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Originally Posted by jennydoodle
How do you schedule your packets? I currently do 4 packets because I also workout 5-6 days a week. I take the extra packet immediately after working out. This past week I upped it to 5 (per my doctor's suggestion) and ended up gaining 0.4. Needless to say I am dropping back down, but was thinking about if I should stay at 4 or try 3.
I work during the night ( graveyard shift ). So my schedule is really bizarre. I dont have alot of weight to loose, but im doing three pack a day to really take my body fat under 10%. Im at 14% right now and hoping to be donw 10% at the begining of sept.
I would say keep it a 4 per week cuz im sure your not aiming for what im aiming for. 5 pack is probably a bit much even if your training hard, you will increase your mucle mass and lose fat but your weight will not go necessarily down. It could but its not a sure thing.
You see when you train hard and eat a bit more ( espically protein ) you build muscle. This diet is built for you to keep your muscle mass and lower your body fat. So by eating more and training (obviously) your still losing fat but gaining muscle, therefore the weight remains almost the same on the scale.
I was 175 during winter, so i hate about 3000 to 4000 cal a day, and did alot of weight lifting. Got up to 200 and started the program to lose fat. Im now at 185 and looking to stay the same but with 10 % bodyfat. Now i know that would be just a 10 pound extra, over what i had during the winter. But its going to be 10 pounds of lean muscle mass and for a guy whos 5,6 thats alot. I dont wanna be to big so i stop and started the diet and everything is going super well for me. Not always easy, to see the scale staying the same, but my goal is very different.
Dont get me wrong, i struggle with the same urges that you guys have (sweets, carb, ect). So i think this diet is awesome for cutting body fat while maintaning muscle mass. And this forum is great cuz i can still relate to what you guys our going through. And it's alot more freindlier then thoses big jock, gym rat forum out there.
Hope this helps and if you ever have any questions about training and dieting, dont be shy and ill do my best to help you out.