"doesn't really count" DOES count. Unless the other 40-50g are insoluable fiber, they absolutely do count and will keep you out of ketosis. I think you are confusing impact carbs (IE: high glycemic carbs), with low impact carbs (slow digesting high fiber carbs).

At the end of the day, if they body receives more than around 20g of digestible carbs, you are going to be out of ketosis.

I would guarantee that you are NOT in ketosis right now. Go to the drug store and buy some keto sticks. After testing yourself with the keto strip, you will probably be in the "green area" and not even close to purple.

r u familiar with 5/3/1? it feels as though i dont "work hard enough" when im doing my lifting routine because the 1-5 rep range for the main lifts and sets require a longer rest (3-5 minute rest). i dont feel drained at the end of lifting, although between assistance exercises i decrease the rest time a bit. what r ur thoughts? i've been getting stronger but it just seems im not really exhausted after lifting. like u said im going to eat 2k cals now, and i may throw in some cardio as well. im just talking about the lifting atm and the rest times on a cut, i feel a cut should have lower rest times and 3-5 minutes for a cut seems long, but its necessary for the heavy low rep main lift sets. sorry to bombard u with questions, just trying to clear things up

This post was edited by BeastOf_TheEast on Apr 10 2013 01:29pm

Ok thank you

I do have greek yogurt at home hehe, so if I eat alot of it...it should make the rumbles go away and little noises? (rumble? correct word?, used google translation for this word lmao)
The noises are the same noise as when if u dont eat during a long period of time and you're hungry...same exact thing I get except im not hungry bcuz I do eat alot again now.

Hope taking probiotics makes it goes all away, im very annoyed with this...but then again if I got something I should probably receive antibiotics by tomorrow when I go back at the hospital

thanks, gj on being a doctor soon^^

You should not be doing 5x5 on a cut.

You should be training for volume, with very little rest between sets to keep the caloric burn going.

You are not going to improve your strength by any efficient measure on a TRUE cutting cycle.

I would highly recommend you follow this type of routine:

http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=21269614&f=60&p=304396247
Cutting Workout Routine (6 day all equipment)

Sounds a like like residual gastritis - probiotics supplements as well as the greek yogurt will help tremendously.

Stay away from acidic foods and try to drink at least a gallon of water per day in addition.

You can also try licorice root pills, and ginger root extract to help with the stomach issues.

Thanks, I'll lay off the EC stack for a week or 2 and see if it happens again. and todays leg day for me so ill try starting it off without stepper

So i guess I misunderstood my low carb diet for a ketogenic diet.

Since I exercise 6 days a week, I can keep on my low carb diet right? i don't need to drop it any further ?.. I'm slowly.. slowly seeing changes lol i'm at the stage where only a few pounds seperates me from real hardcore definition..

I take it this last little hump will take weeks, maybe months to fully cut on this low carb/high fat regimen?

You also mentioned that you count fiber as well, why is this?

I get around maybe,25-40g of those carbs from fiber... Ide say half soluable and half insoluable... how come these can bring you out of ketosis, even though your body doesn't use it for energy?? Soluable fiber is used to colonize your good bacteria isnt? its not really used as energy so I dont understand how it can bring you out of ketosis?

having high fats /low carbs means that the fats replace the carbs as an energy source.

just keep the current amount of calories until weight loss stalls, and then u can lower the cals

Hello,

I'll try to keep this as simple as I can.

-21 years old
-I am currently 6'2 195, looking to drop about 5-7 pounds and slightly improve on my body fat %. My goal is more of a lean physique, rather than a muscle-bound bulk.

I'm not new to exercise, I run endurance 5-7 days a week (approximately 30 minutes at a 7-7.5mph pace, followed by a 10-20 minute high intensity (18-20mph) bike session) along with strength training 3-5 of those days.

However, my diet is/was atrocious. I am currently looking for ways to improve on this. I started paying more attention to my macro's; focusing on good carbs for energy to continue my exercise.

According to calculations from the My Fitness Pal App - I burn about 800 calories from a typical cardio day. (30 minutes straight of 7-7.5mph, 15 minute bike HIT session). Should I focus more on interval running or this amount of cardio expenditure acceptable with improvements to diet?

I've cut my caloric consumption down to 2000-2200 daily, and my goal is to have my weight reduced by summer (end of may) for obvious reasons. Will this amount of expenditure and caloric content be suitable for this goal?

Sports drinks with my meals (usually 1-2 a day of either gatorade or powerade) seems to be a high source of sugar for me; and from what I understand, powerade is worse because of the fructose content while gatorade at least contains several sugars. Should I make an attempt to completely cut these out of my diet? Or is one a day acceptable.


Sorry for the long read and many questions. This is something I am taking very seriously. Thank you in advance for your help.