The last couple of days went well! Not being in my own house, it's hard to know exactly, but I think I came in at slightly under 1500 both days, with a lot of extra protein on Friday and a lot less on Saturday. So hopefully that's okay.
Today I move on to Eat.
Rest, in review:
Compliance:
Rest: Did not exercise any more than I had to for my daily life.
Food: Overall, this went well. I overshot the calories a couple of days, but I felt like this was the opposite of a normal "diet" - instead of trying to err on the side of eating slightly less than recommended, that I should err on the side of eating slightly more. For the most part I was within 50 calories.
Sleep: Perfect.
Water/sodium: Still needs a bit of work, but vast improvement in both.
Extra credit: Did the massage and the epsom salt baths, also ate some of the recommended potassium/magnesium food sources.
Results:
Weight has trended down about 1.5-2lbs. This surprised me to no end. The idea of losing weight without working out blows my little exercise obsessed mind. Obviously a big part of this is probably controlling the sodium.
Inches have also trended down. It's weird, I feel more compact now. Probably because of reduced swelling from exercise.
Omron is it's usual crazy self, no trend in any direction.
Body temperature has risen.
Digestion has improved like nobody's business. No more bloating, cramping, and other TMI stuff I won't go into.
Massive improvement in, as Leigh calls them in the book, "sexy hormones." Nothing on the amenorrhea, but it's really too early.
Psychologically, this is the best thing I could have done for myself. My mood has improved, I'm less anxious, and I've gained some much needed perspective on the role exercise should play in my life. My therapist is pleased.
(I would like to note that all of this is exactly what she said to expect. I love Leigh.)
So... on to Eat!
Eat is one week long. I will be sitting on my ass this week, also.
Food breakdown as follows:
1617 calories
54g fat
121g carbs (30% of which - 160ish calories - must be starch)
161g protein
Also starting probiotics and enzymes today.
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Marty
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