carb day

[mk05]

Yup yup keep it up man and let me know of progress and things that work. Ill do same.

[kafreeman]

I've been intermittent fasting lately (started early April).

After the first few weeks when your body adjusts it is awesome. No hunger pangs anymore and concentrate fine at work during the mornings.

Much more convenient and means I can feast when I do eat. I basically don't eat between 8-9pm and 12-1pm the next day.

Im rarely hungry anymore... I pigged out on Saturday on brisket and blueberry cobbler, never got hungry Sunday until around 7:00 pm. Then I did it all over again. Finished off the brisket, very small serving of potatoes, and a big plate of blueberry cobbler again.

Ive been doing stronglifts, and I dont think Ive been resting enough inbetween. Plus Ive been making it a full body workout instead of a two week split. The wife wants to run three days a week and I want to make myself rest two days.... so it only leaves two days for lifting.

Id rather not run. I hate running, always have.

[mk05]

This week's carb day:

The chef at the Taft farm near Boston used to cook at the White House - for Reagan and Carter among some others - apparently. He brought me a beef pot pie since he knows I'm a huge local, farm source, grassfed type of guy. It was decent - above average cafeteria food. Maybe I'll go over there next week and tell him, "come on...you gave up didn't you...you DONKEY!" Ask him to bring me a beef wellington. lol

Anyway, ate a chocolate fudge cake, loaf of banana pound cake, and the beef pot pie - for lunch (12pm-5pm). Dinner is on its way...the usual large pizza.

[mk05]

Well as i stated in the OP, this is a lifestyle choice for me. I will now try to address your questions regarding my objectives and viability of the program. The objective of this diet, or any diets, is to be in a better shape than you were in yesterday. This program makes sense to me on an intrinsic level and works to that end. It has proved to lose fat rapidly, give me more energy, cleanse the liver and other organ functions, all while getting stronger.

A question for you would be, if you were on a diet, and it has been working well for you, why stop? Maybe to this day, your goal was to get to a quantifiable point. To me it's more of a "better me" thing.

Why do you suppose this cant be a lifestyle choice? It's been saving me hundreds per week as I just munch on fresh greens instead of a lunch. Who told you that you had to eat 3 times a day, a big breakfast, this and that?

This may be a complicated program for some, but I come from a very strict college sports nutrition program requiring 6 meals a day with 2 shakes, supplements, carrying around a gallon jug of water, all timed throughout the day. So relatively speaking, this has been a cakewalk. It's really not hard to remember: eat greens for lunch. Go do a workout. Eat a lot for dinner. Once a week, pig out. I have been doing this with 3 others on the office for about 2 1/2 months, we dont even talk about it, it's just natural now.

The details are there really to let you understand *what* the prgram is all about. Once you understand the theme, you don't need a book.

[Fii28]

Hey guys,

Never been an 'early' breakfast eater, need time for my body to wake up & want food, so it's interesting to read the no breakfast concept.

I've given away (never to return!) 20kg=44lbs in the last couple of years. I am vegetarian & do eat dairy. I find it's a 'clean' healthy way of eating, I love cooking and eat an amazing variety of foods. Very very minimal processed foods & takeaway maybe once a fortnight so long as its not greasy.

The biggest change though was my conscience decision to not want the weight anymore! If I can pass on one word of advice it's 'choice'. The mind is a wonderfully powerful tool and when we make the 'choice' for positive change to become a happy, healthy, whole person, then we shed that which our body no longer needs.

I'm happy to share any meal ideas/recipes To help in your quest for a healthier you! Cos it's exciting!!!

Fii