Carb cycling (continued)

Saturday is finally here! Even with me taking Wednesday off, this was still a long, tough week.

I did a 3-day stretch of taking in higher carbs (80-90 grams) instead of my previous plan of no more than 2 days. The primary motivation for doing it? In all honesty, I just felt famished after meal 2 yesterday, so I took in an extra 40 grams of carbs than what I'd allotted for that portion of my eating plan.

Mentally it was both good and bad; good in the sense that the extra carbs were super-clean (high fiber, low-calorie, nutrient dense), and that they went in early enough in the day for me to know that they were used and likely not just stored as fat. But it was bad in the sense that, despite the fact that they were good carbs, I didn't exercise the discipline to stick with the program I'd meticulously outlined.

I gained a bit after the last high-carb cycle but, surprisingly, didn't this time - still at 258, the new low weight I'd achieved Wednesday at the end of my low-carb cycle. That is hella encouraging, and leaves me with a sense of optimism that, at this Wednesday's weigh-in, I'll see a new low number blinking up at me from the scale.

About to put the rubber to the road and get in some cardio. Lots of stuff going on this weekend - polishing off the Christmas shopping, I want to build a new spice rack for the kitchen, I'd like to surprise the kids and wife with a little to holiday-themed distraction. In between all that I need to find the time to do some meal prep as well.

Meanwhile, my butt, hamstrings and quads are still sore as heck from Thursday's leg workout. Good times, indeed.