Total Calorie Intake: 1320
Total Water Intake: 2 liters
Start Fast: 6:00pm
Last night I went to sleep hungry and woke up not. Not only was I not hungry but eating was the last thing I wanted to do – it was so weird. Made myself eat before the WOD though, otherwise I feared I would not have the energy levels to do well!
L: 1 cup yogurt, 1 cup honeydew, 2 tbsp shredded coconut, 1 tbsp sunflower seeds, 2 tbsp sugar-free pudding (350)
**Lots of carbs in this meal**
S: 10 almonds, 2 tbsp sugar free pudding (100)
D: 2 Chicken sausages, bell pepper, onion, broccoli, grape tomatoes, sun dried tomatoes, sesame oil (400)
D: 2 scoops protein powder in soymilk (250)
S: 1 oz cheese (100)
Total Calorie Intake: 1200
Total Water Intake: 3 liters
Start Fast: 7:00pm
I slept dreadfully last night and have been tired all day. It was a good day to get back on the diet because I really had to force myself to eat – no cravings except sleep. The only hard part was getting enough water in me; for some I was just not feelin the water intake today.
D: 1/4 cup cashews, 2 fish oils, 2 vitamin paks, 1 cup grapes, 1.5 scoops protein powder in water (2C, 3.5P, 5.5F) (410)
S: 1/4 cup cashews, 2 low-carb tortillas, 5 oz ham, 1/4 cup cucumber, 3/4 cup grapes, 1 tbsp lite ranch dressing (2.5C, 5P, 9F) (550)
**I was SOOOO hungry, I had to eat and it turned out to be a big meal!**
Total blocs: (12.5C, 17P, 22.5F)
Total Calorie Intake: 1985
Total Water Intake: 3 liters
I am SO tired; I tried laying down but I hurt so much that I couldn’t find any comfortable position. I basically worked out from 9:30am to 2:30pm with tons of adrenaline going the whole time. I was really surprised I was able to do the Parkour as hard and long as I did after doing Fight Gone Bad. I really pushed myself today and proved something to myself.
B: 2 vitamin paks, 2 fish oils, 2 mango sausages, 1 cup grapes, 1 oz cashews (4C, 4P, 8F) (600)
S: 1 cup blueberries, 1 oz beef jerky, 20 cashews (2.5C, 1P, 6F) (290)
L: Asian pear, 1/2 cup soymilk (2C, 0.5P, 1F) (110)
D: 8 oz Chinese BBQ pork, 6 almonds, 1 cup blueberries (3C, 6P, 1F) (390)
Total blocs: (11.5C, 11.5, 16F)
Total Calorie Intake: 1390
Total Water Intake: liters
Start Fast: 4pm (3 hour eating window)
I feel awful this morning. I didn’t think that the wine last night would have any effect on me but my eyes are puffy, my skin is dry and sticky, and I have a horrible headache. Most of that is probably exacerbated from being dehydrated as well. It was very difficult to drink water yesterday for unknown reasons, and today I don’t feel like hydrating at all – but I will!
I noticed my insatiability yesterday and today from cashews. I realized that the almonds I have been eating to supplement for fat are unsalted, whereas the cashews I got are very salty, which keeps me coming back for more. I need to remember, NO SALTED NUTS!
Had a horrible day and it showed in my eating. Everything went downhill as soon as I got on the bus to go to Lalanne. Couldn’t do the workout, came home and nothing went according to plan – everything took 100% more time than what was scheduled. I felt like a chicken with my head cut off - the list of things to do went on and on and by the time class finished at 9pm, I was badly in need of a drink and some comfort food. I felt entitled since I’ve been so good this week. I wasn’t so much craving any type of food than I was desperately grabbing for some sort of indulgence and relaxation. VERY dehydrated and over calori-nated.
Total blocs: (8C, 15P, 18F)
Total Calorie Intake: 1460
Total Water Intake: 4 liters
Start IF: 6:00pm
**Will be hard tonight - having "dinner" with friends - will be drinking diet coke while they eat**
I had a mental block last night with the fast. I stopped eating at 6:15pm and had no problems with cravings or desires to eat. I went to bed at midnight but couldn’t fall asleep and laid in bed, awake, for 3 hours. At about 1am my body realized I hadn’t eaten for a while and I could feel some hunger (whether mental or actual, I cannot say) creep in on me. It was very difficult to fall asleep once I felt the hunger pangs. This will be a huge mental hurdle to jump.
I felt great this morning; I had energy (which I thought I wouldn’t), thinner and tighter, and no immediate cravings for food. I did feel hungry which was very odd since I never feel hungry in the morning.
