Thoughtful Tuesday - 11

Heya, okay so a little late this week but we've got there in the end. Just thought I'd give people a bit of an update on the carb cycling and my general training as a consequence (or at least as I see it)

This last week has been much better on the food front. I've been sticking to my days with vigor and determination. A couple of days have been hard but I stuck through it. As a consequence I have lost a bit of body fat, which has been a welcome bonus! The scales haven't moved that much but visibly I'm looking a bit better under the shirt (not that that's the only reason why I train of course!) On top of that, my lifts are getting stronger and my strength endurance has also increased. Both of which I have been struggling with a bit of late. So all in all, so far things are going well, they can of course be better, as always.

I think that I have fallen prey of a common trap that a lot of people can fall in to. I got a bit carbophobic (one who is scared of carbs). I was going pretty perpetually low carb. Which I think is a fine thing to do but obviously doesn't work for me for a prolonged period of time. I need to have a structured amount of what I can and can't eat each day, it just works better for me. The extra carbs have seemed to help out too, which has been great. Now these aren't coming from any bad sources, things like rye bread, fruits, bit of pasta, rice, beans and lots of veggies. I think the most important thing and it always seems to come back to it but getting a good variety of foods is the best way to go. Get your protein, your good fats, good variety of carbs and try not to over eat and you'll do fine