My journey thus far is well-documented in other forums, but here’s the basics.
Fattest-kid in school
Got in decent shape in early 20s
Gained weight back due to being an idiot
400lbs in mid-30s at only 5’6"
I started training and dieting at the end of July and now am 323 while steadily getting stronger.
My diet is 1200-1500 kcal per day eating Grass-fed beef, wild-caught salmon, omega 3 eggs, small amounts of nuts, fish oil, green veggies and sometimes carrots, poultry…that’s about it. My ONLY carbs are from the green veggies. Oh, and Spike shooter, WHICH ROCKS!
My goals are: 315 by Christmas, 260 by May 19 2010, 200 by Thanksgiving 2010, and then to go on to 180lbs at single digit bodyfat.
Would your war-room strategies for fat loss article apply to my situation? I seem to be recovering fine and putting on a little muscle while losing an average of 2.7 lbs per week.
I’ve been alternating between EDT, 531, and 3X8-12 style programs.
I sincerely appreciate your time to answer questions on this forum. Thank you.
[quote]mch60360 wrote:
I’m not Thibs but I do have a few questions for you.
1- How much weight are you losing per week on avg?
2- Why do you pick that number of calories?
3- Why flip flop between so many training programs?
I like that you have laid out your goals so well. [/quote]
I how succinct your reply is. EFFICIENT!
1-I’m AVERAGING 2.7lbs per week
2-I never picked a specific caloric intake. I try to get 1g of protein per pound of lean body mass, lots of green veggies, and a blend of saturated, mono-unsaturated, and essential fats to do all the hormonal and anti-inflammatory tasks we want them to do. In my diet, that works out to a tbsp of fish oil, whatever fat is in the grass-fed beef I eat, and a couple of omega-3 eggs per day. The calories just work out to 1200-1500 kcal per day.
3-The flip-flopping is dumb-ass I know. No excuses, I’m just a moron. I’d like to say that I spend 3 weeks on each program and then purposefully switched to keep my body guessing. Fact is, I’ll plan on doing EDT for 3 weeks, and then end up with not enough time in the morning to DO EDT but time enough to do 531…you know, that kinda thing.
I enjoy KB complexes on off days or as finishers. Especially swings, cleans, and snatches.
for calories that sounds ok as long as you are eating plenty of healthy fats and loads of veges. How is your periworkout nutrition, adding in some quality calories here may be a great way to go? For your size I would be careful to dip calories too low so that you don’t stall out early.
I don’t know how much fish oil is in a tbsp, but I’d be taking at least 4.5g of DHA/EPA (15 caps of 1000mg fish oil). Possibly look into FA3 supplement?
