Update: The Carbnite Solution

I see most of my traffic on this blog comes from my carbnite solution posts.  It's been almost a year since I last posted about it... It's about time for an update!

  Have I been able to maintain the weight I lost with CNS? 
No and then Yes. I'm going to be completely honest.  Last December 2013 through February 2014 ended up being a really rough time financially for me and my little family.  During this time I stopped doing CNS and working out altogether.  At the time I couldn't even think diet and exercise.  It was rough, I tell you!  But then I couldn't stand the way I felt... I felt awful.  I decided to change. I decided regardless of what was going on in my life, I would take care of my health.   So, I got back on CNS and started working out again.   Getting back on CNS was so easy. It came naturally, I felt great immediately, and the food was so good!  I really didn't have any problems starting again whatsoever.  Which was such a great feeling.   I dropped the first 6 lbs in the first ten days.   It took a few months to get the rest off, which I expected.  I've been able to maintain my weight since then.. Which has been about 5 months give or take. 

Am I still following The Carbnite Solution? 
Yes, and no.  At this point I'm not looking to loose more weight.  I like the size I am.  I'm more into building muscle.  In order to do this proficiently, I need to add in more carbs, more often.  So, I do one of two things. Either I eat ultra carb during the day and eat a small amount of carbs at night.  And I can do this if I'm doing heavy training the next day.  I do this about 3 or 4 times a week.  Then eat ultra low carb the other days.  (aka carb backloading) Or do  modified version of CNS and have two small carbnites a week. Going 3 or 4 days between each carbnite. I go by how my body feels and how hard I'm training.  Doing this I've been able maintain my weight and build up some much needed muscle. 

I love this way of eating.  This lifestyle really. It gives me the freedom I want, with helping achieve my goals.  My training and my diet are completely lined up, and it feels great!  I love sharing about what I've learned through this whole process.  If you read this and have any questions feel free to ask!  Talking nutrition and training has come quite a passion of mine.   I really can talk for hours about this stuff Haha. 

Out with friends

Nights like tonight make me happy to be alive.  I have great friends.  I have friends who love and care about me, and I'm so grateful for it.  They help make my life that much more enjoyable, doable.  Just yesterday I was feeling overwhelmed with life, dealing with finances, motherhood, cleaning ect.  It seemed so undoable.... If that's a word.  Today I woke up determined to have a better day.  Somehow this day I could see the light coming into my life.  Then later I felt the worries of life bearing down on me again.  Right then my dad called to check on how things are going and I explained how I felt.  His advice?  It's time to have faith, it's your turn to have faith. I listened to him,  I chose to have faith that all will work out.  I knelt down to pray, and peace washed over me.  Everything will work out, this peace told me.  Things started looking up after I made this faithful decision.  Then tonight came.  Two of my friends and I went and had a girls night out.  We drove to the mall and went to a few stores,  and just completely enjoyed each other.  Worry free.  It was amazing.  I even got a free bra from VS!  Thanks to my wonderful friend.... she gave me her extra gift she was given for spending  a certain amount of money. (This is how wonderful my friends are!)  Tonight was much needed.  Heavenly father cares about you, about me.  Cares about what we need.  Even if it's just a night out with a couple friends and a much needed free bra.  I see his blessings he is so willing to give.  I am so grateful for it.

Accomplishing My Goals With Carbnite!

How is carbnite going?
It's as good as I thought it would be!
At this point I've lost all the weight I gained while off carbnite plus 2.5 lbs!
not that I gained a lot of weight....I gained about 5 lbs.
BUT most of that 5 lbs was water weight.
My clothes pretty much fit the same,
 maybe a tiny bit tighter... just a tiny bit.

So ...I accomplished my tentative goals I made back in February.
I'm down 30.5 lbs (since February) like I wanted.
Which means I've officially lost a ALL my pregnancy weight.

AND I'm fitting back into ALL my pre-pregnancy clothes!

I did it.

Not some magic pill or wrap.

Me... my own effort and determination!

You know what?

It feels so good! 

I didn't think I'd do it this fast.

 But thanks to Carbnite and now The Shockeave protocol.
I've done it!
I'm truly amazed.
I wish I could get more people to try carbnite and show them how amazing it is.
It really is the perfect diet for me.
And everyone I know that has given it a real chance,
they love it too!
It's such a fun diet for me.
And I don't think I've ever said a diet is "fun" haha.
I get to eat the food I want,
and I loose fat.
It's fun! haha.

Anyway.... how is Shockwave?

 It's going great!

I am still loving the program,

and I'm seeing results!

I should probably be taking pictures,
as I'm documenting all of this.

But I hate being in pictures.

I'd rather be behind the camera haha.

Which I'll probably regret when I'm older.

Oh well.

It's been great to be on carbnite and doing shockwave.

I can see how the two go together.

I have a long way to go with the muscle definition I want.

But I know I'm on the right track,

I'm definitely stronger,

 and I'm feeling good!

Beginning Again...The Carb Nite Solution!

My hubby and I are starting our second round of  The Carb Nite Solution today!

We both love this diet and want to be on it.

Who knew we would end up loving eating this way??!

It seemed so hard at first.

It literally took us months to really wrap our brains around low carb eating.

Now we are both really excited to start the diet again!

We know what we are doing,

we know exactly how to be successful,

 and we love the food...I mean who doesn't love meat and fat?!

Also this time around I'm following +DH Kiefer's workout plan...which is called The Shockwave Protocol.

 I got a gym pass...which is huge for me.

I've been working out from home for years.

I hadn't been to a gym since I was 19...which was 4 kids and 10 years ago! haha

I've been going to the gym for about 5 weeks now,

and I love every minute I'm there!

Lifting weights feels right.

Anyways... I super excited to see how my body transforms.

Between carbnite and shockwave I should get really good results!

Carbnite Recap and Breastfeeding

It's been a little over 6 months since my hubby and I started carbnite.

We have decided to take a little break for a few weeks,

then get back on it.

The first few months of Carbnite it was really hard to wrap my brain around low carb eating.

But then things finally just clicked and it became a way of life.

My hubby and I both LOVE carbnite!

In fact now that we have been of this diet for about a week,

we miss it!

Yes... miss it!

Yes ...this diet limits so many food groups,

but of the food groups you can eat....you can eat as much as you want!

No portion control.

Right now I'm having to portion control everything I eat,

and quite frankly I hate it!

I like eating fat and protein.

Actually I LOVE eating fat and protein!

Like +DH Kiefer  says "you get to eat like a fat kid"

 but loose weight instead of gain!

It's pretty awesome.

Then the once a week you stuff your face full of carbs for 8 hours because your body needs it,

guilt FREE....is awesome!

I 100% recommend this diet.

I lost 28.5 lbs...while breastfeeding the entire time!

I don't normally loose weight while breastfeeding.

The weight never seems to budge.

This is my 4th child mind you,

and I got all of my pregnancy weight off thanks to carbnite.

So if you are a breastfeeding mother,

 and you are wondering if you can do carbnite while breastfeeding?

The answer is YES.

It's completely healthy for both you and baby. 

And you will have plenty of milk.