Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Fighting my fear of the carb and calorie monsters Part 1

Carbs and calories can and should be our friends....




Like many people these days I have always been afraid of the big bad scary words Calories and Carbohydrates... I have done everything I can to limit my intake to both... Even with my background in health and fitness, knowing that our bodies need the right amount of both to run proper. I still was consuming a dangerously low level of calories and carbs. I was doing a lot more damage to my body and metabolism then I was doing good. I was harming my self in the pursuit of number on the scale, not taking into account the fact that I was losing muscle which in turn effected my performance and energy greatly!!!!





 Over my journey of getting fit and healthy the right way, I've learned so much. One of the many things I've learned is that goals need to be reevaluated constantly. They always need tweaking and adjusting as life changes. Before I had my calorie goals low in order to drop weight, over time it has started causing more harm then good. So I've had to step back and change how I was planning my meals and how many calories and carbs I was consuming regularly. I realized I was dangerously low and since have slowly raised my carbs and calorie intake over the last few weeks and have notice a rise in my energy among many other things!!! 


I have been stalled out when it comes to cutting and leaning out and muscle gains and performance. Since raising my crabs and calorie I've started leaning out again and my performance and started to improve. I have also noticed that with the low calories and carbs I was losing muscle strength and mass along with that I was losing stamina and energy quickly. Since adjusting my macros and calories I've noticed a major change in my over all stamina and muscle function, strength and over all energy. I knew what I was doing wasn't helping me I knew it was wrong, but I was still scared to increase my carbs and calories due to the fear of gaining unwanted weight (I know that was a stupid way of thinking but like many I couldn't help my old way of thinking) but it took the voices of my best friends and coaches to snap me back to reality... and I am so thankful!!!! Over the next few months I will slowly add more healthy carbs and calories into my daily macros. I will share my results, which I know will be all for the best!! So thank you to every one for the support and encouragement.  

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