I was a part of Scott Colby's Ageless Abs beta group, too, in 2010. I learned a lot about HIIT and MRT exercises, and the BIG thing was going low sugar changed my life. For the first time as an adult, I had about 20-30 days of good sleep in a row. I was able to eliminate ALL energy dips throughout the day, which I was having all the time every day, requiring me to take naps nearly daily. I also learned a lot about simpler eating in that group. It was also great to be with a group of people all at least 40 yrs and older, as our bodies are different than those in their 20s & 30s.
I'm really excited to be a part of Funk's Beta testing, as what I've learned by the many people before him gets the benefit of me doing this challenge. My eating is really down pat. I have ZERO food cravings since I went no grain, no starch, low sugar and taking a probiotic. I'm not exactly sure whether it's the no grain or probiotic or the combination of those two that are eliminating my cravings, but they are GONE!
My whole life I have been a social eater, which if I was a hermit, I would be quite thin. I cannot tell you how many socials I've been to in February, but it probably is just as many if not more than in December. I did not eat ONE thing that had grains/starches or high in sugar. No willpower needed.
The only thing I can't figure out is why I've been sick now for over 2 weeks. Either I have bad allergies (which I haven't had allergies in the past few years) or I caught something really bad. My eating and quality of food is the best ever. I get quality and enough sleep most every night. My stress is no more than usual. Good exercise and not excessive as in the past. Taking all my supplements & diligent about it.
Anyway, tomorrow I see my dr and if she puts me on antibiotics, I guess I'll take those and double up on probiotics or something to help maintain or keep good flora in my digestive system. I want to be ready and well to hit the workouts on Monday.
Honestly, I LOVE MRIT (Maximum Rep Interval Training) and HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training). Yes, I know, I'm sick. They combine the best of both worlds and help optimize time. I'm a huge time person. And, your body burns fat for a longer period of time. How cool is that?
Anyway, with my no grain, no starch, low sugar eating, my body should well be in ketosis and learning how to be a good fat burner, rather than the decades of sugar burner it has been. Maybe that's why I'm sick. My body is learning to change to be a fat burner rather than sugar burner, and maybe it's released a lot of toxins in my body and getting my body's immune system stronger?
Anyway, I take lots of data and track all my stuff. Afterall, I am an analyst and love my data and experiments. Guess that's the engineer side of me.
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