Nah you are not being rude, but its true the scarsdale diet is a short term thing but you won't go back to your old size again if you maintain it nicely.

Just saying, I am just a student so I am not an expert in what is good or bad for you. Your morning diet is good except why potato?? I the oatmeal tasted bad, you should just stick with the classic Quaker and add some kiwi or strawberries. When it comes to fruits, try avoiding the ones with a lot of sugar, pear and apple, or orange are good choices (if you want, try banana, they tend to make you stuff.) I cannot say much about your dinner except maybe you should try and avoid the rice

You should have one day where you take a break and eat whatever (of course, don't eat the ones with a lot of lemak or minyak). Drink wise is good, I heard that green tea is very good since it cleans out your system from all the fatty food you eat.

The part which you said cardio around 5 min, try push it up to 10 minute since that's when you can feel your body heating up. I am not too sure how long you have been exercising but if this is just the start, you don't have to worry too much as long as you maintain. I was surprised to see why my weight went up when in fact it was because of the muscle I gain. It slowly went down. Each day, you should try at least drink 3 liter, 4 liter would be perfect (I find it hard to achieve even 2 liter).

Yea because the oat i take have better amount of gluton per scope compared to the classic quaker? I do have cheat meal and normally it will on saturday.

The 5mins cardio is just warming up my body after situps (mostly do rower, set the resistance to mid, row to 50cals shown in the monitor. Then i proceed to weigh training.

Hmm...i've been exercising constantly for few years but then i realize that i did the wrong thing all the while. So I do look fit but actually i'm quite flabby . I used to concentrate on cardio alot such as running for 1hour or cross trainer for 1 hour. But now i'm more on weight training and end the session with a lil cardio.

But about the sugar from fruits, is that really as bad as the processed sugar? I need to search and read about it.

I've read that green tea is good but then if u over drink it , it will be bad. It is because some ppl treat it as water. What type of bad, i need to dig out the article already. So now my water bottle is a 2.2litre bottle and i add a slice of lemon in it and drink whole day long.

But then i still feel something not right bout my diet or my training part. Maybe i need to add more carb or protein in it...hmmm

Well of course over doing something is bad no matter what. Maybe one or two cups of green tea is good but not 1 liter I think I get what you mean about the cardio. I used to do treadmill for 45 minutes, and yes my legs did is more firm and such but I decided to do the sprint-jog-sprint-jog which helps me burn more but at a faster rate. I only do one set or else it will tire me out instantly. Maybe your diet should have more protein as it does help out building the muscles.

You do not need to take such drastic measures such as exercising twice a day. It's ridiculous. And the Scarsdale diet, I don't even want to look at it because it's along the lines of Lyle McDonald's PSMF. If you go on any form of radical crash course diet, your body will hate you and go on a rebound, and probably regain fat twice as fast when you go back to a conventional diet.

Then Darklight,

How is my diet, workout and all?? is my diet consider crash diet??

need some advice

Anyone considered the slow-carb diet by Timothy Ferriss?

Sounds promising.

No crash diet involved, just a clever selection of food.

Did the diet work on you?

I'm not overweight. In fact my goals are the opposite.

But what's outlined in the diet does make a lot of sense.

Key Rules:
Carbs - Legumes
Protein - Ensure protein intake is adequate throughout the day, especially breakfast: 2 to 3 whole eggs.
Vegetables - Lots of cruciferous vegetables

Example of possible diet:

Breakfast - 3 whole eggs, beans, mixed vegetables
Lunch - Chicken breast/thigh, beans, mixed vegetables
Dinner - Beef, beans, mixed vegetables

This post has been edited by entryman: Feb 12 2012, 01:20 PM

Sorry for being picky, but must I really eat beans? Everything in the menu is good except for the bean part...just not a big fan of them

Yes you have too plus its a good source of fiber.

I don't know about your diet but I know that nutrient timing and minimizing insulin spikes work. I'm eating banana leaf rice on workout days and Wendy triple burgers on rest days and still burning fat and maintaining 8% plus bf. It's more of a cyclic keto diet I'm doing. And I rarely, rarely do cardio.

Basically legumes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legume

QUESTIONS!
Sorry, i'm a noob.

1. Cardio before and after weight training, will you burn off muscle mass?
2. What's the best way to have a 'beach body' ? Let's just say im overweight. Focus on cardio till i lose satisfying amount of weight and pump some irons OR balance it up, cardio and irons same day?

Like DL said, he hardly do cardio but still able to achieve singel digit BF. For me, don't repeat my mistake tho, go straight to weight training and some cardio.

DL, as you've mentioned the combination of nutrient timing and managing insulin spikes works no doubt, is it worthwhile to look into ways to increase insulin sensitivity as well?

Oh btw, u mention about minizing insulin spikes work meaning you don't take fruit constantly too as fruits contain natural sugar? Because I've read to avoid fruits in Keto Diet....and wonder whether taking multivitamin everyday is important?

Very interested in this keto diet and going to follow it. Currently reading about it in BB forum...

is it okay for people under 18 to take fat burner supplements?

I have a slight bulging tummy, and my BMI shows that I'm slightly overweight. 185cm, 93kg. I've taken steps to try to reduce my food intake, like having just lunch and dinner and also cut half of what I usually consume. And of course, because of my hectic schedules of tuition etc, I tried doing tabata exercises for a min and so, and I've added situps now and then. I can't go to any gyms, cos obviously I don't have the money to do so.

I've set a goal to get myself with a flat tummy after I finish my SPM..or it would be better if before my SPM.

This post has been edited by TechnoG: Feb 13 2012, 03:15 PM

Keto works for people who are reasonably high in bodyfat. They are NOT effective for individuals who are already visibly lean. Lol, I hate fruits. I stay away from them cos I hate them.

Caffeine is a cheaper alternative. You don't need fat burners. Pure strong black coffee.

but where do I find those strong black coffee? and green tea helps too right? so if I take 6 cups of black coffee plus green tea, it should be fine right? but damn, I can imagine myself running to the toilet every hour.

seriously? caffeine work? I do have the situation like TechnoG. im currently 180. weight is around 84. Fat belly and fat leg. Used to work up but stop. Now body looks =.=