Log looks good Elvia! Your food makes my meals look like cat food. I really need to get more creative than grilled chicken and rice but it just works for my boring ass.
I’m on var as well currently almost done my run. At 75mg a day my appetite is crushed and back pumps are debilitating. This is not typically what I experience on var which concerns me for obvious reasons- another compound.
Enjoy the shaving...I swear I add 10lbs of lean mass when I shave my body lol.
My food is fairly basic most of the time (but never bland). The best advice I can give to someone is make use of various spices and herbs if you don't already. I like to cook chicken in coconut oil as well. I usually add paprika, pepper and an iodized salt product with herbs. It makes chicken taste incredible. Beef is pretty much the same as well. Fish as well but usually a drizzle of lemon juice for white fish. If I do lamb I add in more herbs such as rosemary and oregano.
For salads I prefer adding some berries then drizzling with a light soy sauce and lemon juice. You can buy salad herb seasoning as well that makes them taste 10x better (they usually contain no calories). Typical ingredients in those products are things such as tarragon, onion, celery, basil, chives, romary, parsley and tomatoe etc. Although with salads you need some sauce for optimal taste. Many contain loads of calories so that's why I opt for a light soy (kikkoman brand which contains 10 cals per serving) and lemon juice as it's additional salt and low calorie.
Avar seems to be the only oral that gives me acid reflux/heartburn. It's the only thing that gives me it. I hate the feeling so I dropped back down to 40mg. Obviously your avar could be fake but I wouldn't be overly concerned. Many things could cause lower back pumps/pain. That could include hgh, mk677, test etc or even diet, electrolyte imbalance etc.
I got bad back pain when I took my parents out but that was due to the massive amount of walking we done. Well that and most probably dehydration. Water actually plays an enormous role in the health of our back and spine. I have been drinking more and more water but when I was out with them didn't have much.
I know the feeling. I lose about 4% bf in 3 mins of shaving my stomach
As I have posted I have been pretty bad but I am still getting results. I wanted to downsize a little so not eating much is a simple way to do that. But in regards to maintaining as much muscle as possible it's obviously not the best way. I have also fell off my diet as well but it's not like I have a show and you only live once. I did get a bit of a shock today as one of my hoodies that is really big feels too big now so I have lost a lot fullness. That's to be expected on 1/4 of the carbs I usually have though.
Things are good though and I will improve this log as I know I can do much better. If I continue like I have today I will change fast. My diet today has been simple but I have enjoyed it...
4 whole eggs and a synthepure shake.
Lean Beef with Asian Vegetables.
Cottage Cheese with blueberries, raspberries and squeezed lemon juice.
Lean Beef with Asian Vegetables.
Salmon and now I am drinking a synthepure shake.
Pre bed I will have lean beef with 1 avocado.
I also trained legs and had 2 scoops of caffeinated EAA's intra workout.
Seated Calf Raises... 4 working sets.
Leg Press Calf Presses... 2 working sets.
Seated Leg Curls... 2 working sets.
Hip Extension Machine (glute emphasis)... 1 working set with each leg.
HS Glute Raises... 2 working sets with each leg.
Leg Press (feet high, wide and toes pointed out)... 2 working sets.
Leg Press (feet low, narrow and straight)... 2 working sets.
Hack Squat supersetted with Leg Extensions... 2 working sets.
Walking Lunges... 2 working sets.
Stretches.
I have an issue with my trap but I am sure some voltaren 2% gel will help it out so I will put that on pre bed.
Moving forward I will be low carbing (and low fat) over the next 10 days or so. Then I will bring back carbs before I go away. I still haven't shaved but definitely will 2moro and get pics done soon. I am fairly happy with how I look I just need to do more to get this lower ab fat/water off.
Tonight I will also add in melanotan 2 so I don't burn when I go away. I haven't used it in a long time and I burnt myself walkign around the city over the weekend. After using it extensively in the past I find it's a great tool when cutting. You get more tanned which can make you look leaner, it reduces appetite so is perfect when dieting. It's also been shown to have positive effects on insulin sensitivity and contribute towards fat loss indepedent of it's appetite lowering effects. I will start at a max of 50-100mcg and move up in dose gradually.
The effects of the melanocortin agonist (MT-II) on subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue in rodents.
Strader AD1, Shi H, Ogawa R, Seeley RJ, Reizes O.
The melanocortin system is a critical pathway in the regulation of energy balance. In this study, we analyzed the peripheral effects of the synthetic melanocortin agonist melanotan-II (MT-II) in rodents fed a low-fat or high-fat diet. MT-II-treated high-fat diet-induced obese (DIO) mice lost weight and body fat, whereas MT-II-treated low-fat-fed mice maintained their original body weight. Specifically,
MT-II treatment led to a general reduction in both visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue in high-fat-fed mice compared with Vehicle (ad libitum) controls. Vehicle-treated pair-fed DIO mice lost an equivalent amount of body weight compared with MT-II-treated mice but retained more adipose tissue. Pair-fed mice showed a reduction in visceral adipose tissue and no effect on subcutaneous adipose tissue compared with MT-II-treated mice. It is surprising that subcutaneous lean mass was significantly reduced in the pairfed mice. The data were replicated in DIO rats and indicated that
MT-II treatment led to a generalized reduction in adipose tissue. These results indicate that peripheral
MT-II treatment leads to weight loss that affects both the visceral and subcutaneous fat compartments. This finding illustrates the complexity of analyzing weight-reducing compounds. Although the
present data suggest that the anorectic effect of MT-II is primarily a consequence of reduced food intake, the body composition data suggest that other mechanisms are involved.
PMID: 17567964 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.107.123091
Intracerebroventricular administration of melanotan II increases insulin sensitivity of glucose disposal in mice.
Heijboer AC1, van den Hoek AM, Pijl H, Voshol PJ, Havekes LM, Romijn JA, Corssmit EP.
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS:
The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of central administration of melanotan II (MTII), a melanocortin-3/4 receptor agonist, on hepatic and whole-body insulin sensitivity, independent of food intake and body weight.
METHODS:
Over a period of 24 h, 225 ng of MTII was injected in three aliquots into the left lateral ventricle of male C57Bl/6 mice. The animals had no access to food. The control group received three injections of distilled water. Whole-body and hepatic insulin sensitivity were measured by hyperinsulinaemic-euglycaemic clamp in combination with [(3)H]glucose infusion. Glut4 mRNA expression was measured in skeletal muscle.
RESULTS:
Plasma glucose and insulin concentrations under basal and hyperinsulinaemic conditions were similar in MTII- and placebo-treated mice. Endogenous glucose production (EGP) and glucose disposal in the basal state were significantly higher in MTII-treated mice than in the control group (71+/-22 vs 43+/-12 micromol.min(-1).kg(-1), p<0.01). During hyperinsulinaemia, glucose disposal was significantly higher in MTII-treated mice (151+/-20 vs 108+/-20 micromol.min(-1).kg(-1), p<0.01). In contrast, the inhibitory effect of insulin on EGP was not affected by MTII (relative decrease in EGP: 45+/-27 vs 50+/-20%). Glut4 mRNA expression in skeletal muscle was significantly increased in MTII-treated mice (307+/-94 vs 100+/-56%, p<0.01).
CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION:
Intracerebroventricular administration of MTII acutely increases insulin-mediated glucose disposal but does not affect the capacity of insulin to suppress EGP in C57Bl/6 mice.
These data indicate that central stimulation of melanocortin-3/4 receptors modulates insulin sensitivity in a tissue-specific manner, independent of its well-known impact on feeding and body weight.
PMID: 15971058 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-005-1838-8
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