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Hello everyone,Monday will be exactly one month that I have been on CNS. The scale says I have lost 10 lbs and 6 lbs came in the first week. However I seen changes in my body composition and my clothes are fitting much better. My goal is to stay on this until the 4th of July so 6 month's in total and move into CBL if I am under 15% bf which currently I am around 21 or 22(at least I was 2 weeks ago). I am thinking of each month switching thing's up to prevent stalling. So for the month of February I am going to workout on the afternoon of my CN, March I am planning I introducing a fat burner, April I will introduce Hiit on a regular basis, May I will introduce a fat burner, and not sure about June. I think these little changes that we can do will avoid stalling and remember this is a long term plan. It is also about fat loss not weight loss.Also here is my typical ULC day...Wake up at 9:30 Coffee with 2 TBSP of HWC and cinnamon1:00PM 6 eggs and 6 pieces of bacon cooked in 1 TBSP of coconut oil5:00PM 1/2lb burger with 1 slice of cheese(sometimes it's 1/2lb cooked taco meat that Alex made on DH.com)The meat is 85%/15% grass fed angus beef.(Some times I have pork grinds/skins with my lunch)(cooked in 1tsp of coconut oil. If it is the taco beef recipe from DH I might add a TBSP or 2 of cheese or sour cream)Postworkout- 2 scoops of Whey Isolate, 1 TBSP of MCT oil.I just started using creatine with it.Dinner: Same as lunch. Before bed: 4 cheese sticks.I also supplement with digestive enzymes, multivitamin, liver, kidney, EFA, Vitamin D,, and the Curse pre-workout supplement. I was using a fiber supplement but not anymore. I also have 2 cups of broccoli cooked in butter 2 or 3 times a week. I know there is a kind of a lot of dairy but I have always been okay with dairy and it hasn't hurt my stomach or stalled progress at this point. I will probably make some minor diet adjustments each month as well.My CN is typically.....1 large bowl of cereal(frutty pebbles or captain crunch)2 bagels with low fat cream cheese20 oz of skim milk3-4 pieces of Papa John's pizzaBowl of ice cream with 3-4 cookiesand another bowl of ice cream and cookies before bed.
You won't stall, just keep doing CNS. Consistency is key. (Until you get to 12%, then you might want to make a few tweaks.)
You won't stall, just keep doing CNS. Consistency is key. (Until you get to 12%, then you might want to make a few tweaks.)
Hello Fairy,Thanks for responding! In your opinion then why does stalling happen to people? Do you think its more mental then physical?
People experiment tons with different foods every day since they don't like eating the same stuff. The tweaking comes in after introducing new foods into the diet and seeing how far they can go with it. Others stall because they don't keep on consistently progressing in the gym. You start off with pushing 200lbs in the bench press, it's hard at first, but you never progressively move up after 2 or 3 months on the programs, still doing 200lbs? People do that. Another reason is you're still eating like you're 280 pounds after you lost 50lbs of body fat.Anyways, you shouldn't plan for preventing stalls, you should react to it. If you stall, so what? Just adjust. Why change something that's working because you're too worried about stalling?
You won't stall, just keep doing CNS. Consistency is key. (Until you get to 12%, then you might want to make a few tweaks.)
Hello Fairy,Thanks for responding! In your opinion then why does stalling happen to people? Do you think its more mental then physical?
I actually think stalling is a good thing. To me, this is the time when your body is readjusting to (and accepting/getting used to) your new weight. Like:Drop 10 lbsGet used to new weightDrop 10 lbsGet used to new weightEtc. If you get to hung up on 'progress' you'll feel like quitting every time you stall. Forget about progress. Eat right, workout, and progress will be a pleasant side effect.
I think that's a mindset thing. Stalls are common in normal dieting, but people (myself included) expect CNS to cut quicker and make faster progress of it. Cutting fat is hard work though and it's hard to justify the work without progress often. A long term view does help though. Set a time period to try it and don't expect major results every week. I had a couple lackluster weeks and then a couple great weeks to follow it. One variable to manipulate is water – I made an effort to drink more and it helped on the scale in a couple of days.
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