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FT nutritional recomendations...again

2003/06/17, 11:32 AM
I posted on this topic last week and I had lost a couple of lbs. I weighed today and my weight was the highest since I've started using ft's nutritional guide. I've gone from 198 to 203 since I started. I am carefully following my 8 week workout plan and the ft nutritional guidelines. My pants groweth tighter and mine belly doth flop. I want to get down to 175 or 180 and then maintain. I guess the thing that concerns me is that the inputs for the nutrition guide ask for current weight and not goal weight. The answers on this board seem to be all over the place.
The only nutritional point I am unsure of is the supplement I am using which is GNC 100% whey. Is it possible that the labeling is wrong. I've been down the protien bar path and almost split my pants after two weeks. The GNC stuff is very tasty so I wonder if it is too good to be true.
I read somthing BB1 said about changing up my 20 minute cardio so my body doesn't get accustomed to the same workout. I have done so.
Should I use my goal weight as the input for the nutritional guide instead of current weight.? The c/p/f/ numbers aren't far apart for either. I do sit down at the end of the day and check my total c/p/f.
I'm not a particularly impatient person but I would enjoy seeing things moving in the right direction.

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bb1fit
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2003/06/17, 01:20 PM
Even if your whey is a few calories off(as if labeling is ever honest), it shouldn't matter, especially if you consume it immediately post workout. I think you need to examine your diet, maintenance calories and beyond. If you are gaining weight, and your profile says you have been training for a while, then I would guess your caloric intake is too high. Start adjusting it downward by about 250 calories per week,when the weight gain stops and you level off, then you have your maintenance calories. Then as you state your goal is to drop some fat, decrease again by 250 per till weight loss begins. Stop there and let that run its course, when the weight loss stops, repeat. Do this 2-3 times only, then it may be actually time to increase your calories a bit. Make sure your macronutrients are correct. A good option for gaining muscle and trying to get lean too would be a 50/20/30 type diet, P/C/F. Get a minimum of your bodyweight in protein, your carbs should come from mainly fibrous sources like brown rice, beans, leafy greens, etc. One starchy carb such as sweet potato earlier in the day is good too. YOur fats should come from healthy sources, raw nuts, flax oil, salmon(fish oils), olive oil, etc. Good luck, and hope this helps.

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Ron
2003/06/17, 06:41 PM
Thanks, bb1. When I was 25 I could skip a meal and lose 5 lbs. Not so now. I'll make the adjustments and let the board know. Glad to know that I didn't completely throw my $$ away on the GNC stuff.

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Foolish consistancies are the hob goblins of small minds