60 days ago or so, I convinced my girlfriend to go to a well known sports doctor that does meal plans for pro athletes and competitive bodybuilders because she was getting frustrated and it was never really useful to have info coming from me, particularly when i was subsisting on a diet of ice cream and cheese sticks. She did a full assessment with him and I used the opportunity to ask a ton of questions. I was so impressed with his knowledge and he was so helpful and easy to talk to, that I went back to him and as well, did a full assessment and had him put together my meal plans so that the GF and I would basically be doing the same things, rather than one of us always corrupting the other.
Her goal is to simply lose 15 pounds off her tiny frame. Not really a big deal. I was not real sure about mine. After quite a bit of contemplation on the matter, I decided that since I have to be in a city I don't want to be in for a couple years just to be with her, I am going to focus on getting as big as possible and try to cut down at the same time over that period... basically just working on body recomposition rather than cycling bulking/cutting. At least for the first 6 months or so.
Just over 60 days ago:
Starting weight: 250lbs
Starting lean muscle mass: 175lbs
body fat%: 31
BMR: ~2050 cals
Meal plans were for 2450 calories.
Macronutrient breakdown 40/40/20
Nothing unique or special really. Just very clean food.
After 5 weeks, i was down 5 pounds of fat and up 4 pounds of muscle.
At about 8 weeks, i am down a total of around 10 pounds of bodyfat and up about 8 pounds of lean muscle (too lazy to go get the printouts from the car)
My girlfriend, who spent most of the last 2 years eating 800-1000 calories a day, while working out and doing cardio (against my advice) saw that her BMR was actually 1700 cals. Her meal plans put her at around 1800 calories a day or so and she has been losing 1-2 pounds a week and putting on a little muscle at the same time.
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