Fat and Carbs and the Calorie Goal

[Joshua Swashbuckle]

It's me yet again


I am tracking my calories for about a year now and there are days where I get it better and days where not.

I try to be at around 3000 cal/day and I am sitting at roughly 93 kg for half a year or so. I want to lose some fat around my waist since that is seeable still.
My waist is 94cm but with visible abs so there is something to do.

What I recognise is that looking at my tracking history I seem to have a far easier time to match and even overshoot my fat goals but often times not getting to my carbs.
So is it possible that my body is just running better on fat and thus I tend more to those foods?
To get some carbs in my I often just eat e.g. 500-800g of Melon a day or Pineapple etc.

And: I dont want to lose muscle but still lose some fat so I figured I try to eat in maintainance mode.
The InBody analysis in my gym said that I (during a year) lost about 9kg of fat and built 4.7kg of muscle.... how accurate ist that machine if you know it (didn't eat or drink 2 hours befor standing on it)

Thanks as alway from a wee boy trying to learn from the best

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

So is it possible that my body is just running better on fat and thus I tend more to those foods?

This is unlikely, though yes, it is pretty easy to consume lots of fat in today's food environment.

To get some carbs in my I often just eat e.g. 500-800g of Melon a day or Pineapple etc.

Starchy carbohydrates would be indicated if you're interested in not losing muscle and strength performance.

The InBody analysis in my gym said that I (during a year) lost about 9kg of fat and built 4.7kg of muscle.... how accurate ist that machine if you know it (didn't eat or drink 2 hours befor standing on it)

Not very accurate, but may be precise enough to use comparatively if the pre-test conditions are similar.

tl;dr- calorie deficit, don't do low carb, hit guidelines for conditioning, lift using intelligent program.

[RVR]

This is unlikely, though yes, it is pretty easy to consume lots of fat in today's food environment.



Starchy carbohydrates would be indicated if you're interested in not losing muscle and strength performance.



Not very accurate, but may be precise enough to use comparatively if the pre-test conditions are similar.

tl;dr- calorie deficit, don't do low carb, hit guidelines for conditioning, lift using intelligent program.

Do you have a general guideline for what constitutes "low carb"? For about 2800kcal a day I personally find 200g (excluding fiber) to be the threshold where I feel like I've had "enough" for performance at about 193lb.

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

Definitions are all over the place in the literature, but these are cut offs are gaining traction:

1. Very Low Carb <10% TDEI (20-50g/day)
2. Low carb 10-26% TDEI (50-130g/day)
3. Mod carb 26-45% TDEI (130-230g/day)
4. High carb >45% TDEI (>230g/day)

*TDEI stands for total daily energy intake

[Joshua Swashbuckle]

Ok

I will try to do that... btw a funny side note... the german word for Starch or Starchy is "Stärke" with translates to "Strength" so that seems not to be on accident

in terms of Programming I ran PB I and II (two times. am on my 7th Week in my second run) after that PB III is already loaded on my PC. It doesnt get more intelligent that that right?

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

Ok

I will try to do that... btw a funny side note... the german word for Starch or Starchy is "Stärke" with translates to "Strength" so that seems not to be on accident

in terms of Programming I ran PB I and II (two times. am on my 7th Week in my second run) after that PB III is already loaded on my PC. It doesnt get more intelligent that that right?

Coincidence? I think not! Sounds like you're on track re: programming. Carry on!