Survived Thursday fighting off temptation and laziness. I put on a documentary about RAAM cycling race (insane) and hopped on the bike for over an 1.5h. Sometimes I need that external motivation to get my butt movin' and it works everytime. Once I start it's downhill from there. Happy Friday everyone and here's to a great weekend (insert emoji of a cocktail (virgin))

merflan wrote: »

Great idea. I'm only 6 days in, after trying to count calories and exercise for the last f6 months. I keep gaining and losing the same 5 pounds so thought I'd give low carb a try. I have 40 to lose and my goal is to fit into my black lace dress for the Christmas party this year. I hate year after year having to wear black pants and a loose top. Right now I'm starting with Atkins induction so I have some guidelines to follow. , so staying under 20 grams of net carbs a day. But will gradually increase after the two weeks is up.

I'm having that same problem gain lose same lbs..my problem chips...buffet past month with family...had not gone to buffets in years....have to cut it off again.

MoonKat7 wrote: »

merflan wrote: »

Missed my workout today. Trying to figure out if I had "carb flu" or the real thing lol but not feeling great and very nauseous. Spent most of the day in bed, so besides my am meal I've had broth to get some sodium in me. Tomorrow is a new day. However I am incredibly proud I didn't give in and have some toast

I hope you'll better very soon
Yes tomorrow is a new day

What is carb flu??

Haven't checked in here in a while - haven't made much progress.

But I finally have something to report... Even if it is a NSV.

Yesterday my gym hosted a fitness challenge. The time limit on the challenge is 10 minutes to complete all the exercises - without rest.

I finished it in 8 minutes exactly.







And then I got slightly crazy and went for a second go - which scored me an entire minute improvement on my time (and a few crazy looks from other members - because they're all falling down on the floor after and here I am doing it again LOL) putting my time at 7 minutes, which is the average for the gym's top athletes to complete the challenge.

My legs were cramping all night last night, but I'm happy.

treehugnmama wrote: »

yay shadow!! that is fantastic...you are making progress!! I find a hot Epson salt bath helps sometimes. I have restless legs so I feel your pain. swimming also helps me alot with my calf...don't know why.

my legs were/are so cramps today too. I hate it I will have to wear compression socks today to get them ready for skating tonight....I'm quite the sight on the ice lol...but it's so hard I have to be getting a great burn

Tonight I'll be adding some epsom salts and some pink himalayan salt crystals to my bath water. I've also been taking Mag Phos tissue salts during the day. Not much more I can do sadly, they'll just have to recover on their own.

I've tried ice skating before...yeah no. Lol I'll stick to walking because I sucked

I've not been making progress scale wise. In fact I've gained weight. And haven't lost inches either. Things in the weight room, as far as strength is concerned, is also moving really slowly. Oh well. At least this challenge renewed my motivation.

Thing is - I need carbs to be able to progress with my lifts, even if it is slowly. But the carbs are making my blood sugar do summersaults. I've added some herbal medicine to control blood sugar. Because while I love having more explosive lifts, the constant cravings kinda suck. Lol.

MoonKat7 wrote: »

Shadowmf023 wrote: »

treehugnmama wrote: »

yay shadow!! that is fantastic...you are making progress!! I find a hot Epson salt bath helps sometimes. I have restless legs so I feel your pain. swimming also helps me alot with my calf...don't know why.

my legs were/are so cramps today too. I hate it I will have to wear compression socks today to get them ready for skating tonight....I'm quite the sight on the ice lol...but it's so hard I have to be getting a great burn

Tonight I'll be adding some epsom salts and some pink himalayan salt crystals to my bath water. I've also been taking Mag Phos tissue salts during the day. Not much more I can do sadly, they'll just have to recover on their own.

I've tried ice skating before...yeah no. Lol I'll stick to walking because I sucked

I've not been making progress scale wise. In fact I've gained weight. And haven't lost inches either. Things in the weight room, as far as strength is concerned, is also moving really slowly. Oh well. At least this challenge renewed my motivation.

Thing is - I need carbs to be able to progress with my lifts, even if it is slowly. But the carbs are making my blood sugar do summersaults. I've added some herbal medicine to control blood sugar. Because while I love having more explosive lifts, the constant cravings kinda suck. Lol.

Great job on the challenge.
You can't have carbs not even pre and/or post workout?

I have them both pre and post workout. But they still increase cravings. Although I'm also having some issues with fatigue (which is a problem of another nature that I'm still trying to figure out), it may be because of that as well. Working out could be putting more stress on an already tired body, and so it's seeking quick energy sources. That's one of my theories anyway.

MoonKat7 wrote: »

Shadowmf023 wrote: »

MoonKat7 wrote: »

Shadowmf023 wrote: »

treehugnmama wrote: »

yay shadow!! that is fantastic...you are making progress!! I find a hot Epson salt bath helps sometimes. I have restless legs so I feel your pain. swimming also helps me alot with my calf...don't know why.

my legs were/are so cramps today too. I hate it I will have to wear compression socks today to get them ready for skating tonight....I'm quite the sight on the ice lol...but it's so hard I have to be getting a great burn

Tonight I'll be adding some epsom salts and some pink himalayan salt crystals to my bath water. I've also been taking Mag Phos tissue salts during the day. Not much more I can do sadly, they'll just have to recover on their own.

I've tried ice skating before...yeah no. Lol I'll stick to walking because I sucked

I've not been making progress scale wise. In fact I've gained weight. And haven't lost inches either. Things in the weight room, as far as strength is concerned, is also moving really slowly. Oh well. At least this challenge renewed my motivation.

Thing is - I need carbs to be able to progress with my lifts, even if it is slowly. But the carbs are making my blood sugar do summersaults. I've added some herbal medicine to control blood sugar. Because while I love having more explosive lifts, the constant cravings kinda suck. Lol.

Great job on the challenge.
You can't have carbs not even pre and/or post workout?

I have them both pre and post workout. But they still increase cravings. Although I'm also having some issues with fatigue (which is a problem of another nature that I'm still trying to figure out), it may be because of that as well. Working out could be putting more stress on an already tired body, and so it's seeking quick energy sources. That's one of my theories anyway.

Well the body crave carbs and simple sugar when it's tired so your theory might be right.
Are you sleeping enough?

I am yes. But still tired all the time. I've tried a few things to see if I can remedy it. But none have worked so far.

I am currently adding plenty of nutrient dense foods to my diet in an effort to seriously bump up my nutrition. Also added B-complex vitamins. Haven't seen much improvement yet, but it's too soon to tell I think. I'll reevaluate in a few weeks.

As for the carb cravings, I'm currently taking an herbal supplement called Manna. It's active ingredient is Honey Mesquite. The product slows down the release of glucose in the blood stream, basically lowering the GI of foods. It has really helped my cravings so far. It reduces that 'urgency' of needing something NOW. So I'm good with that for now. Whatever helps is great.