So day two is AWESOME! I can actually feel the energy surge through my body. Today when I took Sherman on his walk I decided to run. (I have not had the ummph to run since sometime in May) I damn near sprinted for 1.5 miles. Poor Sher was about pooped since he isn't conditioned for this crazy stuff. Is it placebo? Who knows... Only know I feel 100% better than I have been.
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Oh man...that sounds awesome...after my risotto experiment (which Alan has yet to comment on) I will be coming in here for my vicarious carb fixes... There's nothing like a carb RUSH! I wonder if I could overnight the risotto????
So now I am wondering just why the fuck so many trainers do low carb as a rule. Sidonia and her 60g a day. OMFG that would destroy me. I wonder what it is about carbs that people are so afraid of? I am up 3 lbs on the scale this morning btw. LOL! Perhaps that is what people are afraid of? I don't know but it honestly doesn't begin to make me worried. I will carry this 3 extra lbs of water around for the rest of my days if I can feel as good as I did yesterday.
Today is day 3, it is 7:15AM and I am planning another carby sort of day. Can someone pass the oats?
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Well, FWIW, I'm living entirely on white rice, rice cakes and plain chicken right now... oh - and one banana. Carbs FTW???
Starting an elimination diet are we? Hey if the carbs help you to troubleshoot what is going on and just so happen to give you some more energy then yeah.... FTW!
Don't freak out about the scale though...
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Nowadays even 600g of carbs don't make my weight go up by more than say 1lbs.. back in the VLC days , a mere 200-300g would make wt shoot up by 3 kg (6.6 lbs)!
Lack of starch enzymes & stress/cortisol will do this.
You just retain more fluids when carbed up. I'm liking the lower carb days as carbs make me hungry & sleepy so when I go lower in carbs, it's easier to stick to my diet.. But there's no f* way I'm going to eat VLC 7 days/week. It sent me into binge & depression mode big time.
The higher your bodyfat % and/or the more insulin resistant you are, the better you feel on low carbs.. there are exceptions: some feel bad on it while bf% is high & others feel good even at low bf%.
Besides general weight gain, insulin resistance is associated with abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, high triglycerides, and low HDL ("good cholesterol").
I stole this definition from some web site...
While I had (at one time) displayed all of these symptoms, I still would not say that I suffer from insulin resistance at all. Carbs NEVER make me sleepy. Fat makes me sleepy and feel badly but carbs make me energenic and happy. Up to a point, the more carbs I eat, the more I burn them off. I guess only time and experimentation will tell if I am right about not being resistant.
Alan says we are playing this hand for the next couple of weeks and recording results. To my knowledge he has no intention of worrying about bf% gain/loss but is looking to see how it affects my overall well being. He also increased overall calories very slightly. I think he maybe is sneaking in some sort of mini-bulk thing to support my new "goal" or direction which he defined for me over the weekend.
Namely it is to come back strong 100% from my injury. Not "by the skin of my teeth" come back.... but strong. I still don't really know what any of this means at a measurable (objective) level, nor do I comprehend the timeline for this but I am just along for the ride right now. I am trying to wrap my head around all of this and to not hate what is happening. Emotionally I am still somewhat a wreck. Right now, I can't see that I will ever really agree with Alan or forgive him completely for the decision that he made on my behalf to cancel my show this year, but I am commited to doing everything I can to follow the plan and see how it plays out. My hope/gut feel is that one day I learn that I am wrong for how I feel today.
Yesterday as I was sprinting up the hill with the energy of the "old" Karla, I felt like perhaps I can actually get behind this plan to some degree.
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I actually do well on around 75 to 100 grams of carbs a day. Right now according to my pump my three week average is 86g. Lower than that I think I'd have a hard time sticking to and it would complicate the blood sugar thing a little bit more. It's actually easier for me to handle higher carbs than too low.
I don't think carbs are evil but I do think it makes sense to set calories, protein, and fat first and carbs are largely dependent on what's left over. For someone on low calories that may not leave room for much. Also there always needs to be room for individual variances. Low carb is not for everybody and there is no one size fits all.
I set calories and generally aim for 30% protein. Although lately I really just set my calories and don't worry about it so much. Of course, that's because we've had such a great season of fruit (cherries, peaches, nectarines). Definitely love my fruit!
