Diary of a cranky man – Days 2-5
Day 2 – Tuesday
After the first day I decided to regulate my diet instead of chowing down on sausages and bacon from the hotel buffet every day... all day.
My new diet plan is listed below;
0700hrs – 5 rashers of bacon & 5 sausages, green tea, black coffee, fibre drink
1030hrs – 2 chicken breasts
1300hrs – 250g of turkey breast, green tea, black coffee
1700hrs – 2 chicken breasts
2100hrs – 2 tins of mackerel
2300hrs – 2 pints of skimmed milk
Note - I will also be drinking around 4 litres of water per day.
I have found that during the first two days my energy levels have dropped massively as my body starts to burn my muscle glycogen. I also feel that my sleep is being negatively affected but that could also be due to the fact that I’m sleeping in an airport hotel for a week! I have also found that I am talking like a zombie and even the shortest, simplest sentences take deep consideration before speaking. I am irritable and also getting enraged at inanimate objects like the television in my room!
I feel half asleep most of the time and this is compounded by my lack of concentration which is not good when I am listening to lectures all week!
Day 3 - Wednesday
The mornings on no/low carbs are the worst time of day... as I’m in hotel for these carb deprived five days, walking past the buffet every morning is rather difficult I find myself loitering menacingly by the toast and croissants and wanting to wallow in the orange juice! However my will is strong and I make it through breakfast with my colleagues eating starchy mounds of food whilst I eat piles of bacon, scrambled eggs and sausages.
One bonus of eating ridiculous amounts of protein is that I feel fuller for longer which helps when it hits break time in our seminars and people are eating sugary/starchy goodness all around me.
Although it may not sound like it my sugar cravings are nearly non existent and my energy drop from the preceding two days has started to level out. YAY!
Day 4 – Thursday
Yesterday was a good day as I was feeling energetic and not craving any carbs.
Until the afternoon...
As part of our training week for my role as a tutor, we had to run through four hours of boxing! During the session my energy levels never dropped off as they normally would which was a nice surprise however after the session has finish I could obviously not replenish my muscle glycogen so I was ridiculously fatigued afterwards.
I was a terrible sight... lying on my bed, eating bacon out of a tupperware tub ... in my pants...
After about an hour of feeling exhausted, I had eaten and drank a coffee and green tea and was back to my perky self.
Overall from day one I have found that my mental faculties are not 100% (more like 10%) and this is affecting my marking and the rest of my work. However by day four I sound coherent again and my body seems to be getting used to no carbs and my body is adapting rapidly.
I feel leaner and less carb bloated, I have more definition and my training has only suffered slightly.
Day 5 – Friday
As of Friday evening I had decided to carb up as I was assessing level 2 students all weekend which means I had to be on the ball and also I would be on my feet all day and didn’t fancy passing out J
So far I am very impressed with my week of no carbs and how it has affected my body. Although the first 2-3 days were pretty rough, after my body adjusted I felt really great. You can see my body weight drop below!
Starting weight – 106kg
Finishing weight – 98kg
Total weight lost- 8kg/17.6lbs
Please remember that this is not a long term weight loss solution however it can be used when cutting weight for an event or if you want to give your weight loss a kick up the bum before starting a new nutrition plan such as the Paleo diet. Don't forget if you need any advice feel free to email me - Josh@centuriontraining.com
Joshua Mullin - Master Trainer