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Originally Posted by Espi
As far as exercise is concerned: the best way for me was to exercise every other day. 4x/wk was too much - over training which gives its' own problems.
And then, just keep carbs as low as possible, while still having plenty of choices re food items. Nowadays this is roughly 50-100g of carbs while it used to be 20-50g.
I just got extremely fed up with having to count carbs in veggies and limit fruit intake. Eating 50-100g of carbs on non-training days is low enough to keep me sane = curb appetite and high enough to still sneak in some 'naughty' foods like a couple of dates, or a small piece of chocolate or.. heaven forbid even a small piece of candy.
Also, I no longer try to cram in as much protein as possible. When I had to give up dairy, including dairy-based PP it made eating over 150g of protein too effing hard.
So, it's a carrot-and-stick system:
<100g of carbs vs >100g of carbs
<1500 kcal vs >2000 kcal
- eating only 2g P/kg of LBM (not BW!) vs 3g P/kg LBM
- leave some fun foods in moderation vs less moderation up to: let's have a party!
You can understand why the week between X-mas and Jan 1 freaks me out.. all gyms closed and all the celebratory foods to stuff your face with.
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You've probably addressed this Espi, so forgive me if you have, but what is your body composition doing in response to your diet? Maybe more importantly, is there anything that you want it to be doing that it isn't? I like the IDEA of what you have above, but I find that I am still too neurotic to not be stricter; I do get my every 2 week day of food love at present and am making steady progress. But damn.... I miss fruit and protein waffles, LOL!
Tina