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<blockquote data-quote="qe5rt" data-source="post: 1299372" data-attributes="member: 234442"><p>Unfortunately i'm going to have to disappoint you a bit and say that in order to keep gaining muscle you need to be in a state calorie surplus. In the beginning you might gain some muscle but in order to keep doing so you need to eat more calories. But that is not to say that you need to stop working out your muscles when trying to lose weight. Since your main goal is to lose weight you will best do that with dieting. But don't despair as you lose weights you'll actually start to look more muscular in the sense that you'll see more definition. The optimum way to lose weight is really through diet since physical activity doesn't really burn a whole lot of calories (people overestimate it). What burns the most calories in the shortest time is high intensity stuff. But you'll need to see what achievable and sustainable for you.</p><p></p><p>I don't know if your type 1 or type 2 and inject insulin or not but it works a bit different for us. First of all yes insulin is a major factor in muscle growth, it's even on the illegal substance list and yes some bodybuilders do take it (non diabetic ones that is). That gives you a good idea on how important it is. That being said for diabetics it's a different ball game. You will be trying to get an adjusted requirement of protein, carbs and fat while keeping your BS levels under control. In a bulk or cut protein usually stays about the same (around 2g. per kg of body weight), Some actually prefer a bit higher protein on a cut but 2 grams is about right. Fat serves little to no purpose in gaining muscle and is the most calorie dense so since you're trying to lose weight you can cut a lot of calories by limiting fat. That leaves carbs with the same calorie density as protein, again you're trying to lose weight so you're going to limit them to a point where you're still able to workout efficiently but the sum of your calorie intake should be lower than how much you burn. In carbs you will prefer complex carbs over simple carbs (sugar) since simple carbs cause spikes, complex carbs have a more gradual release and can generally be found in healthier foods. As you successfully cut you'll find that you insulin requirements go down so you might experience some lows. </p><p></p><p>On the last part carb loading is utterly useless for muscle building and for any activity that's under an hour of uninterrupted exercise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="qe5rt, post: 1299372, member: 234442"] Unfortunately i'm going to have to disappoint you a bit and say that in order to keep gaining muscle you need to be in a state calorie surplus. In the beginning you might gain some muscle but in order to keep doing so you need to eat more calories. But that is not to say that you need to stop working out your muscles when trying to lose weight. Since your main goal is to lose weight you will best do that with dieting. But don't despair as you lose weights you'll actually start to look more muscular in the sense that you'll see more definition. The optimum way to lose weight is really through diet since physical activity doesn't really burn a whole lot of calories (people overestimate it). What burns the most calories in the shortest time is high intensity stuff. But you'll need to see what achievable and sustainable for you. I don't know if your type 1 or type 2 and inject insulin or not but it works a bit different for us. First of all yes insulin is a major factor in muscle growth, it's even on the illegal substance list and yes some bodybuilders do take it (non diabetic ones that is). That gives you a good idea on how important it is. That being said for diabetics it's a different ball game. You will be trying to get an adjusted requirement of protein, carbs and fat while keeping your BS levels under control. In a bulk or cut protein usually stays about the same (around 2g. per kg of body weight), Some actually prefer a bit higher protein on a cut but 2 grams is about right. Fat serves little to no purpose in gaining muscle and is the most calorie dense so since you're trying to lose weight you can cut a lot of calories by limiting fat. That leaves carbs with the same calorie density as protein, again you're trying to lose weight so you're going to limit them to a point where you're still able to workout efficiently but the sum of your calorie intake should be lower than how much you burn. In carbs you will prefer complex carbs over simple carbs (sugar) since simple carbs cause spikes, complex carbs have a more gradual release and can generally be found in healthier foods. As you successfully cut you'll find that you insulin requirements go down so you might experience some lows. On the last part carb loading is utterly useless for muscle building and for any activity that's under an hour of uninterrupted exercise. [/QUOTE]
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