Amanda76’s BodyBlog

For the last 12 days, I’ve been in the Induction Phase of the Anabolic Diet.  During that time I ate less than 30g of carbs per day, aiming for 35/5/60 (protein/carbs/fat).  Now I will switch to doing that 5 days out of the week and carbing up with macros of 10-15/45-60/30-40.

Carb-ups are supposed to last 24-36 hours or until you go past the point of extra vascularity and extra definition to smoothing out. 

A NUTSHELL:

Anabolic Diet: Thought I was going to enjoy this day a lot more than I have.  Starting with my oatmeal this morning, I felt nauseated and headachy.  Possibly because I didn’t get enough sleep last night, but I’m really not horribly tired.  The food tastes good…my body just doesn’t seem to know what to make of it.  It’s kinda like the first days of cutting carbs, except…I feel a bit ickier.

I have NO idea how people have such problems getting enough protein in their diet.  I went way over my macros in protein…had a bit more difficulty getting carbs, but I think I’ll have that sorted out tomorrow by eating more whole grains instead of jumping into eating fruit (I just really wanteds some fruit, dammit!). LOL

Hunger: None.

Cravings: Cashews.  There’s a reason I don’t normally keep them in my house!  LOL

Energy: Normal.

Mood: Normal.

Mental Clarity: Normal.

Physical Appearance: My dad looked at me with a concerned look today and told me I was looking skinny (he doesn’t live in town so he hasn’t seen me through this whole switching metabolisms thing.  I explained what was up with my diet and he looked at me like I was nutso.  LOL  Anyway, at the moment, I can see my veins a bit better and my arems are starting to look more like my own again.  I can feel some solid muscle!  YAY!  Belly looks like it’s “fattining up” a bit, surely from water retention, but not bloated. 

Workout: One of my 3 days off.

MEALS:

M1: 1/2 cup Old Fashioned Oats in water, 1 scoop Beverly Ultra Size (chocolate), 1T peanut butter, 1 medium banana

Supplements: Beverly International’s Super Pak, Move Free Advanced plus MSM, HEB brand Calcium 1200 with D

M2: Mango, apple, grape and strawberry fruit salad, 1/2 cup Daisy 4% cottage cheese

M3: 2 oz cashews, 4 oz grape tomatos

M4: 6 oz sweet potato, 4 oz boneless, skinless chicken breast

M5: Cantaloupe, kiwi and pineapple fruit salad

M6: 1/2 cup Old Fashioned Oats in wate,r, 1T peanut butter, 2T honey (yes, looking for easy carbs…LOL)

1913 calories: 22/47/31 (p/c/f)
104g protein, 250g carbs, 65g fat

WATER: 1 gallon

Slept a lot today.  You know how that goes.   

A NUTSHELL:

Anabolic Diet: Last day of Induction Phase!  Woo hoo!  Decided to see what would happen if I went no carb since I slept in late and didn’t feel like eating anyway.

Hunger: None.

Cravings: None.

Energy: Normal.

Mood: Normal.

Mental Clarity: Normal.

Physical Appearance: Skin finally tightening up.

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: 4 whole eggs, 1T psyllium whole husks

M3: 6 oz fajita meat

M4: 4 whole eggs, 1T psyllium whole husks

1539 calories: 45/0/55 (p/c/f)
156g protein, 0g carbs (psyllium husks not counted), 85 fat

WATER: 1 gallon

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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

IN A NUTSHELL:

Anabolic Diet:  It’s a’ight :-p

Hunger: None.

Cravings: None.

Energy: Normal.

Mood: Normal.

Mental Clarity: Normal.

Physical Appearance: Same ‘ol, same ‘ol.

Workout: Another crappy one.  Not really crappy just…not up to par.  I keep getting sore though.  Not sure what to think about that since my workouts are lacking.  Can’t decide whether to keep my weight or reps up.  I carb up on Thursday so hopefully things will turn around then.

MEALS:

M1: 3 whole eggs, 1 oz habenero jack cheese, 60 g spinach and 2 oz mushrooms. Seasoned with pepper, onion and garlic powder and cayenne pepper.