Oh, and sounds like you had a good run there, so congrats!
Woohoo on the sprint!!! And a carb-fueled one at that. My personal experience with low-carb dieting has been a spotty one. While too many carbs (over 400g/day) makes me feel queasy and nauseous, going under 150g/day produces fatigue in me like no other. I've definitely learned over the past few years not to take dieting advice as dogma, and to pay attn. to my body and its reactions to food.
More good news.... Just had a workout and got so swole I thought my skin was gonna tear. Also am getting into my same lifting weights as in my bulk. Yeah buddy....
I have been drinking gallons of water so muscles are filling up....
Of course I look like a marshmellow with all the water but hey it's all good.
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Am beaming for you... we knew this all along , didn't we? I'm in awe of your perseverance/compliance despite knowing that too low of a carb intake , despite high P intake wasn't cutting it.
Now just see if you can retain muscle mass just as well. Provided you're not going to run a marathon every week, it shouldn't make a difference.
seems like your recovering well and doing good these days, congrats. You running, hmm sounds like your moving over to the dark side, where carbs are our friend!
Am beaming for you... we knew this all along , didn't we? I'm in awe of your perseverance/compliance despite knowing that too low of a carb intake , despite high P intake wasn't cutting it.
Now just see if you can retain muscle mass just as well. Provided you're not going to run a marathon every week, it shouldn't make a difference.
'zactly. Alan mentioned today that based on this little experience he will handle things differently than originally planed when it is time for me to lean out. Not sure what that means but I hope it means I never have to do induction flu again.
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When's the competition?
We're going to need weekly cutting pics you know.
Alan has cancelled my show. I am not allowed to be in comp mode right now.
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Hey Karla,
seems like your recovering well and doing good these days, congrats. You running, hmm sounds like your moving over to the dark side, where carbs are our friend!
I have ALWAYS adored carbs. It was Alan's idea to see if I could do lower carbs. I can do it but not as well as higher. The 150g a day is a very, very happy place for me.
Had another awesome sort of day on my new diet. I feel soooooo different that I cannot even begin to describe it. I am funny again and cheerful. Other people have taken notice. I am more productive at work too. This is amazing.
My weight is back down after a 3lb swole that hung on for awhile. I still look puffier than I did 3 days ago but not in a bad way. My muscles are looking bigger. Yeah buddy! Today's workout was almost 100% back to the bulking game weights and it was lower day. I put 450lbs on my SI joint area without any incident so assume that I am pretty tight there now. I put 220lbs on my back and am squatting to bench at 135
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Had another awesome sort of day on my new diet. I feel soooooo different that I cannot even begin to describe it. I am funny again and cheerful. Other people have taken notice. I am more productive at work too. This is amazing.
My weight is back down after a 3lb swole that hung on for awhile. I still look puffier than I did 3 days ago but not in a bad way. My muscles are looking bigger. Yeah buddy! Today's workout was almost 100% back to the bulking game weights and it was lower day. I put 450lbs on my SI joint area without any incident so assume that I am pretty tight there now. I put 220lbs on my back and am squatting to bench at 135 again (the squats are coming back the slowest). I am just taking my time with them for now and digging in deep.
I am starting to get antsy to set a show date again. Alan said I have to be back 100%. I am very close.
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whooop.... was typing from my netbook and thought I had killed the first post so I retyped it.... It looks like it made it after all. HA HA
It's all good. I am doubly happy. LOL!
Good reminder Bytsi. I will be careful. Ironically Alan was asking me about my farm work on the very week that I began sneaking it back into my life again. I think I am busted on that one.
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Good reminder Bytsi. I will be careful. Ironically Alan was asking me about my farm work on the very week that I began sneaking it back into my life again. I think I am busted on that one.
Wow, there is a lot of honesty in this post....and a disconnect...can you see it.
I'm afraid I'm going to have to raise the "dumbass alert" from green to yellow until further notice. As they said on Hill Street Blues - "Let's be careful out there!"
Since you are being straight up about it in the log, I'll post some food p0rn - beer and ice cream for you.
There's nothing like a carb RUSH! I wonder if I could overnight the risotto???? 
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