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Old Sun, Sep-07-03, 15:53
Natrushka Natrushka is offline
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Plan: IF +LC
Stats: 287/165/165 Female 66"
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Progress: 100%
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Bad, I'd only add two suggestions to the excellent ones you've received so far:

1) get a little more glutamine -1g a day is about 1/10th of what you'd want for muscle recovery and repair. You're looking at 10g divided into two doses (one post workout, one at bedtime).

2) don't let the food recommendations in the book confuse you. As Wanda said, the book is aimed at a 40/40/20 breakdown - thats P/C/F. It's LOW FAT, moderate carb and high protein. If you're going to follow the plan that way then of course, use the book food lists. If you're going to stick to LC then you can increase carbs either a) around lifting workouts to get you through them or b) a few each meal over the course of the day. You'll want to use carbs like steel cut oats, yoghurt (plain, active cultures), berries, half and apple, sweet potatoes for case 'b'.

For menu ideas have a look through a few journals of past and current BFLers - LisaF (Dec - April 2002), Me (Nov 01 - May 02), Marlaine (Jan - March 01), Ruth (Jan 01 - March 01). Those dates are for LC version of BFL.

A little tack on suggestion to 2, 2b - post workout, aim for your shake here, and as suggested, avoid fat or fiber. You want a fast emptying protein that will be quickly absorbed - soy or whey fit that bill.

Best of luck!
Nat
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