Diet idea: Macronutrient gradient
Breakfast: ALL CARBS, NO FAT, NO PROTEIN
AM Snack: SOME CARBS, SOME FAT, NO PROTEIN
Lunch: NO CARBS, ALL FAT, NO PROTEIN
PM Snack: NO CARBS, SOME FAT, SOME PROTEIN
Dinner: NO CARBS, NO FAT, ALL PROTEIN
When i say none of a macronutrient, Fruits have protein, but, basically none. Cheese has carbs, but, very little. No meat is fat free, but, you can get very close.
Is this diet possible? Is it healthy? I might try it for one day sometime, but, I’m not sure if I could even physically do it
That diet would not be John Berardi approved. Always protein plus carbs or protein plus fat but always protein plus…
I read the thread about the sugar diet and thought that’s where you were headed.
Not saying don’t do it-I always experimented on myself-it would be interesting to see how it pans out 
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What are you trying to achieve by a diet like this? When would your training block fit in? Ultimately I think this diet you list is too restrictive and impossible for the long run. For example, what the heck would a fat-only lunch look like?
Simpler and more realistic in the long run would be: 1) Eat most of your carbs around your training window. 2) Aim for a baseline amount of protein each day. 3) Aim for eating mostly whole, unprocessed foods.
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Don’t know. Not really anything, would just be a one day experiment.
Fat only lunch would be a Stick of butter and a glass of oil, with a bit of coconut oil on the side.
Yeah, I try to keep a baseline amount of protein, about 150-160g minimum. I try to eat whole unprocessed foods but it can be difficult when we don’t have many of those.
Il start trying to eat most of my carbs around my training window.
August 4th W6D1 Max Strength day
Finally here. This evening il be able to go the gym.
How should I warm up for Bench and Squat?
For bench I calculated 127.5, is it too much to round it to 135? il be doing 3-5 sets of 5 reps, And I’m sure I can do that, I’ve done more before.
For squat I calculated 158.25, Il just do 160.
For pullups, I calculated 143.25, which means I’ll just go bodyweight at 155lbs.
Assignments:
Work on Sweater
Work on Upgrading telecope
Not doing that top secret project. No materials. It was going to be a giant electromagnetic generator that they would put in prisons, and the prisoners would be made to turn it to generate electricity for the nation. Energy crisis solved.
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Breakfast:
2 eggs
1 oz mozzarella
1.25 cup whole greek yogurt
1/2 cup protein granola
3 cherries
----Total: 747 Kcal, 38g fat, 49g fat, 54g protein
Oh, its beautiful out. I feel a nice cool breeze in the window. These last few days are wonderful, I wonder how many days until its 400 degrees at 154% humidity?
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I wouldn’t round to 135 on the bench: I’d round to either 125 or 130. Leave room to grow.
For warming up, always start with the bar. After that, add some weight when you feel comfortable but don’t let any set actually generate fatigue.
Not doing that top secret project. No materials. It was going to be a giant electromagnetic generator that they would put in prisons, and the prisoners would be made to turn it to generate electricity for the nation. Energy crisis solved.
The 8th amendment would have caused some issues with this solution.
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Yeah, that’s probably best, il do 130.
Yeah that’s what I was thinking, just wanted to be sure
Well by the time I would finish it and have it implemented, society would have collapsed and the constitution be unfollowed, so it would then be acceptable. Also, its not cruel or unusual. Its a "physical, interactive job that gives prisoners work and helps society to the fullest 
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Snack + Lunch
2 slices pizza
15 meatballs
2 tablespoonular mozzarella ball
----Total: 1000 Kcal, 50g fat, 83g carbs, 56g protein
Eating 3 pyramids of meatballs was cool I guess. a pyramid of 10, a pyramid of 4, and a “pyramid” of 1
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Workout: Finally, I get to get under the barbell again.
Bench:
55x12
65x10
95x6
115x5
130x5
130x5
130x5
130x5
130x5
Near the end, felt something in my shoulder but it wasnt too bad.
Squat
65x12
85x12
95x8
115x6
135x6
155x5
155x5
155x5
155x5
155x5
Pullups
5x5 Bodyweight
Good workout, Finally gave my legs a strength challenge after a month.
Now, for homemade Beef Vegetable Soup.
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Snack (about 3pm)
1 oz goat cheese and honey
4 small sand tarts
----Total: 268 Kcal, 16g fat, 25g carbs, 6g protein
Dinner:
5 cups beef vegetable soup
2 slices pizza (I consider this a medium-healthy food, it has nutrients, and protein, but isnt as healthy as meat or fruit)
----Total: 839Kcal, 29g carbs, 97g carbs, 49g protein
Days total: 2853 Kcal, 134g fat, 254g carbs, 166g protein
147 Kcal left. might have something else
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Dessert: Less unheathy cheesecake
Graham Cracker, moistened with butter
1 oz goat cheese and honey
----Total: 145 Kcal, 7g fat, 16g carbs, 5g protein
Did my assignments for the day.
I started filing the sections for the teeth of the gear, After this I will have to drill the 7/8 inch hole in the center.
