Well that's what I'm calling it anyways. I have absolutely zero ability to stay consistent with diet, tracking foods, etc, on a 24/7 basis, in order to lose weight. My hat's off to those of you who do this regularly. Part of it is that I lack a regular routine in my daily life that would make this even remotely possible. Even if I had routine, I don't think I could do it. Sometimes I just want to open the fridge, put things in my mouth hole, and not think about it. Thankfully, even with my erratic eating, I tend to remain at a relatively stable weight if I don't have a particular goal in mind. Gaining is easy as I have no problem eating more. Dieting has always been the problem, until now!
Basically I'm just eating as I normally do most days of the week, but on Tuesdays and Thursdays I consume nothing but a 4 scoop protein shake, sipping it throughout the day. I mix it with water so there's almost zero carbs. This works for me because it's easy and I don't have to keep track of anything. Based on a rough BMR calculation, My 5 days of regular eating, plus 2 days of shakes works out to a 650cal daily deficit over the course of a week. There's even evidence that periodic, extreme caloric restriction is better for muscle retention than traditional, chronic caloric deficit style dieting. This is my 3rd week at it and the results in the mirror are easily enough to keep me motivated to continue. I train Mon/Wed/Fri and my gym performance has not suffered at all. My weights and reps are all increasing at the moment, in fact.
Just thought I'd share in case anyone else has struggled with traditional dieting like I have, and wants to try something new and really easy.
Basically I'm just eating as I normally do most days of the week, but on Tuesdays and Thursdays I consume nothing but a 4 scoop protein shake, sipping it throughout the day. I mix it with water so there's almost zero carbs. This works for me because it's easy and I don't have to keep track of anything. Based on a rough BMR calculation, My 5 days of regular eating, plus 2 days of shakes works out to a 650cal daily deficit over the course of a week. There's even evidence that periodic, extreme caloric restriction is better for muscle retention than traditional, chronic caloric deficit style dieting. This is my 3rd week at it and the results in the mirror are easily enough to keep me motivated to continue. I train Mon/Wed/Fri and my gym performance has not suffered at all. My weights and reps are all increasing at the moment, in fact.
Just thought I'd share in case anyone else has struggled with traditional dieting like I have, and wants to try something new and really easy.
Perhaps I should call it "intermittent extreme calorie restriction" instead as It's more about the weekly calorie deficit than it is about being keto.
