Well thanks Capt Hindsight, haha. I was too fixated on yumminess vs effectiveness at the time. Had gone a LONG while without eating anything tasty.
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Cutting 2lbs to make weight and then acting like I needed to smack on as much weight as possible.
Literally went from 228 to 242 in one night for comp day. M i s t a k e s.
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How is this even possible?
6 Wendyās burgers will easily do that. Itās a TON of sodium. In fact, doing a quick look up, thatās 1190mgā¦per burger! 50% of your RDA. So weāre looking at 3x your RDA in one meal: 7140mg of sodium.
Pretty much any fluid you consume at that point is just going to get soaked up. And hell, thatās just from sodium: it says nothing of impact of all the bread/carbs on glycogen stores. This is the ābloatā that geared powerlifters always talk about.
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I have got to try this sometime lol.
If you head to Elitefts and search ābloatā, Iām sure youāll find even more resources on it, haha.
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Just did that - fantastic stuff. Actually, Iām planning to do a big fast-food trawl at the end of the year as a celebration of finishing my cut, so that will be the perfect opportunity to turn this new knowledge into action. I will of course be writing a full report.
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Just got done with a Daveās Triple, a chili (I like the side options at Wendyās), and a diet coke (feel a little silly with that one, but I just canāt justify extra calories in regular pop).
I keep a list of fast food meals and their nutritional value. This one comes in at: 1390 calories, 93 g fat, 32 g carb, and 86 g pro. Not a bad lunch IMO if not trying to loose weight.
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I could not agree less. Thatās the complete and total opposite of everything Iāve ever witnessed.
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Itās all fun and games 'til you check out the sodium on that one 
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Iāve never paid much attention to sodium (perhaps I should). In fact, I used to add salt to crystal light pre workout. I stopped that as it seems a bit much, and tasted terrible.
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@mnben87 I always get the diet coke too. More room for food, haha. And Iāll knife and fork the burger too. I figure you musta too if youāre only getting 32 grams of carbs out of that.
@dagill2 Concur as well. My appetite dwindles when I do nothing. I actually make sure to train hard before work so I can spend the whole time being hungry.
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There are a couple of studies on this
Iāll find and link them in my log later
I was looking at the wrong row in my fast food spread sheet. It is actually 53 g carbs. I donāt get ketchup, so that saves a bit. The chili only has 21 g I guess.
That makes more sense. Keto friendly bread/buns have been a real godsend for me to re-experience those burger feelings. Although these days Iām eating WAY more salmon burgers than beef, haha.
Meanwhile, I just watched a co-worker that had been trying to sell me on the Carnivore diet to fix my health eat 4 cookies, and apple and a carrot. Perhaps we have a different understanding of what a carnivore isā¦
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Are you doing a keto diet? I have found the low carb tortillas to be pretty good for taste, nutrition and they cost about the same at ALDI. They can work for a burger shell. More fiber and protein, and IIRC, between the tortillas at ALDI the standard has 140 cal, and the low carb has 80 (they are the same size approximately).
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Not at all. I donāt think being in ketosis would be ideal for me. I just keep carbs on the low side.
I use a lot of low carb tortillas. I buy from a company called Mr Tortilla that makes a 1 carb street taco tortilla that is pretty awesome, and Mama Lupeās makes a 3 carb one that holds a bit more food. Fantastic for a variety of tacos.
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Are there specific reasons, just wondering ?
I feel and perform better whenever I do that, and it allows me to include more fats in my diet, which also allow me to feel and perform better. Iāve seen night and day changes by including a high fat meal before sleep each night during this weight gain phase compared to when I was dropping weight.
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That makes sense.
I thought I was weird. I find my joints feel better and Iām happier when I eat higher fat foods even if calories are the same