Holy sodium!
This meal (and most when I travel are fairly similar) - Pre-cooked grilled chicken breast strips(2x15oz bags), 16oz cauliflower crumbles, 4 cups fat free plain greek yogurt, 1 scoop protein powder, 8 light spreadable cheese wedges, 1 small apple.How do you manage to get 329g of protein with only 102g of carbs and 27g of fat? What did your meals consist of? And how many protein shakes for the day? I know it is early but any small or noticeable changes from KI. Cheers mate.
thats...a lot of chicken breast.This meal (and most when I travel are fairly similar) - Pre-cooked grilled chicken breast strips(2x15oz bags), 16oz cauliflower crumbles, 4 cups fat free plain greek yogurt, 1 scoop protein powder, 8 light spreadable cheese wedges, 1 small apple.
ya, that's one of the unavoidable sides of having to buy pre-cooked/packaged meats and cheeses due to my travelling job and hotel life (having access to only a microwave, if that, is a PITA for things like this). Its pretty standard for me though so it's not a new variable for me and even when I'm home I'm a huge salt/spice and hot sauce fan so it get some pretty high sodium levels regardless ha.Holy sodium!
It's funny because plain grilled chicken (and broccoli for that matter) is literally one of my top 3-5 favorite foods. I seriously look forward to eating it every.single.day haha. I was born to eat this way.thats...a lot of chicken breast.
Figured so. And the fact that this is normal for me simply would have meant that my body already will have adjusted to this level. I've done a serious sodium load before and holy hell does that do a number on my gi system haha... not to be graphic but gotta stay close to the bathroom cuz that shiit is coming and coming fast hahaNah, the high sodium shouldn't have a huge impact.
It's funny because plain grilled chicken (and broccoli for that matter) is literally one of my top 3-5 favorite foods. I seriously look forward to eating it every.single.day haha. I was born to eat this way.
considering my metabolism is awful, ya it has to be. otherwise id never be able to diet without losing my mindOh dear lord.....Well I guess that's a blessing in its own right.
my go-to is to buy chicken tenderloins and grill them... if Im not eating them all that day, i crank the heat up (char the outsides) and undercook the insides a tad to keep them from getting too dry when reheated.This may be obvious to most people, but I HATE cooking whole chicken breasts. They take forever and are always dry, so I started chopping the chicken into squares like Chinese food and cooking it either on the stove or in the oven like that.
It takes me half the time and tastes so much better. Again, this may just be me sucking at cooking lol
I sweat just thinking about warmth ha... gym is a soakfest, sleep is a furnace, and throughout the day if i do anything active i usually start sweating unless im in like 30 degrees f or colder. KI has only changed the late parts of my fasting period where I typically begin to see a decline in body heat due to the long absence of caloriesDo u sweat a lot during exercise or work ?
Makes sense, I actually enjoy a little burnt parts on some foods.my go-to is to buy chicken tenderloins and grill them... if Im not eating them all that day, i crank the heat up (char the outsides) and undercook the insides a tad to keep them from getting too dry when reheated.
haha I think thats a tale... you can take charcoal pills and those dont cause cancer... the issue would be the "how" you get that char, not the char itself.Welcome to Cancertown. Population: you. Hahah in all seriousness, is it true that burning your food increases Cancer risk dramatically, or is that an old wive's tale?
Awesome then extra sodium shouldn't even be a concern thenI sweat just thinking about warmth ha... gym is a soakfest, sleep is a furnace, and throughout the day if i do anything active i usually start sweating unless im in like 30 degrees f or colder. KI has only changed the late parts of my fasting period where I typically begin to see a decline in body heat due to the long absence of calories
only in the sense that my clothes stttiiinnnnkkkk haha. i also spend some time in the sauna on the weekends (or if i can wherever i workout during the week) to help with this as well. I like salt and i find that i dont have any issues with the amounts since my body just got used to it being high all the time.Awesome then extra sodium shouldn't even be a concern then
x2, brotherI do find that I get cramping issues if my Na/K ratio gets out of whack or if im dehydrated
Tonight most of it came from the two quest bars but there was also a good bit from broccoli and veggie stew.What's your main fiber source?
Here was tonight's food:What did you eat to get all those calories in one meal?
Also, what do you do for a living, if you don't mind me asking? I feel like I've seen it somewhere before, but you do so much traveling. It'd be cool to be able to see so many different places all the time.
Nope, it's been impressively prevalent all day. Especially noticeable right before my meals which is at the tail end of at least a 20hr fastMan that dinner is some solid eating. I think I read a couple pages back about you seeing fullness. Are you only seeing that in the evening?
That is a lot of chicken for one meal! LolHere was tonight's food:
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I'm a process improvement consultant. I go to different factories and help them lean out their processes to make things better, faster, cheaper, safer, etc.
I don't usually get to see very exciting places tho ha. They don't build factories in fun places... They build them in dinky blue collar towns mostly (like where I was the last few weeks in the middle of nothing Iowa or next week in even more nothing New York)
Actually I've been a couple times and my colleague has been in Bartlesville for the last few months just about every week ha.That is a lot of chicken for one meal! Lol
I guess you probably go through some cool places, but can't stop cause you're working most of the time? My uncle used to live in Iowa, but one of my favorite states was definitely Wisconsin.
If you're ever in Oklahoma let me know, it's definitely a terrible time here.
Honestly I don't know if it's a good thing ha. It's become somewhat of an addiction for me most of the time... Not so much because I'm worried or anything but more because I'm always curious what all the totals look like haMan I can never keep track of calories or a eat diary wow
wish i can tho
great stuff
That's what I'm hoping for. I expect tomorrow I'll be dry as a bone and even more full. Should be perfect.After your refeed I expect you'll see some results.
gym... singular ha... theres no real civilization here within 45min.Best thing to do it go for free passes for gyms within the area lol.
Yep that's exactly where I'm pinpointing it as well. Just below/around the belly button and the side chest area (the two areas that I tend to bloat first/worst always).I'm noticing that same softness. Scale is going down and some areas are looking leaner, but where I hold fat (particularly lower abdomen) definitely looks softer.
Not sure what gda effects has to do with anything? Defuse isn't a gdaMaybe I don't know what I'm saying here, but I think that happens with GDAs. kbayne has said that they shuttle to fat as well as muscle. I noticed fat disappearing off a lot of trouble areas while on Burn24, but I also noticed a bit more of a pronounced pudge in my lower stomach for a while.
Simply put, it prevents fat storage and keeps everything in the bloodstream so it has a longer period of time to possibly be burned.I thought it operates similar to a GDA or has the same carb blocking/fat loss benefits that Burn24 does? Hhahaha you know I'm a noob when it comes to this stuff!
Yup. Pretty much when I feel like going on a rampage at a buffet, 4 caps Defuse, and then if I can walk/run/do anything that gets me breathing heavier, I do it 1-2 hours after I eat. I mean, you don't even have to do any real activity afterwards and Defuse still keeps fat gain at bay. Very synergistic with stuff that naturally burns fat (thermogenics, etc).Ooooo I may have to give that a spin one day! Thank you for dropping some wisdom on me.
yep this is the story... its great stuff. totally different than a gda but pairs wonderfully with one for double bonus when going on a food bender. Its a godsend around the holidays!Yup. Pretty much when I feel like going on a rampage at a buffet, 4 caps Defuse, and then if I can walk/run/do anything that gets me breathing heavier, I do it 1-2 hours after I eat. I mean, you don't even have to do any real activity afterwards and Defuse still keeps fat gain at bay. Very synergistic with stuff that naturally burns fat (thermogenics, etc).