Today is also the last low carb day of our 5th round of carb cycling. I have to say that the fourth cycle was much easier than the first three. It know it was helpful that my dad came to visit for the weekend so I wasn't as focused so much on food all day. The fifth cycle hasn't really existed. I ate different foods, didn't actually count my macros, just ball-parked them in my head to keep the high protein, low carb goal. I had venison sausage, protein shakes with almond milk and homemade protein bars. I'm ok with it though. I think I did ok for the most part and I actually think it did wonders for my mental state. This whole process is such a mental game, it plays tricks with your mind. My mother has always said "Its all in your head", you are in control of what you think, you just have to learn to keep the positive motors on and the negative ones off. Although I haven't really stuck to the diet this last cycle, tomorrow is our last high carb day before we move to something different and I already made out the plans so I'm going to do it anyway! Tomorrow's diet will include a peanut butter and jelly sandwich AND a chocolate protein bar. I will, however, be doing a high intensity plyometric workout and loads of burpees to make up for it, but it will totally be worth it!
As promised, I have redone some measurements and pictures now that we are basically finished with the carb cycling. The first set of pictures were taken on February 1st, the first day of our carb cycle.
The next set of pictures was taken today, February 19th, the last low carb day of our last round of carb cycling.
Not going to lie, I'm slightly disappointed. I do see some changes, and I know I'm getting there, but I still see so much more that I need to work on. We retook some of the measurements. I lost 1.5 pounds in the last 3 weeks and an inch off of my hips. All the other measurements stayed about the same. I forgot to bring my skinfold caliper home last night so we weren't able to measure body fat, I will retake that this weekend. I'm hoping to see the changes there.
I'm also hoping that the diet change, happening on Friday, will rejuvenate me. Half way through and its getting harder to hold onto this goal. I'm starting to burn out and like I said before, its a complete mental challenge. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoy all my clean eating and the food that we are eating is good, but I miss baking, "clean" baking. Protein muffins, protein cookies, protein bars.....I miss variety and being able to eat what I'm in the mood for, not just what the schedule dictates. After the diet change this Friday we have one more diet change before we get to the last week prior to competition.
Saturday we have a clinic in Buffalo where they will explain to us what we need to know and do for the days leading up to and the day of the competition. I'm really excited to learn everything they have to teach us. They will explain to us a little bit more on what they expect for posing, physique, hair and makeup and overall presentation. We will be ordering our suits shortly after the clinic on Saturday since they will be giving us more information on what they expect from our suits and we want to start practicing our posing in them. Saturday also is the 6 week mark to competition #1. Six weeks to go balls-to-the-wall. Six weeks to see what I have within myself mentally, physically and emotionally.....wish us luck!
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