HiPaCC :: The Dietary Revolution

ORIGINAL: giffter

hi james, i bought the book before christmas and started the plan this week, just a quick question, when i start on a stint on nightshift i might be up for 24hrs so how should i adjust the diet to suit this, what sort of meals shouls i add, both me and my wife are doing it. my aim is fat loss, currently 299lbs and my target is 210ish.

Now that's a hard one! I think you should certainly not have low carb days on these long shifts. I would follow a 'Monday' from breakfast until last snack, then have liunch at midnight and continue from there again until you really do go to bed.

Does that makes sense? And will that fit in with your daily schedule?

Hi James,

My girlfriend is interested in this. She however is pescatarian. Will this diet be suitable for her?

Cheers

Dez

Hi James
Right, a couple of weeks into the diet and have gone from 23st 7lbs - actually it might have been more because my scales only go up to 23/7 - to 22st 10lbs. I could do with doing more exercising, but that will come with time.

Question: can I save my milk allowance to use in drinks rather than drink it all at meals?
I can (just about ) handle the green tea without milk but hate black coffee and normal tea.

Thanks
PC

ORIGINAL: stall

Hi James,

My girlfriend is interested in this. She however is pescatarian. Will this diet be suitable for her?

Cheers

Dez

Definitely - it's suitable for vegetarians, so including fish means there are even more options

ORIGINAL: Professor Chaos

Hi James
Right, a couple of weeks into the diet and have gone from 23st 7lbs - actually it might have been more because my scales only go up to 23/7 - to 22st 10lbs. I could do with doing more exercising, but that will come with time.

Question: can I save my milk allowance to use in drinks rather than drink it all at meals?
I can (just about ) handle the green tea without milk but hate black coffee and normal tea.

Thanks
PC

That's excellent weight loss, though don't expect it to continue at this rate - but a further 2lbs per week looks very achievable.

How are you finding it? Any feedback?

Milk - yes you can that's fine, but don't be too strict here - a little extra in hot drinks is fine. Have milk in your tea/coffee for sure

Hi James
Thanks for the reply.

Feedback: I wouldn't say I'm having any real problems with the diet. Like many "fatties" I'm used to virtually starving myself when I'm on a diet so it's quite refreshing to find that on "high" carb days at least, I'm not hungry at all, and even on low carb days when I do feel a little hungry, it isn't by any means overwhelming. I haven't so far been taking advantage of eating honeydew melon when hunger pangs strike, but probably will do this week.
I feel good in myself, not lethargic or miserable. The fact I work shifts does at times make it a little difficult to stick to set meal times, but planning ahead means this isn't an insurmountabe problem and I feel there is leeway within the diet if I times have to miss a snack.

I'm a fussy eater, and really don't like veg, espcially greens, so it's here that I'm not doing exactly as the you recommend. I can eat leafy salads and a bit of grated carrot - with extra-light salad cream, not good I know, but just about the only way can get it down, and I don't use much - and peas, but the rest is a no-go. So basically I eat a fair bit of salad and peas but without any variety. I can live with this and I know it's not ideal, but that's the way it has to be I'm afraid. I may look into juicing and/or increasing my fruit intake if that's possible - I love fruit though I'm aware it's higher in calories and doesn't offer the same nutrients as veg.

Otherwise I'm trying to vary my diet as much as possible and the plan does allow this. Lunch does tend to be a sandwich - again, no problem for me - and dinner tends to be meat (chicken/turkey) based as I'm not really a fan of fish. I am supplementing Omega 3s and eating Omega-3 enriched eggs to make up for my lack of fish.

I think with any plan boredom can be a problem, but, so far at least, I don't see myself getting bored. I kniw there will be "crises" along the way, I've been fighting the flab for thirty years and that means bad habits are quite firmly ingrained (curse this sweet tooth!!), but, so far so good.
PC



EDIT: - Sorry James just a quickie, someone bought me some White tea, can that be used instead of Green?

Thanks for that interesting feedback - very useful in helping us further develop any ideas we have regarding HiPaCC.

Yes white tea - fairly new to learning about this stuff myself - it is high in catechins though will are the active 'fat burner' and also high in antioxidents. So yeh, it's good stuff.

