Day 2, Post 149

 Goal Weight: 188 pounds 

   Today's Weight:        209.4 lbs
   Yesterday's Weight:    208.8 lbs
   Net Loss/Gain:         + 0.6 lbs


Today, I walked a mile to work, and a mile back. Did 50 wall pushups at work as well. 


This was the first day of normal plan eating, too.  But somewhere before lunch, I realized I was making a mistake... kinda, sorta, anyway. 

Typically, when someone switches to a low-carb diet, they are coming from a high-carb diet, which is to say, the typical diet that includes grains, starches, sugar, as a fairly large component of their caloric intake (usually more than fat, almost always more than protein).  

When  you do that, you have to make a metabolic shift to go from primarily using carbohydrates as your main energy source to primarily using fats for that purpose. This is called low-carb induction, and what is happening is the body goes from whatever was happening before into a state of ketosis - where your body burns ketones (fat-derived fuel) instead of sugar for energy.


Now, I am not coming from a high-carbohydrate diet to a low one. I was eating a substantial amount of starch, yes, accompanied by protein, in the form of beans. Lots of beans. Beans at every meal. So this was not low-carb, but not, of course, high carb, either. 

I was thinking I would just bypass the induction, but I think I won't. I'll go into induction between now and Saturday carb-load dinner - or maybe, just maybe, between now and next Wednesday's carb-load dinner. 


The induction holds total carbs to under 25 g/day. This is very low. During this time, protein and fat are unlimited, and, in fact, some sources claim you should be emphasizing eating fat to make the shift faster and easier. Well, can do! 

I will be emphasizing meat, poultry, fish, cheese, nuts, butter and oil for the next 4 to 8 days, and we'll see how that goes.
 

Food Log

Breakfast

     Breakfast protein shake:  1 whole organic egg, 1C unsweetened vanilla almond milk (2 g carb), kale, 1C blueberries (12 g carb), 3T shelled hemp seeds (1 g carb), 1/2C whole milk yogurt (3 g carb), inulin and stevia (1 g carb). No picture of the blender-ful this makes - and I drink it right out of the blender container.

    Carb count: 19 g.

Early Lunch

3 oz organic uncured ham with balsamic vinaigrette on romaine and cabbage.

    Carb count: 1 g.

 

Late Lunch

    1/4 C raw almonds and about an ounce (actually a little less) of Montrego cheese.

    Carb count: 2 g

Dinner 

3 oz of organic uncured ham (not shown). 2 cheeseburgers with mustard and a side of faux "mashed potatoes" - actually mashed cauliflower with butter, salt and pepper.

    Carb Count:  15 g.

Day total carbs:  
    37 g. net carbs (all carbs - fiber). 


Note: Except during induction, some vegetables are not counted as adding to the carb total, e.g., they are 'free' and unlimited).


Liquid Intake
    Coffee:  24 oz,   Water: 128+ oz.