Today I will have a very difficult eating window since I will be on-campus for the entire 7 hours. I made a chicken stir fry with veggies for lunch that I will take with me and I will have breakfast right before I leave. Dinner will probably be from the grocery and exactly what I had last night.
D: 8 oz Chinese BBQ pork, 14 cashews, 12 oz nonfat sugar-free caramel latte + protein (3C, 8.5P, 4F) (640)
Total blocs: (9C, 15.5P, 9F)
Total Calorie Intake: 1260
Total Water Intake: 4 liters
Start IF: 6:15pm
The New Rules of the (Diet) Game
More Protein, Less Carbs: will focus carb intake in the morning and taper off at night. Will be eating around 13 blocs of protein and no more than 11 blocs of carbs, fat will be a neutral.
ZigZag: carb intake will fluctuate purposefully day by day where it will never go above 11 blocs but will consistently be controlled to less than 6 blocs.
Calories: calories will not be under 1300 and not exceed 1600
Intermittent Fast: will have a consistent average IF of 15-18 hrs with an average eating window of 6-9 hrs.
Breakfast: when breaking the IF, will be cautious of carb intake
Dairy: will cut back on all dairy consumption (aside from Starbucks)
So far, the IF hasn’t been hard – though I’m only 2 days in. What was very difficult today was eating. I noticed that at 5:30 (45 minutes before I was planning to start my fast) I had only eaten about 600 calories and I was really dragging. I hadn’t had time to fix dinner and I was on the go so I had to improvise at the grocery store. I found Chinese BBQ pork which was great! Very little fat and carbs and great taste. It was about the only thing I found that would cut it nutritionally. But that only had about 240 calories in the whole package, so I supplemented with a latte + protein and some cashews. Unfortunately I had the dairy in the latte (Starbucks soymilk is so full of sugar) so that is something I’m going to have to work on. Possibly I could bring my own soymilk and pour some espresso in it?
In regards to the remaining rules: I almost reached 1300 calories (close enough) and probably wouldn’t have had such a hard time getting the calories up if I hadn’t been on the go all day. My breakfast had dairy in it but only 2 blocs of carbs (good) and I had a good 14 hrs IF. I maintained high protein and low carb count for the day as well.
Total Calorie Intake: 1620
Total Water Intake: 4 liters
Start IF: 7:30pm
Tried the intermittent fasting to reset my body after that horrible glutinous weekend. It wasn’t very hard but I have eaten so much in the past days that my body was still probably digesting. I did drink a lot of water which helped every time I was tempted. I’d like to make this a regular part of my diet – though definitely not as long.
General grazing of carb-laden foods – not worth counting – tomorrow will be wine tasting all day, ie. diet will be poor once again. Monday will start anew!
We had a nutrition seminar today on the Paleo diet and Intermittent Fasting. It was very interesting and though I’m not 100% sold on the intermittent fasting, I think I will try it out and see how I feel once my visitor leaves – too much food distraction. I’ve decided to go off strict Zone and stop counting blocs. I realized that it was just too much counting, measuring, and restricting me from a lot of social life. I realized today that just eating primarily vegetables, fruit, and lean meats will get me just as many nutrients and fit my lifestyle better. With that said, it does scare me to think about not measuring carbs, especially the fruit. I feel like I might go overboard with fruit and it will spike my insulin levels just as candy would. But for now, I am resolved to practice a more livable diet. We’ll see what Chris has to say on Tuesday for our appointment on my nutrition. Apparently it’ll take me to “the next level”!
B: 1 chicken sausage, 1/2 cup blackberries, 1/2 cup pineapple, 2 fish oils, 2 vitamin paks, 1/2 scoop protein powder (3C, 3P, 3F) (320)
S: 12 oz whole milk sugar free caramel latte, 1 cup blackberries, 1/2 apple (4C, 1P, 2F) (280)
L: Fruit and chicken salad, low fat string cheese (2C, 4P, 3F) (300)
S: 1/2 cup pineapple, 3 Reese’s peanut butter cups (340)
I stopped accounting for food eaten after mid-day. It was a general grazing that went something like this: dolmas, pita bread, hummus, licorice, cranberries, fruit salad, scones, coffee w/ cream
I did a ridiculously poor job trying to get back in The Zone today - horrible. I feel horrible and bloated and very very guilty. I've got a WOD tomorrow and a nutrition seminar after at the gym so hopefully that'll get me re-motivated.
Total calorie intake: 2060
Total water intake: 2 liters
As per my cheat day yesterday, I have felt horrible all day and it has been very difficult to keep in The Zone and eat proportionately and moderately. As the night progressed, I digressed and have been eating nonstop. Oops! Though I ate a lot today (lots of empty calories) I know that it’s really not at bad as I feel it is. I am still below what I burned today – I just wish it was easier to get back in The Zone after having a cheat.
