8 Weeks and Dick V’s

8 Weeks

No Carbs

2 Training sessions per week (Tues/Thurs)

3 other days in the gym (1-2 hours)

5 days of running (only a mile, thank God)

So by mid March if I’m not dead from lack of cupcakes, Oreo’s, sweet tea, fried anything… I should be in much better shape than I’m in now.

I was told by my trainer today that the first three days of carb elimination are the hardest on the body. I’d be moody, irritable, sluggish, and mentally cloudy until my body understands that it has to use alternate sources of energy to fuel up on.

…so today, I’ve eaten ham. Just ham. No bread. Ham.

I’m going to go run before the snow gets here (if it gets here.. I’m thinking not) and possibly hit the gym if I can shake the headache. If not, I’ll go before work tomorrow.

If I’m not rocking a Dick-V[1] by March I may have to kill someone.

 

 

[1]Dick-V – What this dude has. I was also told cocaine would do the trick… I think I’ll hold off on that one though.

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This entry was written by kxpx, posted on January 15, 2012 at 5:09 pm, and filed under RKDC Blog and tagged , , , , , .
  • Lindseyraed

    Be careful. Your body needs some sort of carbohydrates… from things like vegetable sources and whole grains. Putting your body into ketosis (what eating no/low carb does) can be dangerous especially on your kidneys. I know you like to do things to the extreme, but excessive amounts of protein can be harmful. Please listen to your body and make sre you treat it right. I mean isn’t the whole point of this is to become healthy?

    • http://www.randomkeith.com Keith

      I do have a great deal of vegetation planned into my diet and won’t be overdoing it on the protein. Ketosis is the goal but for a short amount of time (8 weeks).

      I’m not being so anal about it (as maybe the post implies) that if my spinach salad has 4 carbs in it I won’t eat it – this is as much to me about diet change (removing the refined sugars, cutting back on the white flour) as it is the weight loss.

      I’m also shooting for about a gallon of water a day based on my activity levels that are planned since I refuse to drink diet soda or the diet sports drinks. I’ve read that will help with the excess protein and ease the strain on the kidneys.

      • Lindseyraed

        Are you gonna be one of those dudes toting around a gallon jug of water? :)

        I have been trying to cut carbs down to things that have 20-25g of carbs. I started last week and it showed up on the scale pretty well this week.

        You’ll get it as long as you don’t see the next 8 weeks as torture. You will feel good after. :)

        • http://www.randomkeith.com Keith

          No, I will not. Even if I come out of the gym covered in sweat and walking with a traumatized look on my face and a wobble to my legs like I was just violated by a Silverback – no way do I carry around my protein shakes or a one gallon water container.

          Thankfully, I know basic math and know how many ounces are in a gallon and how much liquid my water bottle and glassware hold.

          We’re in a similar range of carbs – I’m looking at about 20/30 a day based on my workout load – though I don’t want any of them coming from white foods (sugar, flour, mayo, ranch, etc..)

          • Lindseyraed

            They wouldn’t be coming from most of the white creamy stuff anyway. I know how hard it is for you to say “no” to ranch.

            I haven’t had mayo or miracle whip in my fridge in months, and I have given up on ranch for my wings and stick to bleu cheese now.

            That silverback violation feeling feels fantastic, nothing says, “I WORKED” than the silverback. :)

  • Anon

    Low carb is the only thing that’s ever worked for me. Lost 180 pounds and have kept it off but the minute I eat white flour/refined sugars I gain weight. Keep it up and good luck with the VDick (those are over-rated anyways my husband has one) cardio and low carb is the key.