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Self experimentation -- The Only Way!
Mixing it up with a higher carb / lowered calorie way of eating for a hot minute. Nothing changes unless I change. (This is mind blowing for me at the moment)
I will not fear carbs because just like calories, not all carbs are equal in the way the body processes them. I am working on minimizing the processed ones I eat as best as possible can because they are the junk ones. The ones that don't satiate me and I can eat and eat and eat until it's too late.
I've been studying a few journals from others similar to me who run when they can, lift when they can, and I am amazed/intrigued when I see how many carbs they eat. When I look closer at their food logs, I notice their carb sources are mainly from real foods.
If this works, this will be a game changer for me and maybe other who have struggled with this.
Yesterday, I ate a ridiculous amount of carbs (249.61 net) but it was mostly planned. I slept like a baby last night and this morning the scale showed a lower number than Monday morning's weigh in.
Mon - Cal = 1578 / N Carbs = 249.61 [Actual]
Tue - Cal = >>>Planned<<< Sub 1000 / >>>Planed<<< N Carbs=121.17
Tue - Cal = 991 / N Carbs = 116.77 [Actual]
Wed - Cal = >>>Planned<<< Sub 1200 / >>>Planed<<< N Carbs=144.95
Thu - Cal = TBD
FRI - Cal = TBD
My theory is that If I am able to eat this many carbs with lowered calories, when I reintroduce the other macros (Protein and Fats) which means more calories, I should see the scale to continue to move in my favor and eventually it will slow down or stop. This is completely an opposite approach I am using towards getting the scale to go in the right direction. I don't mind being a guinea pig. My body, my rules. Could this be the end of the stress associated from seeing the scale go in the wrong direction when reintroducing carbs? This usually not true weight gain as the body needs more water to process the carbs and this shows up as a higher number on the scale.
I am so psyched because both my containers of rice I brought to work to eat as my meals are still in the fridge and in less than 10 minutes, I will take one out, return it to my backpack and this will be a part of my planned dinner when I get home tonight.
I GOT THIS!!!!
Onward - Carbs, Carbs, Carbssss!
#Update 1. Swapped out my planned chicken for cooked ground beef because I was too impatient to strip it off the bone and weigh it and weighing cooked ground beef and then mixing it in my rice was more fun. Swapped out beer for seltzer because I wanted to stick to what I intended vs letting life get in my way.
Diet Calendar Entries for 21 August 2018:
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991 kcal
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Fat: 36.98g | Prot: 36.70g | Carb: 120.07g.
Breakfast: Water, Coffee, Swiss Miss Classics Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix, International Delight Coffee House Inspirations - Half & Half. Lunch: Swiss Miss Classics Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix, Coffee, Water. Dinner: Polar Seltzer Raspberry Lime, Ground Beef (80% Lean / 20% Fat), White Rice. Snacks/Other: Water. more...
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