thats my secret hope too. LOL
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Take a rest day before blood test.
Muscle damage artificially raises kidney markers. Last time I forgot this, Dr. was very close to having me sent to the ER
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With the velocity diet, the flameout softgels, the serving size is 4 tablets, but the information on the velocity diet says 1 gel each time you have a protein powder.
wanted to verify that was 1 softgel, not 1 serving (4 gels) with each protein powder serving?
I’m doing 1 gel, not 1 serving. You will get to your full serving per day that way.
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Same - one gel per for me
Ok sounds good. thanks
How are you guys finding the V-Diet? I found it a great way to kickstart my fat loss phase insofar as it maximised motivation with a high initial loss before settling into a more moderate deficit. After 2-3 weeks however it did become a struggle.
I did a full write up here
It has become my favorite nutritional protocol. It’s given me SO much of my life and time back, is stupidly simple to comply with, covers all my bases and has been a big cost saver on top of everything else.
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I’ve got about a week to go, and I’ll give my full thoughts, but I tend to align with everything @T3hPwnisher wrote. I’m coming to think of it as more of a baseline than specifically a fat loss diet. I found the first few days the hardest, personally; I just wanted to eat things out of habit I think.
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Those habits are real. It’s one of the big reasons I make the Metabolic Drive oatmeal: just to keep that habit of eating. But you also find out how often you were eating simply because it was the thing you were doing at the time.
I went through this on a macro level years ago when I was dealing with some blood lipids issues. I discovered how often I was eating simply to pass time. It was like a smoke break. If I was out somewhere and I had some downtime, I’d find a local fast food place, order their cheapest burger, throw away the bread and eat the meat, and think nothing of it. Since I got rid of the carbs, it was “safe”, haha. I was just putting junk in my body for no particular reason. The Velocity Diet has been great at drawing attention to our weird nutritional quirks.
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Latest test for kidney function was taken on Friday and got results yesterday. Seems like taking the bloods in the afternoon when I am not fasted and 6 weeks of chicken and fish rather than 700g (1.5lbs) red meat has had a very positive effect.
eGFR gone from 50 to 65 (>59 is the range)
Creatine gone down from 141 to 114 (60-110 is the range)
Going to test again in 3 months but much happier.
I do have a general food question that you may be able to answer. If I am going to continue to substitute my two day time meals and have chicken or fish instead of beef, am I going to miss out on anything, are there any disadvantages / advantages. Are all protein sources equal ??
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Sounds like the advantage is improving your bloodwork? I’m not of the opinion it matters in the context of a day’s eating; I think it would be hard to wholly mismanage an amino acid profile.
That’s based on nothing but an ego as inflated as my biceps, and I’m curious @QuadQueen’s thoughts too.
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in terms of nutrient quality, chicken, beef and fish are very comprable. However, beef does have creatine, which can be stressful if you have compromised kidneys or, if kidneys are perfectly fine, can artifically elevate numbers
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163.4lbs this morning.
Pics from last night after 4 meals, massage, light training and 30min cardio.
Super flat right now. Can’t wait to carb up next week!!!
Almost to the finish line!!!
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Absolutely grainy, man. I’m very impressed with your discipline.
Those results are much improved!! I’m so happy that this is how it turned out for you!!
Beef does have more iron and zinc, but given the amount of chicken and fish that I assume you’re eating - your bases are covered here. If you wanted to add a little beef, maybe 3-4 ounces and couple times a week, it would likely not hurt anything, but you definitely don’t need it to get all the nutrients you need!
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Yes, but chicken and fish also have creatine. Tuna, salmon and cod have roughly the same amount as beef, while chicken has less - but ultimately, they all have some!
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Thanks man. Been a fun process except the last few weeks have been tough. Can’t wait to get some carbs in next week!!
oh interesting!
I was told by nephrologist to avoid beef 
I remember what it takes to get extra lean (wrestling; never for stage), and I just don’t have it in me anymore; you’ve gotta really want it and it’s 24/7. Good on you, man.
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