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Hello everyone! Glad that I bumped into this forum – there's not too much help/info for women and CNS out there! Brace yourselves, this is going to be a long one!!!!!!! ;DI'm pretty new to CNS. I've done the first 10 days under 30g fat, and today I've had my 3rd carb nite. I've researched as much and read as much as I could, and I thought I was doing everything okay but I'm not too sure anymore...Before CNS, I was eating at competition level (almost ZERO sodium, high protein, low carbs (still had clean carbs), very low fats). I started at 136lbs, and got down to 118lbs in about 4 months. I was leaning out and gaining muscle great, my abs were even starting to show! But then I discovered CNS, and I thought it was much more exciting, new, and it SOUNDED EFFECTIVE. I still have some more fat and a little but more to lean out so I decided to give CNS a shot to see if I could break my plateau and see if I could shed fat quicker. But -- I actually see that my stomach seems a bit flabbier(?)rand my ab definition is not there anymore, well not as much as before -- not sure if this is water retention... or... am I getting fat?! *Please see attached photos at bottom of page* I've gained 3-5 pounds (not sure if it's muscle mass or water retention) but I sure miss looking leaner like I did before. My shoulders and upper body is leaning out/packing on muscle great and my legs are packing on muscle (still has a lot of fat to lose), but my stomach seems to be less "tight" which is where I'd like to have fat loss the most. A little more specific details/stats about me:
Physical activity: Active. I do 20 minutes of HIIT 3-4days/week mornings fasted. I don't eat until 12pm/1pm. After work, I go to the gym and I lift heavy for 2-3 hours. I weight lift 4-5 days a week. I have leg days, shoulders, back/biceps, abs. I push pretty dang hard - I'm that girl grunting and turning red 'till the very last rep. Weight: I WAS at my lowest before CNS 118-120lbs. I had 1-2 recovery weeks and took a "break", then started CNS. Now I'm 123-125 and after carb nite I can gain up to 127-130lbs (I go back down to 123-125ish 2-3 days later). I'm sure it's mostly water weight.Height/Age: 5'3, 24 years oldGoal: Lean out! I don't have much left to lose but I'm not there yet! If I had a goal weight it would be 115lbs, but essentially I would be happy and beyond satisfied if I could just lose fat in my tummy area and get those abs to POP and just lean out and burn more fat which is the whole purpose of this diet. It's pretty much the LAST bit I have left to lose, and it's just this plateau I'm trying to surpass!
If anything, I've gained weight, which isn't a big deal (though losing weight is encouraging). But I don't feel like anything to "looser" and I don't feel "tighter". If anything sometimes I feel bloated/fatter. I still look okay, and I'm still proud of my progress since day 1, but I'm still not seeing too much progress from day 1 of CNS (Around 10 days before May 1). THE PLAN/FOOD/SUPPLEMENTS: Supplements/other: Glutamine, fiber shake (0 carbs), tea, coffee, thermogenic, CLA, l-carnitine, multivitamin, amino acids, magnesium, calcium, vitamin c, fish oil, BCAA, 0 carb whey isolate protein shake, caesinThis is what my day looks like on non carb nites: Approx. 1200-1400cals a day, About 120-140g protein, 70-90g fat, less than 30g carbs:
Pre HIIT: Thermogenic, CLA, L-carnitine, sometimes 1/2TBSP Coconut oilBreakfast at around noon/1pm: 1/2-1TBSP Coconut oil, 1 Turkey Patty, all vitamins, glutamine, 0 carb fiber shakeLunch around 4PM-5PM: 1/2-1TBSP Coconut oil, 4oz Tilapia, fish oil, fish oil, catalyst Preworkout around 6PM-7PM: 1/2 TBSP Coconut oil, CLA, L-carnitine, C4 pre-workout, XTEND BCAA Intra workout weightliftingPost workout around 9PM-10PM: 1TBSP MCT oil, 1/2-1 scoop 0 carb whey isolate protein Dinner around 10-11PM: 1/2-1TBSP Coconut oil, 4oz chicken breastBefore bed : 1/2-1 scoop Caesin, Glutamine I do carb nite every 4-5 days (is this too often?) Carb Nite: Starts around 6PM-7PM after gym and lasts until around 10PM-11PM. My nights range, but it typically looks something like this: 2000cals +, about 250g carbs, about 130-140g protein, about 20-30g from when carb nite begins, about 60-70 before from the morning/afternoon (Keifer says to have high fats during the day).
Breakfast, Lunch, Pre/Post work-out same as above
The weird thing is that the next morning after I only gain maybe 1 lb... BUT 2-3 days later all of a sudden my weight jumps up 2-3lbs, sometimes even 4-5lbs out of no where...????? I know that the scale shouldn't matter, but when comparing pictures from before CNS and now, I definitely don't look leaner. I look fine, but not leaner. (Please see pictures at bottom of page). So basically, am I doing anything wrong? If so, please help me fix anything!!! I've seen that it's trial and error, but I don't know what or how to adjust. I just want to lose the remaining fat and show off the hard work I've been putting in at the gym. I'll do anything, ANYTHING!!!! I really want this to work and I I really want to give it a shot before I give up on it. I have a lot of will power/commitment and I am willing to do what it takes for this to work. I just don't know if I'm doing it RIGHT :- If I can't figure this out, I may have to go back to eating plain, simple, clean, "healthy", low fats, low carbs, and low sodium... which kind of sucks but again, at this point, I'll do what I've got to do for this body. Thank you in advance for any input and help!!!Progress pictures for reference: 
