You are right regarding our diets. It is ideal for bodybuilding because your goal is to eliminate as much fat and sodium from your diet and body to show all definition and striation. Your carb intake is low, women loose their menstrual cycles because body fat is so low, your cranky and irritable and above all else exhausted and hungry. It is not a healthy sport but the reward is when you are on stage and you look dam good!!!! I am not competeing this year in bodybuilding because I have chosen to do duathlons this year in the northwest. The hardest thing for me in my training is to consume more carbs and calories. It messes with me mentally because it is opposite of my normal eating and calorie intake. I am a creature of habit. I eat the same things every day and a cheat on the weekend. I am learning to increase my portion sizes so I can have the energy for the amount of training I am doing. Low carb and low-cal should never be used in the same sentence when doing endurance events.