What goes in....

My husband is currently on a HFLC (High Fat Low Carb) diet, he's always on it, I have friends on low carb diets, with no carbs after lunch, I am not on any diet, I have never been on one, I love my food too much....doesn't make sense...or does it?

Perhaps I delude myself, and that I am always on a diet. This is because I watch what I eat, and try to balance this out with how much I burn. I do not count every calorie, but you will not find me eating fries and burgers everyday.

Why don't I believe in dieting?

Michael Phelps eats 12000...yes that's right, twelve THOUSAND calories a day. (Article link at the end of this blog) He doesn't look it, in fact, he looks like the weight loss models we are used to, those whose images are to used to sell to us supplements and what nots to reduce our calorie intake.

I do not know how many calories I consume a day. I know that last night, I ate a steak, with potatoes that were fried in butter, and a sauce that had butter in it, with cauliflower covered in cheese...oh the horror!

But I paid for it today, and will probably continue paying for it for a few more days. My weight training remains the same (though I am currently working on increasing my threshold) but I do more intense cardio or add High Interval Intensity Training (HIIT) to help burn off that indulgence. I work it till I feel like I am going to collapse...I say this because we have a tendency to 'baby' ourselves, measuring how much we take in exercise-wise, saying, I will run 3 miles today and that will be enough....perhaps it is, perhaps it isn't, perhaps your body can surprise you and push harder, go further. I learnt not to place limits on myself...and try, try harder, and my body constantly surprises me.

With that said, you have to be careful. Beginners have to start slow. Over exerting yourself can lead to injury, not learning correct form can also lead to painful injury. The initial pain with beginning activity after a long period of inactivity can be a de-motivator  it only lasts a short while. After that, you'll get addicted to the high you get while exercising. That and the feeling of satisfaction over taking control of your body.

My mantra remains...what goes in, must come out....well, not that way, but through sweat and hard work.

Have an active day!



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2177613/Michael-Phelps-12-000-calories-day-dont-doing-harm.html