Hey Rudolph. Good to see you back posting!

Two week test is done. Weight was 2 lbs lower on the same mileage than the start of the test. No significant changes except for sleep patterns but that may have more to do with the fact that our kitten is finally not waking at 3 am thinking its play time.

 

Can't really determine any CI issues from this one but the one thing I noticed is that I really enjoy my fruits especailly berries and missed those during the test.

 

Well it was worth the try.

 

Anyone else do this and get what amounts to a big fat null on the results?

Quote from C-R on 2/1/2010 at 5:41 PM:

 

I finished my two week test two Sunday's ago.  I kept strictly to it.  Started at 156.5lbs and ended at 151.5 lbs.  I actually saw a weight of 148.5 after a long run.  I know it was just water weight loss BUT I cannot remember any time in my life when I was lower than 155 lbs.  We're talking about from 8th or 9th grade on and I'm 48 years old.  Pretty amazing. Two week after the test I'm still holding 151.2 lbs this morning.  Once I get used to this weight I think I'll be running some good times.

 

As far as feeling better, I believe I do.  Hard to really know but aches and pains are almost non-existant and I definitely woke up in the mornings feeling much less stiff than before the test.  Who knows if it's because of the 2 week test.   I believe what benefited me the most was to get out of sugar-craving mode (see below). 

 

Other stuff -

 

I am a chocolate/candy/sweets/soft drinks fiend but believe it or not after 2 days of NO sugar at all I had no cravings for the stuff.  I allowed myself to eat lots and lots of veggies and protein but 0 sugars.  I'm still doing that now even though the test is over.  The challenge is to never allow myself to get back in sugar-craving mode by severely limiting my sugar intake.  Shoot, I haven't had a soft drink in a month!

Day 14 of my test coincided with a 1/2 marathon - Whew!   I was sorely tempted to end the test early and consume carbs the night before or the morning of but I stuck to my guns and did not.  Though I did not PR I ran a VERY respectable time for me of 1:23:59 on a difficult course.  My PR is 1:23:15.  I never felt like I ran out of energy, just got slowed big-time at the end by a ferocious headwind.  I won't try this for a marathon however.   I did run a 20miler at what I call 'brisk' pace (7:25) on Day 7 of the test.  No carbs and still felt fine for that run, though my legs were feeling a bit 'rubbery' towards the end.

 

So there's my observations on the 2 week test.  Any comments?

Well done. Looks like the test was a success in many ways and running that time at the end was great. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks, everyone.  I am not a very 'stong' individual when it comes to denying myself food and snacks but the two week test gave me something to shoot for.  Hopefully, I have made a sustainable change in my eating habits.

 

I should buy the book as well. 

 

Yes I have re-introduced some carbs back into my diet though it's much, much less than what I used to eat.  I have also eaten some sugars, though again, much, much less than before and I'm careful about when I eat them = never when sitting around watching tv at night!.   I've acquired the habit of eating proteins for my snacking now (peanuts, almonds, boiled egg,  etc) which I think is good. 

 

I guess the test was a successful one (I need to get/read the book) because I did feel 'better' (so subjective) and I did break my addiction to heavy amounts of sugars in the evening.  I don't believe the goal of the test is to lose weight, though if you have been over-consuming carbs and sugars you can expect to lose some weight.  As a previous poster said, C-R must have been pretty much spot on in his consumption of these two items even before the test.  That speaks well for C-R's eating habits.

Quote from gregw on 2/19/2010 at 4:54 PM:

 

For me it wasn't all bad as I am a meat-eater.  Learn to love meat and veggies!  My wife did it with me but she only lasted a little more than a  week.  She eats WAY less carbs and sugar than I do anyway and she didn't lose a single pound in that week.

The usual suspects - breakfasts usually consisted of a poached egg or two (we have backyard chickens!), lunches were a baggie stuffed full of thick-sliced cucumbers, celerie, carrots, dichon along with either a couple slices of lean roast beef or a small container of tuna salad to use as dip for the veggie sticks.  Dinner  consists of a good serving of fish, beef, chicken or pork along with something like tofu and lots of types of cooked vegetables.    My wife also fixed up some 'noodles' that were made of tofu (bought at a Chinese market) that satisfied my need for something 'filling' that kinda seemed like pasta.  Sometimes I'd make a roast beef sandwich using two large leafs of lettuce folded a few times in place of bread!   I'd snack on sugar-free peanut butter, peanuts, almonds, pistachios, hard-boiled eggs, slices of cheese with tuna.   Dinner tonight was some chicken, brocolli, carrots, just a very small amount of brown rice.  I also drink lots of decaf coffee and/or water whenever I want it.   As I type this I'm snacking on some garlic coated peanuts with a giant glass of water.  I had a banana earlier today as a snack but I don't drink fruit juice anymore.

Well done K, but I hardly have a great diet. Unless of course guzzling Diet Cokes all day and finishing off my kids plates counts. I do tend to snack on veggies at work and eat a lot of yogurt to go with fried chicken and beef and whatever is on the leftover plate. I did start reducing portion sizes a few months ago, perhaps that is what helped keep the weight stable. Not really sure.

 

I do think my carbs were pretty balanced overall and the test confirmed that.