Anabolic Diet, Day 11 of 12 Day Induction Phase
Woke up around Noon yesterday, stayed up all night. Went to chiropractor at 11 and went to sleep from noon until 4 and am wide awake at 3 in the morning again. ARGH!
The chiropractor said that everything was about a half inch off and to stay out of the gym for a couple of days (yay for rest days falling in the right place) and to maybe expect to have to come back in after my leg day. He thinks when the hammy tightens back up it might pull everything back out of alignment a time or two again before it stays. As usual, he advised that I’ll know if I need to come back. LOL
A NUTSHELL:
Anabolic Diet: I’ve been pretty lazy about food today and have had to eat a lot because I’ve been up so long. In fact, I’ll be adding up cals right before I post this! LOL Cooked up some beef fajita. That made me feel better about eating. I think once the Induction Phase is over, I’m going to make 1,500 my target calories and get on with the fat loss. I’m sick of dreading meal time. 
Hunger: None.
Cravings: None.
Energy: Unusually high for someone who has been awake for 36 of the last 40 hours or so…
Mood: Normal.
Mental Clarity: Ditto to my energy statement. LOL
Physical Appearance: …
Workout: One of my 3 days off.
MEALS:
M1: 4 whole eggs
Supplements: Beverly International’s Super Pak, Move Free Advanced plus MSM, HEB brand Calcium 1200 with D
M2: 2 cups spinach, 2 oz red bell pepper, 2 tablespoons macadamia nut oil (I know, weird…didn’t feel like eating).
M3: 1Tablespoon Peanut butter, 1 Tablespoon psyllium whole husks (best I could do at the time but it had been about 4 hours since I last kinda ate).
M4: 5 oz chicken (dark meat)
M5: Fajita Deliciousness. 6.6 oz skirt steak, 1 oz habanero jack cheese, 1 tablespoon psyllium whole husks
M6: 2 oz sunflower seeds, 74g brocolli
M7: 4 whole eggs
2071 calories: 37/2/61 (p/c/f)
184g protein, 23g carbs, 137fat
WATER: 1 gallon
July 9, 2008 at 4:00 am
Howdy thar, Tex - or maybe I should say "Sleepless in San Angelo." Yikes - sounds like you’ve got just the opposite of a "crash" going on. Hope you get some relief on carb-up. Maybe you’ll fluff back up a little, too - that’s quite a bit of shrinkage in a short time. Obviously, muscle glycogen is our friend -and not JUST for energy.
mmmmmm……….fajitas. *drool* Sounds like a plan for tonight.
Without looking at the diet again, what’s the target for carbs on carb-up days? Just any old complex carb will do, or do you shoot for things w/ a specific threshold glycemic index? I assume that eating a box of Domino sugar cubes is not something you’d want to do.
Carry on, kiddo!
July 10, 2008 at 5:36 pm
I’m fluffing back up again. I’m going to take measurements on Saturday. I’m not really sure when the best time to do that will be with all the fluctuation, but I took starting measurments on a morning after my "last carbs" so I guess I’ll just stick with that.
So far as "appropriate carbs" goes, it’s preferred that you keep it clean, but you can really eat whatever and apparently a lot of people do. LOL
Target carbs for carb ups is 45-60% (no limit, just based on total cals). Fat is 30-40% and protein is 10-15%.