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So, lemme get this straight. No carbs means no beer... or really any alcohol.
Just let that sink in for a minute while I go to the tap to grab a cold one.
True for beer, but, alcohol is not technically a carb. So booze it up!
Well, I won't stoop to playing the man, but I think my academic CV would suggest otherwise.
So, lemme get this straight. No carbs means no beer... or really any alcohol.
Just let that sink in for a minute while I go to the tap to grab a cold one.
I am actually trying out a hybrid of the keto diet that is essentially higher fat/low carb with intermittent fasting (eating between noon and 6 only), and the results have been pretty incredible. Not sure if it was just changing it up and breaking a plateau, but I made unreal strides in 10 days and feel fantastic. My first 5 days alone, I lost almost 7 pounds and I had already lost about 30 this year. My muscle mass stayed about the same and while my water was down a bit, there has definitely been some significant fat loss.
That being said, I only quoted what you said because beer is a huge roadblock. I want to be in shape so I can enjoy a few craft beers and not have to worry about it so much. I think a low carb centric diet is probably what I will aim for in terms out what I regularly eat, but in no world am I not going have a brewski here and there...and there. Even if you don't want to make it a permanent lifestyle decision, it is not a bad change of pace for your diet to try once. And for anyone who likes Coors Light and some other light beers, there is actually an incredibly low amount of carbs that doesn't throw the diet off too bad.
Yup. It’s a massive road block for me too. Two taps in the house, a couple of beverage fridges filled with craft beers, home brew... it could be my death. I did Isagenyx a few years ago. Dropped from 245 to 175. Hit 200 and weight was still coming off so I kept going. Getting to 175 was a huge push tho. I was probably at 1200 calories a day, exercising 400-500 off each day with cardio so I was waaaaaay net negative calories. Took a couple of months of basically devoted work. There’s a reason I’ve not been 175 in a couple of decades...and that’s a combination of activity and time to devote to it.
I hosed up my knee a couple of years ago and balooned and have to get back to 200 again. That’s a very manageable weekend get for me food / exercise / lifestyle wise. Just got back from vacation last week and started it up again. The first 20 are generally pretty easy for me. The next 20 are a little rougher because the diet is really bland... so it’s mental at that point.
But yeah, skip a couple months of drinking and then have a shot after dropping 60+ pounds? The first couple of drinks I had after dieting last time damn near made me pass out. I’ve not had a drink in a week... and that included business travel and dinners out. That’s also a big hurdle for me. Just gotta do it.
I feel you, that is about where I have been. I have just tried to cut down on the drinking in the weekdays, I only cut it out completely this last week. I typically have intense workouts where I am burning about 500-700 calories, my intake is around 1500-ish when not drinking. I plan on trying to keep that up on the weekdays with no drinking and keeping up the high protein/fat, low carb diet, then with my workouts it should get me where I want to go I think. Once I am down there, I will keep my drinking moderate and keep the same base diet, but in no world am I cutting out craft beer out of my diet altogether for an extended period of time.