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Well today was my first day on this whole plan...So today was 1376 Calorie, 12 carb 135g protein day. Maybe a little low on the carbs...I dunno...but I can continue what I ate today for a while at least a month so hopefully results will keep me motivated.

Thats a light day. You chould check daves sticky on the clean bulk. find your maint calories, and deduct 500. 1376 is mad low, and not something a 250pounder should be doin. itll just mess up your scheme. Just try to lose 1-2lbs per week, and you will feel new again. It took you a while to put on the weight, you are not going to lose it quick. patience is a virtue. peace out yo

i agree with joeyboy777, you need to get your total calories up as they are way too low. if your on CKD, you can do this by adding more fats to the diet. dont' believe the myth that "if you wanna lose fat, you gotta not eat fat" b/c that'll throw a wrench in your diet success faster than anything. another myth you need to be careful of is: "if going 500calories below maintenance will help me lose weight, going 1000 calories below maintenance will help me lose it faster" basically the "more is better" mindset... if your calories are too low, your body will go into "starvation" mode... basically it'll hang on to as much "energy" as possible thinking that you are starving. what is the energy source it hangs on to? yup... FAT. and at the expense of your lean mucle mass you'll find it getting even harder and harder to lose FAT. i assume when you say you want to lose weight, thatyou mean you want to lose FAT while retaining as much muscle as possible. muscle is your friend when trying to stay lean.

just add 10 miller lites to your diet each day: 0g fat, 32g carbs, 9g or protein and 960 calories.....



(just kidding, of course!)