Aandd's Journal...

[aandd]

NO CARB DAY

7:00 AM
Coke Zero

8:00 AM
Cardio, empty tummy. 43 minutes, Resistance = 7, Crossramp from 1 - 13 and back down.

9:00 AM
4.5 ozs Chix Breast
2 TBSP Picante Sauce
1/2 c. Spinach

12:00 PM
2 TBSP ANPB
2 Hard boiled egg whites

3:00 PM.... time to eat, and nothing sounds good. Blah.

3:20 PM
3 ozs grilled rib eye steak
1 c. mixed green salad

5:20 PM... Ooohhh! I am HUNNNNN-GRY! And nothing that is only protein or veggie sounds remotely interesting.

8:00 PM
4 ozs MahiMahi
3/4 c. French cut greenbeans

8:10 PM... I really REALLY want a coke zero. I would kill for a coke zero. But I'm in my pj's and it's 8 pm. The kids are about to go to bed. So, no coke zero for me.

 

[Miss24k]

what is a tangelo?

 

[scorpiogirl]

It's a hybrid fruit that looks like a mandarine orange, but has a more tart taste. YUMMY!!

 

[Miss24k]

It's a hybrid fruit that looks like a mandarine orange, but has a more tart taste. YUMMY!!

hehe oh ok thanks.

Aand, my advice to you, would be to drop some of those simple carbs and replace them with complex carbs.

 

[aandd]

hehe oh ok thanks.

Aand, my advice to you, would be to drop some of those simple carbs and replace them with complex carbs.

I'm assuming carbs are fruit. Sorry, the whole low/hi GI, simple/complex carbs have always confused me. LOL.

For the fruit, it's actually only allowed in conjunction with the carb meal, only on low and hi carb days. It's called for in the Twin Peak carb cycling diet. Here is his blurb on why:

Also, each one of those meals must include a small piece of fruit (again, a requirement before downing enough other carbs to the point of no return). Almost any fruit will do (save bananas, kiwis, avocado, and other very high calorie or high fat fruits). We are looking for a small serving of fresh fruit, say between 50 and 100 calories worth. The fructose from fruit will help keep liver glycogen stores full and keep your body in the fed state as opposed to starvation-mode. And, if only consumed in small amounts, is not likely to spill over into adipose.

gah! More later, my toddler is crying.

 

[Miss24k]

I'm assuming carbs are fruit. Sorry, the whole low/hi GI, simple/complex carbs have always confused me. LOL.

For the fruit, it's actually only allowed in conjunction with the carb meal, only on low and hi carb days. It's called for in the Twin Peak carb cycling diet. Here is his blurb on why:



gah! More later, my toddler is crying.

Yes all your carbs except 1 meal 1 are simple carbs (fruits), I'm not saying you should be cutting fruit out completely. Just drop some of the fruit and introduce some complex carbs, which are digested slower, and fill you up longer.

Complex carbs would be oatmeal, brown rice, potatoes, sweetpotatoes, things like this.

I've never heard of the "Twin Peaks" diet, this diet tells you to only eat fruit as your carb source?

 

[aandd]

Yes all your carbs except 1 meal 1 are simple carbs (fruits), I'm not saying you should be cutting fruit out completely. Just drop some of the fruit and introduce some complex carbs, which are digested slower, and fill you up longer.

Complex carbs would be oatmeal, brown rice, potatoes, sweetpotatoes, things like this.

I've never heard of the "Twin Peaks" diet, this diet tells you to only eat fruit as your carb source?

No. The Carb Cycling diet by Twin Peaks is here: http://www.avantlabs.com/magmain.php?issueID=15&pageID=159

All carb meals on low carb days are either oatmeal, br. rice, sweet potatoes. I think one day I did grilled corn on the cob, which is allowed as a starchy carb. Basically, no carb days are no carb. Lo carb days include carbs (and a small fruit) for 2 meals (1g/lb of body weight max), and high carb days include carbs in 3 out of 5 meals (as many of approved carbs as you'd like).

The only approved carbs on the TP diet are: Brown rice, Oats (Slow Cooked Preferred), Sweet potatoes or Yams, Fiber One (All Bran) Cereal, Starchy Veggies (corn, peas, etc.), and Beans/Legumes.

Which meal did you see that was only simple carbs? These are the things I was hoping to learn by having new eyes look over my diet. Thanks so much!

What about my calories/macro breakdowns? Are those doing ok?

 

[Miss24k]

What about my calories/macro breakdowns? Are those doing ok?

I honestly don't know if your numbers are good, because I'm not a fan of carb cycling. The whole low carb, and no carb days I just don't like. I'll deplete if I have to before a show for a few days but that's it. I can't deal with not being about to function, and the whole belly screaming at me all day long thing.

Sassy would be a good person to check out your numbers on these days, she's a pro with the carb cycling.

 

[scorpiogirl]

Should my fat be this high? I know it is related to the steak I had for lunch... but sheesh. I about had a coronary when I saw the totals.

I'm low carber all thru the week trying never to exceed around 70 grams. On the weekends I'll give it a little increase. If you're wanting the benefit from low carb, you need lots of "good fats". Fish oil, olive oil, flax seed oil, almonds, etc. You have to get the good fat to loose stored fat. My fat intake is sometimes as high as 125 - 150 grams a day (usually around 100 grams) - but my calories and carbs are low and the fats I get are good fats. Animal fats are not in the "good fats" category. Anything that turns to a solid at room temperature is pretty much a "no, no". I would DIE for a tangelo!!!!!! Just not in my weekly diet.

 

[aandd]

Animal fats are not in the "good fats" category. Anything that turns to a solid at room temperature is pretty much a "no, no". I would DIE for a tangelo!!!!!! Just not in my weekly diet.

So the fat in lean steak is not a good fat? So, then is lean steak not a good idea in a high protein diet? That will really suck if it's the case, because steak the one protein that keeps me from going crazy just eating Chicken and Fish.

And yes, I am enjoying the fruit portion of this diet immensely. The "proof in the pudding" will be this Friday when I find out if I've lost any bodyfat. My weight has not moved. I can't seem to break this weight plateau no matter what I try.