Lots happening, how to put it forward?

Over a month since the last blog entry, doesn't mean nothing has been happening, on th contrary tonnes of stuff ha been going on with some big changes to my BB goals due to the realities of work and family life.

I have changed my personal goal fom beginning to learn a new language to a goal more closely aligned with my fitness goal so to that end have been looking to Introduce a low carb diet. I have been posting regulary on the Academy forum so will replicate some of these posts rather than try and duplicate all the info;


Re: Fats don't make us fat.. (The Low Carb Thread)
by Stewart Davison » Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:34 pm

Rich, started going high protein and low carb, interested to understand where I can include berries and nuts/seeds. I have been aiming for 20 grams of carbs a day but this is Atkins level and I am not sure about that as I didn't really enjoy Atkins which I tried about 10 yrs ago to see what all the fuss was about (really didn't like it)

Looking to have a good mix of the nuts/seeds, fruit and veg so keen to understand how you have incorporated them, I am using MynetDiary to keep an eye on the carbs more than anything, keen to know the sort of carb levels you are taking.

One thing I really noticed is that on my return home tonight I wasn't getting the serious carb cravings that I normally do, it was noticeable by its absence as its usually this time where a carb heavy takeaway would come in.
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Re: Fats don't make us fat.. (The Low Carb Thread)
by Richard Olpin » Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:30 pm

Stewart Davison wrote:
Rich started going high protein and low carb, interested to understand where I can include berries and nuts/seeds. I have been aiming for 20 grams of carbs a day but this is Atkins level and I am not sure about that as I didn't really enjoy Atkins which I tried about 10 yrs ago to see what all the fuss was about (really didn't like it)


I'm aiming at 'normal' days being <100g, only going super-low <20g for a few days every 2/3 weeks to shock the system a bit.

Stewart Davison wrote:
Looking to have a good mix of the nuts/seeds, fruit and veg so keen to understand how you have incorporated them, I am using MynetDiary to keep an eye on the carbs more than anything, keen to know the sort of carb levels you are taking.


Berries and nuts are more in the Paleo realm, but both feature a lot for me. Especially handy pre/post training. Right now I have a big bowl of blackberries with ground flax seed/goji berries and big dollop of extra thick double cream for the fats YUM YUM.

I'll often have a handful of nuts as a snack on the go, especially cashews or almonds.

Stewart Davison wrote:
One thing I really noticed is that on my return home tonight I wasn't getting the serious carb cravings that I normally do, it was noticeable by its absence as its usually this time where a carb heavy takeaway would come in.

Great innit.

Useful snacks if you need a quickie, peperami or something like a Baby Bel cheese. I buy the sainsbury's mini-cheese selections.

For tracking I'm now using myfitnesspal instead of MyNetDiary. I'm finding the doos database to be MUCH better, and the app/web integration is better.
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Re: Fats don't make us fat.. (The Low Carb Thread)
by Stewart Davison » Wed Jul 25, 2012 8:18 am

Cheers! I am having to do the weekly shop today so will top up on the seeds etc, going to try and sneak a run in today so will look to get some down me as a post training snack, just enjoyed steak and eggs breakfast mmmm!
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Re: Fats don't make us fat.. (The Low Carb Thread)
by Stewart Davison » Wed Jul 25, 2012 1:10 pm

One other thing, are you checking what the calories are or just keeping an eye on the carbs?
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Re: Fats don't make us fat.. (The Low Carb Thread)
by Richard Olpin » Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:42 pm

Stewart Davison wrote:
One other thing, are you checking what the calories are or just keeping an eye on the carbs?


Not worrying about the calories at all, just looking to have < 100g carbs per day.
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Re: Fats don't make us fat.. (The Low Carb Thread)
by Stewart Davison » Sat Jul 28, 2012 9:02 am

Mmm, just weighed myself after about a week, I've actually put 4 pounds on! I've gone back and checked each day I have only had between 20g and 100g of carbs max, a couple of days my caloric count is actually in deficit due to workouts/ runs. Something's not right, think I might be constipated, even though I'm using flax seed, pints and pints of water etc. Strange thing is I don look 'fatter' if anything I look slightly more toned (always a by product of high protein diets)

Any advice?
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Re: Fats don't make us fat.. (The Low Carb Thread)
by Richard Olpin » Sat Jul 28, 2012 11:52 am

Stewart Davison wrote:
Mmm, just weighed myself after about a week, I've actually put 4 pounds on! I've gone back and checked each day I have only had between 20g and 100g of carbs max, a couple of days my caloric count is actually in deficit due to workouts/ runs. Something's not right, think I might be constipated, even though I'm using flax seed, pints and pints of water etc. Strange thing is I don look 'fatter' if anything I look slightly more toned (always a by product of high protein diets)

Any advice?


Hmm, slightly surprised about that much gain in one week, how often do you weigh yourself?

Couple of things to consider though:
- The time of day you weigh is important as you'll often fluctuate 2/3lb through the day due to food/fluid intake. Don't forget a pint (of anything) weighs 2lb..
- Calories don't really matter that much when you're on a very low-carb diet, it's pretty hard to overeat protein
- The constipation is quite common when you first go extreme low-carbs, but things soon return to normal
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Re: Fats don't make us fat.. (The Low Carb Thread)
by Stewart Davison » Sat Jul 28, 2012 12:26 pm

Without going into too much detail, I weighed myself a little bit later and my weight returned to what I weighed last Saturday. I only weigh myself once a week and usually around the same sort of time. I will keep going and hopefully there will be some loss next week, will keep the carbs between 50 and 100g, taking flax seeds and fibre rich left greens to see if that helps.
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Re: Fats don't make us fat.. (The Low Carb Thread)
by Stewart Davison » Sat Jul 28, 2012 2:58 pm

Uurrgghh, just had a slice of Viccy Sponge in a coffee shop and feels like a cannonball in my stomach, feel bloaty, my reflux is acting up and I'm feeling sleepy. Don't like this, so much for a treat!
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Re: Fats don't make us fat.. (The Low Carb Thread)
by Richard Olpin » Sat Jul 28, 2012 3:32 pm

Stewart Davison wrote:
Uurrgghh, just had a slice of Viccy Sponge in a coffee shop and feels like a cannonball in my stomach, feel bloaty, my reflux is acting up and I'm feeling sleepy. Don't like this, so much for a treat!

It's amazing how quickly your body becomes more attuned to this stuff isn't it.

I noticed two things, firstly when I do eat I realise when I've eaten enough and also, when I do eat cheats/treats I generally feel the side effects (bloating/lethargy/sugar crash) quite quickly.

Top tip: Journal EVERYTHING you're eating and how it makes you feel. It reinforces the negative stuff to help you avoid it.
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As you can see from these posts I am struggling a bit with successfully integrating this type of diet with my phys. I've just come to the end of a 2 week holiday so will to put some focus on this from tomorrow.