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some days i think i wished i like kale. other days i just put my spinach in my salad and my eggs and enjoy my breakfast.
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Lollollol daejamurrachan ...I used to do a csa basket split w a friend and one year it was kale as our green almost every damn week so I learned to tolerate it...but I am picky as hell. Bacon frittata and mixed w butternut squash are basically the only ways I like it.
Am walking to subway today.
I have been planning out my meal plan the day before which has let me stick to 1500-1600 for 3 days now. Let's see if this is sustainable. I like making food choices ahead of time instead of in the moment. (And if I crave a random thing I put in next day's plan.) It lets me think less about food overall.
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Well, the only important thing I've noticed about eating in that range consistently is that every few weeks to couple of months I am hungry, and hungry, and hungry. All the time. I end up eating between 50% and 100% of my normal daily average for about a week. However, what I have also found is that afterward, it's fairly easy again. This comes with the standard caveat of we are different people with different biochemical needs and make-up, so this may or may not pertain to you.Originally posted by 'rin View PostComment
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When I did this before I noticed a similar thing, but, my stopgap solution is that if I am truly hungry (not bored, not mad, not "oh hey I walked past a bakery".. hungry) I allow myself to eat up to maintenance (so 2100 - 2300ish depending on steps etc) for the day. 1 day like that every 2-3 weeks can keep me on track indefinitely. If I try to eat less then 1500 tho, for even 2 days, I will eat the universe.Originally posted by wjs View PostComment
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Today is diet day 5. Doing minor carb up (57 net for the day) bc I REALLY wanted a stupid avocado lox sammich. Usually I can fob myself off w a salad but, the rye bread is intergral to the flavor combo. It was my reward for dragging my tail to the gym.
And it really did involve dragging. I felt super sluggish this morning. Idk if it is re-accustoming body to lower carb, general stress, mismanaged electrolyte, or sickish. But my bag felt like it was 500 lbs.
Bc I was lagging I lowered my expectations.
back and biceps day
4 supersets, 10 reps, 15lbs
alt hammers
Bent rows
Daybreak but shrugs were not great, so set 1 &3 was stubborning through shrugs and 2&4 were cat/cows.
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Adjustment, or just an off day. Humans are very complex.And it really did involve dragging. I felt super sluggish this morning. Idk if it is re-accustoming body to lower carb, general stress, mismanaged electrolyte, or sickish. But my bag felt like it was 500 lbs.
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Amirsh and it is also that time of month... with random bruises + that blood loss it is prolly a minor miracle I have enough blood in me to do anything LOL.
Went to gym this morning on like 5 hrs of sleep but, 6 would not of been much better and getting my workout in definitely was nice.
Chest/shoulder/tricep day w cables
high flies 3×7.5×15
punches 2x7.5x15, 1x7.5x10
Pull down/over 3x7.5x10
pulldown and out 3x17.5x10
pull straight and out 3x17.5x10
Ballarina arm 3x5x10
my own abs hiit set x2 (will try x3 next)
30s plank
15 rest
30 dead bug w 6lb ball
15 rest
30 alt side ball slams ,(standing)
Did some nice stretching and took a long shower bc no one was waiting to use. I love this gym on weekend mornings.
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Sharing the pain with losing half your blood volume during that time (joking about half, but , ahem...). And nothing seems to work long enough to appease this. Courage, you will feel better in a few days...Comment
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Weekly digest:
1 down day, check
2-3 gym days, check. 2 on my own, 1 class
1 day over 10 miles, fail. Highest was 7, week total was 35
not bad. Caloric average 1667, including several small chocolates and 1 2k cal (but of on plan foods) day. 135g protein, 43g net carbs (so def low but not keto).
still high
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I have such a hard time sticking to a calorie limit. So I made some bonus days or refeeds. So during the week I restrict to 2100-ish calories/day and then Saturdays are a 50/50 mix of carbs/proteins and Sunday is a day to bring on them carbs. I still rarely break 2400cal/day on the weekend.
But the refeeds days def help with the overall carb cravings I have because I have something to look forward too.
Nice to see your still going hard at it!
Also, is that 43 carbs an avg per day or for net for the entire week?Comment
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aveoturbo average per day. Per week that would allow no veggies even omg... I am not an obligate carnivore.
And I totally did a refeed Sun/Mon. Sunday was just... bread and jam and all the chorizo in my fridge. Now I am out of jam tho, and not buying more. Yesterday I was just starving and got a huge pile of sushi. So this weeks averages will be off, whatever. Back on track today. (And my deficit is not large enough to support a weekly refeed like this but... every 2-3 weeks could be a thing.)Comment
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What I do concerning refeeds is five days a week of eating at a deficit, and two days a week of eating at maintenance. My (tried and tested) TDEE is 2,400, so it's 1,900 five days a week and 2,400 two days a week, which is a weekly deficit of 15%, which I think is fine for non crash dieting. Some weeks, I'll simply zig zag my calories to reach a 10% deficit, so I'll even have some days higher than 2,400. Having to eat at a deficit every single day, even for a week, simply makes me miserable LOLComment
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Bah, yesterday post gym did not post.
sleep_twitch that might be what I end up doing if I insist on not quite keto. I was able to sustain huge deficits on that but, prolly bc no carbs helped control hunger better. Also tho, starting a diet when I sm as anxious as I am atm AND it is shark week was not a fair test lol.
Yesterday I purposely did not meet step goal and did short but sweat induced gym sesh-
leg hiit w kettlebell (30 on 15 off, 8kg bell) 2 rounds
Goblets
Swings
March steps
Side to side lunges
Calf raises
Abs hiit 2 rounds
Plank
Dead bug
Ball slams
Today I did Epic Arms w my 8lb weights at home and will walk to train.
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So..... yesterday I took a nice walk from work to dr.
Today, I stupidly thought I could go to gym. But. Excision ended up needing like 35 stitches (15 outside rest internal) and I really do not want to pull any of them out. And it hurts. And it is where I would wear pack if going hiking. So I am sitting still bc aparently this was a larger procedure then I thought it was and I need tylenol >.>
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Healing thoughts & prayers!
(and a very gentle hug)
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from Northern MN
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