Results are in for my first week on this diet. I’m down 1.5lbs and 1/4 inch on my waist, and thats with just 1 short 15 min HIIT cardio session. Time to go cook some bacon and sausage omnomnom 
Well, that’s reassuring. I’m sticking to my carnivorous, whey-munching ways.
Also, after two weeks or so, down 1/2 inch on my waist, 1/2 inch on my hips, and UP 1/2 inch on my arms.
yeah sure
4 whole eggs
2 slices of american mild cheddar
1/4 cup of spinach
1 tsp low carb ketchup
8 oz jimmy dean sausage
1tsp mustard
5 capsules fish oil
15 slices pepperoni
2 oz summer sausage
1 slice cheddar
4 oz sirloin steak
1 tsp ketchup
1 scoop Metabolic Drive in water
olive oil, 2 tbsp
Superfood
fiber
8 oz 80/20 beef chuck
2 slices swiss cheese
1 tsp ketcup, 1 tsp mustard
sugar free jello
whip cream
1 scoop Metabolic Drive in water
2 tbsp olive oil
half peice of toast with butter
this is pretty close to what i have every day
[quote]skimmy_jimmy wrote:
yeah sure
4 whole eggs
2 slices of american mild cheddar
1/4 cup of spinach
1 tsp low carb ketchup
8 oz jimmy dean sausage
1tsp mustard
5 capsules fish oil
15 slices pepperoni
2 oz summer sausage
1 slice cheddar
4 oz sirloin steak
1 tsp ketchup
1 scoop Metabolic Drive in water
olive oil, 2 tbsp
Superfood
fiber
8 oz 80/20 beef chuck
2 slices swiss cheese
1 tsp ketcup, 1 tsp mustard
sugar free jello
whip cream
1 scoop Metabolic Drive in water
2 tbsp olive oil
half peice of toast with butter
this is pretty close to what i have every day[/quote]
I might be wrong here and at such low CHO I’m not sure if it would even matter but wouldn’t it be wise to move the toast to earlier in the day?
I’m thinking you don’t want to go raising insulin before bed.
Of course it depends on when you have that last meal/snack.
oh, i thought i read that i should have the highest portion of carbs before bed because it should make me tired.
I don’t think that 1/2 a piece of toast is going to give you an extreme enough insulin spike to make you tired. And anyway, it sounds like you’re tired enough already! 
IMO, use the carbs grams that you saved for the toast, and eat more veggies instead. Maybe even a bit of berries or something. It looks like you have a lot of salty and processed meats in there, so you might need to drink more water too. My thirst during the first couple of weeks was insane. Also try adding some ground flax seed to your shakes in place of some of that olive oil. Sounds like you could use the extra fiber. And did I mention to eat more veggies?
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Did anyone not have any problems with the first two weeks? I’ve read a couple of post of people being miserable for the first couple of days but I have in fact been doing better without carbs then with. I’m pretty sure my carbs have been less then 30-40 a day for the last week and I’ve been getting plenty of healthy fats and protein. I just hope my carb intake hasn’t been too high and that’s resulting in my supposed well being. Last time I did a low carb diet I adjusted pretty quickly to that one as well.
I haven’t had any trouble, and yes, I wondered if I was just doing it wrong. I don’t think everybody suffers.
I have half a mind to keep calories high: 1600-1700 is just so much more comfortable, even though that’s probably maintenance for me. Of course, that means I won’t lose weight … tradeoffs.
Yeah, I’m doing great w/ out the carbs, I think the key is getting enough fat in the diet, I try to eat 1 gram of fat for each gram of protein.
i worked out my cals 2nite ive only been getting around 2800 instead of 3200
Do you guys think an extra 400 cals will help me put on more muscle or stay the same?
mite add another 50g of walnuts which is 30g of fats so its 450cals.
[quote]synny wrote:
i worked out my cals 2nite ive only been getting around 2800 instead of 3200
Do you guys think an extra 400 cals will help me put on more muscle or stay the same?
mite add another 50g of walnuts which is 30g of fats so its 450cals.
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Just start with 500 cals above maintenance and guage how your body reacts.
The Walnuts should be a good choice for extra calories.
alrighty, bought some milled flax seeds and have been adding a tablespoon to every protein shake ( i have 3 a day)
also, what are considered processed meats so i can avoid them? the meat i buy is stuff they have in the meat area at wally world. and aside from olive oil, fish oil, and flax seed, thats where most my fat comes from.
im on day 9 and i cant believe how tired i still am. i have to take a half a caffeine pill to kind of wake me up.
