whey Protein
Dextrose
Salad (Lettuce, radishes, cucumbers, low fat dressing)
Totals¡K 305 cals, 32 g protein, 32g carbs, 6g fat
10:00 PM Meal 7 (Before Bed)
0.5 cup dry curd cottage cheese
1 sugar free jello snack pack ļ
Totals¡K 100 cals, 21g protein, 1 g carb, 0g fat
Daily Totals (roughly): 1900 calories, 240g protein, 110g carbs, 50g fat
On top of this I was drinking 1.5 ¡V 2.0 gallons of water a day.
Things I learned:
I probably could have stepped up my calories just a bit. I was never really tired or weak, but I imagine I could have put on a little more LBM if I had a few more calories. I only cheated once every two weeks. A little advice for everyone about cheat meals¡K If I were to do it again, I¡¦d pick a weekend about 2 weeks into my cycle. I¡¦d go to the store on Saturday morning and buy WHATEVER I was craving. I¡¦m talking sweets, pizza, ice cream whatever you want or think you would want to eat. Then sit your ass at home and BINGE! That¡¦s right BINGE!!! Now before some of the vets jump on me about this, here is my reasoning. I did this about 4 weeks in, a little too late in my opinion. But I basically ate so much shit, and BINGED so much for that day, I made myself sick. I NEVER, EVER had a craving for anything again. Not to mention, my body really couldn¡¦t handle all that food anyway so I just ended up crappin¡¦ most of it out. I don¡¦t really think it hindered my progress. I also drank 4 cups of green tea a day. All though I thought of this more as a supplement, it helped cut down my hunger throughout the day. I would usually have a cup in between meals. It also gave me a great boost of energy for my workout.