Everything..
I just had protein and fat targets for the day, once I met them I was eating whatever, I had crust pizza after dinner 3 nights in a row at one stage.. Lol
I note that it was poor food choice rather then IF where you had problems....
Try eating a kilo of meat with dinner and you will find it much harder to exceed cal intake..
Not that it matters though cause it sounds Like you have found an eating pattern that suits you...
Mmmmmm...... PIZZA!!!!
Did my first day of IM today, worked out at 5.00am had 2x protein shakes and a coffee till midday. Had ground beef topped with my tomato salsa for lunch. Bit of fruit for snack, then steak and salad for tea.
Around 1500 cals. P210/C50/F45
Certainly didn't feel hungry, in fact I had to look at the clock at 12.15 then stop what I was doing and have lunch.
IF worked well for me i lost around 13kg in 4-5 months and managed to retain a lot of muscle mass. I wouldn't say that IF was the sole reason why I cut down so well considering it was my first time but it was like, an accessory to my diet that worked well for me. I was eating around 500cals under maintenance and ate from 2-10. Managed to stick to it pretty strict for the few months that I was on it and started getting used to it after a while, it made me appreciate my food a lot more.. lol. I've just recently come off it now that i'm looking to put on some size but I can definately say it helped me shed off some kg's
...it made me appreciate my food a lot more...
my thoughts also - you really enjoy every meal and you learn a lot about what you need to eat.
nazzy: i take it you've read a lot of MB's LG stuff? do you dismiss all of the hormonal advantages he advocates?
There may or may not be hormonal advantages. Either way they are small enough it's not really worth worrying about.
I've been following the leangains style of intermittent fasting but I feel less fasted (if that is such a thing) with the 30g of BCAA in my system when following the early morning fasted training protocol.
I've been doing all of my training of late in a fasted state with the 10g of BCAA per workout and then 10 more 2 hours after the first dose and 10 more 2 hours after that. Strength gains have been really solid but my fat loss has plateaued significantly. For the next 2 weeks I'm going to switch the the 1 pre workout meal protocol for 2 of my 3 sessions a week (I'll still do my leg and shoulder workout in the morning as I find my adrenalin gets too high to sleep if I do it in the evening). Hopefully this will kick start my fat loss progress again.
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