Okay... I'm going to do a little recap on my diet the past month, since I'm thinking about changing it up AGAIN. lol! ...
I've had plenty of energy other than midafternoon crashes, but those seem to happen no matter what I'm eating. Maybe I'm mistaking motivation for energy. I no longer think carbs are the devil, although I do feel like I'm eating too many. I actually feel squishier around my midsection. I've been craving sweets and other junk constantly. I haven't been real regular (sorry about the TMI, but this is an important factor! LOL) despite the fact that I am eating plenty of fiber, and I have not been eating processed carbs. Although I have not weighed in this week, I can tell that there is no significant weight or BF change in the right direction. Again, I feel extra squishy. I feel like I learned quite a bit from it, and even though there weren't the physical changes I wanted, at least I can take something from it.
I'm thinking of either bumping cals back up to about 1400 (I've been running on about 1200 a day this whole month, other than cheat days) with a 40/40/20 ratio (that way I can still have a little more of the carbs that I love!
), OR I'm thinking about carb cycling, although it may be too soon for that. I'd rather not do anything too complicated if I don't have to (although I already have the diet planned out in my trusty notebook. lmao)... but all the number crunching IS appealing to me.
Trainingwise... thinking about doing a 5K when it warms up... if I can get my time low enough. Right now I am tortoise slow.
I also am leaning towards a 4 day split, medium to heavy. High reps are only fun for a week or two.
Okay, that's enough reflection time for me. Have a great weekend folks!