Okay so today is Saturday. It is the last day of my first
week of carb cycling. Saturday is weigh-in day and Sunday is a free cheat day.
My weigh in this morning showed I have lost 5lbs this week. Fuck yes. Tomorrow
I am going to see Zac Brown Band and I am staying at a hotel so thank goodness
it is a free cheat day.
On a scale from 1-10 I would say I liked this diet a 6. I
only give it that score because I lost 5lbs. It was a lot of work….ALOT! On
Sunday I went shopping and spent 135$ on the “approved foods”. On Sunday
afternoon I spent almost 3hrs cooking, chopping, washing, measuring, so on and
so forth. This was with the boys help.
Day one: I had a
terrible headache and I was starving all day.
Day two: I still had
a headache and was extremely full. I still don’t know how I didn’t vomit, but
the protein at every meal was defiantly catching up to me. (According to the
book this is a normal reaction from your body during the first three days.)
This day I walked/ran at the track for 30min and climbed stairs.
Day three: I was
still kind of full (nothing like day two) but my headache was gone. Over all I
was feeling much better.
Day four: I felt
great. No headaches, no fullness. I was actually hungry every three hours and
was feeling much better about the diet. I started this morning with push up’s,
sit up’s, and squats. I then went for a 2mile walk and did some exercises in
the pool in the afternoon.
Day five: I felt great. I feel healthier; I am satisfied
with my meals.
Today is day six and I still feel good. I am not sure if I
could do this diet long term but I did get what I was looking for (a kick in
the face to my diet plateau).
Reasons why I don’t think I could do this diet long term:
1.)
It is a lot of work. Even though I spent three
hours prepping food for the week on Sunday, I still spent anywhere from 40min –
60min a day putting the meals together. Mostly because some meals where protein
shakes and I did not want to make those until the morning of. Also since the boy did it with me we went
through a lot of food much faster than I expected.
2.)
It is expensive. $135 a week is a lot of money for food every
week.
3.)
Having to eat every three hours can be inconvenient.
I felt like the whole week I was watching the clock trying to make sure I ate
at the right times. Some days my schedule was funky due to working odd shifts,
and I had to eat in my car while driving. Not ideal for me.
Things I liked
about this diet:
1.)
I got the effect I was looking for (dropped five
pounds)
2.)
I liked eating healthier more wholesome foods.
No sugar and no fake sweeteners were allowed. It is all natural -whole grain,
not processed foods. (which is why I think I had a headache the first two days,
I think that was my body withdrawing from all the crap its used to.
Now the question is will I continue this
for week two? I still am not sure yet!
I have been so caught up in this diet, prepping
food, eating food, prepping food eating food, working working working, that I
am relieved and scared for a cheat day. I truly do feel healthier from this
week and I am nervous my body will be pissed at me when I fill it with vodka
and sandwiches tomorrow. But I am so sick of thinking about my next meal I am
looking forward to a day off.
I really think Monday morning when I wake up
is when I am going to decide if I will do this for another week.
I will keep you all posted, and I have exciting news that I
will share after my concert!
