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I am currently doing low carb (<30g daily) to lose the last bit of fat as i am about 9-10%.

I am doing refeeds by feel at the moment and when i think my body needs it but i find myself doing it...

Lol nah im not looking to compete. I am 6ft 4, about 200pounds.

Im lean enough already really im not desperate to lose more bodyfat i just have a small amount in the midsection i would like rid...

After using various amounts of calorie calculators on the net all of them have averaged around 4000cals daily??

Im 19, about 9-10% bodyfat and train up to 3 times daily.

Does this mean i can...

Ok a long story short here.

I have been cutting for 9 weeks now out of 12 and have reached a desired weight (about 9-10% bodyfat).

These 9 weeks were very low calorie and low carb.

Just...

Same here. I weighed myself for the 1st time in a while the other day and was actually 2-3 pounds heavier, although i am noticeably leaner.

Your body weight can fluctuate so much daily its not...

It probably depends on how lean you are etc.

I am about 8-10% bodyfat and train twice daily so i need the carbs.

I have just come off very low carbing to a moderate carb (about 120-150g daily) and i have seen great progress. I have no idea why as i was expecting to just put any fat i lost straight back on.
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Has this worked for anyone else?

I spent about 3 days eating about 500-1000 above maintenance (after weeks of dieting 1000 below) and i look alot better for it. I look leaner and more filled out....

Ok, unless you have some sort of freaky genetics i find it quite hard to believe that you got to 4% bodyfat WITHOUT some sort of diet and just exercise.

I have never seen any proffessional athlete...

As far as i know the atkins diet is for those who don't work out and lead a sedentary lifestyle.

Keto is aimed at those who do train.



In a long story short, keto (unlike atkins) involves a...

Yeh well even on about 70-100g of carbs a day i have tons of energy, recover quickly and feel motivated to work harder.

Having less than 30g made me feel like lying around all day and i was losing...

Thanks th3pwn3r.

Yeh im deffinately expecting some water weight back, it used to be around 8lbs on my carb ups.

I was consuming around 2000 before, my BMI is about 3000.
Im now intending to...

Will i still lose weight as long as i am eating required protein, EFAs and under calorie maintenance??

I had been doing keto for 5 weeks now and saw some good progress but my weight training and...

I just eat 5-6 small meals a day and don't really worry about it.

It works well and keeps me full and energised throughout the day.

OP i know where you are coming from. When reading so many posts and articles on this website its very hard to come to some sort of conclusion to what is the best diet because some people will swear...

Too true. Reps

ok thanks for the response, i understand better now.

yeh that kind of thing.

iff u google pre-contest articles and stuff like that.

i wouldn't call it 'crap' these bodybuilders obviously know what there doing and they are pretty ripped from what...

Just sayin that every pre-contest diet article i have ever read has only ever been:

Chicken
Brown Rice
Tuna
Oats

Never seen cereal or bagels on there before. So that is where it comes as a...

So is the GI content of a carbohydrate meaningless in terms of body composition???????

Forgive me on this question, its just that before joining this forum i was very much convinced that eating...