Will my muscles get bigger -- I'm low carb, low calorie?
My goal is a complete body transformation. I know very little about health, and when I started a diet I only considered few things: Is it low on carbs/sugar? Do I like the taste/eating it on a daily basis? That's kinda my major rule of thumb right now.
I just finished my 2nd weight training workout ever. After my second session I feel GREAT.. a little sore/achy/tender but not in pain and I have lot of energy.
I've read you have to give your body enough fuel to see results... so..
And since I can't afford a fitness trainer, I'd like someone to look over my plan, and tell me if I'm probably going to gain muscle this way?
My diet mostly consist of things I enjoy, but isn't too high on sugar/carbs... such as vegetables (cucumbers, kayle, spinach, turnip greens, tomatoes, avocados), meat (chicken, beef, sausage, bacon), cheese/cream cheese and eggs, and sometimes lowest carb yogurt I can find, and I'll wrap my meat in a low carb torilla. I drink mostly water, coffe (with sugarfree creamer) and unsweetened almond milk to make shakes with, and for supplements I take whey protein shortly before my workouts. Sometimes, but not often, I'll have a low-carb fruit like raspberries or strawberries. I try to make my meals small and spread them out... 3-6 meals a day. I use LARD to cook with. Condiments include mustard, chili powder, hot sauce, anything that's low on carb is acceptable.
My weekly routine will be to weight lift either 3 times a week or every other day.. depending on how my muscle feels. During a typical gym visit, I do two sets of 15 reps on each machine, working all my muscle groups. Before I get started, I do 10 minutes of cardio. On off days I will sometimes do fat burning/cardio on the elliptical, step climber, exercise bike, and treadmill.
I definitely have enough energy so far, and I'm losing weight.. but will I see muscle results?
I'm very active throughout the day, and I imagine my calories/carb intake is not that high.. (though technically I don't count it, I just eat when I start to get hungry or after too much time has lapsed) I'm hoping since I am overweight, that my body will use some of my fat as fuel as well, to help with muscle recovery/growth? Not sure if it works that way.
Thank you for any feedback, criticism, or advice you can give me. I would love to stay on my current diet, because it tastes great, and I feel great.. but if I can't transform my body I'll have to look into changing my foods again.
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