Supplements: Beverly International’s Super Pak, Move Free Advanced plus MSM, HEB brand Calcium 1200 with D

M2: (pre-workout) 1/2 cup Daisy 4% cottage cheese, 2oz canned pumpkin (sprinkled with cinnamon), 1 Tablespoon Peanut Butter

During Workout: 1 serving Beverly International Glutamine Select

M3: 5 oz chicken (dark meat), 30 g spinach, 74g broccoli, 2 oz red bell pepper

M4: 3 hard boiled eggs, 1 oz Boar’s Head Smoked Butterkaas cheese, 1T psyllium whole husks

M5: 3 eggs, 30g spinach

M6: 1 egg, 1 oz habenero jack cheese, 1 oz Smoked Butterkass, 1T psyllium whole husks

1736 calories: 38/4/58 (p/c/f)
159g protein, 24g carbs, 106g fat

WATER: 1 gallon

CHEST and TRICEPS DAY

BB Bench: 1×5 @ 115, 2×4 @ 115, 1×3 @ 115 *shakes head*

Hanging Dips: 1×16 @ BW, 1×12 @ BW, 1×8 @ BW

Seated EZ French Press: 1×7 @ 40, 1×5 @ 40
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Seated DB French Press: 1×5 @ 40, 1×1 @ 40+3 @ 35+3 @ 30

Cable Rope Pressdown: 1×4 @ 80, 1×5 @ 70, 1×5 @ 70+2 @ 60

45 Degree Cable Tricep Extension (from low): 2×12 @ 10

Incline Cable Flyes on Ball: 1×4 @ 40’s, 1×5 @ 30’s, 1×4 @ 30’s

IN A NUTSHELL:

Anabolic Diet: Another day where eating feels torturous!  I’ve been depending a lot on cheese to get extra calories in.  Eggs over medium end up going down pretty easy when I can’t eat another bite.  Also don’t think I’m going to be doing chicken again unless I do breasts and a tablespoon of oil or something.  I guess I don’t really like the dark meat.   

Hunger: None.  I feel way too full!

Cravings: None.

Energy: Normal.

Mood: Irritated about not being interested in food.  LOL

Mental Clarity: Normal

Physical Appearance: Same stuff going on.  Have been reassured over and over again that my body will learn to leave my muscles full.  LOL 

Workout: Weak lifts and little endurance again.  Have been reassured that, that will also eventually pass. 

MEALS:

M1: 3 whole eggs, 1 oz habenero jack cheese, 60 g spinach and 2 oz mushrooms. Seasoned with pepper, onion and garlic powder and cayenne pepper.

Supplements: Beverly International’s Super Pak, Move Free Advanced plus MSM, HEB brand Calcium 1200 with D

M2: (pre-workout) 1/2 cup Daisy 4% cottage cheese, 2oz canned pumpkin (sprinkled with cinnamon), 1 Tablespoon Peanut Butter

During Workout: 1 serving Beverly International Glutamine Select

M3: 5 oz chicken (dark meat), 30 g spinach, 74g broccoli, 2 oz red bell pepper

M4: 3 hard boiled eggs, 1 oz Boar’s Head Smoked Butterkaas cheese, 1T psyllium whole husks

M5: 3 eggs, 30g spinach

M6: 1 egg, 1 oz habenero jack cheese, 1 oz Smoked Butterkass, 1T psyllium whole husks

1736 calories: 38/4/58 (p/c/f)
159g protein, 24g carbs, 106g fat

WATER: 1 gallon

SHOULDER (and some abs) DAY

Behind Neck Press: 1×6 @ 65, 1×5 @ 65, 1×3 @ 65

1 Arm Adella Press: 2×6 @ 30’s

Wide Cable Row to Chest: 3×6 @ 80

45 Degree DB Row to Chest: 2×8 @ 30’s

Freeman Raise: 3×4 @ 10’s+4 @ 5’s

Leg Raises off Ball: 2×8 @ BW, 1×6 @ BW

Windshield Wipers on Floor: 3×10 @ BW

Hammies (both sides) are oddly sore after my messed up workout.  Not hurt sore, but DOMS sore.  Weird.   

IN A NUTSHELL:

Anabolic Diet: Nothing new to report.  Never Crashed.

Hunger: None. 

Cravings: None.

Energy: Normal.

Mood: Normal

Mental Clarity: Normal

Physical Appearance: SSDD

Workout:  Things didn’t go quite as expected.  Lifts are a bit weak and I don’t seem to have the endurance to make it through workouts.

MEALS:

M1: 3 whole eggs, 1 oz mozzarella cheese, 60 g spinach and 2 oz mushrooms. Seasoned with pepper, onion and garlic powder and cayenne pepper.

