Weight today: 128 Body Fat 17%
The Carb restrictions have been worth it! I didn't think they would be....You have to realize that I live my life on a VERY restricted diet...not out of choice...but out of necessity. I am allergic to almost EVERYTHING. Now, my reaction to different things varies. Most of the "regular" foods I can consume and just be a little nauseous afterwards...but then there are the big dogs: Red Meat, and Pork...more than just a few grams of either of these blessed items sends me on a mad dash to the nearest emergency room. Try eating high protein when all you get to eat is chicken and fish (and even those make you sick to your stomach). Whey proteins are almost as bad. You would think that it would be easy to keep weight down with so many different foods that you can't eat....but the opposite is the unfortunate truth. Most of my life I have lived on a VERY high carb diet....pastas and rice are some of the only things that I can eat without getting sick...so I REALLY lived off of them. Enter my RA (rhuematoid arthritis)!! It just kept getting worse and worse....and no matter how many different prescriptions I tried.....nothing was helping..... Not to mention I had this little ball of "pudge" around my belly that WOULD NOT GO AWAY!!! (I'm talking high rep swing/snatch not working). So enter a few new "weapons". Kevin got certified in Z and started working on helping me make my body happy....I found a GREAT full body cleanse (that actually gets my allergies under control enough that I can eat a steak now and then)....and I joined the "low carb train". I am eating carbs based on my lean body mass...so I eat about 35-45 grams of IMPACT carbs a day...and then "carb up"(130-150 grams) once a week. My joints are working for me now..and because my body is happy and more efficient...I am dropping weight like crazy.....and this is with me not training like I should (I'm doing well if I get 3 days a week in right now). Anyway...enough rambling.....I'll devote more time on the "hows" and "whys" later...right now I am headed over to the gym to do some swipes, swings, and lunges.......talk to you about later!!
Ta mo chroi istigh ionat
2 comments:
hey Jes! It was so cool running into you at Z! I'm glad you have a blog so I can keep up with you. Other than Dr. Cobb straightening me out physically, he dropped a few little time bombs into my brain regarding my diet. It seems a lot of foods make me feel ick, but I wasn't fully aware of it until he pointed it out to me. Yeah, so eating shouldn't feel like a chore??? hmmm. I'm going to have to start uping my nutritional knowledge now, too. :)
wow! Must be difficult to be allergic and sensitive to that many foods! sounds like you are on the right track.
I will say that as I have gotten older I have found myself unable to tolerate many of the foods I used to like so much. Oh well!
Post a Comment