Originally Posted by AL2105

Thanks for your replies. Here goes:

typical day is 50-56% fat/10-14% carbs/20-30% protein. Calorie breakdown is as on prior post, about 2000-2500.

Breakfast: usually 3-4 string cheese, 1/2 an apple, mug of coffee with heavy cream. Couple days a week 2 eggs / 6-8 pieces of bacon. Sometimes 12 oz. tea w/ 1 pack sweet n low

Lunch: always around 6-8 oz of meat (fajita, chicken, sausage, etc) with 1/2 cup beans OR couple slices tomato, an ounce or two of some kind of cheese. 12 oz tea w/ 1 pack sweet n low

After workout EAS Carb Sense, about 150 kcal, 2 grams CHO, 25 grams PRO.

Snack: couple more string cheese / or q pc 100% whole wheat bread 1 tbs peanut butter / and 1 pint whole milk. Will also do 1 cup whole milk after dinner as a snack before bed.

Dinner: another 6-8 oz meat, more tea, maybe another 1/2 cup beans or 1/2 cup broccoli, etc.

My old workouts were weights (45 minutes, 2-3 bodyparts per day, supersets, no breaks between other than to change weights) and cardio the next day for 45 minutes, usually with a 20# weight vest, walk / sprints.

Past week and a half doing 45 minutes hard core calisthenics, sometimes adding an additional 30 min of jump rope / cals morning or night. Take one day off every 4-5 days.


PS somethings that we don't normally count as carbs, such as sweet n low or tea, come out with them in Fitday so thats from where I get my figures. And I always try to over estimate a bit the food I eat and underestimate my workout calories to offset our normal tendency to do just the opposite!

Sorry this post is so long!

Originally Posted by AL2105

Legwarmers,
How do you get your fat % as high as 65-70%? Is it with the oil or something else? I mean I eat the skin on my chicken, the fat on my steak, whole eggs, avocados, etc and it still only comes up to about 50-55% on a good day. As a percentage I understand the fat would naturally be higher if I ate less carbs / protein, but I'm asking because I'd like some other high-fat food suggestions, if you have any.

Do you have no concerns about taking in too much oil, since its usually highly processed, too?

Thanks for the tips.
AL