June 21, 2010 – Food Log
I’m going to do an occasional food log of what I ate on certain days and maybe a little mention of the training, if any, that was done. Once in a while I will also include benchmarks like my body composition numbers, etc. But before I go into the food log itself, a small disclaimer on why I eat the way I do.
After a few months of a mostly unweighed and unmeasured Paleo diet, I’ve decided to try Dr. Mauro Di Pasquale’s Anabolic Diet (or carb cycling) in an attempt to further lower my body fat percentage while continuing to gain strength and mass.
On weekdays, you’ll see that my carbohydrate (CHO) intake is low, protein (PRO) intake high, and fat (uhh…FAT) intake very high. On average, I will be eating about 55-60% FAT, 30-40% PRO, and no more than 25-30g CHO (yes, you read it correctly, it’s GRAMS of carbs).
On weekends, I will carb load for 24-36 hours, or until I feel my body begin to soften up. The macronutrient breakdown will be something like: 50-60% CHO, 30-40% FAT, 10-20% PRO.
On one of my upcoming posts, I will explain why it is I decided to go with the Anabolic Diet and further explain the effects of the diet. However, if you are in urgent need of the information, I’ve learned most of what I know about nutrition in regards to athletic performance from these great resources:
- Robb Wolf’s Blog (Listen to his podcast too, it’s full of good information)
- Mark Sisson – Primal Blueprint Blog (This is a very good place to start if you know absolutely nothing about Paleolithic/Primal dieting, etc.)
- maurodipasquale.com (Dr. Mauro Di Pasquale is a licensed physician and a champion powerlifter. He is the creator of the Anabolic Diet, now called the Anabolic Solution.)
I will be eating roughly around 2790-3000 calories, determined from Dr. Mauro Di Pasquale’s recommendation of multiplying bodyweight by 18 (155lbs * 18 = 2790).
Current body composition stats:
- Weight: 155lbs
- Body Fat: 9%
Goals:
- Weight: 170lbs at least by end of 2010
- Body Fat: Less than 9%
Now for the the actual log!
It’ll seem like I only eat bacon, but that’s mostly because I haven’t gone to get more groceries yet, so I don’t have much variety to choose from. But once I head to the store, the dishes shouldn’t be so boring….What? Did you agree? How can bacon be boring? Burn the heretic!
Meal 1: 4 pieces of Bacon, 4 Eggs (fried in bacon grease), 1 cup of Coffee (Black)
Meal 2: 4 pieces of Bacon crumbled onto 3oz. of Romaine Lettuce
Pre-workout: 1 scoop ON Whey
Workout:
- 5/3/1 Backsquat
- Accessory work: Barbell Lunges, Good Mornings, 100lb Timed Dumbbell Holds
Post-workout: 1 scoop ON Whey
Meal 3: 4 pieces of Bacon, 6 Eggs (fried in butter)
You can't go wrong with good ol' bacon and eggs
Meal 4: Pan-fried Herb Butter Chicken, 3oz. Romaine Lettuce
Just coat chicken with crushed garlic and lots of herbs like Rosemary, Oregano, Basil, whatever you got, and fry in a pan with lots of butter. Yum.
Meal 5: Leftovers from Meal 4. I cooked 16oz. of chicken and I couldn’t finish it all in one meal.
Total: (graphic of the nutrient breakdown from FitDay.com)
With technology we can achieve incredible accuracy. But we lazy.
That’s all for today, folks. Please provide comments/suggestions or things you want me to include.
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