Friday, July 22, 2011

Thanks, but no thanks Domino's

Armed with our new PCP diets this week, the big change was our carb content was dropped to "zero" for our evening meal.  Not sure about everyone else, but this was the first time I've legitimately felt hungry during the 3-week stint and actually went to sleep last night with hunger pangs.  Man, what a difference a 100-grams of carbs can make.  I actually like the slow iterative process of the diet...had I tried to go cold- turkey no-carbs from Day-1, I doubt I would have made it.

I've been weighing myself every morning.  Typically I'll "float" 200~300grams over night, last night without the carbs I actually fell by 500-grams to 72.3kg.  No pain, no gains sort of thing I guess.  Whereas it looks as though some of my stalwart Team Echo compatriots have already kicked their cravings (way to go!), I'd be lying if I said I was to that point yet.  I will say the physical addiction to have a beer or glass of wine at dinner when I come home has largely disipaited (ironically, thought that would be the toughest one to go).  Biggest cravings are still for something sweet and sugary in the afternoon hours, so this one is proving the toughest habit to shake.

Carbs I'd label as the second hardest to break, a'la the no-carb dinner intro last night.  With the wife away until later today, I'm at least proud to report that I resisted ordering my Spicy Deluxe Dominos large pie (sometime the Hawaiin Special) with thick crust and extra-sauce.  Had I not been on PCP now, I'm positive I would have ordered it and it's probably like 5-times over a nine-year period that I haven't ordered at least one pie in a month.  C'ya Dominos, throwing out your stupid coupon today, you don't deserve a place on the kitchen wall.  (Even though two days left to expiry, prob a safe precaution to throw it out before the wife gets home later...)

4 comments:

  1. I remember feeling hungry when I first switched to no carb dinner. It does get easier so stick with it.

    You are doing really well.

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  2. I couldn't hold out I was rolling in bed unable to sleep so had some slice turkey breast on a couple crackers. Tonight I will resist even if I can't sleep. I think if the carbs were replaced by protein I would be fine and my protein dropped a big chuck as well. All I ate was lettuce 2 tiny tomatoes and a small handful of shrimp.

    Today I really wanted a Beer as well. I was working my ass off all day sweating sooo much and this was after my hour and a half workout.

    Like you say NO PAIN NO GAIN!

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  3. I dont know at what time you go to bed but I go early and find that if i keep myself busy till dinner, then eat my no carbs feast chill a bit to have fruits and go to bed it's easier to get over the hunger. I also think (although I feel a bit like you) that the fact that we are missing the carbs at dinner is a mental thing. Probably just because carbs feel heavy in the stomach. If you think about it you don't need carbs energy to sleep right? That's what I am telling myself. And it helps. Hope it does for you too !

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  4. I'm getting a little hungry at night too. Been trying to keep my mouth busy by drinking water and tea.

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