Week 1

Experiment results.

Week 1.
Starting weight: 91.84kgs 
Current weight 90.30
Variance = -1.54kgs.
Body fat percentage- Pinchable

What the hell did I do this week to cause this decline in weight? And yes, I am aware it could be numerous things like water weight, undigested food and so other but am I a personal trainer? NO! I follow the scales and what they said was a loss of 1.54 kgs so I accept that. The changes in diet were as follows

Switching from white to brown carbohydrates.

Everything is brown; if it’s brown flush it down AND also chow down (if it is food and not poo).
Have I noticed a difference with brown rice/brown bread/brown carbohydrates? Yes. You definitely feel much fuller for longer by making the switch to brown carbs. But why is this you ask? Well, allow me to fill your knowledge sponges with science! A grain kernel has 3 basic elements to it; a cereal germ, endosperm, and bran. Before the invention of industrial rollers, people milled the kernel whole and so all 3 elements were in the final end product, a powdery substance we call flour. But now the milling process removes all the outer layers and removes the bran and germ. By doing this the end flour will now produce fluffier bread and pasties but does create a problem with digestion. The white carbs get digested almost instantly and pass through you faster than a bad curry. Also, white carbs will cause a massive insulin spike in your body [due to it being converted to sugars] and as insulin is the ‘hunger hormone’ will signal to the body that the food being ingested will need to be stored and not digested. Insulin spikes are bad. But the advantage of brown carbs will allow food to be digested slower and doesn’t cause this massive spike whole filling you up for longer. 

Vegetable smoothies for breakfast.

This is one change that is a double edged sword; the benefit is being a bigger intake of vegetables but the negative is the constant reminder that you are drinking something that mimics what I believe the Hulk’s loads would look like. I recently purchased a blender that can blend almost anything and so breakfast is now a green smoothies which contains:
Spinach (Kale when it is available)
Celery (whole and washed)
Cucumber (whole and washed)
Carrot (whole and washed)
Apple (whole, washed and cut)
1 Tbsp of Superfood Blend – Hemp- Cacao- Maca (I purchased this from an organic store due to this having high protein and omega 3 contents. Can’t really taste it over the vegetables)

Once everything is blended into a smoothie, drink and enjoy! By blending instead of juicing, you get higher phytonutrient release as well as the fiber and pulp from the vegetables and fruits. It fills you up for a while so don’t expect to snack for another 4-5 hours. This has been breakfast as of late as vegetable prices are pretty cheap so why not take advantage. You do feel more awake and cleaner throughout the day so I am enjoying this over Fruit Loops as sadly Fruit Loops have the same nutritional value as dog biscuits.

Workouts.

Monday- Upper Body kettlebell exercises
25 swings per minute X 5 mins

Tuesday-Jiu Jitsu training

Wednesday- Kettlebell swings (25 swings every 1 minute and the time left in the minute is your rest period). 25 swings per minute X 10 mins
Core exercises
6-9 heavy Turkish get ups 

Thursday- Jiu Jitsu training

Friday or Saturday
Leg kettlebell exercises
25 swings per minute X 5 mins 

Each gym routine on these days is about 30-45 minutes, but don’t let the lack of time fool you. You have no idea how painful kettlebell swings are until you hit the 5th and 6th minute. So far the usual delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) has been there but no changes yet that I can see but this is only week 1 of the experiment. The one thing that is strange is I still think people who lift weights to loudly and enthusiastically are class A assholes.