tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25023923178334735.post713376200963660608..comments2023-04-24T09:02:32.385-07:00Comments on Ice Cream Diet: A Little BackgroundMartin Bernardinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17432187148690377558noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25023923178334735.post-18243981180831361932010-08-27T21:20:18.899-07:002010-08-27T21:20:18.899-07:00tedibearassasin,
Thanks, & great job yourself ...tedibearassasin,<br />Thanks, & great job yourself with the 20-pound loss! Isn't IF so easy to maintain? By the way, you look to be around my same BF%.<br /><br />I didn't add in ADF until the week before the wedding - to ensure I looked my best. Toward the end of that week, I actually took it too far & fasted 2 days - with zero hunger.<br /><br />I'll check up on you to see how the progress is coming along later.Martin Bernardinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17432187148690377558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25023923178334735.post-52156783858931890332010-08-26T08:24:13.324-07:002010-08-26T08:24:13.324-07:00Wow, man! I'm very impressed with the progress...Wow, man! I'm very impressed with the progress. I'm hoping my current stint can take me that far. I'm currently 3 months into a 'loose' adherence to IF. I'm down to 196.2 (from 214), and am around 13% BF. <br /><br />How early did you begin incorporating ADF into your protocol?<br /><br />Again, awesome to see the progress!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25023923178334735.post-33048411440972018602010-08-16T12:06:08.274-07:002010-08-16T12:06:08.274-07:00Bret,
Thanks for following along!
Rae,
Whoops, I ...Bret,<br />Thanks for following along!<br /><br />Rae,<br />Whoops, I said I'd be updating daily in my post, but later announced I'd be updating weekly (& simply including my daily logs in that post).<br /><br />Thanks for alerting me to this; I'll edit that part of my post out. A new post will be coming up later this evening. Thanks, Rae.Martin Bernardinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17432187148690377558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25023923178334735.post-20309749852628623782010-08-15T05:18:14.085-07:002010-08-15T05:18:14.085-07:00Soooooo... how's that day-to-day journal keepi...Soooooo... how's that day-to-day journal keeping going?! *ahem* ;o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25023923178334735.post-84094166943531652372010-08-12T11:50:19.670-07:002010-08-12T11:50:19.670-07:00Looking forward to the next post/update. This shou...Looking forward to the next post/update. This should be a great blog!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606441913451728238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25023923178334735.post-81450558873611704512010-08-11T19:01:16.251-07:002010-08-11T19:01:16.251-07:00Sean,
Sounds like you were naturally lean growing ...Sean,<br />Sounds like you were naturally lean growing up. I always wish I was born into that end of the spectrum!<br /><br />Yes, fasting has helped me to curb my urges as well. For me, the splurges almost always are during refeed days, when I eat plain bagels & potatoes while trying to curb fat intake. These meals don't grant me a whole lot of satisfaction, so I invariably binge.<br /><br />I appreciate the compliments, Sean, but my frank self-evaluation is that I don't deserve them - not now at least. Having been in the game this long, I've still never achieved my goal, sadly. I need to be hard on myself to ensure I don't begin to grow complacent.<br /><br />I tried to check out your blog, but I'm guessing you either don't have one or it's private?<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your story with me. Best of luck with your goals!Martin Bernardinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17432187148690377558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25023923178334735.post-71822042301028897712010-08-11T15:49:01.699-07:002010-08-11T15:49:01.699-07:00hey martin.
