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Bread for gains

6/28/2014

Bread!!! That used to be my staple food back in high-school. I'd eat bread 3 times a day.. When I first started eating "clean", bread was by no means considered a good carb.. heck, not even a bad carb. It was just not a viable source for carbohydrates. I was off bread for so long, I didn't crave it, I simply felt like including it since it gave me such anxiety previously that when I had a slice, I would feel like I have "cheated" and binge.

This was yet another GREAT week!! Sunday right through until Saturday. Even though I did not track the snack foods I had at an event on Saturday night, I DID NOT BINGE. Not even once!! I'm in ecstasy! My weight ranged from 57.4 kg - 57.8 this week.

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Calories= 1663

Protein= 127 g
Carbs= 183 g
Fats= 47 g

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Thigh Gap? Like I give A shit

6/21/2014

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Besides enjoying junk on Sunday and Monday, the week was fabulous! I hit my macros almost all the time, give or take 1-2g of carbs or protein.

I didn't feel as "wide" at my lower body, my hips felt tighter and my regular gym clothes started t fit perfectly again- with no love handles! More people gave me good remarks at the gym as well, so that gave me a little push in the right direction. I'm even starting to see a little thigh gap again, NOT that that is my goal, I'll be closing that gap soon enough with some muscle.

My weight was anything from 56.9 kg - 57.5 kg this week. I definitely feel like I got the hang of it.

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Calories= 1618

Protein= 126 g
Carbs= 175 g
Fats= 46 g

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Slowly increasing my macros

6/14/2014

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A first! A GREAT week. I almost had no problem sticking to the set of macros. I have had two guys at my gym comment saying I looked great, not as "big" as months before, as if I have lost weight. I did feel happier. I felt happy with how shapely my body had gotten since 2013.

The scale fluctuated many times during the week, but I came in .1 gram lighter than the week before. My core felt tighter and I was pushing more in the gym.

My training program still consists of the 5x5 strength program, which I will be following until the 18th of July. My cardio is still basically non existent. I'll do a few minutes rope skipping or treadmill sprinting once a week or every two weeks. But mostly no cardio.

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Calories= 1598

Protein= 126 g
Carbs= 170 g
Fats= 46 g

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No Crossfit or cardio, Purely weights!

6/7/2014

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Having just started out to reverse diet myself in order to build up my metabolic capacity and be able to eat tons of food without gaining weight, I had some trouble sticking to the macros this week. Wednesday and Saturday involved little-lots of treats out of macros.

Regardless, here's my first progress photo for the week (1 June - 7 June). My updates will be as follow: 1 week following a set of macros (1-6 June), then a progress picture on the coming Saturday (7 June) of that particular week (the 6/7 days before the date on the picture, 1-6 June). I will describe my calorie intake and macros breakdown, as well as my training an nutrition for that week.

As of 1 June, I started on a 5x5 strength training program. I completely stopped doing CrossFit but did about 3-4 times a week bodyweight exercises at home with my brother (1-6 June).

I didn't change my macros since I wanted to see whether I gained or maintained my weight on this intake, since I was starting to be more consistent.

Calories= 1460

Protein= 125 g
Carbs= 160 g
Fats= 45 g

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The Reverse Diet

6/1/2014

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June 1st, Sunday, marks the beginning of my own reverse diet. After months of jumping back and forth, I finally got the hang of counting macros, being more balanced and including a wider variety of foods into my diet. Note that I am still not up to date with uploading previous photos (September 5th now), but here on out I kept note on what I did.

This does not really count as a progress picture, as it is my starting picture, my "before". I mostly take my progress pictures on a Saturday, unless I have to travel somewhere to attend a function or whatever, then I will take it the day before I leave or the morning of departure.

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I don't think I followed a particular set of macros for most of the month May, this is the official day 1 of actually starting IIFYM and reverse dieting (although I have had / still will have setbacks).

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Bread for gains

Thigh Gap? Like I give A shit

Slowly increasing my macros

No Crossfit or cardio, Purely weights!

The Reverse Diet

My reverse diet journey

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