Cheers

Hi James

i have recently D/L the book and just completed my first week, so far so good.

i have been doing cashmans 4 day split routine as i like to keep gym visit fairly short, will this workout work alongside the diet regime, i have also added 20-30 mins of cardio at end of weights sessions.

any thoughts appreciated

thanks

phil

I'm not majorly familiar with Cash's routine, but yes it seems ok. The cardio will certainly help. If you're losing fat nicely then continue, otherwise you may want to step up the cardio in a few weeks - but we'll see how it goes sp please keep me updated

thanks for reply james, well so far enjoying it, not missing food but on the odd occasion i feel peckish i enjoy the melon that is allowed.

anyway first week gone by not real change in scales although the wife says my face is looking thinner, dont know if this is water retention changes or some slight improvement in bf, wait and see

i was wondering i am doing level 2 eating and was wondering is this enough protein to help prevent too much muscle loss i do not use dextrose or similar post workout would there be any harm in one scoop of whey post workout or should i just continue as plan states and wait and see what happens.

thanks for your time and trouble

If you're into bodybuilding and worried about muscle then yes one scoop of whey isolate (or quality concentrate) post workout would be good. Keep an eye on that weight and let me know.

All the best!

Hi James (me again)

second week over and already seeing some improvements in weight on scales, calipers and just by looking in the mirror.

my only worry is that i am still doing heavy intense workouts (cashmans routine) on a 4 day split, with 20-30 mins cardio and cardio twice am before breakfast.

i have noticed doms are a bit more painful and seem to last a little longer, is this normal or should i lower weight a little during workouts,

i am still worried i may not be taking in enough protein as before i was eating far more protein (dont want to go catabolic)

or should i just continue to follow the plan that is obviously working for me as weight going down, any thoughts appreciated

I'm in desperate need of sorting out my diet.

I'm doing 3 hours of cardio a week ( 1 hour is morning ) and 1 full body workout once a week ( I plan to drop 1 hour of cardio and replace with a weights split once I've lost most of the BF )

I am 4ft 11 and about 8 stone - BF% = 21.5

My goals are fat loss and a little muscle to get that " toned " look.

I struggle with food as in sometimes I'm not sure if something is actually good for me or not - I've been on the GI diet for the last few months and although I initially lost a few lbs they've all come back on and I've hit a brick wall

Would this book be useful for someone like me who is a bit of a novice when it comes to nutrition ?

Does it contain recipies and is it easy to follow ?

Hope this will work for me - I have my CC all ready to purchase

Welshy, have a read of Januarys newsletter http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/newsletter-0107.aspx I did a review of the book.

First off don't get obsessed by your weight. You are in the ideal range for your height. However, being of similar height I can appreciate how you feel as 2 lb on a shorter person looks like 7lb would on someone taller

I think the HiPaCC would be a great improvement from the GI diet for you. The diet is easy to follow and is laid out day by day for you. I'd suggest adding a little more protein in though if you're doing additional weight training. I think I read earlier in this post to have a little whey post workout (sure someone [*shouts for James*] can clarify that).

Don't drop your cardio for weights, you're doing minimum as it is.

Give it a try, you've nothing to lose other than your bodyfat

Yep for someone who trains as hard as you, some more protien may be useful

Thanks very much both ! .. I'll make a purchase later

You're so right about the weight Kitty - I've only put on a few lbs but it feels like half a stone ! :/

Hopefully this will sort me out !

thinkin about buying this book James..

how easy is it to follow if you dont have much access to appliances for cooking while working

i only have access to a microwave.. toaster and a toastie machine!

also will it affect me too much if i dont like any fish or eggs!

cheers Garry

CoNs,

I have been following this for nearly 5 weeks now. To answer your question.....Easy to follow. No need to cook food at work. You can prepare meals that can be consumed without access to any cooking utensil.

You may struggle on the breakfast as it is normally eggs or oily fish. However you do have the option of taking protein powder instead.

CoNs - all meals have hot or cold options for convenience of for something more elaborate.

Breakfasts are protein based on 2-3 days, but do include carbs on other days

cheers James

think i am gonna take a look at this ebook as it seems a good lifestyle ;)