Category: Phase 3

Spider-man and Quicksilver. It was stunning day at Kits Pool today.

Mutant Diet Phase 3 Day 92
My note taking is a mess, but today was a clean day from a sugar and carbs perspective. It was a stat holiday and there was playing in the pool and getting my bike tuned. It was practically a joy to have the bicycle fixed up because the gears were a mess before.

However, yesterday, Sunday, which was the day after the cheat day, I indulged in Sushi which had a small amount of rice. I could tell that my body used the rice instead of lard reserves, despite a rather active day on the bicycle with the kids.

This 5-or-6 days with zero sugar and carbs with a cheat day seems to only work if you contain your cheats to a single day and are back on the horse the next day.

I feel like this is a chemical recalibration more than a diet.

Spider-man from issue 151. From the news, it looked like Ottawa was a soaker yesterday for Canada Day.

Mutant Diet Phase 3 Day 91
Happy Canada Day plus 1. I skipped my blog entry yesterday. I have to print out some sheets to log food for the coming days.

Yesterday was the cheat day but I managed to log a short bicycle ride with my son and 10,387 steps. But cheating I did … by starting at Chocolate Arts and heading to Granville Island. There I bought beer and at home we ordered pizza. Pizza and lager on Canada Day. I’m sorry that tasted GREAT!

But now back to reality. Interestingly the prospect of going strict again today isn’t as daunting. I’m not sure how the psychology or chemistry of the cheat day is working, but I’m finding that it’s more do-able to be strict for 5-6 days and then have a day off.

The inner child is truly struggling with the diet part because it feels like punishment. But then the treat day seems to balance that out. However, nothing I’ve read tells me the cheat day concept works for alcohol, nicotine or opiate addictions, which means this sugar/carb compulsion is different yet again.

Of course, the question is results. There are 16 days before my next official weigh-in and personal trainer session. I have to ask myself for patience and endurance to see the experiment through.

Spider-man and Deadpool are always funny. Price Charles and Camilla were in Nunavut yesterday.

Mutant Diet Phase 3 Day 89
I did a Pure Barre class last night with my daughter. I was standing in for my wife who was not well. The young pixies at the studio were only slightly surprised I wanted to do the class.

I still hurt. So much so, I did not ride my bike today and when I walked up the stairs to the gym, my legs were begging for mercy.

I did manage a decent battle ropes and kettle bells self-paced workout. However, I just added ibuprofen to my chicken and salad.

I have to figure out my cheat day. It could be tomorrow or Sunday, but I know next week, strategically, I should plan for Saturday because it’s a travel day to Victoria.

Spider-man fighting Captain America in the Civil War series. Lots happening in Victoria BC today.

Mutant Diet Phase 3 Day 88
Yikes. Today I felt like something was trying to re-write my DNA. You know when you read articles about getting more energy when you cut out sugars and carbs? Pffffft. This dicutm seems – at least for me – to fall into the category of “if you keep crossing your eyes like that, they’ll get stuck.”

I’m also becoming obsessive about the process for which writing a blog post doesn’t help except to remind myself that not every gives a rusty banana that I’m torturing myself in some new experiment on how I can drive myself mental with diet.

Here’s the fun part. I have to ride home, then take my daughter to beginner pure barre class because my wife is sick and I have to go. Gasp. If you hear sirens this evening, you’ll know why.

A Spider-man clone and Kraven the Hunter. I’m thinking about nearby places to chill out and Bowen Island comes to mind.

Mutant Diet Phase 3 Day 87
So the first test: a going-away party for a friend with a bar and appys. It was at dinner time — but no time to eat — so I was smart enough to eat a spoonful of peanut butter and some bacon. However, once at the event, I indulged in red wine. This is allowed under the plan I modelled this on, so we’ll see.

Actually the real first test yesterday was weighing in with the personal trainer. I had not touched the scales since April before the Great Easter Chocolate Train Wreck. I was up a pound from that time. The other numbers made no sense given I’m stronger than then.

Of course I took this news with intellectual calm and a focus on the process. Nah, I’m shitting you. I was totally pissed off and it took about 20 minutes to stop swearing and the rest of the day to just suck it up and get on with the process.

What are my choices? I either continue on the keto/ultra low carb process with scads of exercise or truly, deeply embrace obesity.

