I am currently 6 days into my 15 day cleanse program of shakes and vitamins. I feel good throughout the day. I don't feel sluggish or nasty inside like I would when I would eat bread or something like that. I feel a lot more productive if I do not eat carbs and I stay full longer without them. Also when working out I feel much better especially if I workout after 8 o’clock that is my most productive hour to get my workout done. As for the cardio I have slacked a little bit this week but I do plan to go full speed into this coming week and run and bike everyday with all of the nice weather that we have been having. It has been very nice to get outside and workout during the warmer days of the week. I have found that my body can support a minimum healthy carbohydrate intake and still function well and I feel better not eating refined (bad) carbs although there is definitely an occasional temptation. The second week of training I found that after eating bread I felt very bloated and frustrated with myself because I did eat the bread or pasta and it wasn't even satisfying. If I crave something I would tend to give into it but I found it just wasn't worth it to give in. I felt a lot better if I just stuck with the plan and stuck to eating what I was supposed to eat. During the first week I weighed in at 177 pounds with 23% body fat, the second week I weighed 173 pounds with 24% body fat, and the third week I weighed 172 pounds with 22% body fat. After getting the reading for the third week I made the connection that the spike in my body fat percentage in the second week could be linked to the increase in refined carbs that I had consumed. So during the third week I made sure to avoid any bad carbs and it brought my body weight and fat percentage down and increased my muscle mass which is the goal.
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Griffin 2/22/21This is my first blog entry for my genius hour project . I am getting together my food plans. All of my workouts planned, also which days I will be working out and what will be working out for that day. Also which days I will be running and/or biking. As well as planning out when and how many times I will be measuring my body composition. My food schedule will also cycle throughout the course of time but all sticking to low carbohydrates modest to high fat and moderate protein. I think I will be able to achieve these macros through modified ketogenic or paleo type diet types. I am also taking a high quality multivitamin-mineral and Omega. Keeping a schedule of daily work outs mixing Cardio and resistance training with flexibility sessions. I do not like the flexibility part but I will try to get that in at least one to two times per week. ArchivesCategories |