BTB's Low Carb Log

[Rich Knapp]

lerking.

[BendtheBar]

August 26th, 2012

Slept until 10am. Great sleep. By 3pm the low carb sweats hit. I was very warm. Feeling back to normal by the end of the day.

Saturday's headache still linger until about 2pm yesterday, then disappeared. Sinuses are dripping heavily this morning, but no sinus headache.

Weight is up 2 pounds since before the carb re-feed.

10:30 am - Whey protein in coffee, 24 ounces.
12:30 - Beef jerky.
1:30 - Beef jerky.
2:30 - Wasabi almonds.
5:30 pm - Beef covered with blue cheese
Snack - Almonds.

[kitarpyar]

Originally Posted by Rich Knapp

lerking.

x2

[Fazc]

Good luck compadre

[BendtheBar]

Thanks men. I want to note that I am listing health issues simply because there is a lot of information floating around on the correlation between carb intake and inflammation. The idea is that reduced carbs will help relieve a lot of common ailments because of lessened inflammation.

I assume this works because there is less intra-cellular water. Bruteforce can probably explain it better. I am a hack. I just want better health via lowered junk food intake.

I hope to approach this process as neutral as possible.

[BendtheBar]

August 27th, 2012

Back to normal today. Felt focused and had no headache. A little hungry during my workout but no big whoop.

8:00 am - Whey protein in coffee, 24 ounces.
11:00 am - Whey protein in coffee, 24 ounces.
1:00 pm - Whey protein in water, 16 ounces.
Workout - One scoop of Hydramino in 16 ounces of water.
Post-workout - Workout - One scoop of Hydramino in 16 ounces of water.
5:30 pm - Beef and onion covered in a garlic butter sauce, topped with cheddar cheese. One scoop of Hydramino in 16 ounces of water.
Snack - Almonds with a couple Hydramino drinks.

[bamazav]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

August 27th, 2012

Back to normal today. Felt focused and had no headache. A little hungry during my workout but no big whoop.

8:00 am - Whey protein in coffee, 24 ounces.
11:00 am - Whey protein in coffee, 24 ounces.
1:00 pm - Whey protein in water, 16 ounces.
Workout - One scoop of Hydramino in 16 ounces of water.
Post-workout - Workout - One scoop of Hydramino in 16 ounces of water.
5:30 pm - Beef and onion covered in a garlic butter sauce, topped with cheddar cheese. One scoop of Hydramino in 16 ounces of water.
Snack - Almonds with a couple Hydramino drinks.

Curious, total carbs for the day?

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by bamazav

Curious, total carbs for the day?

Using Calorie King it came out to 38, primarily due to almonds and the onion. 9 from my current protein powder. I was forced to use a brand with carbs, which I don't normally want in my whey.

On a normal day it's probably around 30-40, mostly from almonds. Not subtracting fiber. It can get up to 50-60 if I eat a lot of almonds. Again, not subtracting fiber. I don't know enough about the fiber thing to speak intelligently.

I rarely eat fruit other than a few strawberries. Every now and then I'll have an apple or orange, but this is infrequent. Sometimes on the weekend if I feel hungry during the day I have a cold 20 ounces of veggie juice with 4-5 ice cold pickles inside the glass.

[BendtheBar]

August 28th, 2012

Slept horrible last night. Couldn't get into a deep sleep. Sinuses are also bothering me. Drip, drip, drip. Energy improved as the day progressed. By evening I felt very awake, and was able to stay up and do a little research.

8:00 am - Whey protein in coffee, 24 ounces.
11:00 am - Whey protein in coffee, 24 ounces.
1:00 pm - Whey protein in water, 16 ounces.
Workout - One scoop of Hydramino in 16 ounces of water.
Post-workout - Workout - One scoop of Hydramino in 16 ounces of water.
5:30 pm - Beef topped with bleu cheese. One scoop of Hydramino in 16 ounces of water.
Snack - Almonds with a couple Hydramino drinks.

Weight: Down to 307.2

This is a new low.

Continuing to eat until satiety. A bit hungry last night. Munched on nearly 6 ounces of almonds over a 4 hour period, post-dunner. Had quite a bit of beef and cheese for dinner. Definitely not a low cal day.

[BendtheBar]

August 29th, 2012

Good day. Working long hours but the energy is there. No daily sluggishness. Really grooving with the low carb lifestyle. Never go to bed hungry, never have sugar or junk food cravings. I haven't touched a nibble or sugar, nor have I wanted to, in about a month now.

8:00 am - Whey protein in coffee, 24 ounces.
11:00 am - Whey protein in coffee, 24 ounces.
1:00 pm - Whey protein in water, 16 ounces.
3 pm - One scoop of Hydramino in 16 ounces of water.
5:00 pm - 4 beef hamburger patties topped with raw onion and bleu cheese.
Snack - Almonds with a couple Hydramino drinks.

Weight: Steady @ 307.2

August 30th, 2012

HUGE water flushing day. Not sure what's happening. But by 5 pm I was thirsty again. Been drinking a lot since then. Less than optimal sleep last night but here I am, working late and feeling great.

8:00 am - Whey protein in coffee, 24 ounces.
11:00 am - Whey protein in coffee, 24 ounces.
1:00 pm - Whey protein in coffee, 16 ounces.
3 pm - One scoop of Hydramino in 16 ounces of water.
5:30 pm - 6 sausages chopped and added to a 6 egg omelet. Shredded mozzarella too.
Snack - Almonds with a couple Hydramino drinks.

Weight: Steady @ 307.2