[quote]skimmy_jimmy wrote:
alrighty, bought some milled flax seeds and have been adding a tablespoon to every protein shake ( i have 3 a day)
also, what are considered processed meats so i can avoid them? the meat i buy is stuff they have in the meat area at wally world. and aside from olive oil, fish oil, and flax seed, thats where most my fat comes from.
im on day 9 and i cant believe how tired i still am. i have to take a half a caffeine pill to kind of wake me up.[/quote]
Regarding energy, are you eating enough healthy fats? Getting enough on this diet makes and breaks how effective it is. For my first two weeks I’m not really watching how much fat and protein I’m taking in but try to make sure that I’m probably getting close to what I need. Heavy cream is pretty good for getting some needed fat if you need some in a pinch.
here are my numbers from yesterday ( i use Fitday, helps alot )
calories - 4806
fat - 337g 63%
saturated fat - 114g 21%
polyunsaturated - 23g 4%
monounsaturated - 63g 12%
Carbs - 25g 1%
Dietary Fiber - 30g
Protien - 250g 21%
sodium - 5491mg
drink over a gallon of water a day. take a multi along with Superfood. i get 3 protein shakes a day that have Metabolic Drive, 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp flax each.
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[quote]skimmy_jimmy wrote:
alrighty, bought some milled flax seeds and have been adding a tablespoon to every protein shake ( i have 3 a day)
also, what are considered processed meats so i can avoid them? the meat i buy is stuff they have in the meat area at wally world. and aside from olive oil, fish oil, and flax seed, thats where most my fat comes from.
im on day 9 and i cant believe how tired i still am. i have to take a half a caffeine pill to kind of wake me up.[/quote]
Bacon, processed hams, hot dogs. I would say things like shaped processed chicken but these are usually coated in breadcrumbs or batter so you’ll be avoiding that kind of thing anyway.
I say bacon because unless you can get very high quality stuff it’s going to be cured and preserved with all sorts of crap and watch out for the sugars in the cure. Admittedly, I ate it for several weeks every morning for breakfast but then decided to cut it out.
Keep focused, you’ll be out of the woods in no time. I remember having to do a 3 hour walk about a week into my induction and it KILLED me! I had to stop and sit down a few times and munch on almonds, boiled eggs and cheese and drink a bunch of water just to partially sustain me enough to continue. haha NOT fun!
[quote]kion wrote:
Regarding energy, are you eating enough healthy fats? Getting enough on this diet makes and breaks how effective it is. For my first two weeks I’m not really watching how much fat and protein I’m taking in but try to make sure that I’m probably getting close to what I need. Heavy cream is pretty good for getting some needed fat if you need some in a pinch.
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This is sound advice but I would personally choose extra virgin olive oil over cream.
This might just be because I can’t tolerate dairy but I would assume you’d be better off with the monounsaturates in the EVOO as you’ll be getting enough saturated fat from other sources.
A spoonful of EVOO every so often is a good idea for sure. Or just be VERY generous with it on your salads - and you had better be eating your salad!!!
[quote]skimmy_jimmy wrote:
alrighty, bought some milled flax seeds and have been adding a tablespoon to every protein shake ( i have 3 a day)
also, what are considered processed meats so i can avoid them? the meat i buy is stuff they have in the meat area at wally world. and aside from olive oil, fish oil, and flax seed, thats where most my fat comes from.
im on day 9 and i cant believe how tired i still am. i have to take a half a caffeine pill to kind of wake me up.[/quote]
My second week sucked. I didn’t get enough sleep (up late cooking), and I had to chug hypershots and energy drinks to try and make it through each day. My workouts suffered too. I could do a good set but it took a long time to get psyched up enough to make it through a good set, or I’d peter out.
This diet will not feel good at first, but it’s great in the long run. I’m in week 9 and I feel great. I eat delicious food all day, never hungry, I’m watching fat go away and building muscle easier than I ever have in my life. I believe the processed meats are things like “breakfast” sausage. I ate some Jimmy Dean breakfast sausage at first, but found that it just didn’t make me feel very good. Any meat in a can, or highly prepared meat like sausage is processed. They are ok in moderation though. I still eat a half can of spam from time to time, and I love those little cans of corned beef!! I wouldn’t try to get all my your cals from them though. If there’s a Costco near you join up. They have really good meat and it’s not too expensive. The ground beef they have there is available separated in these round portions and costs the same as in a pile. If you cook it in those round patties it comes out to 5-9 oz each, and is very easy to eat. I like to melt 2oz of cheese on it. The people at work still look at me like I’m crazy.
Oh yea, Wally World here carries Hood “Calorie Countdown” low-carb milk, and Eggland’s Best extra large eggs in an 18 pack. Once you eat these eggs you’ll never eat regular eggs again!