Extended induction, day 5

[neutronnorman]

Hello Buddies:

After 2 weeks on induction, I had 'stalled' on my fat loss for about 5 days. This morning I dropped from 230.1 lb to 227.5 lb. thus breaking my stall. My average caloric intake is about 1,850 per day. Of course I stagger them. On certain days I've gone up as high as 3005 calories, other days as low as 1,706.

I'm not clapping yet, because I have three days of cardio left and this afternoon I do back, traps, biceps and forearms. In fact, I have three cardio sessions before the weekend is over. Sunday is my high calorie day so I will weigh myself and take body fat measurements Sunday morning before cardio and eating every 2 -3 hours all day / night long.

I look different, though. A friend told me yesterday that I had a flat stomach and my shoulders are much wider than my hips and sides. She was amazed because she had seen me just 5 days prior and did not notice such a dramatic change. She told me my muscles are bulging all over the place. After she said that, I looked down at my forearms and they were big, defined and vascular.

We went to dinner last night at IHOP, and I ate a swill cheese omelet,
and a Caesar's salad sans croutons.

I guess AD wakes up the dormant genes we possess from our ancestors who survived the last ice age.

[liv]

Re: Extended induction, day 5

Do you know that IHOP often adds pancake batter to their omelets?

This reminded that all the guys were hugging the mirrors in the gym yesterday looking at their muscles. I was not happy

Congratulations with your loss.

[neutronnorman]

Re: Extended induction, day 5

Yup, I figured that out because I could taste it. I'm not concerned because I'm really not overly-fat. I'm sure I could've eaten 175 grams of carbs yesterday and still remained in a fat burning mode. I'd probably would have gotten bigger muscles because of glycogen over-compensation. I figure I'm about 19% bodyfat now. Maybe a tad lower.

Remember, I'm doing the AD induction phases because I'm headed towards a CKD. I came here to seek information. I do not post in bodybuilding forums.

In those forums, they're mostly kids that over-train and stack whatever supplements that phoentically sound like some form of androgen. I bet most of them are hard gainers, err... not streotyping or anything, but the typical 150 lb geek-nerds. (Well I'm a 227.5 lb geek nerd.)

Atkins is the best intiall diet and the best maintenenace diet that a person should follow for the rest of their life. My thing is not to fit into size 28 jeans or have a low BMI, my thing is to eventually weigh about 225 lb at 10-15% body fat, like I used to before I went to grad school.

My goals are way different than the majority of the people that post on this board.

Thanks Liv, but carb is not a four lettered word in my dictionary...

Also, I do find myself posing also, in front of mirrors latley. My triceps are almost as big as my face. The outer and inner heads form a noticable horse shoe...lol.

Have a great weekend, Liv