Sugar for Calories ?

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Hello, I’m a guy looking to get some toned muscles and lose body fat. I don’t have much body fat but I want it all gone : )

5 11' 155lbs unknown body fat %

I just started 2 weeks ago doing super sets with dumbbells until failure for arm and chest muscles every other day(man I’m sore..) I also try and run 2-3 times a week for 2 miles.

I didn’t realize how few calories I actually consume until I added them all up on the nutrition tool here. My calories are coming no where near 2000 and yet I’m very full from my 3-5 meals a day. I currently drink diet coke 20% and splenda lemonade 70% for my daily liquids.

My question is should I switch to sugary drinks to get more calories? Is there any chance of getting muscles with a 2000 or sub 2000 calorie intake? Or am I just wasting my time? I've read that I should be taking a lot more calories in but I really don’t want/need anymore weight I think my current weight is okay.

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You didn't mention how many calories you're actually able to consume right now.

I'd suggest avoiding sugary drinks, and instead going with a whey protein shake of some sort. Double scoop'll be about 200 calories. I drink about 2 of these a day, and eat a ton of eggs in order to meet my calorie goals, but it's worth it, because my muscle fatigue doesn't last as long anymore, and I'm able to avoid the insane aches the day after.

High concentrations of any carb, but especially refined, processed sugar is going to spike your insulin. This is going to push all the sugar in your blood (which will be a lot, at that point) directly into your cells, which in turn will use it to replenish some of the nutrients you've used during your workout, but a sizeable portion will go to storing fat. Fat's much harder to get rid of than muscle, so you'll loop yourself into a cycle if you're off in your measurements.

I'd suggest going with a longer digesting fat source and protein source, as both of these will help to build muscle rather than just creating stores. Try eating part of an avocado and chicken salad before working out, followed with a normal meal and a protein shake afterward.

Posted by sanalin on Mar. 11, 2010 at 07:26PM

Details are important

Im still working on my diet so can only tell you what has worked for me.

Firstly have a look at this link to get your approx body fat %, Body fat % is more important than body weight when you are trying to get a ultra lean physique.

http://www.freedieting.com/tools/body_fat_calculator.htm

I would also recommend you look at your ideal calorie intake on this link

http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm

If your calorie levels are too far below your maintainence level your body will go into starvation mode and start holding onto body fat. As an example, my maintainence level is 2391 Kcals per day so for fat loss it recommends I eat approx 1912 Kcals per day. Also it might seem unnatural trying to eat more but the key is to eat little and often and have your larger meals earlier rather than later so the calories from these meals is used for activity rather than helping you sleep. The next thing to look at is your macro nutrient ratios (carbs/proteins/fat) for your daily intake and also for each meal.

Also I found this site after joining a burnthe fat website which I would highly recommend. I have spent spent half my life reading weightloss mis-information but the guy who runs this burnthefat.com seems the most genuine and sensible I have heard in a long time.

Hope this helps

Posted by spacebunny on Apr. 05, 2010 at 10:30PM

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