High protein and low calories

[Cockdeisel Member Find all posts View Profile Close Cockdeisel]

Whats up bros! I recently had a surgery about 2 months ago and have been out the gym, still i tried to eat as clean as i could, lol. For the most part i did, but the time off helped me aquire a little bit of back fat, which now i"m on a mission to exterminate! The last i checked my bf% was 7% and now i"m guessing i"m between 10 and 13%, rough estimate. I realize now, that me keeping my carbs at the same amount without working out could cause a slight gain in weight, stupid right. Well now i"m here trying to figure out the best solution to cutting the fat. I just read a book called The new High Intensity Training by Ellington Darden, and the book says to eat 1,500 hundred calories a day to loose up to 10 pounds in 2 weeks. Well, i"m having a problem with taking in that amount and getting the full 220 grams of protein needed daily. I"m 204 pounds and my goal is to get my bf% pretty low before i try to gain some more lean mass. Today for example i racked in a woofing 248grms of protein, and 2,257 calories! I know i fkd up today, but ill just take it as a learning experience. The problem is getting sufficient carbs and protein and keeping calories low enough to loose weight.
Just looking for some advice to adjust my diet, Thanks!!

Stats: training 7 years off and on
consistent for the past 2yrs
full body workout 3 days a week
cardio times a week (H.I.I.T)
6 to 7 meals daily, 40grms of protein,
35 to 40grms of carbs per meal.
20 to 25 grams of healthy fats daily.

[ODB Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ODB]

I recently spoke to one of Jay Cutlers people he suggested that a Highcarb/Lowcarb/Medcarb rotation works well - (google it).

IMO - if u deplete ur cals too long (more than 1 week) u lose muscle mass.

[Cockdeisel Member Find all posts View Profile Close Cockdeisel]

Yeah, your probably right about losing muscle mass with depleting my cals for too long,my body reacts very well to carb rich diet. Im just trying to lose some fat before i try to gain some more lean mass. How about BCAAs in replace of a protein shake here and there to cut down on some of the calories. Im really concerned about losing fat and keeping my muscle.Thanks for the info ODB.

[xamo Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close xamo]

Never worked for me, I cut my cals down to 1600 once... it was extremely hard to work out with intensity

[Cockdeisel Member Find all posts View Profile Close Cockdeisel]

So, what worked for you? I agree that it can be difficult to get an intense workout on a calorie deficient diet, I can attest to that, i been draggin ass all week in the gym lol.
Im going to look into replacing some of my protein shakes with BCAAs to minimize calorie intake, im going to do a lil research first and c what i come up with.

[xamo Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close xamo]

Well it did work in my attempt to lower my BF% but then I knew that would happen. I didn't care about the muscle loss since I knew I'd gain it back later on by slowly increasing my intake and reaching my perfect requirements if I can put it that way... IMO BCAAs and glutamine may help prevent muscle loss on an empty stomach or low cal but it's short term...

[Cockdeisel Member Find all posts View Profile Close Cockdeisel]

I found out that 1000mgs of amino acids is equivalent to 1mg of protein. That's a lot of servings of amino"s compared to the amount of protein you need to complete a meal.
I have some BCAAs that are 8000mgs per serving, so that means i would have to take 5 servings to get the necessary amount. I'll stick with the protein! I will continue to drink my BCAAs during my workouts tho, gives me a little boost when im pushing the iron! I wonder if there's a super BCAA available, you know.... like 25,000mgs per serving, you would probably die! Well i dont know about that, but there must be a reason why they manufacture these products with certain milligrams per serving. Im assuming its to make more$$$$$