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Metabolism
Once upon a time, a guy named Jeremy (bfluser/peakphysiques2001) convinced me to eat. He said that I could create my own metabolism.
I believed him, and I did it, and it worked! I think it's worth repeating. Here's what he said...
How Jeremy Created His Metabolism
When I was 245 pounds and jogged 6 days a week and couldn't lose a pound, I thought about how horrible my metabolism was and
how I couldn't lose weight. I was one of those "slow metabolism" people who could look at a dessert dish and gain
weight. I would even go on week long diets that involved nothing but one pear a day, and still not drop the weight I wanted.
I did two Body-for-LIFE challenges and lost about 30 pounds between them, but I was still over weight. I was only
eating 2000 calories a day, and working out 6 days a week, and the weight still wouldn't come off. Must be a bad metabolism,
right?
I'm here to tell you right here and right now that men's metabolisms are, in general, no "better"
or "worse" then women's, so please drop that myth here and now. In fact, only about 1 in 10,000 people will have
an issue with their metabolism that must be corrected chemically - i.e. thyroid imbalance, etc. In fact, unfortunately some
people diagnosed with thyroid problems really just had a slow metabolism due to diet that could have been corrected with proper
nutrition.
The problem is that we still think less is better for fat loss. NOT TRUE. More is sometimes better.
Look at your major "fat loss" programs. If I go Body-for-LIFE, I get a cheat day. If I go BodyLogix, I
get cheat meals. If I go Leanness Lifestyle, I am told outright to fluctuate my calories. Why? Because it's true.
If
you train with weights, perform some type of cardio, and INCREASE your calories several days out of the week (preferably with
quality calories and not free day calories) you WILL increase your metabolism, barring some thyroid imbalance or other hormonal
dysfunction.
I can now eat 3500 calories one day, 2900 the next, and still lose weight. Yet I only weigh 183 pounds.
When I weighed 220, I could eat 2000 calories every day and still not drop a pound. Why did eating less than 10x calories
not work for dropping weight, and now eating up to 19x calories is causing me to drop weight (against all conventional wisdom
and "advice" from "experts")????
Because I chose to CREATE my own metabolism. Here's how to
create your own metabolism:
1. Train with weights
2. Supplement with healthy fats, such as flaxseed
3.
Take a thermogenic OCCASSIONALLY
4. Get plenty of rest
5. Every little bit counts - stairs instead of elevators,
park as far from the entrance as possible, stand up instead of sitting when possible, etc.
6. Don't be afraid of carbs,
especially at night! Tonight my menu is 1 cup of cottage cheese + 1 cup of Heritage organic oats cereal. That's 41g of carbs.
But I guarantee I won't be gaining any fat over night!
7. Don't be afraid of fat! I drink 2% milk, eat 4% cottage cheese,
eat whole fat yogurt, eat whole eggs. I don't get fatty meats, mind you -- stick to 5% lean beef, etc, but other products
I take what nature has given us!
7. FLUCTUATE CALORIES - I figure out how many calories I need to "lose" and
then either eat 500 calories more than this, or 500 calories less.
Right now I will maintain weight at 3,000 calories.
On Saturday I sit on my rear and eat 2500 calories. On Sunday I sit on my rear and eat 3500 calories. On Monday I work out,
so my "baseline" is now 3,000 + 400 = 3400 calories, but it is a "low calorie" day, so 3400-500 = 2900
calories. On Tuesday I work out, and this is a high calorie day, so 3,000 + 400 + 500 = 3900 calories. See? The "average"
over time is really 2500 calories when you factor out exercise, but I get to sneak in a Snickers bar on the 3900 calorie day,
or 5 "typical" meals and one big "cheat" meal.
Not saying you MUST track your calories, but
you can do the same with consistent portion sizes. Half a baked potato today, whole baked potato tomorrow. 3/4 cup of cottage
cheese today, 1 1/2 tomorrow. Just vary your "baseline" size based on whether or not you're gaining or losing!
Trust me .. it works.
Here's my calorie history along with scale weight for the past several days:
11/26/00 - 2345 - 185 pounds
11/27/00 - 3631 (+exercise) - 184 pounds
11/28/00 - 2716 (+exercise) - 184.5 pounds
11/29/00 - 3524 (planned, +exercise) - 183.3 pounds
I average 2942 calories per day, about 104g of fat, 226g
of protein, 271g of carbohydrate, 66g of that is sugar, 39g of fiber, 685mg of cholesterol (from the eggs) a day. That's protein-30%,
carbs-36%, fat-32% -- far more than the 20% or less most recommend for fat, but as you can see it makes my metabolism ROAR
and the body fat melt off!
Hope this helps dispel some myths out there!
Your friend,
Jeremy
Here is a sample "low calorie" day:
1. 1 cup 4% cottage cheese, 1 medium apple
2. 1 Kashi
GoLean shake + 1 tbsp Udo's
3. 5oz chicken breast meat (roasted w/o skin), 1 cup green beans
4. 1 Kashi GoLean shake
+ 1 tbsp Udo's
5. 1 Met-Rx Protein Plus bar + 1 banana
6. 4 whole hard-boiled eggs, 2 slices sprouted grain bread
Here is a sample "high calorie day":
1. MRM Meta Whey protein shake + 1 tbsp Udo's
2. 1
cup 4% cottage cheese, 1 packet instant oatmeal, 1 cup Dannon plain yogurt (NOT the lowfat) with 1 cup frozen peaches mixed
in
3. Kashi GoLean shake + 1 tbsp Udo's
4. 4oz 5% lean ground beef, 1 cup broccoli, 1 cup white corn, 1 medium apple
5. Kashi GoLean shake + 1 tbsp Udo's
6. 1 cup 4% cottage cheese, 1 cup Amaranth cereal (dry)
7. 1 Protein bar,
2 slices whole grain bread, 1 cup 2% milk
8. 1 cup 2% cottage cheese, 1 cup Amaranth cereal
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