I just ate an Avocado, am I keto?
I have always done well on low carbs. I am not "carb sensitive" in that I need carbs for energy in the gym (hefty dose of coffee and training fasted at 5am has worked fine for me). That said, I've never really tried keto. I generally try to run my deficits around 2200 cals macro breakdown is usually 230-245g Pro/ 74-90g fat and whatever remainders make up my carbs which when dieting primarily would come from low carb 35 cal bread, low carb flax wraps, and veg - primarily onions, peppers, mushrooms, and some greens. I have been able to diet down to reasonably lean levels eating this way, without major losses in gym performance, however it seems much harder than it should be to maintain, and when I get lean I think I begin to see some negative hormonal issues resulting from sometimes running my fats down further to make up for the weekend overages that can sometimes happen.
So after doing some reading on Keto, I think I am going to try dropping my protein macro down to 170-180 range and increasing my fat macro higher than I have in the past. I am hoping the increased fat ratio of a more keto type diet will help with making it easier to maintain lower bodyfat levels and not have any negative hormonal effects from lower fat intake when I start to get decent vascularity.
I tend to buy leaner cuts of meat (tip roasts, lean steaks & ground, chkn breast and skinless thighs, lean pork also deer hunt so lean venison etc) and I don't think I will change that very much, but will be adding fats from oils, avocados, nuts and seeds etc.
I'm not sure how active I'll keep this log since I log my training in the O35 journal section, but this is going to be my spot for tracking whatever weird $hit happens to me as I enter the realm of the keto...
Currently 213.4 lbs (avi weight about 205) and I'll probably be looking to drop down to about 190 (or lower if this makes it bearable)
I have several years of training logs to see how this type of eating plan works for me as apposed to my norm of high pro, hit fat minimums, and as few of carbs as I can possibly use to hold my sammich.
I just ate 2oz of avocado and 30g hemp seeds and some greens....I think I just turned into a fukin hippie :p
*crossposted might not keep WOs in here though, IDK....
Wed 1/3/17
213.4 Lbs - doh, a little heavier than I was hoping.
Lighter, higher volume session today, cardio tomorrow, Fullbody Friday w/squats.
70min/33 sets
Pushups
BWx20
BWx20
BWx20
BWx20
BWx20
SS With
Chinups
BWx9
BWx9
BWx9
BWx9
BWx9
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Deadlifts
135x5
225x5
315x5
405x5
405x5
455x1
315x5
SS With
BB Curls
85x10
85x10
85x10
85x10
85x10
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Dips
BW-25X10
BWx8
BWx10
BWx10
BWX10
SS With
Leg Press (Slow PWO)
360x10
450x10
450x10
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Cable Rows
180x10
180X10
180X10
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[b]EATS[/b]
M1 7:15am
Whey 62g, 20g greens mix, multis & 2g fishoil, 7g BCAAS intra
300c/ 50p/ 5f
M2 9:45am (775c/95p/33f)
8.5oz meatloaf (lean beef, eggs, onions, mushrooms peppers no bread in this stuff, its a loaf of meat) 2.5oz avocado
475c/45p/28f
M3 12:45pm (1075c/108p/55f)
2oz avocado, 30g raw hemp seeds, greens drink (1g net carbs in greens drink and it tastes like a combination of cat piss and hair dye, so it MUST be full of important nutrients I need for GAINZS)
300c/ 13p / 22f
M4 4:15pm (1550c/148p/90f)
4eggs, 2oz meat loaf, 1oz cheddar, 2g fish oil
475c/40p/35f
M5 5:45pm (1950c/191p/113f)
Whey brownie / 45g chocolate whey, 6g PB2, nuked then 30g walnuts on top.
400c/ 43p / 23f
* I just made a 10lb meat loaf yesterday so it's gonna be a recurring theme in here for a week or so....9lbs of 96% beef, 15 eggs, some onions, mushrooms, multi colored peppers and seasonings. I'll need to add fat, cheese etc since the macros for the meat loaf are 48c/6.8p/2f per oz (or close).