Oh of Course, a Gime
Posted October 2nd, 2007 by Nathan DeGraaf
Every day this week, according to my new diet, I am permitted to consume 48 grams of fat, 275 grams of carbohydrates and 165 grams of protein. I'm thinking about grams more than your average cocaine dealer.
My workout program calls for me to be in the gym six out of seven days a week, spending every other workout day on cardio and focusing on total body workouts (complete with the occasional super set) every other workout day (this will change on November 1st, when I go to a two day split with a the thirds reserved for cardio).
I have worked out twice already and I am very sore.
Today, I have eaten two containers of yogurt, a turkey sandwich topped off with lettuce, tomatoes and black olives, two pickle spears, three glasses of skim milk and a pencil (I needed the fiber).
Last night, I did not drink alcohol. Tonight I will not drink alcohol. I am now curbing my drinking to two days a week. Because of the physical conflicts of this decision, I barely slept an hour last night (I think my body has forgotten that passing out is not the same as sleeping).
Here are my stats:
HT - 70in
WT - 164
BF% - 19
LBM - 133
If you understand everything I've been typing about, then you've probably been in heated conversations about the importance of Arnold Presses, consumed mass amounts of Creatine and ephedrine, drank a gallon of water a day and yelled at a guy for forgetting to rack his weights.
That's right, meatheads. I'm becoming one of you again. It has to be done.
I was a meathead for six solid years. Four years ago, I gave it up. Then, only a couple of days ago, I woke up, walked into my bathroom, slipped on a beer bottle and fell on my butt.
And as I looked around me I realized what I had become in the last four years: a lazy glutton (as opposed to those go-getter gluttons?hey, they're out there) who can't go a day without beer, fried cheese or cheap whores.
It's time to better myself again.
Now, if you're a meathead, you might be asking me what my goals are. Well, they look like so.
HT - 70in
WT - 185
BF% - 7
LBM ? 172
But ultimately, my number one goal is just to make it through the month without drinking on a weekday.
Wish me luck.
My workout program calls for me to be in the gym six out of seven days a week, spending every other workout day on cardio and focusing on total body workouts (complete with the occasional super set) every other workout day (this will change on November 1st, when I go to a two day split with a the thirds reserved for cardio).
I have worked out twice already and I am very sore.
Today, I have eaten two containers of yogurt, a turkey sandwich topped off with lettuce, tomatoes and black olives, two pickle spears, three glasses of skim milk and a pencil (I needed the fiber).
Last night, I did not drink alcohol. Tonight I will not drink alcohol. I am now curbing my drinking to two days a week. Because of the physical conflicts of this decision, I barely slept an hour last night (I think my body has forgotten that passing out is not the same as sleeping).
Here are my stats:
HT - 70in
WT - 164
BF% - 19
LBM - 133
If you understand everything I've been typing about, then you've probably been in heated conversations about the importance of Arnold Presses, consumed mass amounts of Creatine and ephedrine, drank a gallon of water a day and yelled at a guy for forgetting to rack his weights.
That's right, meatheads. I'm becoming one of you again. It has to be done.
I was a meathead for six solid years. Four years ago, I gave it up. Then, only a couple of days ago, I woke up, walked into my bathroom, slipped on a beer bottle and fell on my butt.
And as I looked around me I realized what I had become in the last four years: a lazy glutton (as opposed to those go-getter gluttons?hey, they're out there) who can't go a day without beer, fried cheese or cheap whores.
It's time to better myself again.
Now, if you're a meathead, you might be asking me what my goals are. Well, they look like so.
HT - 70in
WT - 185
BF% - 7
LBM ? 172
But ultimately, my number one goal is just to make it through the month without drinking on a weekday.
Wish me luck.







15 Comments
You let me know how that drinking schedule goes.
You are going to gain 20 pounds and loose 12 percent body fat at the same time? Good luck dude thats very realistic. Maybe if you are experimenting with steriods.
I didn't say it would happen overnight. It may take a few years.
I'm starting a similar plan myself, already down 25lbs, but need to build up a little more muscle. My question... is Friday night a weekday ?
Absolutely not.
How can you only drink two days a week during football season? And besides you can't just go from 7 days a week to 2. You have to slowly ween your self off of it
Good for you, Nate.
A question from the non-meathead (read: geek): What's LBM?
Lean Body Mass. Basically, all the stuff that isn't fat.
Rob (from Trenton), I am bored stiff. What the hell do sober people do with all the time?
You know what we do? Smoke pot. TV and movies are more entertaining. Plus time flies if you are zoned in on some quality TV.
i'm surprised you listed the pencil as #5.
I didn't realize I was a meathead until I understood everything you typed. Welcome back =)
2200 Calories might be a little too severe of a cutback in calories, especially if you're goin to the gym everyday.
Whats your Caloric deficit at? If its anything more than ~500 Cal, you're body is gonna drop metabolism instead of weight and you'll be increasin the time it takes to get lean.
Nate, I honestly wouldn't know. If its any consolation, the playoffs start tomorrow, but that would probably just make you wanna drink more. Best of luck, and I'll drink one in your honor.
Even if you feel fat or overweight now, the best idea is to bulk first, which may put a little more fat on, but you are building a larger proportion of muscle for when you then cut and focus on loosing fat. If you try to loose fat you are going to loose muscle at the same time. Bulk first then cut.
Tyler, My CML is 1950 calories, so my cal def with this diet would be 250. SO I think I'm cool.
Rob, I just thank God my team isn't in it. Good luck with your Phils.
Stu, that is one way to do it, but I'm at 19% fat, not 9 or ten. So mass ebcomes significantly less important than fat loss at this time. When I get into the 6-12% BMI range, I'll start giving a shit about focusing on bulking up.
Thanks Molly Meathead.
Court, was that a #2 pun?
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