This morning the scale said 222, up two pounds from Saturday's 220 but I'm finding that I put on weight 2-3 days after an intense race (probably something to do with the damage repair my body is doing?) Measuring the equator, I got yet another 7-week surprise, I was at 37.8 around my waist. This is down .5" from last Monday's measurement and almost 5" from where I started just 7 weeks ago!
Excited about the mirror and the tape, I decided to try on an old pair of my 36" waited dress pants for work today. I was rewarded with a little more euphoria when they fit me - no muffin top, no "sucking it in" to clasp them, and they just fit as tailored dress pants should. This week is starting out well!
Last week I reached out to the folks over at Nourish Balance Thrive for a quick chat about calories, blood-work, and potential diet guidance. I spoke with Chris and ultimately decided to utilize their services. (More on their services in coming blog entries.) After speaking with them I've decided to work with them to get some professional guidance in getting my calories dialed in. I'm doing this because I'm really not sure how many carbs I should be eating let alone how many calories I should be taking in. On the bike, when I train, I could use up anywhere from 450 calories to in excess of 3,000 in one session.
I'm hoping to work with the folks at NBT to figure out how many calories I should be eating on a daily basis and then how many I should be adding based off of the workout(s). Equally I'm hoping they can help me dial in my carb needs. To be clear, I "think" I've done well with my own experimentation over these last 7 weeks, but I want to make sure I've got things figured out and dialed in for my body and my body's needs. Again, more on this as we go along.
Food wise, not a lot to report from last week. Michelle made some chocolate mousse this weekend that was magnificent! Not only did it taste good, it didn't knock me out of ketosis. That's about the highlight for eating. One other thing worth noting. I've been drinking a lot of Crystal Light mix in my water. This doesn't seem to have to any effect on my blood sugar or ketosis but it does make me feel like a kid drinking kool-aid. There's no calories and no sugar though I refuse to completely read the label and contents simply because it's not jacking up my blood sugar or knocking me out of ketosis so no need to potentially ruin a good thing by reading what I'm really ingesting. :)
Food Log (week 7)
Training wise I took it somewhat easy again last week. For the week I ended up with a hair under 9 hours of volume, mostly light. Truth be told, it's Monday and my legs, glutes, and back are still sore from Saturday's cyclocross race. I did a light ride yesterday (Sunday) with Michelle on the trainer to help spin my legs and ride out some of the stiffness. Today they feel much better so I'll either ride easy or I'll take the day off. I expect to get in two interval sessions this week.
There's an XC mountain bike race on Sunday. I'm expecting to race it, XC is my main focus in cycling though I haven't done much of it this year. This should be a really good test of everything though I have to admit I'm a little worried. Despite all my recent racing, training, and nutrition success, I haven't been on a mountain bike on the dirt in months, MONTHS! Hopefully, racing XC on the dirt is like riding a bike, once you learn you never forget - you just get back on the bike and ride...
Training Log (week 7)
Intensity Log (last 4 weeks)
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