Spider Gwen from a world where she is bitten by the radioactive spider. I’m thinking about St. John’s Newfoundland because the data driving the page has been updated.

Mutant Diet Phase 3 Day 86
It took until after dinner last night for the discomfort of glucose removal to start to appear. I was really feeling OK earlier in the day. And it made me realize just how messed up feeling I was last week.

Even offset by four local in-season strawberries, the head symptoms appeared around 9 PM. I was really hoping for a bit of a break.

Personal trainer and weigh in today. I haven’t weighed since before Easter. This should be interesting.

Spider-man and someone named Satana. New to me. I’m thinking about Osoyoos because someone camped there last week.

Mutant Diet Phase 3 Day 85
That cheat day yesterday was great. I don’t think at this moment the body has figured out there are no more refined carbs coming for another week.

As I was talking to people in the office, I realized that last week with the sugar withdrawal, I was a mess.

But, I am encouraged to continue because I think with a cheat day in sight, I can knuckle down. Plus, I want to see if the reduction in inflammation continues. I did a yoga class last night and it was still really hard, but I had a noticeable improvement in motion in a couple of poses. I’m hardly flexible but I gave myself a 15% improvement from the previous week.

Sadly today a major project implementation and a child’s teeth have left me with no time to hit the gym.

Spider-man and Venom. There’s a movie for that character on the way. I’m not sure. I’m thinking about Prince Edward County in Ontario.

Mutant Diet Phase 3 Day 84
Today is cheat day, but I’m so grumpy, I don’t even want to cheat. How screwed in the head is that? I feel like a walking unplanned chemistry experiment. Fear of readdiction is part of this plus the sheer daunting nature of the task. I.e. nothing makes you feel more huge than actually trying to do something about it.

I had to buy some shorts yesterday and nothing boosts your self confidence less than asking if there are any Big Boy Pants Sizes hidden in the basement. There were, it was a 2-for-1 sale, and the sales lady was super professional and attractive. This only helped a little.

Yesterday I was really hungry. Worse than the day before. I had a headache before lunch and eating chicken and salad immediately helped. However, I could not remove the sensation from my mind that my body was attempting the chemical equivalent of sucking glucose out of a piece of granite.

So … my cheat day will be mild. You’d think I’d want to go wild, but strawberries sound nice.

I ran out of pre-printed diet charts. I’ll fix that tomorrow.

Here are some Spider-man clones. I’m thinking about Gros Morne National Park.

Mutant Diet Phase 3 Day 83
Today should have ben the finale entry to Phase 3. However, Phase 3 is now extended probably until about the beginning of August, ending prior to any serious vacationing or travel.

However, I am on day 6 of the zero sugar-and-carbs process. To “celebrate” last night, I peed on a strip that indicates whether or not I am in a state of ketosis. This state tells us if my body is taking glucose from sources internally (i.e. fat and muscle). Ketones, which includes acetone, are by-products of the process of breaking down (hopefully) lard. According to the colour chart, there were traces of ketones in my system, but not in huge amounts.

It’s better than nothing given the last time I tried this — when I thought I was serious about carb reduction — the indicator showed neutral. Honestly, I think I was expecting more give the sheer strictness of the last six days. But I am unsure and have asked my trainer, who is a keto diet advocate, for a ruling.

Tomorrow is a cheat day, but I am not really excited. I’m not wanting to go nuts and fall off the wagon. I stocked up last night for the second week of this experiment.

Here’s Spider Woman fighting a nasty creature. I’m thinking about Vancouver beaches.

Mutant Diet Phase 3 Day 82
This is day 5 of being zero sugar/carb and oddly the last day of Phase 3. However, I am extending Phase 3 into July because I have to see what happens with this new diet process.

My joints still feel looser and yesterday yoga felt odd. There seems to be less resistance from my body to the poses, despite there being no real change in my flexibility. My assumption is that I have reduced inflammation throughout, and not just in the joints.

Another change was that I actually felt full at dinner last night — before I finished eating. Various reference sources told me that, eventually, my hunger would level out.

Today is my first scheduling challenge as I’m not in my normal work day. Therefore, I really have to keep an eye on the ball.

Mentally, I’m not counting any chickens before they’re hatched. I am desperate for a diet process that I can do, but will work. The past year-and-a-half has not met my weight goals. The frustration from this leads to mental desperation.