Here's where I was yesterday:
Breakfast- BPC, 1 travel pkg Wonderful pistachios in shells (post-exercise bike)
Lunch- the last 4 Publix hot n spicy unbreaded wings, crisped up in the oven
Dinner- 2 home-made, pork rind battered chicken strips, 1 serving home-made coleslaw
Snacks- 10 green olives, 1 oz cheddar, 1 peanut butter supreme Quest bar
Water count- 121.4 fl oz
A few things I've noticed:
1. I'm not nearly as thirsty as I was when I began keto in early May. I'm also not registering very high in excess ketones on the stick thingies. I know those aren't always super reliable, but seeing it only turn very light pink instead of dark purple when I know that my net carbs aren't even hitting 10 on a daily basis and I'm not overdoing it on protein seems to be an indicator that my body is starting to adapt. I'm hoping to attain long-term nutritional ketosis, so these are all good signs.
2. I'm a lot hungrier now that I've begun adding in some movement. I started two weeks ago with one day that week on the exercise bike for 20 minutes. I added a second day of biking for 20 minutes last week (so biking Tues and Thurs), and this week I added in a strength and endurance workout from Daily Burn on Monday. My goal is to eventually work up to exercising 5 days a week (M-F) and taking the weekend off to recover.
I'm considering adding in a second day of a Daily Burn routine next week- likely on Friday to give my body some time to recover from what I do on Monday- but that will depend on how I feel. It's been a while since I did push-ups and planks and my shoulders, chest, abs, and sides hurt right now so whether I add in a second day next week or wait an additional week to add it in is largely going to depend on whether or not I'm physically capable of doing a second strength workout at this point. I know I will get there, but I don't want to push myself into aching misery. I know if I do I will quit, and so I'm resolved to take this slowly until I can handle it both physically and mentally.
3. Even though I'm a bit hungrier this week, I'm finding it much easier to make better choices and, as I said up there ^^ somewhere, I'm having a hard time eating even 10 net carbs in a day. The longer I go, the more I really look forward to things like healthy fat-laden green olives and cheddar cheese or roasted and salted nuts, whereas before I would crave crackers or cookies or chocolate. I do still get a hankering for chocolate- which seems to be an inherited taste preference from my dad's side of the family- but I'm able to easily satisfy that with a square of 85 or 90% dark chocolate or a Quest bar (which are, quite possibly, the healthiest protein bars on the planet).
Overall, I'm feeling pretty good and very positive about my lifestyle changes. The real test though won't be my daily grind at home, where I can control what's in my cupboards. No, it's going to be at family gatherings, and I've got one coming up on Independence Day. Luckily, my sister-in-law, who is hosting the get-together, is cool with me bringing my own stuff if necessary, and I believe they're grilling out which should make on-plan choices easier.
We'll see.
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