this diet is my current task,
it really reminds me of a low(no)-carb diet meets a vegan lifestyle, both of which i have tried before, however this time around it is way more successful.
A little diet history of c.ward:
the first attempt at dieting.......LOW CARB
On the Low-Carb: my meals mainly consisted of veggies, and MEAT.
just an FYI, growing up all i ate was bread, CEREAL, and fruitfruitfruit (all things opposite of this low-carb diet)
while on this diet, i was still expected to workout daily, which was KILLING my energy
not to mention, ever since i got mono my junior year, my energy levels have already been harmed
after following this diet for at least 2 months i came to the conclusion that it was no good for me personally, i needed the energy, ESPECIALLY if i was going to continue working out.
In addition to the food i was eating, was not the food my body had been use to breaking down
time for a change
Diet #2.........personal preference
after this low-carb flop, i decided to work with my intuition and create my own diet/workout plan
not depriving my body of any food group, i tried to stay in control with my eating habits
avoid processed foods
only whole grains
no bleached flour, or anything for the matter
organic veggies, and fruit, etc...
small portions
limited meat eating (mostly fish)
....you get the idea
with this diet, my workout routine consisted of daily hour long walks (my puppy loved this)
and i alternated between yoga, bikram yoga (I HIGHLY RECOMMEND), and pilate's daily
After venturing to NY, and finding my measurements to be off. I returned home and began a new approach, with the much appreciated help of my mother agents, and local photographer i have worked with.
Diet #3......heres the Down low on the current diet
1. My recommendation would be that she does not workout at all for at least a month. Muscle has great memory (especially in mesomorphs). Her body will not release that muscle (or it will do so very slowly) if she continues to exercise. And in her case, this includes things like pilates, yoga and distance/endurance exercises. Mesomorphs build muscle very easily (even workouts that make most people lose size can have muscle-building effects on them). If she's not working out at all, the body doesn't have a reason for holding onto that muscle tissue (it will think it doesn't need it anymore). She's so naturally ripped, this will not make her flabby in her upper or lower body (and, even if it did, she builds muscle so easily she could tighten up in a week or two at her age).2. She needs to go on a catabolic diet to break down muscle. She needs to reduce her protein intake to the point that her body will tap into it's own muscle stores for the protein it needs -- in her case, her legs. She should eat primarily fruits, vegetables, vegetable soups and reduced amounts of whole grains (oats, brown rice/no pasta, no white rice, no crackers, whole grain bread once or twice a week every other week). She should have no meat, no egg, no dairy. I would even go so far as to say she should eliminate nuts and shouldn't consume grains and legumes during the same meal as the combination builds the complete amino chain necessary for creating muscle (just like meat, eggs and dairy). Her body will tap into her stored muscle to meet its protein needs, thus starting to break down the size of the legs. Not exercising facilitates this process because you're not giving the body mixed messages -- you're not telling it there is a reason to protect existing muscle or to build new muscle. During this diet, she should supplement with small amounts of fish oil and flax oil each day to keep her hormonal system healthy.There is nothing about this diet that will be "unhealthy". It would probably be a great idea for the vast majority of people to go on this type of diet for a month or so, anyway. Even the reduced caloric intake effect will be mitigated by the fact that she's not exercising -- less activity = need for less energy intake. But, because this diet reduces carbohydrate intake as well as protein intake it could appear that she's losing more weight than is "healthy", but that will really be an illusion similar to the weight loss you see on people who go on low-carb diets (I'm sure you're aware that low-carb diets result in a lot of water-weight loss, but if you don't know the reason, it's because the body stores carbohydrates in our muscle tissue and blood as glycogen and every molecule of glycogen carries two molecules of water). Since we live in an industrialized society where food is plentiful, this stored carbohydrate energy is not really necessary... ie, we eat WAY more than we need to... so, what I'm getting at, is that since she's already so lean, once she loses these glycogen stores and the attendant water weight, the effect could appear dramatic and "unhealthy", but that doesn't mean it is -- she can do this program and remain very healthy.If this is working after a month, I would recommend taking a week off the diet and increasing calorie, carb and protein intake, then repeating the diet for another month. Note: if you were to measure her after this week, she might have appeared to have gained some of the size in her legs back, but that will just be stored glycogen and water, not actual muscle tissue. The muscle that she will have broken down will stay gone as long as she doesn't give her body a reason to build it back up again. That said, after she is done with this rigorous program, she might have to restrict her exercise to yoga an pilates for a couple years -- because muscle has such great memory, any running at all will probably bring back the size in her legs
I have surpringsinly enjoyed this diet thusfar, i have noticed a difference in my chest already, granted its water weight, i'm lovin it
its similar to a RAW diet in the sense of all of the veggies, and fruit im eating. and my body is thanking me.
When you start to change your diet, you really begin to get intune with your body, listen to what its telling you. What it needs, and it is your responsibility to be smart about your cravings.
Say i get a craving for a cheeseburger........in all reality that is most likely my body needing some form of protein, and i could either run to the nearest burger joint, and feed the beast.
OR i could analyze the situation, and realize that protein comes in SEVERAL other forms, no need to pig out
since the majority of foods i'm eating are fruits and vegetables, its always nice to have some idea of how to spice it up, i've been using this recommended sites recently
along with an assortment of my brothers girlfriends vegan cook-books (the indian food one is my favorite)
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