I knitted a good amount today. WIll work on it tomorrow of course. Good morning project and evening project
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Aug 5 2025 W6D2 HIC day
Today’s workout will be “CONNAUGHT RANGE 10 TO 1s” from Tactical Barbell Conditioning. 10 burpees, 100m sprint, 9 burpees, 100m sprint, all the way down to 1 burpee. My running space isn’t the best, the distance between these 2 trees in a field is 50 meters, almost exactly, so I would have to turn around and come back.
I think I might just do it with the 50 meters for now to get a feel for it. Still a good amount of distance. First time I’ve done a real intense workout like this besides the occasional short sprint here and there when I would play outside with the neighbor’s kiddos.
Sore from yesterday like I expected. Chest, Legs, Shoulders a bit, Good. Either it will go tomorrow, or its gonna hurt worse.
Today’s assignments:
Knit more of sweater
Finish making the teeth of gear
I’m thinking I’ll do my workout around 4:30-5:00 ish, before dinner. That way Il be able to refuel quickly and the food will taste better. I just hope mom feels like cooking dinner tonight, we’ll see.
Nice morning out today again.
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Breakfast:
1 bagel
2 eggs
2 oz mozzarella
2 oz ham
1 cup orange juice
----Total:: 742 Kcal, 26g fat, 79g carbs, 46g protein
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Lunch:
1 baked flounder filet
2 slices (the rest of the) bacon pizza
1/4 piece (the rest of the) cinnamon roll (not very good, was dry)
----Total: 673 Kcal, 26g fat, 63g carbs, 47g protein
I liked the flounder the best, and it was the healthiest.
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Snack:
2/3 cup protein granola
1 cup 2% milk
----Total: 412, 14g fat, 54g carbs, 21g protein
13 days left until school… too soon. Im excited for it though, it means I’ll be able to lift consistently again.
I started filing in the teeth of the gear, I think I’m about 1/3 of the way done now.
Since I’m doing all these gears, it will need lots of add-ons to hold said gears. Should be an interesting build.
I think in about 10 minutes I will go out to do my workout.
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Workout was good. Took about 8-10 minutes, wasn’t really tracking it. That was difficult but it was great. Havn’t gotten my heart rate that high in awhile, i definitely needed it.
In other news, wildfire smoke is back here. It aint looking great. Sun is more of a light peachy color, and its very hazy. I hope it isn’t going to get like 2023 where it was red and you could barely breathe out there.
Snack:
1 pack peanut butter honey crackers
1 slice peach pie (tastes more of just sweet, could be more peach flavored)
----Total: 339 Kcal, 16g fat, 44g carbs, 5g protein
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Dinner:
2 cups tuna noodle cassarole
2 small sand tarts
1 oz goat cheese
1 cup grape
----Total: 989 Kcal, 42g fat, 109g carbs, 46g protein
Days total: 3155 Kcal, 124g fat, 348g carbs, 165g protein
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Aug 6 W6D3 Rest day
Man I need this rest day. Legs (mostly inner thighs) are very sore. I expected my quads to be sore but, nope.
Its good that Im strength training again, im weak. Maybe in other peoples eyes im not, but, I am always weak, and always will be. No matter how much I lift, i am still weak. Only God is strong. He gives all strength
Assignments:
Work on sweater
Finish making the first gear, file the rest of teeth and drill hole
Today, as well as Friday, as part of the Orthodox Tradition, I must abstain from all animal products, and also olive oil (since traditionally it was stored in animal skins). Shellfish is still allowed however.
I have always thought about it in a gym oriented way, but, that’s wrong. I’m not a gym bro who goes to church, Im a Christian who goes to the gym. I should still aim to get my protein, I’ll try to get shrimp in today. Never been too fond of shrimp, but, I can tolerate it.
Today Il be getting my class schedule finally. Im excited.
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Breakfast:
4 large grape tomatos (from my uncle’s garden), sauteed in nothing, with salt pepper cilantro oregano.
1 can mushrooms
2 slices of watermelon
----Total: 95 Kcal, 1g fat, 20g carbs, 6g protein
Where’s the food??? That was a filling meal actually. Not even 100 Calories! How am I gonna get all my calories… No meat, no dairy, no added sugar I’m adding, no oil, no eggs. So there goes most of what I eat actually.
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Lunch:
1 Can cannellini beans
1/2 cup peas
1 bagel
4 tbsp peanut butter
----Total: 1050 Kcal, 34g fat, 139g carbs, 50g protein
Schedule came in! Heres my classes:
Odd days (Our school does a cycle system where the classes alternate every other day):
German 1
Honors Chem
Honors English
AP European History
Even days
Strength and Conditioning
Health
Honors Precalculus
AP physics 1
Then in the other semester I have Advanced Strength and conditioning and electrical engineering replacing normal strength and health
They didn’t screw up the 2 strength class placement! Good.
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Snack:
1/8 cup doctored up beans
A few tortilla chips
Total: 157 Kcal, 6g fat, 24g carbs, 3g protein
The user interface on here is messed up on my end. I hit the enter bar and it goes the equivalent of 2 lines down, and the typing window is only have the width, only as big, a bit smaller than actually, the post width. ANyone else getting this? or just on my end? I refreshed the page and it didn’t work. I closed the page and opened another one and it didn’t work. I’l try restarting my computer
Didn’t work.
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