carb cycle,
This quote is absolutely fitting to the journey I am on right now. I am working towards running a half-marathon and finally reaching my goal weight. I have to make the choice to go to the 5:45 am spin class. I have to make the choice to not eat the chocolate that sits in my office. I have to make the choice to follow my training plan even on days when I am tired or busy.
Most of all though, I need to make the choice to not give up. I have been back on track for just over a month now. The weight has not been coming off anywhere near the rate that it was coming off before. I have been eating well, tracking all calories and have been exercising 6 days a week.
Other than the number moving slowly, the past month has been a good one. I have stopped craving the 3:00pm sweets I used to splurge on. I am enjoying the healthy eating and starting to cook to try out new recipes! I have found a Spin instructor Leora, who I absolutely love. She is so empowering and when I am in her class, I feel like I have unlimited potential. I signed up for a half-marathon with my sister Sara. The half-marathon is October 20. I signed up with three months to train. Already just three weeks into it, I have run more than I even deemed possible. I know the longer the runs get, the more I will want to give up but I have to push through it.
Just this week I have also started carb cycling! I am obsessed with the show Extreme Weight Loss and have found Chris Powell and the success stories so inspiring. He has a book, Chose to Lose and it outlines carb cycling. With my PCOS and insulin resistance that goes along with it, this seems like a good plan to jump start my metabolism.
Here are the basics of carb cycling:
- Eat 5 small meals a day
- Eat within 30 minutes of waking
- Eat every three hours
- Alternate one low carb day, one high carb day
The more I learn the more I will share. My first weigh-in will be Saturday so lets see if this gets my weight loss rolling!
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Choosing My Dreams
Most of all though, I need to make the choice to not give up. I have been back on track for just over a month now. The weight has not been coming off anywhere near the rate that it was coming off before. I have been eating well, tracking all calories and have been exercising 6 days a week.
Other than the number moving slowly, the past month has been a good one. I have stopped craving the 3:00pm sweets I used to splurge on. I am enjoying the healthy eating and starting to cook to try out new recipes! I have found a Spin instructor Leora, who I absolutely love. She is so empowering and when I am in her class, I feel like I have unlimited potential. I signed up for a half-marathon with my sister Sara. The half-marathon is October 20. I signed up with three months to train. Already just three weeks into it, I have run more than I even deemed possible. I know the longer the runs get, the more I will want to give up but I have to push through it.
Just this week I have also started carb cycling! I am obsessed with the show Extreme Weight Loss and have found Chris Powell and the success stories so inspiring. He has a book, Chose to Lose and it outlines carb cycling. With my PCOS and insulin resistance that goes along with it, this seems like a good plan to jump start my metabolism.
Here are the basics of carb cycling:
- Eat 5 small meals a day
- Eat within 30 minutes of waking
- Eat every three hours
- Alternate one low carb day, one high carb day
The more I learn the more I will share. My first weigh-in will be Saturday so lets see if this gets my weight loss rolling!
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