How many grams of fat do you consume on cycle

[claricae86]

Hey fellas,

I am two pins into my first cycle and have been keeping my diet as it normally is. For bulking I generally try to eat 500 or so above maint which is 3700-3800 cals. I have always had good results with keeping fat at .45g per pound. For me that is around 90g. I get a little under or a little over depending on what my main meat of the day is. Yesterday I had 20+oz of lean ground turkey so my fat content was a little lower. The day before I had a pound of lean gb instead which put fat around 100.

I was just curious if fat content stays the same while on cycle? I don't see what diet would be different.

I am talking about healthy fats. All of mine comes from meat, pb, fish oil or olive oil.

 

[3J]

fats are good for you but you have to look at your goals on cycle.. what are you trying to do?

 

[claricae86]

Im bulking right now. Yesterday my numbers were 3795cal 347g pro 420g carbs and 79g fat. Along time ago when I first started counting macros I only kept track of protein and carbs. Little did I know I was consumong.maybe 30g of fat a day. Ever since then ive tried to make a conscious effort to get enough good healthy fats in.

 

[3J]

the numbers dont look bad actually.. keep it up

 

[claricae86]

the numbers dont look bad actually.. keep it up

Thank 3J. That means alot coming from you. My diet is one thing I really pride myself on and try to keep in check. After being a former fatty I am a little OCD about counting cals and eating clean

 

[3J]

tell us more!

 

[claricae86]

Was a big dude my whole life and decided to change that about 6 years ago. I started trying to eat better foods and hitting the weight. I remember when I couldn't even lift the bar. I was close to 300lbs and after doing tons of cardio and eating hardly anything (put my body in starvation mode without realizing it) I dropped down to 180 lbs. Even then I was still at 17+ body fat. I decided to start bulking the healthy way and began training hard. Started with the good ol bill start method and went from there. After a few years of hard work and fluxating on my diet I was at around 200lbs and counting calories one month and slacking off the next. I decided to quit dicking around and get my crap together. In the past 2 years I have missed maybe 10 workouts. I love pushing myself and know that I have the frame and dedication to be big in the future. I am in no rush and draw tons of inspiration from people like Ed Corney that started this journey later in life as well. I am now 6'1 and at 205 at 13% BF after a recent cut. I was a right around 200 at slightly lower bodyfat by end of cut. I am currently shooting for 3800 cals or so a day. I eat pretty close to the same thing everyday. Lean turkey/beef, steak, chicken, fish, brown rice, sweet potatos, milk, veggies by the bushels, fruit in the mornings, greek yogurt, tons of oats. All the good stuff. I love eating healthy and eating every few hours. I am never hungry but never too full.

I am a little OCD over my diet but have made it easy on myself now. For this current bulk I shoot for 1.5gish of protein per pound and .45g of fat per pound and fill the rest in with carbs depending on what calories I am shooting for. I don't know that this is the best option but it has worked quite well for me.