Bad binge today. Not a binge day, but big big binge. Reflections after the enormous list...
Breakfast:
Chicken breast, salad, kimchi. Green tea.
Lunch:
Steamed fish, salad. Green tea.
Snack:
Pop corn (salty)
Durian salat, coconut kueh n sesame ball
Haha! Felt good but guilty now.
Dinner:
Chicken breast, salad, kimchi. Green tea.
Snack:
The binge continues!
Sugar flaky cookies (5)
Double chocolate biscuits (2)
Taiwan flaky milk pastry (2)
Lindt milk n nut chocolate (4 squares)
Kinder bueno hippo shaped chocolate creme wafers (2)
Flake bar (1)
Pretzels (~7)
Goldfish crackers (8)
Almond chocolate pretz sticks (1 box)
Coconut juice (1 can)
Soybean drink (1 childsized pack)
Fallen off the wagon on day 17, 2.5 weeks into the 4 Hour Body diet.
Possible reasons for the binge:
1. Stressed by new situation at home (helper came back and we're all adjusting)
2. Fear of entering the job market again In a few months
3. Fear of losing too much weight while still nursing - I've never felt my chest bones protrude out before and my hip bones can be felt and seen slightly sticking out in the mirror.
4. Fear of muscle loss as I sometimes feel my muscles getting weaker (not sure if it's imagined or strain from working out). I fear this may be caused by insufficient calories and doing HIIT 5 to 6 times a week. The 4HB does not encourage exercise so frequently, in fact, the weight / fat loss is supposed to happen without any exercise. What do I do then? I may need to include some high octane carbs like fruit or brown rice or quinoa maybe every 4 days or so. I read that if the body is deprived of all carbs, it detoxifies and burns fat, but after more than 3 days, it may lead to muscle loss... No!!! Not what I need or want. (http://www.livegreatly.com/nutrition-diet-effective-eating/nutrition-cycling-the-best-diet-ever-3/)
I usually feel my leanest on Fridays, but from Wednesdays onwards, when I already begin to feel like a lean allover with no bloat, I start to feel some fatigue... I suspect that's after I've lost all the weight from the Saturday binge and am losing somemore. If there were no fatigue, I wouldn't be worried about muscle loss... I don't know...
It's an experiment. It really is and I guess I'm still finding my footing here. I'm also doing the 4HB without including legumes... So I'm not sure if I'll start including legumes into the 4HB lifestyle or go the way of nutrition cycling. I'll do a new post on nutrition cycling in brief. I've overstayed my welcome on this one.
All I can say is, I've fallen and it's time to get back up. I'm thinking this Saturday will be a non cheat day, so the next one will be the following Saturday (2 June 2012). Whether I get to next Saturday on the 4HB or nutrition cycling, I'm still undecided. I just know I don't want junk for at least another week. Feels good while eating but has sickening after effects.
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