Starting My TKD

OK – I’m starting my very own TKD thread. Feel free to post your comments and suggestions for optimizing a Timed Ketogenic Diet. I’ll be keeping updates of my progress as well. I’m a pretty much a beginner when it comes to weight training, nutrition, and TKDs of course.

My current plan is to lose about 40 lbs of fat. My preferred muscle loss would be zero if possible. I don’t have a ton of muscle to begin with (except my quads). I have read numerous times that beginners can experience both fat loss and muscle gains for a short time.

I am not a hardcore dieter yet. I am staying relatively low carb – 50-60 grams per day while following something approximating a Protein Power or South Beach Phase 1 diet. I am not particularly excited about doing a sub-20 grams of CHO per day. I will chart my progress with a semi-low carb. My daily calories fall between 1900 and 2300 calories per day. My daily maintenance rate is about 2500-3000 based on my height of 6’4” and 248 lbs. I plan on eating at or slightly above maintenance on my carb-up meal day.

Since I’m not going ultra low carb I probably shouldn’t over do it on my timed carb-ups, right?

My first workout was Wednesday, and I enjoyed some sweet tarts pre-workout followed by a bowl of chicken and pasta post workout. I was sore Thursday and am a little sore today as well. I am going to try to give at least 48-72 hours between muscle groups. Right now I am doing an all body workout at home. My off days have a lot of walking (no car).

My next planned workout is tomorrow.

Any comments are welcome! Thanks.