It's the new year, and it's time to buckle down. It's no secret that the lighter you are, the faster you can run... so I'd like to lose a couple more pounds in preparation for the MM. I really enjoyed the holidays, and though I didn't put on any weight, I know I wasn't fueling my body properly.
I'm going to start the new year by cutting out sugar and grain (aka no sugar no grain (NSNG)). In cutting out grains and sugars, your body becomes "fat adapted", where you burn fat to fuel workouts. Supposedly on NSNG you don't get hungry as often, you don't crash or bonk, blood sugars stay stable, you lose more fat while training and you just feel better. There's a slogan for NSNG: Eat fat, burn fat; eat sugar, get fat.
I'm going to try it out for the month of January...and maybe into February as well; we'll see how it goes. If I don't notice a difference in my energy levels, weight or training, I'll just go back to small portions and cutting calories to lose the extra weight. But if it does work...who knows how long I'll stay NSNG?
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