Am i overdoing the carbs??

cassiegose · Post by **cassiegose** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 11:45 am

Hi Clare,

After an extreme cut in carbs/sugar you can expect to have strong cravings for both. Your body is accustomed to having those and expects them. These cravings will subside after about two weeks (can be longer for some and shorter for others but usually is around 2 weeks). This happens as your body begins to adjust to the new diet. body is so used to eating protein and veggies that on days when I don't have adequate amount of these I actually find myself craving them. Stick with the new diet and it will get easier over time. Also, make sure youre getting plenty to eat throughout the day. You should NEVER got to bed hungry and you should never let yourself become famished feeling throughout the day. .

Hope this helps,

Cassie

clare_1 · Post by **clare_1** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:20 pm

Yeh i think you are prbably right. Something worrying happened today though. I felt so ill after workout, like really worn out and a bit sick. boyfriend says its cos im not eating enough but i am!!! I worked out at 12.30 and had had cereal with 2% milk, a boiled egg and a slice of wholegrain toast. Plus lots of water. After working out i had a tangerine and 20 mins later a hard boiled egg and a flap jack. Its now after 5pm and im just about feeling ok. I also could only do 5 mins of HIIT after weights as i felt like i was gonna drop. This is how i always feel after working out. I have spoken to some of friends who also work in the healthcare sector and they dont understand why either. BP is usually 110/70 so it isnt that. Resting pulse 54. What the hell is wrong?

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 1:09 pm

Could be a lack of Carbs in a pre-workout meal. Could be too many calories before a workout. Could be you're working out too long after a meal.

Could be the Carbs you have before a workout are too simple, and not complex enough, so you're not fuelling steadily in relation to the intensity of your workout.

Yes, obviously your BP is fine at 110/70, so maybe you're overdoing it with intensity or duration as well.

clare_1 · Post by **clare_1** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 3:33 pm

I cant see it being any of those things but i may well be wrong. I had plenty of carbs pre workout but not too may calories - weetabix for breakfast and a boiled egg and seeded toast (1 of each) just over an hour before the workout. These are also complex carbs. And im only working out for an hour, mainly weights. I am working hard but not too much. I can still only deadlift 30kg. Embarassing.

This is really bothering me as i dread working out.

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 3:41 pm

You could well be experiencing a side effect of the Anemia perhaps, if it's not dietry, as you might be getting issues with the levels of bloodflow, or re-oxygenation of muscles and Lungs, if your Erythrocyte red blood cell levels are low, as obviously you'll be low in Haemaglobin and blood oxygen.

clare_1 · Post by **clare_1** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 3:58 pm

You could well be right Boss man. You are like the knowledge god. Haha. Im supposed to be the nurse here and you outdo me. I may get friend to do a full blood count.

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:46 pm

without getting too detailed, maybe the training is harder then you've experienced...let's try and delve too far to figure this thing out...the obvious solution is often the best...the wt workout by themselves are tough let alone intervals...i would normally just have people do the wst on 1 day then go home...you're metabolism won;t increase anymore or any longer from doing intervals as well...if you're spent after wts then go home and do intervals on an off day simply for extra cal burn

clare_1 · Post by **clare_1** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 5:07 am

Swanso that may also be the solution as I feel I cannot do the HIIT after weights and after 5 mkins feel awful. The thing is 3 days a week i work 7.30am till 9pm so i wont be going to the gym on those days. On the four remaining days i try to go but i feel i need a day where i just do nothing. So I guess question is, if i only have 3 days a week to get to the gym, what would you suggest i do? 1 day HIIT and 2 days weights??

I really do appreciate evryones help.

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 6:43 pm

3 days wts everytime...you could HIIT at home using bodyweight exercises...do 20secs on / 10secs off of mountain climbers x 8 cycles (4mins)...something like that

clare_1 · Post by **clare_1** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:26 am

Right that is what i will do then. Ill let you know if i feel any better doing it without the HIIT after weights. BTW doing weights is cardio for me too as resting heart rate is 54ish and i check pulse doing weights and its usually around 140.

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:04 pm

i love that you bring this up...

people think that wts don't train the heart and lungs...140 is roughly 60% which is what people do for their shitty steady state cardio, at least here we're building muscle and burning more cal's for up to 38hrs post training

so why bother with jogging at all?

you should have periods opf 160's after a circuit if you're not resting and using the right wts etc...i've had 176bpm min after a sets of alternating deficit reverse lunges 4 x 8

clare_1 · Post by **clare_1** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:14 am

Woo I have finally said something that has pleased you Swanso.

I think that now i have decided not to do HIIT after weights I can lift a bit heavier anyway, thus incresing hr to around 80%. The difference between what i was lifting 3 weeks ago to now is an increase of nearlly 100%. And tomorrow I am gonna increase again.

Im feeling really good too both inside and out and when i went to a party on saturday I was suprised at the amount of people who noticed!! Always a bonus when others notice you are looking good too.

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:15 pm

this was the point of fat lossprogressions article...if you do 3 wt sessions a week and do them properly with proper eating, it can easily give you great results...you only need to cardio/intervals as results stall and as you go you'll need to add more in or alter diet more

you're on the right track so keep it up