Thoughtful Tuesday - 26

Okay so having got rid of whatever was affecting my kidneys and have now finished my 2 month bulking (which lasted 4) it is now probably time to concentrate on my food and start to shed a couple more pounds.

So with that goal in mind I am going back on my carb cycling. Now I should probably say that I almost naturally carb cycle anyway but with not much accuracy in what I'm getting in so basically I'm going to be stricter in what I'm eating. Oh joy!

So this is going to work by having a high, medium, low and very low days during my week, probably on an 8 day rotation so no week is the same. Also I will only have 1 high carb day every 8 days in order to really restore my glycogen levels. Plus on that high day I'll only be getting in protein and carbs, I will keep the fat to a minimum. So this can also be seen as a bit of a "cheat" day, now I won't go crazy, probably one or two meals on that day will be more indulgence type foods :-)

I think this style of eating is a generally good way to go, this is because it's not quite as tough as a proper low carb diet plus you are constantly getting in differing amounts of calories and different types of calories too. Your body should never be 100% comfortable with the amount of food it's getting in because it is constantly fluctuating. The only norm will be the amount of protein and the rough timings of the meals. Now the meals, the majority of my carbs are going to be consumed in and around my training, from more starchy sources, most of the others will be from fruit. I'll also be getting plenty of green vegetables but they won't count towards anything so I can eat as much of that as I like. This really comes in handy when the calories start to drop! So typically there will be 3 protein and carb based meals, the other 3 meals will be protein and fat based meals. When I say fat I mainly mean oils, like olive, fish and coconut oils, plus nuts and fish in general.

That's about it, I weighed myself this morning and I was 87.3kg. I haven't taken my measurements yet but I will and will have to keep an eye on everything and change things accordingly.

Wish me luck!

J