Now my personal trainer has given me an eating plan and it is based on the Atkins diet approach where the aim is to eat minimal carbohydrates and eat lots of non starchy vegetables, meats and good fats. Its not that I am fat or anything- my body fat sits around 14%, but in the gym-junkie and athlete world body fat is not wanted! I have watched “Fat Head” recently and it talks about how it is not animal fats that are making people fat, it is the amount of unneeded carbohydrates that (some people) are eating. Especially if you are inactive.

So in my eating plan carbohydrates from breads/oats/rice are eaten in the AM and are cut out after lunch. This is so the carbohydrates than I have eaten are burned off during the day and that my body will use fats for energy (instead of carbs) and my unneeded body fat.

I am on this eating plan for about 3 more weeks, and tomorrow (7th February) I get my measurements done, so we will see then what the results show. The aim is to build muscle (gain weight) and to keep body fat around the same.

I have to eat way more vegetables, oils, meats and eggs than I have ever had before!

 

My meals for a typical day are like this:

Breakfast: Porridge made with wholegrain oats, a few egg whites, a scoop of whey protein powder and sprinkle of blueberries, flaxseed oil.

 

M.Tea: Protein Shake made with cottage cheese, whey protein powder, flaxseed oil, frozen mixed berries. Also a coffee.

 

Lunch: Huge leafy salad or stir fry with lots of chicken, any sauces, flaxseed oil, and some brown rice.

 

Af.Tea: Leafy salad or stir fry vegetables with canned flavored tuna or chicken.

 

2nd Af. Tea: Protein pancake or shake with cottage cheese.

 

Dinner: Any meat (usually chicken or a good steak) with lots of vegetables and a yummy sauce. This is better planned and less boring than my other meals.

 

Before bed: Protein shake with cottage cheese and flaxseed oil and some walnuts.

 

7th Feb 2012 

IF you wanna know how it went today…

Apparently I have put on 1 kg of muscle…not as much as I hoped, but muscle takes time. I have also lost some body fat, so I’m down to 10% b.f now (from 14%) it all went from my stomach. SO! That is interesting…. who would have thought I would lose fat on a strict low carb diet HAHAHA. Well I gotta say it does have its perks- I get to eat any fatty meats and have everything deep fried wooooh! (Minus the batter of course–carbs).

I do wonder though….It could be dodgy. My weight does fluctuate up to about 4kg up or down at different times of the day (there is research that this is normal) so maybe my lunch was a little big and I am actually lighter, and so have LOST muscle… who knows! Guess we will see what my next measurements are next time on the 28th Feb….

“A weight fluctuation of three to five pounds over the course of a day is completely normal and doesn’t suggest that you’ve gained weight. It could be the amount of fluids you’ve consumed or (how to put this?) the status of your digestive processes” http://news.softpedia.com/news/Weight-Fluctuations-Throughout-the-Day-Are-Normal-107336.shtml. )