It's been a while.. where does the time go?? I've been super busy working and hitting the gym. We've been doing a lot of decision making. So I posted about a month back that we decided to delay our original "debut" show date. We hoped the extra time would help with my conditioning (leaning out for the stage) It's still been REALLY slow coming on the fat loss and progress. We have been carb cycling but I still haven't had much success. This week we are starting a keto diet. Half way through Day 1.. I'm not as hungry as I thought I'd be. However, my meals have been pretty interesting. Switching from high protein to high fat has really been difficult. I think I'm getting a better handle on it. I even found some flax meal muffin and pizza crust recipes I'm going to try out. (will post them if they are edible!) :)
So, I wanted to post a little bit more about my diet. Now keep in mind if you're not cutting for a show you probably don't have to be SO strict but I've had a lot of people comment on how lean I'm getting and ask me what I've been doing. So carb cycling. The last several weeks we have been carb cycling. I started with 6 low and 1 high day, and we moved to 3 low days, 1 high, 2 low, 1 high rotation. I prepare 99% of my own food. Even on my high carb days I rarely went out to eat because you really can't be sure what you're getting. I think I had some decent progress doing carb cycling. I count all carbs (even veggies) I guess a lot of people don't.. I'm not sure if it would have been more effective to get more starchy carbs and feed my metabolism that way?? BUT...
We are getting into super crunch time here and my legs especially have a way to go. We are going Keto. I also started tracking my macros and water more diligently with my weight fluctuations so we can track changes more effectively. This whole process is a lot of trial and error. There is no right or wrong way to do this.. ok, there are probably a LOT of wrong ways, but different things work for different people. This is the first time we are doing this so it going to be a HUGE learning experience. I've already learned a lot and we still have so far to go. I'm going to post below a few examples of what I ate on different low and high carb days. You can follow me on myfitnesspal (Username: Jennibeanxo ) to see what I'm eating everyday. (but please don't follow it blindly, it's based on my height, weight, goals and activity level) I've also started to track ALL my cardio with my Polar watch too. Because those machines and even the myfitnesspal estimates are not accurate to each individual.
Low carb day
Just a note.. I kept my fats relatively low and protein high. This isn't typically how carb cycling works. Protein stays consistent and fats and carbs cycle (one high, the other low). This might be why I didn't see the results I hoped for. I think when I try again in the future I'll have a better handle on the process. It's all a lot of trial and error. The key is to stick with it and continue to make adjustments.
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