As the saying goes, correlation does not imply causation.
Your previous failure had nothing to do with fasting (which isn't even the same category of an Atkins diet), but everything to do with your inability to eat correctly.
There's a psychological component to every diet, the return to maintenance being one of em. If you haven't developed good eating habits while on the diet, what makes you think you're going to once your goal is reached?
That's true. My night eating is my worst habit. I love eating leftovers and snacks at night.
I've cut off soda and just drink water daily. I also control my daily intake for breakfast, lunch and dinner; but still have to work on trying to not eat at night. When I don't snack at night, my weight goes down. I'm trying to have a diet that is the same every day so when I get to my target weight and I want to switch to a maintenance diet, it's not going to be as drastic of a change.
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Whats good brehs.. help me out.
I'm at 5'9, 153 right now. Lost about 25 lbs from September to January. But i lost a lot of muscle cuz i guess I was losing weight too quickly. I stopped being active from Mar-April and i'm gonna guess my bf is around 15%.
Anyways, I've been hittin the gym hard for about 3 weeks. My nutrition is already disciplined. The **** that bothers me though.. what direction am I supposed to take? After being ~175-180 for the last 5 years at around 25%BF, I feel too skinny now. but i dont wanna gain any fat while bulking cuz Its May and I want to look non-flabby for the beach.
So can i get muscle gains while losing BF%? Is it possible? How much, if any, cardio should I incorporate?
losing BF% and gaining muscle unless you are obese just doesnt really happen
you need to look yourself in the mirror and ask yourself "Am i still fat?"
my general opinion is if you cant see your hip bones you probably should cut, if you can see the hip bones, start clean bulking
as i said in the guide bulking is NOT the inverse of cutting. you should stick to 200-300 calorie surplus over maintenance with bulking(muscle does NOT grow that fast unless tampering with hormones)
lifting, counting all that is still constant though. albeit you should go with MUCH higher protein if you can afford it
my recommendations with protein and bulking are:
tuna
chicken breasts
turkey in general
beef
fish/shell fish
supplemental protein powder
fish is low calorie yet very protein dense, its probably the best choice of them all if you arent on a budget(fish is also the most expensive by volume generally)
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the milk isnt a huge issue, remember its content of the overall meal when i track, not the individual parts
when i say liquid calories i mean as in a "drink" on the side of the meal. milk in cereal isnt bad as long as you count it the same, but youll notice with time that cereal even with milk rarely hits the 20/1 ratio
and imo anything that is over 20/1 is closing in on what i call "empty calories"
i do love cinnamon toast crunch though
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A lot of you need to read this thread and get your education up on nutrition. Stop fucking with crazy diets and tips and learn how food and body really works.