I started my diet and quit drinking. - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

**hackskii** · 10-01-2006, 03:39 PM

Well, I started my diet and quit drinking

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Day 2 no alcohol and day 3 of diet (keto).
Man, this is hard stopping drinking and dieting all at the same time.

For some reason I can not sleep at night and am really short with people.
I have no patience what so ever.

The weight is comming off too fast too but that is water.

I was way down in the gym yesterday and I know on low carb diets you need to take it easy at first before the ketones take effect.
Checked to see if I was in ketosis this morning with the keto sticks and not yet.

This transition period from detoxing from alcohol (drank for 25 years) and slipping into burning fat instead of carbs is murder.
I dont want to take anything to handle anxiety or sleeping pills but I was late to work today as I didnt sleep last night or the night before.
Tossed and turned all night and could not get comfortable.

Grabbed this copy and paste:
This is because alcohol interrupts the normal sleep cycle.
When you first stop drinking, you may notice that your sleep pattern is still disturbed for a while - this will settle down as your body adapts to being alcohol-free.

And noticed this for sure:
Alcohol reduces REM sleep - there is a rebound effect after a detox and people are often able to recall very vivid dreams, because they are having this extra REM sleep or even hallucinations.

All in all I am excited about this diet and will probably do 10 weeks to get down to my desired weight.
Then I will take some pictures.

But man oh man what a rough road doing both at the same time

RAIKEY · 10-01-2006, 03:45 PM

we need a few before pics tho........

for the comparison......

leave the shirt on if yer want......lol

BL1 · 10-01-2006, 03:50 PM

I've been dieting for the last couple of weeks - just cutting the calarie intake and doing a lot of cv. I've been having real trouble sleeping or waking early and having a really restless night. I've never suffered from anything like this before but i'm not getting to bed till the early hours then feeling knackered all day !!

**hackskii** · 10-01-2006, 04:00 PM

Well, on the hollidays I packed 8 lbs on eating crap.
I dont mind doing the before and after picks but I am keeping a log with the measurements and weight.
I should have a pick but I think it is embarassing.
Im 204 this morning and was 208 on the 3rd of this month.

But right now from water loss I lost a lb from yesterday.
That is the first thing you will notice on a keto diet is water loss, really any diet for that matter.

But it is the anxiety that is getting me and the loss of sleep.

Lee · 10-01-2006, 04:08 PM

Determination is the key mate, sounds like your doing well..

Would you post your typical intake of food in a day on the keto diet?

Im going to do some more cutting soon

**hackskii** · 10-01-2006, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lee

Would you post your typical intake of food in a day on the keto diet?

Sure Lee,

I had some coffee with whole cream and 2 tsp of sugar (I am going to drop that)
Had 6 eggs yesterday.
I can of tuna with a half a avacado.
nuts (macadamia as they are the highest in fat and lowest in carbs @ 1 grem per nut)
Meat.
Cheese
for dinner I had some really fatty ground beef with garlic, man was that good.

I also doubled my amount of water in the day, hey that is easy when you are not pounding the beers

Cals are still a bit low but I really wasnt hungry, I was just irritable from going into detox from not drinking, and probably low carbing it too.

I need to add the fish oils to excellerate all this but my chick ripped me off of a bunch of supps and I dont feel like spending the money right now.

Lee · 10-01-2006, 04:34 PM

Thanks Hacks, that actually sounds pretty good

At first when on the diet do you get much light headedness or head aches due to lack of carbs at all?

**hackskii** · 10-01-2006, 05:06 PM

I did get a headache yesterday not bad but I could feel it but not enough to take an asprin.
I was short tempered a bit but I dont know if that is because of withdrawls from alcohol or being hypoglycemic.

All is good tho when you slip into ketosis, takes about 3-4 days depending on the amount of carbohydrates and amount of fat intake, not to mention the glycogen stores in the liver.

TypeR · 10-01-2006, 06:25 PM

i havnt drunk since the start of the new year and i goto be honest i am looking foward to my cheat day on friday going down the local curry house and going to sink a few beers! as well as have my 1st bit of "bad" food!!

good luck hacks! treat your self to a few beers on your cheat day

Carnivore · 10-01-2006, 06:32 PM

damn man, cold turkey? why not get some of those nancy low calorie beers?

**hackskii** · 10-01-2006, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carnivore

damn man, cold turkey? why not get some of those nancy low calorie beers?

I did that last time, but ended up drinking too many of those too.
I still could lose but not like I wanted.

If I keep off the beer I should acheive my goal pretty east.

When I was 37 I dieted down and got down to 163 lbs, which by the way lost way too much lean muscle.
Sure, I could bang out 3 sets of 20 reps on pullups but I lost way too much muscle.
In the end I had to up the carbs cuz I kept losing and losing and it got to the point I was eating 7 meals a day and was still losing.

I think I looked pretty good back then and if I knew then what I knew now, I would have dropped some test into the picture and put on 15 lbs

Not to mention back then I was pulling alot of chicks too.
They like that athletic look better than the teddy bear look I think.

I remember I was wrestling a friend that weighed about 220 and I couldnt do anything to him at that weight.
Now, I dont think he could do anything to me.

I am stronger at this weight but you have to lug around all that extra weight day in and day out.

chrisgatguis · 10-01-2006, 08:39 PM

just out of interest hacks how much were u drinkin in an average week?

dirtride · 10-01-2006, 08:51 PM

good job hacks, keep it up work. Just stopping the drinking is a mission in itself.

**hackskii** · 10-01-2006, 10:16 PM

Oh, every day after work I would go to this bar accross the street.
Grab a shot of tequilla (1.5 oz) get a 16 oz of beer.
Drink that then go to the liquor store next door and grab a six pack.
Take that home and have that during the evening, while I post on the board.

