The Plank Wins Gold!!!

I've been doing the 30 day plank challenge.  I'm only on day 13 and I can't believe the results.  The other day when I got out of the shower I was shocked when I realized that I couldn't find any cellulite.  BOOM Baby!   I used to be a cardio junkie and ran 56 miles a week once upon a time.  Even though I was 35 lbs smaller then and super fit I still had cellulite.  Almost 2 weeks of doing the plank and I am wearing the same size of clothes I was wearing when I was 35 lbs smaller.  I was curious so I checked my body fat percentage.  It has drop by 11% and its exactly the same as when I was a cardio junkie.  Here's the awesome thing, I spend about 1 minute a day doing the plank and 1 minute a day holding 90 degree squat.  I'm getting better results working out 2 minutes a day then when I was running 8 miles a day!!  I'm loving this!

30 Day Raw Vegan Challenge

  I just finished up my 30 day challenge and the results are in.
Day 14 to day 30 data-
Mean blood sugars- 144
Mean insulin dose- 9 units fast acting and 4 units long acting per day
Mean carb intake-100 grams per day

  According to my data from the last 16 days, my insulin dosage didn't change meaning that my pancreas didn't show signs of reversing.  Overall, I feel that adding more vegetables and some fruits and nuts to my diet did help my health.  My plan now is to stick to a Paleo based diet concentrating on high fiber vegies and up my exercise.

Day 13 of Raw Vegan

Here are the updates folks,

The negatives-
  I've had low energy and concentration problems.  School has become increasingly difficult because I feel major brain fog.  I can't concentrate for very long and am extremely forgetful.  I have to think about how to do simple tasks such as turn on my car radio.  Over the past week, I added more fats to my diet and it has helped me concentrate a little better.  I have had low energy the last couple of weeks.  Last night, I slept for 15 hours.  In high school I was a vegetarian for a year and towards the end I was diagnosed as extremely anemic.  Whenever metal touched my skin it would turn my skin black.  I remember playing tic tac toe in church by drawing on my skin using a ring.   When I started eating meat again my skin stopped reacting to metal.  Some people say this isn't an accurate test to tell if you are iron deficient or not but for me it coincides with my blood tests too well to not have any correlation.  My recent symptoms have matched up with how I felt when I was iron deficient in high school and I decided to try my at home anemic test. 

 *If you wear makeup, metal will likely have a reaction and cause a black line to appear.   To double check, I also tested my arms and had the same reaction.
 
  Because I have the symptoms of a iron deficiency I decided to indulge in some chicken today.  I'm hoping that will provide me with enough iron to last a couple more weeks as I still plan on following the raw vegan for 2 more weeks.

The Positives -
  My skin has become clear and vibrant.  I've lost 10 lbs and I'm getting a lot of compliments that I look good.  I'm also able to digest food well.  Despite having low energy I have the desire to work out.  I sleep better at night and don't require naps during the day.  My insulin needs has decreased slightly.  Before I needed 1 unit for every 10 carbs that I ate, now I need 1 unit for every 15 carbs that I eat.

Day 1 through Day 13 Data
Average blood sugar- 131
Average carbohydrate instake-100 carbs per day
Average Insulin dose-7 units fast acting insulin and 3 units long lasting per day
Average caloric intake-1,579

Typical meal plan-
Breakfast- 1 avocado, 1 tomato, 1 green pepper and a protein shake
Lunch- 2 large carrots, Celery, 1/4 cup almonds, 1/4 cup pecans, 1/2 cup spinach and a protein shake
Dinner- 1 avocado, 1/4 cup cauliflower, 1/4 cup broccoli, some type of fruit and a protein shake