Comments on: Adjusting the Diet http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/adjusting-the-diet.html Training and Nutrition advice, straight from the monkey's mouth. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:56:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bradley Owen http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/adjusting-the-diet.html/comment-page-1#comment-4983 Bradley Owen Sun, 13 Jun 2010 02:51:00 +0000 http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/?p=2651#comment-4983 Is it normal to see changes within 12-13 hours after starting a diet/exercise program? I swear to the g-man,..after one of my 12 hour work shifts of running around, climbing stairs, etc, at the paper mill..I always look leaner. It's not just me,..people around me comment and ask what's the deal, i look like I've lost some weight on a diet or something. But this usully only happens when I dont eat at all or just eat a snickers and coke the whole day. Maybe I loose/retainwater real quickly? I also hover at less then %15 bf in my opinion though.(i have discernable abs especially when i flex them.) the complexities of dieting make me dizzy. Is it normal to see changes within 12-13 hours after starting a diet/exercise program? I swear to the g-man,..after one of my 12 hour work shifts of running around, climbing stairs, etc, at the paper mill..I always look leaner. It’s not just me,..people around me comment and ask what’s the deal, i look like I’ve lost some weight on a diet or something. But this usully only happens when I dont eat at all or just eat a snickers and coke the whole day. Maybe I loose/retainwater real quickly? I also hover at less then %15 bf in my opinion though.(i have discernable abs especially when i flex them.) the complexities of dieting make me dizzy.

]]> By: Charles http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/adjusting-the-diet.html/comment-page-1#comment-4670 Charles Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:26:54 +0000 http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/?p=2651#comment-4670 I have used the method Bill Phillips spoke of ten years ago, where someone could use a "Free Day" so to speak, if their diet and nutrition was adhered to for the remainder of the week. I generally did not have negative results when following that pattern, but I do wonder if I could have reached my goals quicker had I simply stuck to my guns on all days of the week. The free day was a positive thought of something to look forward to, but I didn't know if he meant one meal, or a free for all the entire day. In any case, I also wonder if there is anything bad or negative I could have been doing by following that plan that never occurred to me. I have used the method Bill Phillips spoke of ten years ago, where someone could use a “Free Day” so to speak, if their diet and nutrition was adhered to for the remainder of the week. I generally did not have negative results when following that pattern, but I do wonder if I could have reached my goals quicker had I simply stuck to my guns on all days of the week. The free day was a positive thought of something to look forward to, but I didn’t know if he meant one meal, or a free for all the entire day. In any case, I also wonder if there is anything bad or negative I could have been doing by following that plan that never occurred to me.

]]> By: Beth http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/adjusting-the-diet.html/comment-page-1#comment-3660 Beth Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:26:37 +0000 http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/?p=2651#comment-3660 This was a good confirmation to me. I am post menopause (3 years) and find that losing is much harder than before meno. But I do still see some cycling of "premenstrual" symptoms and I would guess that includes some water weight gain as well. For me taking my measurements and weighing once weekly, I can see my losses in a more definitive way--rather than ride the emotional rollercoaster when watching the scale zig zag. This was a good confirmation to me. I am post menopause (3 years) and find that losing is much harder than before meno. But I do still see some cycling of “premenstrual” symptoms and I would guess that includes some water weight gain as well.

For me taking my measurements and weighing once weekly, I can see my losses in a more definitive way–rather than ride the emotional rollercoaster when watching the scale zig zag.

]]> By: Colleen http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/adjusting-the-diet.html/comment-page-1#comment-3566 Colleen Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:38:22 +0000 http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/?p=2651#comment-3566 "let’s say a woman is on a moderate deficit diet and shoud be losing right around 1 pound of fat per week. If she is holding an extra 5-10 pounds of water, it could take 5-10 weeks before she actually sees that her diet is working." Thanks for writing this, Lyle. I am in the "last 10 lbs." phase of losing weight after taking off about 55-60 total. During my last cutting cycle it took me three weeks to see a 1 lb. loss and I got really frustrated. I know that I retain water really easily (i.e. one meal of Chinese food = +5 lbs. on the scale the next day) but I never realized that water retention could so dramatically mask weight loss. I realize now that if I'm going to calorie restrict again I should go almost entirely by measurements and weigh in maybe once a month, rather than weighing daily like I was. “let’s say a woman is on a moderate deficit diet and shoud be losing right around 1 pound of fat per week. If she is holding an extra 5-10 pounds of water, it could take 5-10 weeks before she actually sees that her diet is working.”

Thanks for writing this, Lyle. I am in the “last 10 lbs.” phase of losing weight after taking off about 55-60 total. During my last cutting cycle it took me three weeks to see a 1 lb. loss and I got really frustrated. I know that I retain water really easily (i.e. one meal of Chinese food = +5 lbs. on the scale the next day) but I never realized that water retention could so dramatically mask weight loss. I realize now that if I’m going to calorie restrict again I should go almost entirely by measurements and weigh in maybe once a month, rather than weighing daily like I was.

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