Fucking wierdos. Just eat 2000-3000 calories and do enough activity accordingly to keep in a deficit.
I swear this thread reads like a study in mental illness.
I agree with you, but usually you say 'eat 2000-3000 calories of whatever you want.'
I believe the 'whatever you want' part is very important. First, it does away with the common criticism that goes something like this: 'so you're saying I can eat 2000 calories of donuts to no I'll effect?'
But the thing is, no one wants to eat 2000 calories of donuts. Maybe for a day or two, but not long term. This diet would soon nauseate anyone, and if they stuck to it they wouldn't be eating 'whatever they want' after all.
Second, combining the Adonis principles with additional restrictions (again, going against 'what you want') can be a bad idea.
Recently, i be been trying to stick to 2200-2400 cals, but still stuck mostly to 'traditional bodybuilding foods'. More specifically, I ate many meals with almost no carbs, and stuck to protein/fat for the most part.
Mentally, this was disastrous. My workouts sucked too. I'm not sure if I have a medical condition or something, but even a small amount of carbs dramatically improves my mental state and increases the physiological response during workouts.
Sugary foods (which I had almost entirely replaced with artificial sweeteners or 'clean carbs') seem particularly effective. A tiny amount consistently makes a huge difference and -- what do you know -- I always crave carbs. When I denied myself all the time, I ended up going on epic carb binges every week or two -- 'cheat meal' didn't begin to describe it...
