The Cut - Day 6 - Sat 11/8
The good news: I get to eat (meaning no shakes) for 2 DAYS! 
The bad news: The combination of my newest Leg Day + Deadlifting the day after + not a lot of cals & carbs = serious DOMS in the legs. Not just ache…pain. 
One of the goals of a cut like this is to deplete any intra-muscular stores of fat. Some "collateral damage" as a result is the steady depletion of any glycogen stores the muscles have as well…..and then not having the fuel to restore them. I am sure both are well under well, but up until Friday evening I was mostly just tired later in the day. A brutal Leg Day has changed that. If I was coasting by on any energy stores I had in my muscle that supply was/has been significantly tapped into, and not replaced.
I was going to do my 2nd Ab/Core session today, but in that I have a scheduled down day on the weekend, and I’m also working today. I decided to make Saturday my down day & do Ab/Core then (Sunday) when I don’t have to work and, hopefully, my legs are functioning better.
While not demanded I usually do a lot of standing at work. There is some lifting, a decent amount of walking & *ow* bending, but a LOT of standing. Its not uncommon to go about 10 hours without sitting, and again that’s my choice. But I’m feeling it. I do get AYCD coffee (and goooooooooddd coffee at that) and I have access to a full commercial kitchen I can cook meals at/on/in. I love my job.
After an impromptu shopping trip I got home around 7ish, having left around 9am that morning. During that shopping trip I started to really feel "it". I just had, by my current standards, a good sized dinner not even an hour before….and I was hungry, tired & hurtin’. The hungry part is what threw me. Only one more meal (bedtime snack) for the day, and that was hours away.
Of course when you walk in a large supermarket you walk into the Produce. I see enough fresh fruit to feed battalions. Then past a potato display. Walk past the bulk bins of granolas. Oh, there is the Bakery *sniff*….Salad Bar….Rotisserie Chicken rack….in-store Sushi *drool*….
*long slow exhale*
I get what I came for (a few Fa-ge 0%s to get me by) and head home, about a 30+ minute drive. Only saving grace is listening to the Alabama-LSU game on AM.
Luckily Mrs. BuckSpin saves the day and gives me a long & DESPERATELY needed leg massage. Started out slow and by the end was really working my hams & quads like bread dough.
I won’t bore (or amuse you sadistic ones) with the sounds emanating from my mouth (or is soul more accurate?). But lets just say I’m glad we live veeeeerryyyyyy rurally….
I will say that it is amazing to watch what is happening physically. I’m seeing valleys and definitions and vascularity I have not seen before. With some favorable lighting I have an complete "money belt" (aka "the V"). That triangle "void" area at the top of the thigh divided by the Sartorius is (again with good lighting) visible (ChickenTuna has AMAZING ones).
The Superficial Epigastric veins are visible to the naked eye (there is your Google for today).
As far as abs, the valley between the abdominals & obliques is definitely deeper. There is more overall seperation, but still not what I would call a 6 pack. Plus, this pooch around the navel is just going to be a looooonnggggg battle.
I’m way past being able to the Cephalic (aka "the bicep vein") & Basilic veins. Those are pretty much 24/7 and even visible across my pecs. However, some of the cutaneous veins in my delts/shoulders are coming out, as well as more of the same in my calves. I guess I’m blessed with thin skin. I know a lot of male BBers who would kill for stuff like this. If I hold my breath and really amp up my blood pressure I can get a wee bit Gaspari-esque. The kids think its funny!
Tomorrow is my last day "living large" at 2000 cals & 180g of carbs. I’ll figure out my 2nd week and see what does & does not make the cut (bad bad joke….feeble "ha")
6 down, 17 to go…
November 10, 2008 at 11:18 am
The grocery store was a battle for a long time. My brother likes to shop with me, and if it weren’t for me, we’d be racking up an extra $100 in impulse food buying. But setting that boundary for him - nothing that isn’t on the list - has helped me stick to the same thing. You did great turning it all down. =)
November 10, 2008 at 5:27 pm
Keep going strong, you are doing great. perhaps some progress pics are in order. Keep moving forwards, and enjoy your journey.
November 10, 2008 at 5:41 pm
Thanks! No pics until the end. Would be too much like skipping to the last page and seeing whodunit!