30 Apr Carbicide and post comp blues

[wa-wps]

Carbicide –

Well, I kept it in check pretty well right after the show. I wasn’t very depleted and I hadn’t dieted for very long so I didn’t feel much cravings. I had a big scramble the next morning and some pizza with friends that night, and then some little goodies for the next few days….. And then I went a little too hard. I had gotten a gift of assorted full sized M&M packs (peanut of course), and I ended up putting down 4 of those in one day. Add to that an Oreo blizzard from DQ, a huge bowl of popcorn that night and then a few other regular meals during the day and you’ve got a pretty good amount of calories.

I felt absolutely terrible the whole next day. It was like a hangover with a foggy head, head ache and lethargy. I was surprised because I’ve never had it that bad before, but man was that awful.

Not only did I feel bad, I looked bad too. My face was fuller, waist wider and everything looked soft. I went from 202 a couple days before to 212 after all the junk food, and it showed big time.

I’ve cleaned up the diet and I’m eating clean besides 1-2 snacks each day of something tasty,  and I’m making sure to time it around my workouts so that it goes to fuel rather than being stored.

Post comp blues –

This happens every time. You take a few days off or workout light after a show or meet and since you don’t have anything immediately to focus on or keep you mentally engaged, you start to feel lackluster. I wasn’t depressed, more just a little bit unsettled or anxious feeling going from being organized and rigid in a plan for a while and then being totally free.  I’ll give myself a couple more days to rest and relax and then hop back on the clean eating groove.