[beefy]

Good morning everyone,

For those of you who are on low-carb diets, I'm wondering about how many calories per day you are consuming. I'm finding it difficult to eat more than 1000 calories a day.

I'm the big eater here, I think.

I consume at minimum 3,000 calories a day, most days fewer than 100g of carb in total.

On my "long ride" days (any day where I ride for 2 to 3 hrs or more in total) I will eat between 3,400 and 4,000 calories, including 140g - 180g of carbohydrate to help fuel the ride.

So I'm "low-carb" in percentage of my caloric intake, but not necessarily in overall carb intake.

That being said, I'm a 6'3" 240lb male that does 12-15hrs of spin bike riding per week. So I need more calories than most.

In regards to getting enough calories... I could NEVER do it if I ate only 3x a day... I eat 6 meals per day, spaced 3 to 3-1/2 hours apart, as well as extra snacks during workouts. Many people, regardless of whether they're diabetic or not, find that eating smaller meals more often can help with getting proper nutrient intake, keeping metabolism active, etc. It's a habit I got into years ago when bodybuilding.

 

[beefy]

Beefy,

According to your weight, height, and activity level can I assume that you're fairly fit?

I still have about 20 lbs to shed to be happy with my body-fat percentage... I'm getting much fitter as I go. I'm certainly not 'skinny', but I'm in loose 38" pants now and can wear my 36" jeans, although they're a little tight still. I'll have about a 34" waist once I'm getting to my goal weight, which is pretty slim for a guy my size. Then the nightmare of finding clothes that fit gets worse, lol...

I won't fool myself - I'm 45 years old now and no longer the athlete I used to be. But I was able to get into shape quite quickly. I'm not doing bad considering I'm technically disabled... I have a degenerative spinal condition and am pretty much limited to cycling and swimming as far as the activities I can do. But I've quickly worked up to being able to do 2-3hrs of fairly hard cycling in a day now.

As a mesomorph, with a fairly large amount of lean muscle tissue, I have a very active metabolism and find it easy to lose weight, even with limited choices in exercise.

I'm finding that keeping up with LOTS of DAILY (Except Sunday, I take that one day off) exercise is really helping my blood glucose levels, and likely my insulin resistance also. As such I'd like to maintain it as much as possible, maybe even extend it out to do some century rides this year. I haven't been able to get OUTSIDE yet, I'm still on a spin bike... it's still winter here, with about 6" of snow on the ground, unfortunately...

 

[beefy]

I hate you beefy. That is all.

Ouch.

When I used to go to the gym a lot, I'd have other bodybuilders ask me for my training regimen for my calves... I was almost embarrassed to admit I really didn't do ANYTHING to train them...

It's nice being naturally muscled, but it's a PAIN finding clothes that fit, so don't hate me.

Try finding a suit that fits when you have a 50" chest and a 34" waist... I buy a shirt with an 18.5" neck and it needs to be taken in at the waist by like... a foot... Pants are usually too tight in the leg, even relaxed-fit... So that part of being naturally muscled SUCKS.

 

[beefy]

roflmao... No recent photos, but I'll see what I can do... Maybe I'll at least post some before/after the Dx photos

 

[beefy]

I have lost all my weight so I am in a maintenance phase now...

... Even though I have gained 6 pounds I am still in a small size which tells me I am gaining musle not fat.

:clap2: yay jwags!

I've still got about 20 to go, I figure... Hopefully by summer...