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cheese and eggs?
i am a male of 20. i have been going to gy for a while (3 years). after a lot of efforts i succeeded in gaining muscle mass as i ama eggetarian(no flesh) and it prooved harder then i thought. as a source of protein i have been having cheese in adequate amounts and some eggs to but not daily.but this winter i gaines weight around my belly and chest which i hate.the thing is if will try to cut my diet a bit then i may loose my hard earned muscles but i want to loose excess fat without loosing the muscle mass. shoul i continue having the cheese and eggs stuff while i am under the weight control period ar are they too fat increasing in nature that they may make t\my efforts to loose weight gain go in vain. please help me and even with additional tips if u can.
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If you cut out cheese/eggs, you will lose muscle mass because protein is what builds tissue. Your cholesterol would go down, but that's not an issue that you wrote.
I'm sure that you COULD say that the cheese & eggs are causing weight gain, but only because of what you're eating them with.
If you're trying to lose weight, you shouldn't eat carbs & protein together. So if you eat eggs with cheese, and then an hour later, eat a piece of fruit/toast or something, that's not helping with weight loss.
I lost weight recently by just cutting out sugar & starch altogether & it was easy because I've always had issues with those types of carbs. But I will eat green beans & other vegetables that have carbs (excludes corn, potatoes, yams, peas.)
If you don't think you'll have an easy time doing that, then make sure carbs & protein are not consumed within a 2-3 hour period of each other.
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Ok here is the way it goes. First, you will probably lose some muscle during your cut. That is perfectly normal and everyone from casual trainers to high level bodybuilders go through it.
That being said, don't fret, its not a lot and lost strength is regained very quickly once you begin to bulk again.
Do not try to do both at once, you will fail. Set a cutting period and make sure you have a daily calorie deficit. Then, once you have reached your target body fat level, switch to a calorie surplus and start bulking again.
In terms of what to eat, cheese is rarely a good thing, whether you are bulking or cutting, unless we are talking about low fat cottage cheese. Eggs are fine in moderation, but cheese typically does not have very high quality protein (in terms of the ratio of essential to non essential amino acids) and way too high fat content.
I was a similar vegetarian for years (I knew it as lacto ovo vegetarianism, where you eat milk products and eggs), so I do have some experience with this. The thing is, your primary sources of protein cannot be products that have a high fat ratio, and certainly not those that have a high saturated fat ratio. Fatty animal products are high in saturated fats primarily.
So, here are some good sources of protein from animal products:
Cottage cheese (low fat), skim milk, egg whites (these you can eat as many as you want), low fat yoghurt, and (obviously) protein powders.
Vegetarian options such as soy, beans, etc are of course also good sources.
So, to sum up. If your cheese is fatty, cut it. Eggs you can eat in moderation, egg whites as often as you need. The cleaner your diet the better your results.
Keep working out, and be prepared psychologically for the possibility to see your weights drop a little. If they drop a lot you are cutting too hard. Remind yourself that this is temporary and easily regained. Once you start bulking again, eat a steady calorie surplus but keep the diet fairly clean except for the occasional indulgence. That way you will not gain very much fat.
Good luck.
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That is a link to see how much of carbs, fats, and proteins you should consume. From the protein list, limit nut intake and try to consume foods like tofu or lentil that are very filling and way low in fat content.
One mistake that people make (not saying you are one of them) is that they stick to the same exercise routine for long periods of time. Eventually, your body will adapt to what you're doing, which in short will bring you little to no results. So I suggest you do a lot of circuit training that is switched up every 2 weeks. You could focus on a different part of your body each day and every 2 weeks switch up the order. You could work out your entire body, just switch up what you do to work out your body every 2 weeks. Get it? Awesome.
If you want to gain weight but lose fat and keep your muscles, keep going with your weight training. Muscles are not like balloons: you can't pop them up with a blow. Genetically, we are all different, and while some people may be able to build up muscle in like a month, there are others that can take much longer to build up those same amounts of muscle. Also, we are all different in physique.
Keep in mind that in order to have your muscles showing, you need to get rid of the fat covering up your muscles. So getting rid of excess fat will take time, building up muscle strength and endurance will take time, then comes the muscle toning to make it show, which will take quite a time. Just be patient and keep up with training.
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