the wedding was good times. was cool...hey martin.<br /><br />the wedding was good times. was cool seeing all you guys. and i don't think it set me back too much. just gotta keep training and eating!<br /><br />hope you keep up with this blog. i think it's gonna be a good one :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422160635267493178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25023923178334735.post-87309449743544396542010-08-11T11:54:21.307-07:002010-08-11T11:54:21.307-07:00Hey man, don't sweat it. I'm impressed th...Hey man, don't sweat it. I'm impressed that you managed to successfully incorporate all of that into your plan, even if it was the only meal you ate that day.<br /><br />I found a little something in your blog that spoke to me, and I hope you don't mind if I quote it here:<br /><br />"Arguably my biggest obstacle to getting lean is my lack of self-control. It's caused me to give in to having that bite of taboo food. But that's not what sets me back; it's the subsequent loss of self-control & splurge that does, nearly taking me back to square one."<br /><br />The mindset that you have outlined above is one that is very familiar to me, and something I've been wrestling with as I've cleaned up my diet and started lifting weights. It's inspiring to see that someone can struggle with the same issues as me yet still overcome them to achieve impressive results.<br /><br />After being skinny for most of my life, but I put on a bit of weight at the start of high school and moved into the "chubby" range. Long story short, by the time I was finishing my senior year of college, I had dropped a massive amount of weight and was looking for a change. I've been looking at putting on weight while minimizing fat gains as much as is possible. <br /><br />I've cleaned up my diet, but every once in a while I have that urge to splurge on massive quantities of junk food. Fasting plans have helped me to curb those urges, and I was especially intrigued to see you incorporating some of my favorite foods in a fat loss program (I saw the pints of ice cream and went nuts). I figured, if you can incorporate this into weight loss and still look so good, surely I can achieve something similar with weight gain.<br /><br />Forgive my tangent. I just wanted to say how pleased I am that I was linked to this blog, as well as to congratulate you on your progress.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791603143558332325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25023923178334735.post-39749657534966363542010-08-11T11:32:31.276-07:002010-08-11T11:32:31.276-07:00Sean,
I was hoping someone wouldn't call me on...Sean,<br />I was hoping someone wouldn't call me on that. As you say, some of those meals were the ONLY meal I had that day - that would mean an extended fast prior.<br /><br />Given every pint of ice cream is a little over 1000 calories, & given my stringent total daily intake, I sometimes wouldn't be left with much else other than getting the rest of my calories from protein shakes to ensure I still hit close to the mark. And the double pint days were not supplemented with extra protein, netting me ~25 total grams of protein that day. But those singular (& rare) days never hurt my performance, so I never sweated it.Martin Bernardinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17432187148690377558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25023923178334735.post-8954323676976148302010-08-11T10:20:03.629-07:002010-08-11T10:20:03.629-07:00I've been doing a lot of reading on IF, and I&...I've been doing a lot of reading on IF, and I've been following the Leangains blog for a little bit now. <br /><br />My question for you is this: are the images of the food meant to represent the actual portions that you were eating in a day, or even in a single meal?Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791603143558332325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25023923178334735.post-67766901833526941102010-08-10T21:06:57.026-07:002010-08-10T21:06:57.026-07:00Wilmar,
Thanks bro! I saw the Twitter plug too. Wh...Wilmar,<br />Thanks bro! I saw the Twitter plug too. What an honor. I sure hope the wedding didn't get to you like it did me. Keep the updates coming!<br /><br />BGerry,<br />Can't go a day without the caffeine myself (plus, it gets the bowel moving in the morning!). Thanks for the well-wishing & likewise with your goals.<br /><br />Aaron,<br />Thanks, & your blog topics caught my eye. I also tend to lose my initial enthusiasm for things, but it hasn't been that way for IF. I think this one's a keeper. I'll be following your page.<br /><br />Rae Cattach,<br />Now that puts a lot of pressure on me, coming from a figure athlete. Just kidding. :)<br /><br />At any rate, I better get my act together & make sure this run-through strikes gold. Six pack or bust! Maybe waking up at 4:30 every morning will help..Martin Bernardinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17432187148690377558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25023923178334735.post-80143655320543888182010-08-10T15:47:37.335-07:002010-08-10T15:47:37.335-07:00Yes Martin did... that's how I found your blog...Yes Martin did... that's how I found your blog. Look forward to reading about your journey :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25023923178334735.post-91834496506716743012010-08-10T15:40:31.917-07:002010-08-10T15:40:31.917-07:00I had a similar experience with losing the plot an...I had a similar experience with losing the plot and gaining some weight back. Now I'm back on track. Best of luck!Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06940011875176020224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25023923178334735.post-77459165067663908382010-08-10T15:37:18.346-07:002010-08-10T15:37:18.346-07:00via MB's twitter haha. I am a weight class und...via MB's twitter haha. I am a weight class under you and doing almost the same thing. Definitely checking up on you down the road. <3 caffeine. Good luck.BGerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07284356196416768174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25023923178334735.post-68348813020585876702010-08-10T14:50:34.964-07:002010-08-10T14:50:34.964-07:00good luck man! also, looks like martin berkhan plu...good luck man! also, looks like martin berkhan plugged your blog on his twitter!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422160635267493178noreply@blogger.com