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

[ironwings]

hi hi, checkin in.

the wheels sorta fell off this week, as we just signed papers on a house and are moving...its hard to stick to any sort of program when moving. moving SUCKS. i have stuck to the diet diligently, but have not been to the gym as much as id like. however, i went above and beyond last week in the gym, so i feel slightly less guilty. ive only been once so far, for upper body, today we couldnt get in there, but we are doing some serious legs tomorrow. i have stayed below 1600 cals per day, under 20 carbs, etc.

i actually carbed up for 48 hours last time around (did i already tell you guys that? my brain is fried this week. did i mention moving blows ass?) so i think thats making me feel weird mentally...scott promises that ive never looked better, and that my body has transformed, even tho i havent seen a huge drop on the scale (sounds similar to what you might have experienced, ironwings?) i probably wont do that again, and this next time do a 24 hour one. 2 whole days was just too much for me, i felt like shit.

i really like this program, but im still figuring out if i can deal with the bloating/water retention every week. even tho i know its just water, its really frustrating. hopefully that will stabalize. im going to keep doing this for a few more weeks. i also think, to be honest, i could be a weeeee bit stricter on the carb ups. i havent totally bunged it up, but hey, if im gonna do something, im gonna do it right.

i like the way my lifts have been going, when i do the ab slings, i can see the beginnings of what i like to call "the little squares" (ie, im really starting to see some ab definition) so thats awesome.

you guys may have gathered, im VERY hard on myself and am definately my own worst critic. this week has been rough, work is crazy busy, we just bought a house so were broke and have to effing move from a 3 story apartment in 80 degree heat, and i feel guilty for not going balls out on my diet/workout program this week. plus, perhaps my bodys still getting used to this new regime, and im a little unhinged.

anyhooooooooo. hows everyone else doin?

I have extensive experience with water retention

I've always had the issue and it is exaggerated with less body fat. Hang in there....you are doing great!

 

[mattie o]

thanks lady! i didnt know that the less body fat you have, the more you retain water?! geez, talk about a double edged sword!

 

[ironwings]

thanks lady! i didnt know that the less body fat you have, the more you retain water?! geez, talk about a double edged sword!

Oh no, that isn't the case. Just the lower in body fat you get the more you can notice the tiniest bit of water - and even feel it under the skin. Argh...

 

[mattie o]

aaahhh, i gotcha. yes, that makes more sense. well, im feelin it today for sure, it was near impossible to stick to any sort of diet during the move, so basically from thurday afternoon to sunday night i ate whatever was available (which wasnt much). i dont feel that horrible about it, as i feel like i did a full body workout 4 days in a row...turns out moving is a great workout! especially the landscaping part....wow. so im back on track today, and things are good. actually, when i got up this morning for work and looked at myself in the mirror for the first time in 4 days (seems like) it wasnt as bad as i thought.

i had originally scheduled an upper body workout for this afternoon, but i have alot of pulling weeds and flowerbed edging to do, and im thinking that might qualify as upper body for now...i think i may have over exerted myself when we were moving, so i might try and take it easy.

 

[OneBreath]

aaahhh, i gotcha. yes, that makes more sense. well, im feelin it today for sure, it was near impossible to stick to any sort of diet during the move, so basically from thurday afternoon to sunday night i ate whatever was available (which wasnt much). i dont feel that horrible about it, as i feel like i did a full body workout 4 days in a row...turns out moving is a great workout! especially the landscaping part....wow. so im back on track today, and things are good. actually, when i got up this morning for work and looked at myself in the mirror for the first time in 4 days (seems like) it wasnt as bad as i thought.

i had originally scheduled an upper body workout for this afternoon, but i have alot of pulling weeds and flowerbed edging to do, and im thinking that might qualify as upper body for now...i think i may have over exerted myself when we were moving, so i might try and take it easy.

Its great to hear you're getting back on track. I'm got sick as a dog over the weekend and i'm still recovering. I had a good workout today and will try again tomorrow. Being sick sucks ass. It also seems to cause late night food cravings.

 

[mattie o]

Its great to hear you're getting back on track. I'm got sick as a dog over the weekend and i'm still recovering. I had a good workout today and will try again tomorrow. Being sick sucks ass. It also seems to cause late night food cravings.

that blows dude! hope your feeling better. with me its the friggin allergies.

soooo...it turns out that weeding/edging/raking flowerbeds does qualify as an upperbody workout, especially if you do it for 2 hours. so at least im getting some activity, even if i cant make it into the gym.

as far as diet goes...i am just NOT HUNGRY. it might be the epphies, but i forgot to take them for 3 days over the weekend, and i still wasnt hungry. like, ever. this is good for me tho.

i dont think im gonna carb up this weekend, as i dont feel im doing the workouts that should coincide with carbing up. so i think ill just stick with super low carb, and i have so much to do around the house that at least im getting some activity. im totally exhausted, im sore right down to my hands. the yard looks killer tho.

looking back, i dont feel to bad about not sticking to things for 4 days or so. sometimes "life" just gets in the way!

 

[ironwings]

"when i got up this morning for work and looked at myself in the mirror for the first time in 4 days (seems like) it wasnt as bad as i thought"

LOL, silly.

 

[mattie o]

ugh. im still so exhausted. last night i didnt do any strenuous yard work, sort of took the night off. didnt go to the gym. stayed low carb, but had 2000 or so calories. probably not that big of deal, as the previous 2 days i had 1150 or so. i have a carb up scheduled for next weekend, so im wanting to hit the gym pretty hard between now and then, but on the other hand, i feel like my body is completely wiped out. so should i just stay low carb until then, take the week of from the gym this week, rest, and hit it hard on monday? plus, this weekend is alot more yard work. ALOT. i dont want to risk getting sick or anything.

i still look and feel quite small, despite the fact i havent been that strict. maybe a little break is what i needed.

 

[marcu_s]

i was getting tired as hell at work and coulndnt handle it so i changed my diet to 40p/30c/30f....still keeping the cals low, 2100
after 2 days ive gained about 1,5 kgs so today im back doing the ckd.

how will i be able not to get fat when im done whit the diet, ill gain all water and fat back fast as hell....

 

[OneBreath]

i was getting tired as hell at work and coulndnt handle it so i changed my diet to 40p/30c/30f....still keeping the cals low, 2100
after 2 days ive gained about 1,5 kgs so today im back doing the ckd.

how will i be able not to get fat when im done whit the diet, ill gain all water and fat back fast as hell....

It was probably all water. Carbohydrate. I forget the formula but the body holds a certain # of units of water for every certain # of units of glycogen (stored carbs)

This is why the atkins diet was so successfully i think. People felt like shit the first week but they all hopped on the scale and saw they lost 5 lbs! Holy shit, this diet really works! So they are given the emotional high and incentive to stick it out where most other diets can't produce this quick drop.

Hang in there. It's tough adjusting to no carbs. Some people it takes just a day or so and others a few weeks.