Comments on: Rip off the Band-Aid and Be Done-Fast Weight Loss for Better Long Term Results?

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 11 May 2010 22:35:48 +0000

Jon,
Good that you recognized that, I know overreaching has been an issue for you. After taking some time at maintenance then you can experiment a bit. I never dropped below about 80-100 grams per day even in contest prep. (Not counting green veggies-this was fruit and complex carbs. I did do a few short in duration (20 min) metabolic cardio sessions per week. You may want to try keeping in 100 grams of complex carbs and keeping your cardio lower intensity and see what happens next dieting phase.

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 11 May 2010 22:31:12 +0000

Hi Matt!
Thanks for speaking up!
You’re absolutely correct-everyone has to find what works for them. The best diet is truly the one you can be compliant with-and it sounds as if you’ve found what works for you. Way to go on your progress toward your goal!

By: Smiffy

Smiffy — Tue, 11 May 2010 22:05:36 +0000

Having underlying health issues, anything more fast/extreme is out of the question for me as, when I’m hungry, I’m hypoglycaemic and can’t do anything, especially work. (One thing I can – and do – when like that is to eat things I shouldn’t.)

For me, slow works. I’m on a high protein (plus fat,) low to very low carbohydrate diet all the time. No compliance issues because I’m actually eating what I like. Having lost 14kg in about 15 months, I’m quite happy with rate of fat loss.

The great thing about the current process is that, even if I go off the rails for a week or more, the mass stays the same. Sometimes it might creep up a tiny bit after being static for a while, but as I’m gaining lean mass, there’s probably still fat loss going on, even if minimal.

Now comfortably over half way to my target, I’m happy and my doctor is positively ecstatic – so will stick to what works for me. (Hope to be close to target by the end of the year.)

By: Jon Fernandes

Jon Fernandes — Tue, 11 May 2010 22:01:29 +0000

hm, you might be on to someting. Carbs from veggies and fruit seem to do the trick now when I cut.

As of right now I’m taking a break from dieting since I seemed to have overreached some what. I decided to experiment and went somewhat low with carbs/to much intensity and burned myself out.

Right now I’m just keeping activity to NEAT, brisk walking and active recovery work in the gym.

But yeah, keeping carbs in the 100-200 range from now on while cutting seems to be a good idea.

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 11 May 2010 21:54:05 +0000

Hey Jon-how about RFL calorie levels to start and add in 100 grams of carbs? Would that be enough?

By: Jon Fernandes

Jon Fernandes — Tue, 11 May 2010 21:46:48 +0000

You just made me realize something. When it comes to dieting, I seem to get the best results with RFL.

But for some reason I can’t seem to tolerate any low-carb type diets anymore. I get burned out and moody as hell.