Supplements: Beverly International’s Super Pak, Move Free Advanced plus MSM, HEB brand Calcium 1200 with D

M2: 4 oz ground round (85/15), 1 oz Boar’s Head smoked butterkaas cheese, 30g spinach, 1T phsyllium whole husks

M3: (pre-workout) 1/2 cup Daisy 2% cottage cheese, 2oz canned pumpkin (sprinkled with cinnamon), 1 Tablespoon Peanut Butter

During Workout: 1 serving Beverly International Glutamine Select

M4: 3 hard boiled eggs, 1T psyllium whole husks

M5: 5 oz chicken (dark meat), 30 g spinach, 74g broccoli, 2 oz yellow squash

M6: 3 hard boiled eggs, 1T psyllium whole husks

1737 calories: 39/4/57 (p/c/f)
164 g protein, 28 g carbs, 105 g fat

WATER: 1 gallon

BACK DAY

Lat Pulldown: 1×4 @ 120+3 @ 110, 1×8 @ 110, 1×7 @ 110

Behind Neck Pulldown: 2×8 @ 90
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Straight Arm Pulldown: 2×8 @ 40

Close Grip Pulldown: 1×7 @ 130, 1×6 @ 130, 1×4 @ 130

Smith BB Row: 2×6 @ 90, 1×2 @ 90+4 @ 70+8 @ 50 (no idea what happened to my strength all the sudden there!  LOL)

1 Arm DB Row: 2×8 @ 70
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Back Extensions: 2×10 @ 10

45 Degree Close Grip Cable Row: 1×8 @ 160, 1×7 @ 160, 1×4 @ 160

Morning Measurements (before breakfast):

Amanda76, Age 31, Height 5′4″

Most of these measurements make me sad. 

So, it looks like no major shift in water except for directly out of the muscle.  The carbs that I usually eat are very clean (oats, rice, sweet potato, fruits and vegetables) and spaced pretty evenly throughout the day, so it makes sense that I didn’t lose 5-10 lbs of water the first week the way some people do on this diet. The two pounds I “lost” will likely come back within a day of eating carbs.  My waist can stay small so long as it gets more defined…but some of those measurements had better come back up!  LOL  Of course, there are others that actual fat loss should shrink down quite a bit, but I don’t believe any actual measurable fat loss has happened yet. 

 !!!!!!HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!!!!

I wonder if there’s a point where I can no longer add posts to a page…I think I’ll start a new page after the Induction Phase is over.  Hmmmmmmm…

A NUTSHELL:

Anabolic Diet: Still no crashing…Feeling more and more normal every day.  Wonder if this is the “calm before the storm” and when I’ll feel in the clear…

Hunger: None.  My brain seems to be able to go longer without fuel, too…gonna have to pay more attention to eating enough if this keeps up.

Cravings: None.

Energy: Normal.

Mood: Happy

Mental Clarity: Normal

Physical Appearance: Still small.  Won’t whine too much about it…

Workout: I actually think it would have been good if my hamstring wasn’t being spastic again.  I’ve been meaning to go to my chiropractor for about a month, but it doesn’t bother me when I’m not working out.  Today it was really goofy (bothered me from lower back down to my upper calf on the right left side), so I guess I’d better get it checked out before next leg day.  Chiro visit costs less than a tank of gas anymore, so I guess I can’t complain. 

MEALS:

M1: 3 whole eggs, 1 oz mozzarella cheese, 60 g spinach and 2 oz mushrooms. Seasoned with pepper, onion and garlic powder and cayenne pepper.

Supplements: Beverly International’s Super Pak, Move Free Advanced plus MSM, HEB brand Calcium 1200 with D

M2: 4 oz ground round (85/15), 30g spinach, 1T phsyllium whole husks

M3: (pre-workout) 1/2 cup Daisy 2% cottage cheese, 2oz canned pumpkin (sprinkled with cinnamon), 1 Tablespoon Peanut Butter

During Workout: 1 serving Beverly International Glutamine Select

M4: 2 hard-boiled eggs, 1 oz Boar’s Head Smoked Butterkaas Cheese, 2 oz yellow squash

M5: 4 oz ground round (85/15), 60g spinach, 1 tablespoon psyllium whole husks

M6: 4 oz ground round (85/15), 1 oz habanero jack cheese, 74 g broccoli, 1 oz walnuts

1859 calories: 34/3/63 (p/c/f)
151 g protein, 29 g carbs, 126 g fat

WATER: 1 gallon

LEG DAY

Leg Press: 1×6 @ 450 (weaker than usual because of hamstring not diet), 1×1 @ 450 (felt pop in upper calf so set down weight…tried to lift it again and still felt tightness in area so left well enough alone)

Cybex Plie Press: 2×10 @ 210, 1×6 @ 230

GHR (upper range): 1×10 @ BW, 1×3 @ BW (quit because ham felt wrong)

Tried some bodyweight lunges…didn’t feel like a good idea.  Figured workout was about over.

