Change: -5.8lbs
Oh, my...this going to bed hungry thing isn't that fun. And the fact that I stared at the ceiling nearly all night just because I was hungry clearly indicates that there isn't enough hardship in my life and I'm a big whiner. Actually, I had a bad case of what is known in our house as "monkey mind", a condition where your mind just won't stop going a hundred miles an hour, but it may well have been caused by very little food in the previous 48 hours. Which leads me to the real point of this opening paragraph, which is that I thought it might be good to mention what supplements I have added to this plan to make it work just a little better (for me - I am not necessarily recommending them to anyone else). They are:
1. A multivitamin and 2 scoops of powdered greens in 1l of water, first thing in the morning (I do this every morning without fail and see no reason to stop on this plan)
2. A thermogenic (fat burner) first thing in the morning and right after lunch (this is just proper addictions management; the active ingredient in most thermogenics is caffeine and as I have given up coffee for the duration of this experiment some replacement caffeine is absolutely necessary - if you don't believe me you can ask my husband! Ha ha.)
3. A ZMA supplement right before bed (zinc, magnesium, vitamin B6) mainly to help with sleep quality (although was somewhat ineffectual last night) but also helps with tissue repair and formation.
So today was carb-loading day! I'd been looking forward to today since the weekend, since today I got to eat (wait for it) SOLID FOOD. I even got to have oatmeal, and a lot of it, for breakfast which is something I never, ever do. I actually measured out my CUP of mixed steel-cut oats, farro, barley, and brown rice (which, mixed together, passes for oatmeal in our house - shh, don't tell my children) and thought "ew - I can't eat all that!"
But eat it I did, and damn, it was good.
The structure for carb day (for me) looks like this:
Caloric intake: 11 x LBM = 1527kCal
Macronutrient breakdown: 40% Carbs (153g), 30% Protein (115g), 30% Fat (51g)
The protein gets divided by 5 since you need that at each meal, the carbs are divided in 2 and eaten in the first 2 meals, and the fat gets divided by 3 and eaten in the last 3 meals. The boss suggests that you stay away from crappy carb sources such as processed grain products and other refined sugars and get your carbs from whole grains, legumes, colored starchy veggies such as sweet potato, pumpkin, beets, etc., and fruit. Solid advice under any circumstances!
The workout today was 30 minutes of moderate cardio. I figured that based on breakfast, I'd be carbed up and raring to go for a good hard run...but, surprisingly, that many carbs made me feel pretty sluggish. Add to that a pretty crappy nights' sleep and a stupid cold that won't go away and I really, REALLY didn't want to train at all. So I did the penultimate wussbag thing to do: I did my cardio on the elliptical trainer. And actually, it wasn't that bad...better than bailing entirely, anyway.
But let it be known that I still hate elliptical trainers.
Tomorrow I'm expecting to see some water-weight gain, but it won't have a chance to stick around because tomorrow is.....
FAST DAY #2 (cue the scary music, it ain't gonna be pretty!)
Sleep ending hunger pangs were the single hardest challenge I faced during my Herbal Magic weight loss. In my current 'everything in moderation' diet, they are my indicator that I need to eat more.
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