What was your typical menu like before PBing & how was your body?
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deepthought
MemberI have made basically the same posting in another thread but here it is:
I'm a guy who really likes to workout, what I do is not important. Gym, bikeriding, martial arts, wood chopping, running, volleyball etc...
I was eating pretty good, from a CW point of view for a sporty person(maybe at bit much fat).
My regular plate was filled with carbs(pasta or rice), with protein and fat on top. The Missus is a vegetarian, so lots of lentils and beans for protein.My breakfasts was oatmeal and milk based.
Wanted to eat appr every 3-4 hours, snacked fruit and yougurt.
I was many times VERY hungry before bedtime, ususally I cooked some spagetthi 1-1,5 hours before bed.
I have to say I worked pretty well on a high varb diet, around 12% bodyfat, so i was never one of the obese persons. But I decided to try cutting carbs.
You asked abour "before" but i'm gonna thow in the "after" as well.
three meals, almost no snacks(actually one of the meals is now are more "snacklike" (smaller)).
My late evening extra supper is now usually only a small fat rich snack.I'm not addicted to regular eating anymore, a great relief for me, since mood swings(sugar dips, and after meal coma), was my melody.
My energy level is much higher now, and my health is better(not a single cold since starting)
Posted 9 months ago # -
I would say my experience is pretty similar. I ate a low fat diet, small meals ever 2-3 hours. I was always hungry and snacking on something. Kashi TLC bars and yogurt were staples. I took lots of snacks to work and planned to always have food. I was in good shape, but still had stubborn flab that wouldn't move.
I have a much smaller appetite now. Breakfast, lunch, dinner... occasionally some dark chocolate and red wine for dessert, or some avocado chocolate pudding. There are a lot of times I'm not even hungry. I ended up only eating half my lunch yesterday. My body fat is decreasing and I'm getting more muscle tone, finally. Wish I'd started this sooner.
I don't stress about food much anymore.
Posted 9 months ago # -
Like Diana, I too always had some sort of Kashi product stashed away in my desk to combat the daily debilitating afternoon hunger. I always planned to have a "healthy snack" with me in keeping with the multiple small meals concept, which really does just leave you more stressed about food. If I went more than five hours or so without something to eat, I literally felt like I was going to pass out. As for body composition, I was average size; not overweight but not very toned. My workouts consisted of logging 45 minutes on the treadmill or elliptical.
Now, I barely eat more than two meals a day, usually about eight to ten hours apart. My thoughts are not consumed with constantly ensuring that I have something to eat with me at all times; I can't remember the last time I actually felt sick from hunger. I switched my workouts to 10 minutes of interval training and twenty minutes of pilates and plyometrics. I haven't lost weight but I have gained muscle tone and bounds of energy.
Posted 9 months ago # -
I was a long distance runner so I bought into the high carb, low fat way. I was also very low on the protein because I was vegetarian for 6 years. Ran a marathon and about killed myself- got very sick with mono, repeated bouts of upper respiratory infections, abcessed tonsils, etc. Ended up having about 3 surgeries to correct infections/inflammation in my sinuses/ears, tonsillectomy, etc. About this time my blood sugars starting running high. I refused to go on medication. I couldn't have diabetes for criminy's sake- I weighed 135 at 5'6"- give me a break! So I was in denial for about 6 months. Finally when my blood sugar peaked at about 250 I decided I better go on the medication. 500mg of metformin twice a day. Got pretty good control of it but I could never get it back down below 100- fasting blood sugars would always be in the 120s or 130's even with restricting starches to 2 servings per day eating south beach style. Eventually, I read the book Protein Power by Dr. Eades and it was like a light bulb went on. It wasn't until these past few weeks that I completely eliminated all grains and sugar that my fasting sugar is finally in normal range. It's a confusing and frustrating thing to have diabetes at a normal weight (I'm 140 right now) but I fully believe that trying to do endurance events eating high carb, low fat, low protein, and then getting mono, triggered the diabetes somehow.
If you read that whole thing, I commend you! :-)
Posted 9 months ago # -
Thanks, maba! :-)
Posted 9 months ago #
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