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Post higher cal day weigh in. Metabolisms definitely drumming lately.
Before increasing cals by 2% over 3 weeks ago, I was only burning a little over 2000 cals on an active rest day
After increasing cals by 2%, rest day metabolic burn went up to 2100
After 4500 cal surplus day last Saturday, I ended yesterday's rest day with an over 2200 cal burn.
So...
2000 plus ---> 2100 plus ---> 2200 plus
And, weigh-ins are very consistent this week. In fact, it usually takes this body a bit longer to return to average after a surplus day. But, I dropped that water quick this time around!
That being stated, it's good to note here - my average protein intake this week is around 150 grams, Carbs around 208 (I'm always a little under), and Fat is around 73 grams. This is where I really start considering how thermic burn of different macros play a part in cals out.
Oh, and just to note - I'm not a gallon a day H2O drinker. I get in around 34 oz of water, 24 ounces of my BCAA (which is also chalk full of magnesium, sodium, and potassium), and a little over 16 ounces of the beautiful elixer of life I refer to as coffee.
Apart from the 34 oz - I drink water as needed. I'm careful NOT to guzzle it after a high intensity workout, because I'm one of those folks whose digestive system kinda shuts down during intense exercise - if I guzzle it--> I'll just puke it back up.
Because, I sweat a LOT - my emphasis is on potassium, magnesium, and sodium. Those things are a priority either pre workout or after. In a liquid or in a fruit...whatever way I can get it and stay within caloric targets.
Ensuring those 3 elements are readily accessible is critical to helping out this girl's mobility or even pulling in water to help cells replenish and hydrate themselves.
Did you know that "potassium" in particular is one of those elements (it's actually a metal) that helps the central nervous system conduct electrical impulses through neural fibers in the human body?
One can over-do or "mis-use" potassium. Something "Big Pharma" is discovering while trying to use this metal to treat folks with Multiple Sclerosis like myself.
I chose not to try Big Pharma's experimental potassium conducting candy as the number of "grand mal" seizures MS patients were having on the drug didn't appeal to me.
Even though (of course!) they were willing to provide it "free of charge" - We'll just state, improving my walking gait didn't feel worth the cost of risking that side effect...Not even for the sake of Frankenstein research...{{cough}}..I mean science.
My cane works fine, thank you - AND, IT'S SEIZURE FREE!
But, I definitely found an improvement in spasticity, stiffness, and cramps when I increased levels of potassium on my own just through dietary intake. I still deal with it, but to a noticeably milder degree, and the cramps are pretty much non-existent, which is wonderful!
Anywho...tonight we have a weights session and mild cardio with tricep, bicep, and lunges on the menu!
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113.8 lb
Lost so far: 96.2 lb.
Still to go: 0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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gaining 5.6 lb a week
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