What the hell is wrong with me...

aoifebr
aoifebr Posts: 92
edited October 2 in Motivation and Support
Over the past few weeks something weird is happening.... I typically train for 30 or 60 minute every morning & typically burn 250 to 600 calories. The harder I push myself in training the stronger the cravings for crap in the afternoon (I mean every piece of junk food I see I want NOW, I could finish an entire block of cheese in one sitting etc) I've never had really strong cravings before so I changed my diet in case it was hunger (bigger breakfast, morning snack and lunch) - no affect. Where on earth has my discipline gone... :angry:

The past few days I've been feeling the urge to training more i.e. the other day my trainer advised me I was officially 30 min late to work after I jumped on the treadmill after my session, today I was planning an evening training session despite an hour weight training this morning during which my muscles were shaking they were working so hard & a boxing session tomorrow morning.

The excercise is really positive however the junk food/cheese is really affecting the scales (no real movement in a couple of weeks). Has this happened anyone else? What on earth is wrong with me? Where's the re-set button.... HELP!!:laugh:

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  • sjtreely
    sjtreely Posts: 1,014 Member
    With just a real quick once over of your food diary, I notice that every other day you're low on protein. The other days you're way over. Can you think back to those days? Do you notice a patter based on your protein consumption?

    Also, could you be over training? Do you eat a protein as soon as possible after a workout? Drinking chocolate milk right after might help.
  • nsblue
    nsblue Posts: 331 Member
    All I know is when it came down to it for me, I had to divorce junk food completely... pop, chips, chocolate etc etc. Just a taste makes me want more, and knowing me, I had to make changes in my life so I would not go back to my old ways of eating. Being healthy and slimmer tastes a hell of alot better for me. As for cheese, pizza, pasta etc that are high fat or carbs and that can put on weight when consumed in large amounts or often...I now use those as my treats and moderate/limit them.
    Everything falls back on YOU... determine what you want and make the commitment to DO IT!! and you will succeed. Squash the behaviours that are no good for you... make new ones... you will see results.
  • mowu
    mowu Posts: 245 Member
    With just a real quick once over of your food diary, I notice that every other day you're low on protein. The other days you're way over. Can you think back to those days? Do you notice a patter based on your protein consumption?

    Actually looking over the food diary shows that the protein intake is quite high most days, so that should not be the problem.

    What I see is on the other hand the carbohydrates being low almost every day, which could be the reason. Carbohydrates are converted into glycogen for storage in the muscle quite a lot faster than protein and/or fat, which could be exactly what you need when exercising often and heavily (after all there's a reason that top bike riders consume vast amounts of pasta during the Tour de France - it is good for fast restoration of the glycogen depots)

    Personally I'd recommend that you try upping your carbohydrate intake a bit and make sure you get some complex fibres into the mix.
  • aoifebr
    aoifebr Posts: 92
    Actually looking over the food diary shows that the protein intake is quite high most days, so that should not be the problem.

    What I see is on the other hand the carbohydrates being low almost every day, which could be the reason. Carbohydrates are converted into glycogen for storage in the muscle quite a lot faster than protein and/or fat, which could be exactly what you need when exercising often and heavily (after all there's a reason that top bike riders consume vast amounts of pasta during the Tour de France - it is good for fast restoration of the glycogen depots)

    Personally I'd recommend that you try upping your carbohydrate intake a bit and make sure you get some complex fibres into the mix.


    I was going to point out I've updated my protein % to help me get over my plateau but you got there first... I have my protein shake within 30 min of my session every time. I think the carbs are a good point I'll try that - thank you.

    Great point nsblue I might have to avoid all junk altogher.
  • sjtreely
    sjtreely Posts: 1,014 Member
    Yep. I took another look. God help anything that comes out of my mouth before coffee goes in it.
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