As you all can likely tell from my WIAW posts, my pre-contest diet is pretty low carb. That's how I prefer to diet; it gives me the best results and makes me feel the most satiated, sane, etc. (Fringe benefit? It makes my hair & skin look awesome. Is that a valid reason to like a diet??)
Last weekend, though, I had a refeed - a period of about 4 hours during which I consumed whatever carbs I had been craving. Here's what I picked =)
Lucky Charms with Blue Diamond Almond/Coconut milk - I love it!
Cinnamon raisin bagel with Laughing Cow cream cheese on one half
Pillsbury cinnamon rolls - these are the ones you find in the freezer/dairy section. My mom used to make these for me and my sister on Sunday mornings!
Brownie bite with frosting =D
And that is a rather unhealthy WIAW ;-) (Obviously not everything I ate that day! I ate all my normal food - see my most recent WIAW posts - plus these treats.)
Happy Wednesday! =)
I'm loving Blue Diamond almond/coconut milk lately! I've been living off smoothies this past week and have a giveaway on my blog right now actually!
ReplyDeleteI'llhave to go check it out!!! =D
Deleteoh yea, pillsbury!! i am just waiting for the day they make a GF version. Tell them to hurry!
ReplyDeleteOoooh I hope they will!!! They are seriously the best!
DeleteNICE! That blue diamond milk is one of my faves too! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm oober weird when it comes to Lucky Charms-- I hate the marshmallows, but love the cereal haha
Ahh really?!?! I'll take all your marshmallows and you can have all my cereal. lol!
DeleteWow - I wonder if I get a re-feed when I get close. Must ask my coach! :)
ReplyDeleteI can't even imagine eating Lucky Charms... *swoon*
This is my only one so far! =/ It's great motivation though - I wanna bust azz so I can get a couple more!
DeleteThat almond/coconut milk sounds lovely :)
ReplyDeleteIt's delicious!! Best of both worlds! :D
DeleteYou must have been high on carbs lady!
ReplyDeleteAlmond/coconut milk sounds awesome!
Ohhh yeah I was hahaha. I could FEEL the insulin ;-)
DeleteRefeeds are the best! I usually have one larger refeed meal that contains more carbs - I started doing this unintentionally as my "cheat meal" for the week and noticed that it has really helped my progress.
ReplyDeleteIt deffffinitely helps progress. It helps with fat loss - increases leptin levels, shows your body that you WILL feed it after all ;-) and it helps with muscle building too - nothing is more anabolic than a well-timed refeed! Well.... nothing natural anyway I guess haha!!
DeleteMy cousin and I used to make those cinnamon rolls when we lived together in college. MMMMMM
ReplyDeleteThey may be processed & they certainly aren't homemade but they are seriously the best cinnamon rolls!
DeleteCinnamon Raisin Bagels are amazing! Love 'em.
ReplyDeleteThey are my fave. I don't even know why other flavors of bagel exist :P
DeleteI found when I eliminated most wheat and went to a lower carbohydrate, higher protein and higher fat diet that my skin and nails really looked and felt a lot better. Nothing can take away from the damage my hair goes through from chlorine but I think there might be an improvement. lolz.
ReplyDeleteFor sure!!!!!
DeleteI've never heard of a re-feed day, BUT it sounds like quite the party, hah! How were you feeling after all those carbs?
ReplyDeleteSleeeeeeepy!!! haha!!! But the next day I felt awesome =)
DeleteI'm always confused about the science behind refeeding - is it intended as a metabolism boost? Either way I can't think of a better carby treat than cinnamon rolls!
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Yep! It's a leptin booster =) Plus, on a keto or very-low-carb diet you do need to refill your glycogen stores =) Mine were veryyyy close to being completely empty. You can feel it when it happens - you feel like you're walking through quicksand all the time.
DeleteLately my go to "cheat" carbs have been in the salty / savory category! Instead of cookies or sweets, I've been wanting to smother myself in cereal and crackers and hummus! Crazy what our body's adapt to when we go without sugar/ salt. Your Carb Time looks delish!
ReplyDeleteMmmm crackers & hummus!! Next time ;-) haha!
DeleteYou chose well ;) Brownies n bagels, hurray!
ReplyDeletehehe - thanks!
DeleteYEAHHH!! All of your treats look great... especially the lucky charms :D
ReplyDeleteThanks Allie! =D
DeleteBest WIAW ever! I'd be reaching for the ice cream for sure!
ReplyDeletehaha! I thought about it but I was craving more bready stuff!
DeleteOh so good :-) How often do you do a refeed? That milk looks so good.
ReplyDeleteIt's delicious!!!
DeleteThis is my first refeed in prep and I've been prepping for 6.5 weeks. When I've sorta casually dieted before - ie when I haven't had a deadline - I've done refeeds every two weeks =)
i LOVE that almond/coconut milk! it is so freaking creamy and delicious!
ReplyDeleteIt is!!! It's the best of both worlds - the creamy texture of the almond milk and the taste of the coconut milk!
DeleteI love your WIAWs :)
ReplyDelete=D Thanks Sara!
DeleteI'm actually drooling a little bit right now. I used to eat Lucky Charms all the time as when I was little! Except, I would eat all the marshmallows and leave a bowl of milk and soggy cereal bits. Yup, super healthy kid right here.
ReplyDeleteI did that as a kid too!!! I was all about the marshmallows.
DeleteYour re-feed food is my hangover food ;-)Haven't eaten Lucky Charms for about 8 years. I love cereal so much I can't keep it in my house.
ReplyDeletehaha!!
DeleteI'm that way too - it's just toooooo easy to turn one serving into 10. :-X
I am laughing out loud! Your refeed look exactly like mine did, right down to the Lucky Charms!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you post normal food on your blog! Totally cool and honest of you. You can love cinnamon rolls and be fit! :)
ReplyDeleteHehe this was fun to see Sable! :)
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