$10.00 at the bar them about $7.00 at the liquor store, every day. Do the math on that $510.00 a month with various weekenders that were more expensive than that

I have been drinking for 25 years.
First night with no alcohol or carbs=night sweats (felt like the flu)
Second night=could not sleep for nothing and was hot and cold.
third night=

...well no third nitght yet but to sleep I think I will take something drastic like a muscle relaxer (flexeril)..That will put me out.

I did have a diet Dr. Pepper last night over ice in a cold glass and that was yummy;)

chrisgatguis · 10-01-2006, 10:26 PM

ah well keep it up i used to drink quite a lot when i was younger much better now probs only have one binj per 2 weeks. i bet in a week ul be sleepin much better after the initial lack of carbs/booze. Stick in there!!

10-01-2006, 03:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
hackskii Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 22,649	I started my diet and quit drinking. Well, I started my diet and quit drinking -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day 2 no alcohol and day 3 of diet (keto). Man, this is hard stopping drinking and dieting all at the same time. For some reason I can not sleep at night and am really short with people. I have no patience what so ever. The weight is comming off too fast too but that is water. I was way down in the gym yesterday and I know on low carb diets you need to take it easy at first before the ketones take effect. Checked to see if I was in ketosis this morning with the keto sticks and not yet. This transition period from detoxing from alcohol (drank for 25 years) and slipping into burning fat instead of carbs is murder. I dont want to take anything to handle anxiety or sleeping pills but I was late to work today as I didnt sleep last night or the night before. Tossed and turned all night and could not get comfortable. Grabbed this copy and paste: This is because alcohol interrupts the normal sleep cycle. When you first stop drinking, you may notice that your sleep pattern is still disturbed for a while - this will settle down as your body adapts to being alcohol-free. And noticed this for sure: Alcohol reduces REM sleep - there is a rebound effect after a detox and people are often able to recall very vivid dreams, because they are having this extra REM sleep or even hallucinations. All in all I am excited about this diet and will probably do 10 weeks to get down to my desired weight. Then I will take some pictures. But man oh man what a rough road doing both at the same time __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

10-01-2006, 03:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
RAIKEY Please do not feed the Raikey, it may bite.!! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Deepest, Darkest , Yorkcestershire,...Ayup See thee!! Posts: 3,379	we need a few before pics tho........ for the comparison...... leave the shirt on if yer want......lol __________________ I used to have a large gay following.......but i hid behind some cars and lost him!!

10-01-2006, 04:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
hackskii Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 22,649	Well, on the hollidays I packed 8 lbs on eating crap. I dont mind doing the before and after picks but I am keeping a log with the measurements and weight. I should have a pick but I think it is embarassing. Im 204 this morning and was 208 on the 3rd of this month. But right now from water loss I lost a lb from yesterday. That is the first thing you will notice on a keto diet is water loss, really any diet for that matter. But it is the anxiety that is getting me and the loss of sleep. __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

10-01-2006, 05:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
hackskii Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 22,649	I did get a headache yesterday not bad but I could feel it but not enough to take an asprin. I was short tempered a bit but I dont know if that is because of withdrawls from alcohol or being hypoglycemic. All is good tho when you slip into ketosis, takes about 3-4 days depending on the amount of carbohydrates and amount of fat intake, not to mention the glycogen stores in the liver. __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

10-01-2006, 06:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
Carnivore Somewhere between depressed and suicidal Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: location, location Posts: 1,077	damn man, cold turkey? why not get some of those nancy low calorie beers? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

10-01-2006, 03:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
BL1 Gym Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 411	I've been dieting for the last couple of weeks - just cutting the calarie intake and doing a lot of cv. I've been having real trouble sleeping or waking early and having a really restless night. I've never suffered from anything like this before but i'm not getting to bed till the early hours then feeling knackered all day !!

10-01-2006, 06:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
TypeR Hulk Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kent Posts: 1,418	i havnt drunk since the start of the new year and i goto be honest i am looking foward to my cheat day on friday going down the local curry house and going to sink a few beers! as well as have my 1st bit of "bad" food!! good luck hacks! treat your self to a few beers on your cheat day

10-01-2006, 08:39 PM	#12 (permalink)
chrisgatguis Gym Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: middlesbrough Posts: 172	just out of interest hacks how much were u drinkin in an average week?

10-01-2006, 08:51 PM	#13 (permalink)
dirtride Gym Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Eastern, USA Posts: 231	good job hacks, keep it up work. Just stopping the drinking is a mission in itself.

10-01-2006, 10:16 PM	#14 (permalink)
hackskii Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 22,649	Oh, every day after work I would go to this bar accross the street. Grab a shot of tequilla (1.5 oz) get a 16 oz of beer. Drink that then go to the liquor store next door and grab a six pack. Take that home and have that during the evening, while I post on the board. $10.00 at the bar them about $7.00 at the liquor store, every day. Do the math on that $510.00 a month with various weekenders that were more expensive than that I have been drinking for 25 years. First night with no alcohol or carbs=night sweats (felt like the flu) Second night=could not sleep for nothing and was hot and cold. third night=...well no third nitght yet but to sleep I think I will take something drastic like a muscle relaxer (flexeril)..That will put me out. I did have a diet Dr. Pepper last night over ice in a cold glass and that was yummy;) __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

10-01-2006, 10:26 PM	#15 (permalink)
chrisgatguis Gym Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: middlesbrough Posts: 172	ah well keep it up i used to drink quite a lot when i was younger much better now probs only have one binj per 2 weeks. i bet in a week ul be sleepin much better after the initial lack of carbs/booze. Stick in there!!

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