Hello Darkness My Old Friend




In my previous post I outlined all of the exciting things that happened in week 2.  Week 3 was the total opposite.  No extreme challenges, no out of town trips and hotels to keep things fresh.   It was officially back to the grind.  This was really only the second week that I was back at it, at home, and trying to work to making these habits stick. 

It felt a little easier to keep my schedule, but the lack of sleep was starting to catch up to me.  Before this cycle, I was trying to get into a habit of sleeping 7.5 hours per night.  My average for this cycle has been 6 hours a night.  This is workable, but has left me feeling tired on many days, although i'm left wondering if it has more to do with eating schedule than sleep, as I find myself perking up pretty significantly after meals.  

The tiredness I was feeling left me drinking more coffee, which I think further contributed to my lackluster sleep performance.  It was a nasty cycle that I needed to break.


Cutting the Carbs

On Monday my coach cut my carbs by nearly 20%.  I went from eating 314 grams of carbs per day to only 265.  My protein was bumped up from 207 to 235, so that helped me not feel hungry.  I'm not sure, but the lack of carbs could have also contributed towards my sluggish energy levels through the week.


I'm going to keep things short this week, as it's mostly just settling in to the new schedule and dialing in my food.  Week 4 will bring back the extreme challenge, so it will be interesting to see what's coming up next.


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