Leg Extensions (1 set toes up, next toes in, then toes out and again toes up): 4×10 @ 30

Another day-late post because I opted to go to sleep early!  LOL

A NUTSHELL:

Anabolic Diet: Still haven’t crashed.  In fact, today felt pretty normal.  I was pretty wired last night so I didn’t go to bed until 2 am and had to wake up at 5:30 am because I was asked to come into work early.  Surprisingly, I made it through the day with no bumps.  So far, diet really reenforces bad habits I have so far as getting to bed at a decent hour goes!  Went to bed right after I came home and ate again, but could have stayed up okay.  Calories are low again because of this.

Hunger: None.

Cravings: None.

Energy: Normal, except when my brain gets hungry. 

Mood: More friendly than usual.

Mental Clarity: Good.  The focus I felt was a lot more balanced to where I could process information from something other than exactly what I was working on. 

Physical Appearance: Small.  Not so bloated.  I can deal with the way my upper body looks way more than my lower.  I store less fat from my belly button up, so even though I’m a little weanie looking, I still have some definition.  Because I store more fat from my belly button down, I really need the volume from my muscle to keep from looking yuck. 

Workout: One of my 3 days off.

MEALS:

M1: 3 whole eggs, 1 oz mozzarella cheese, 60 g spinach and 2 oz mushrooms. Seasoned with pepper, onion and garlic powder and cayenne pepper.

Supplements: Beverly International’s Super Pak, Move Free Advanced plus MSM, HEB brand Calcium 1200 with D

M2: 2 hard-boiled eggs, 1 oz muenster cheese, 2 oz yellow squash

M3: 4 oz ground round (85/15), 74g brocolli

M4: 2 hard-boiled eggs, 1 oz Great Midwest Habenero Jack Cheese, 30g spinach

M5: 4 oz ground round (85/15), 30g spinach, 1 tablespoon psyllium whole husks

1496 calories: 36/2/62 (p/c/f)
129 g protein, 15 g carbs, 98 g fat

WATER: 3/4 gallon

(NO WORKOUT)

A NUTSHELL:

Anabolic Diet: Overall, I’d say I’m enjoying it…it’s easy to follow.  Even things like broccoli are starting to taste sweet.  LOL  After I’m done with the cottage cheese I have in my refridgerator, I’m going to quit eating it.  I’d rather spend the carbs from milk sugar on vegetables (I end up with carbs to spare on days I don’t eat cottage cheese).  I can get calcium from regular cheese with zero carbs. 

I hear you’re supposed to “crash” somewhere between days 5 and 8.  So far, no crashing.  I’ll let y’all know how that goes…:p

Hunger: None.

Cravings: None.

Energy: Almost normal, but I didn’t have to do anything very physical.  I do feel a little tired/dizzy when I NEED to eat.  Again, seems to be my head telling me to eat before my stomach.

Mood: Pleasant…maybe a little restless.

Mental Clarity: Didn’t have much to focus on today so I felt a bit distracted.

Physical Appearance: Small and bloated…but someone complimented the muscles in my arms today so that made me feel a bit better.  LOL

Workout: One of my 3 days off.

MEALS:

M1: 3 whole eggs, 1 oz mozzarella cheese, 60 g spinach and 2 oz mushrooms. Seasoned with pepper, onion and garlic powder and cayenne pepper.

Supplements: Beverly International’s Super Pak, Move Free Advanced plus MSM, HEB brand Calcium 1200 with D

M2: 2 hard-boiled eggs, 1 oz muenster cheese, 3 oz orange bell pepper

M3: 4 oz ground round (85/15), 30g spinach

M4: 2 hard-boiled eggs, 1 oz muenster cheese, 2 oz yellow squash

M5: 4 oz ground round (85/15), 30g spinach, 1 tablespoon psyllium whole husks

M6: 1/2 cup 2% cottage cheese, 2 oz pumpkin, 1 oz walnuts

1747 calories: 34/4/62 (p/c/f)
142 g protein, 30 g carbs, 116 g fat

WATER: 1 gallon

(NO WORKOUT)