The Wall – It Approaches (And P90X Plyo Recap)
Day 2 of following The Primal Blueprint and it hits: The wall.
Now, I will admit this: I’m not counting calories. I’m not logging what I eat. I’m simply being aware of carb intake. I keep a rough count in my head and an awareness as I try to hit the sweet spot of 50-100. I don’t want to go over, and if I am a bit under, I am okay.
With that in mind, I know I under-ate yesterday. I’m not sure how much under, but I doubt I hit near a 2000 calorie mark. And I’m okay with that. I’m more focused on eating until satisfied than eating to meet a number. But, when you wake up and do P90X Plyo X fasted, and after a low carb and low calorie day, you should expect the wall to hit.
And it did!
I’ll say this: My energy has not been too bad. In fact, it has been better than what I thought, although I expected the toughest time to be days 4-10. With all of this though came a massive headache. It almost felt like eye-strain and very well could be (I’m in contacts that are underpowered as my doc did not have my Rx in stock). I’ve managed to shake it for the most part though.
I am a bit grouchy. I was warned of this. I’m trying to control it, but with three young kids at home all day with you, the fuse has been a bit short at times, mainly around the not listening and mild tantrums they like to think they can get away with.
The good news is, I ate well today. I probably still did not eat enough, but oh well. That’s part of getting adjusted to it. The big problem I had was not snacking here and there. I needed to take something in that would help offset how I was feeling and did not. I did, though, snub a major temptation. As part of a potty-training award, I took my youngest for frozen yogurt with the entire family. I chose not to indulge. And I LOVE fro-yo! But I never fix it healthy…
So a recap of food today:
Post Plyo X – 3 slices of bacon, a sweet potato hash cooked in the bacon grease (sweet potato, onion, bell pepper, scallions), 2 eggs over medium.
Lunch – Salad with romaine, tomato, cucumber, cheese, left over pot roast, and a homemade honey musturd based dressing that I whipped up (tasted good, too…quite proud of myself for that one!). Had about 1 cup of grapes after lunch.
Supper – Chicken fajitas in a romaine lettuce wrap.
My biggest obstacle: I’m using a bit more cheese than what I’d like overall. Not that I’m anti-cheese (nor is The Primal Blueprint), but I’m finding myself adding it just to squeeze in some extra calories/fat. If I am going to continue to include dairy I’m going to move to using cottage cheese (full fat) as a snack. I’m still thinking through that one.
Tomorrow is a more laxed day for exercise…somewhat. I’ll do Ab Ripper X in the morning, and then have PT in the afternoon. We’ll see how the body reacts. It is also my first day back to work since the change in nutrition, and will be a welcome return to my normal routine!
Got questions on Primal nutrition or how I”m handling it? Post a reply below!
