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Will this diet work?

  • 06-08-2010 1:25pm
    #1
    VonLuck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,363 ✭✭✭


    Currently I am trying to lose a couple of pounds to get around 10% body fat. Nearly there now and I am planning my future diet. I hope to maintain this and also my muscle mass/abs.

    I work out 5 days a week, sometimes 6 and my maintenance is about 2600 calories. My whole goal was to get a body I am happy with and then to keep it while also being able to eat the food I want without feeling guilty.

    Would it be okay if I ate a very clean diet 5 days a week of about 2200 calories then at the weekend go on a food "binge" of something like 3500 calories? This could involve eating a pizza, or maybe going out for a few drinks. The calories would balance out at the end of the week and I would get at least 1lb protein per pound of body weight as recommended...

    So, would it work?


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  • #2
    Vegeta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,393 ✭✭✭✭Vegeta


    VonLuck wrote: »
    Currently I am trying to lose a couple of pounds to get around 10% body fat. Nearly there now and I am planning my future diet. I hope to maintain this and also my muscle mass/abs.

    I work out 5 days a week, sometimes 6 and my maintenance is about 2600 calories. My whole goal was to get a body I am happy with and then to keep it while also being able to eat the food I want without feeling guilty.

    Would it be okay if I ate a very clean diet 5 days a week of about 2200 calories then at the weekend go on a food "binge" of something like 3500 calories? This could involve eating a pizza, or maybe going out for a few drinks. The calories would balance out at the end of the week and I would get at least 1lb protein per pound of body weight as recommended...

    So, would it work?

    So your goal is to lose weight to get to 10% bodyfat

    If your maintenance is 2600 calories and you eat 2200 for 5 days, well that is 400 calorie deficit a day or 2000 for the week.

    But if you eat 900 calories excess on saturday and sunday well then you end up only running a 200 calorie deficit for the week.

    I am not an expert but that is a slow slow level of weight loss and you may find it hard to get to 10% bodyfat


  • #3
    VonLuck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,363 ✭✭✭VonLuck


    Vegeta wrote: »
    So your goal is to lose weight to get to 10% bodyfat

    If your maintenance is 2600 calories and you eat 2200 for 5 days, well that is 400 calorie deficit a day or 2000 for the week.

    But if you eat 900 calories excess on saturday and sunday well then you end up only running a 200 calorie deficit for the week.

    I am not an expert but that is a slow slow level of weight loss and you may find it hard to get to 10% bodyfat

    Sorry, I didn't make it clear. Currently I am eating around 600 under my maintenance to reach 10% which I am nearly at. But once I get there I want to keep it at 10% but also be able to enjoy my weekends if you follow me?


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