GreekDemiGod
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Ever since I started "peating", I basically made little progress in the gym and my body composition got worse: lost some muscle, gained bodyfat. Gym sessions were draining me. All this time I thought it was the hypothyroidism. Or not enough calories.
Adding starch daily in my diet significantly brings my strength, physical performance, energy in and outside of the gym to optimal levels. On fruits and milk only, I feel like I'm running on "empty tank", on starch + fruits, I feel I'm running a full tank, and have a big reservoir of energy that is slowly released.
I think starch is much more effective at refilling liver and muscle glycogen.
And once again, I mention it's not the calories, I'm actually eating less calories when I include starch in my diet.
And my daytime temps are quite good on High carb(starch + fruits) and Low/moderate Fat. Last week I hit 37.5 and 37.8 post-workout, and I'm off thyroid meds.
I also have excellent blood sugar control with starch, as long as I don't go crazy with my fat intake.
I'm continental / Eastern european, my descendants must have eaten lots of starch.
I am also able to concentrate on mental tasks for longer when I include starch in my diet.
The only advantage I felt from dropping starch was that fruits + milk gave me a better mental state, and I felt more positive, zen and optimistic about life. But my intellectual capacity / ability to concentrate on tasks was bad.
The disadvantage with starch included in diet: I tend to get moments of sadness, minor, depression, regret and ruminating thoughts about past mistakes.
The payoffs in favor of starch are too big to neglect.
Guess I will have to make sure I optimize my digestion of starch as best as I can do it. Cascara daily, lots of Magnesium...
To summarize:
Zero starch(fruits and milk only): Poor strength, poor physical performance, poor energy levels in and outside the gym. Mentally fatigued, poor ability to work on job-related tasks. Still chronically bloated and sometimes constipated. But feeling more zen, "loving", and optimistic about life.
Starch + fruits: optimal strength, physical performance, energy in and outside of the gym. Higher mental stamina, better ability to work on job-related tasks. Still chronically bloated. Depressions tends to creep in, feelings of not being enough.
Adding starch daily in my diet significantly brings my strength, physical performance, energy in and outside of the gym to optimal levels. On fruits and milk only, I feel like I'm running on "empty tank", on starch + fruits, I feel I'm running a full tank, and have a big reservoir of energy that is slowly released.
I think starch is much more effective at refilling liver and muscle glycogen.
And once again, I mention it's not the calories, I'm actually eating less calories when I include starch in my diet.
And my daytime temps are quite good on High carb(starch + fruits) and Low/moderate Fat. Last week I hit 37.5 and 37.8 post-workout, and I'm off thyroid meds.
I also have excellent blood sugar control with starch, as long as I don't go crazy with my fat intake.
I'm continental / Eastern european, my descendants must have eaten lots of starch.
I am also able to concentrate on mental tasks for longer when I include starch in my diet.
The only advantage I felt from dropping starch was that fruits + milk gave me a better mental state, and I felt more positive, zen and optimistic about life. But my intellectual capacity / ability to concentrate on tasks was bad.
The disadvantage with starch included in diet: I tend to get moments of sadness, minor, depression, regret and ruminating thoughts about past mistakes.
The payoffs in favor of starch are too big to neglect.
Guess I will have to make sure I optimize my digestion of starch as best as I can do it. Cascara daily, lots of Magnesium...
To summarize:
Zero starch(fruits and milk only): Poor strength, poor physical performance, poor energy levels in and outside the gym. Mentally fatigued, poor ability to work on job-related tasks. Still chronically bloated and sometimes constipated. But feeling more zen, "loving", and optimistic about life.
Starch + fruits: optimal strength, physical performance, energy in and outside of the gym. Higher mental stamina, better ability to work on job-related tasks. Still chronically bloated. Depressions tends to creep in, feelings of not being enough.
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