So I'm thinking about starting a CKD, i need some meal ideas.

[OneBreath]

Hang in there mattie. Typically water retention comes on 1 week prior to menstruation. Very little is actually known about water retention but researchers believe that it is due to the reduction in progesterone, in the week before menstruation. This leads to more progesterone being broken down which signals the kidneys to retain water and sodium. As well as this, ADH (an anti-diuretic hormone) may be secreted, which causes more water to be retained. They also believe it is due to fluctuations in blood sugar. When blood sugar drops the body secretes adrenaline, which tells the body to release stored sugar from cells in order to normalize the sugar levels in the bloodstream. However, when sugar is removed from the cells, they fill up with water, causing weight gain, bloating and water retention symptoms. For some reason women with PMS seem to secrete more adrenaline than others.

If I remember correctly you had moonshine (a.k.a. sugar) not too long after your carb up. Your body could be just reacting to the blood sugar drop and being menstrual is just enhancing the process ;-)

There is no reason for your body to be holding water after about 3 days into a normal menstrual cycle. Keep a close watch on it and until then limit sodium intake, increase calcium (known to reduce water retention at doses of 1200-1300mg), drink plenty of fluids and eat lots of veggies.

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Onebreath - great job! I love how much you are learning about your body.

Looking at your post time is making me sleepy

 

[mattie o]

ooooook. still at 139 this morning. its the 4th day of my cycle, so in theory, the water could be gone...f***. my only hope is that ive acually gained some muscle, thus am a little denser.

i took a picture similar to my avatar yesterday (that one was taken may 5th) under the same circumstances: early morning, after cardio, empty stomach, lying down. the only difference was that in the one i took yesterday, it was the 3rd day of my intruder. i put them up side by side on my computer screen, and much to my surprise, in the one i took yesterday, i looked a bit tighter and smaller....despite being bloated. this made me happy, i made scott confirm this observation.

so all this is making me think...should i reassess my goal weight? i dont know. i havent measured, im scared. but i feel like im looking ok-ish, for having the intruder.

calories yesterday were thus:
1682 (too much?) 67% fat, (125.2 g) 28% protein (119.5 g ), 5% carbs (21.7 g)

good times. did 2 cardio sessions yesterday, 45 min in the morning, 30 minutes in the afternoon. (LISS)
did another 45 minutes this morning.

 

[OneBreath]

ooooook. still at 139 this morning. its the 4th day of my cycle, so in theory, the water could be gone...f***. my only hope is that ive acually gained some muscle, thus am a little denser.

i took a picture similar to my avatar yesterday (that one was taken may 5th) under the same circumstances: early morning, after cardio, empty stomach, lying down. the only difference was that in the one i took yesterday, it was the 3rd day of my intruder. i put them up side by side on my computer screen, and much to my surprise, in the one i took yesterday, i looked a bit tighter and smaller....despite being bloated. this made me happy, i made scott confirm this observation.

so all this is making me think...should i reassess my goal weight? i dont know. i havent measured, im scared. but i feel like im looking ok-ish, for having the intruder.

calories yesterday were thus:
1682 (too much?) 67% fat, (125.2 g) 28% protein (119.5 g ), 5% carbs (21.7 g)

good times. did 2 cardio sessions yesterday, 45 min in the morning, 30 minutes in the afternoon. (LISS)
did another 45 minutes this morning.

Good day.

I'm thinking that once that water weight is gone you are going to be leaner than you think. It's masking your progress. If your photos show you are leaner, then imagine that water being gone.

Couple of things:

How much water are you drinking each day?
How much sodium are you taking in?
What supplements are you using (i think i recall ECA)?

 

[mattie o]

-about a gallon a day
-ive cut WAY down here...i should be ok. how much are we allowed a day? i cant tell ive done better because i dont get that yucky feeling in my hands and feet when im doing cardio, like theyre gonna pop off. plus, ive cut out 95% of the proccessed crap i was eating.
-supps are multi vitamin, fish oil, and EC stack.

i do this every month. my hormonal brain thinks "i gained all the fat baaaaaaaaaaaack!" when really i know (do i?!) that if i shut my pie hole and just wait, it will be ok. i guess this time its different becuase of all the new variables...ec, stack, calorie cutting, carb cycling, different workouts...

 

[OneBreath]

-about a gallon a day
-ive cut WAY down here...i should be ok. how much are we allowed a day? i cant tell ive done better because i dont get that yucky feeling in my hands and feet when im doing cardio, like theyre gonna pop off. plus, ive cut out 95% of the proccessed crap i was eating.
-supps are multi vitamin, fish oil, and EC stack.

i do this every month. my hormonal brain thinks "i gained all the fat baaaaaaaaaaaack!" when really i know (do i?!) that if i shut my pie hole and just wait, it will be ok. i guess this time its different becuase of all the new variables...ec, stack, calorie cutting, carb cycling, different workouts...

You should be fine then. A gallon is good, watching sodium, and nothing in your supps so it has to be your cycle. Hopefully it will come off soon so you can see where you are. Of course eventually it will.

 

[mattie o]

your right. sometimes i just wanna hear what i already know. he he DAMN YOU EVE! hope that apple was DELICIOUS!

woops, i actually had 1728 calories, including some whey protein after my morning cardio. do you guys think thats too many calories? i keep recalculating how many i should stay under per day, and i keep getting a different number...

 

[mattie o]

calorie breakdown today: 1433 total, 58% f, 38% p, 6% c. didnt do my 2nd session of LISS today, felt REALLY tired and sorta yucky. so i skipped it. looking forward to the carb up tomorrow.

 

[mattie o]

measured today. 2 weeks ago i was 28 in the waist, 34 in the love handle area. both are almost 2 inches bigger. discouraged and pissed off.

 

[marcu_s]

i like to drink loads of fun light or cola zero/cola light.....would this hurt my diet?

 

[OneBreath]

i like to drink loads of fun light or cola zero/cola light.....would this hurt my diet?

Its really kind of an unknown right now. Some say that just tasting something sweet on your tongue can trigger an insulin response (your body thinks sugar is on the way)

The general consensus is to stay away from artificial sweeteners but there is no real hard evidence to say that it will prevent you from reaching ketosis.