I get cranky as fuck and my performance plummets if I'm not taking in enough carbs /forever obese
I try to flirt with under-fueling with carbs and on a threshold/pace type effort underfueled is always some kind of controlled disaster and may involve crying. i think there's some merit to occasionally under-fueling teaching the body to burn fat but as a regular thing it's nothing but misery and I'm not fucking doing it anymore
Dude...i had the same feeling. Thing I like about this is you can eat a fucking ton...I'm still consuming 3000 calories per day...just no simple carbs...like mentioned earlier, added in complex carbs (sweet potatoes and squash) for the meal immediately after training.
Care to post your meal "plan" over a few days, curious to see how doable it is?
Its definitely 'bland' for some people...but once you get used to it I've found it to be just fine. you can use all kinds of spices to make things more exciting
Typical day looks like this:
Breakfast (pretty much same everyday):
3 eggs 2 pieces of bacon plus avocado and greens or veggies
Mid-morning snack (same everyday):
Hard boiled eggs or cottage cheese
Lunch - depends if I eat at home or out but here are a few things that are typical.
1. Cabbage wraps - think cabbage 'tortilla' with meat protein (usually chicken), veggies, avocado, beans...lots of beans
2. Chicken breast, black beans, green salad (olive oil + vineagar)
3. Tuna salad 'bowl' - tuna, veggies, etc. Usually will eat cup of cottage cheese as its not enough.
4. Chipotle bowl no rice is a great option here if in a hurry
Afternoon snack:
same as above usually...
Hard boiled egg
cottage cheese
handful of nuts
Dinner (assuming I worked out after work): gets a bit bland but its basically taking a meat, complex carb, beans and veggie and mashing it into a meal. few examples simplified:
Meat protein + sweet potato + beans + asparagus and green salad with avocado
Meat protein + squash + beans + asparagus and green salad with avo
Meat protein + cauliflower rice + beans
burger (no bun) with refried beans and salad
Bacon wrapped squash bites + salad
Cauliflower dough pizza - look it up...its pretty legit.
I've found you really need to eat a lot of beans...A LOT of beans. Its the only way im able to maintain energy levels. But there is no calorie restriction, you can eat as much as you want of the foods allowed - again I am still consuming 3000ush calories per day on average...general rules of thumb:
Dont eat anything white or that was white (made of flour) - exceptions: califlour, eggs and cottage cheese
Dont drink calories
Don't eat fruit
Take a cheat day once per week and eat anything and everything you want.