Note: This is a reprint of an answer I posted in the comments section of my article on Bodybuilding.com.
Question: When you say no-carb week at a time etc do you mean no carbs at all? Like no vege's with carbs/fruit? Or more no starchy carbs - Bread etc. Also when you say re-feed/cheat days what did that entail you eating? And how many calories we're you hitting during those days?
Answer: What a great question, and it just proves all the more how much I am not an expert! I didn't even think to distinguish between starchy carbs and veggies. I kind of put veggies in their own category. When I say carbs, I was just meaning starchy carbs and sugars. I still ate salads everyday, and most of the time they had tomatoes on them. When I went no-carb, I cut out the oatmeal from my two morning meals and I cut out the carbs in my post-workout shake (at the time I wasn't doing carbs while working out, but I did do carbs post workout). I kept doing my salad just like before, with spinach, lettuce, onions, green peppers, tomatoes, and meat. The cheat days/meals varied and were not at all planned. I just would go as many days as I could sticking to my plan, and then when just couldn't take it anymore, or something tempted me, I would give in and cheat. It usually worked out to about every 7 to 10 days. Sometimes it was just a meal and sometimes it was the whole day. Either way, my total caloric intake on cheat days probably never went over 1800 calories. I hope some of this was helpful. Every time I write another post, I am realizing more and more how totally over my head I am here. I am not qualified to be giving out advice. But there is no one to blame but me. I'm the guy who thought it would be a good idea to post an article. I hope you have great day! Thank you!
Very simple
weight loss workout