I’m not going to lie to you… this could be a tough day so get mentally prepared! You won’t have hardly any protein this is a carbohydrate (glycogen) loading day. You’ve been depleting and using up stored carbs during day 1-3 so this is a “refuel” day. One advantage to depleating is that your body will start buring fat as fuel. That’s a great thing! Because if you’re trying to lose weight this is how the fat will burn off as energy. One advantage to loading is that it shocks & refuels your system. Your body adjusts and metabolically boosts to burn at a higher rate therefore burning more calories. Again, a great thing!
On this day you don’t drink a shake. Just the fruit salad, explanation in previous post, and veggies. Definitely mix up your veggies. I chop up all three colors of bell peppers (my favorite is red!), onions, carrots, celery, broccoli and cauliflower just the typical cold veggies. On your dinner meal I would recommend grilling some veggies – it will really feel like a meal! I prefer slicing eggplant into “patties” and slicing zucchini into spears & pealing an onion. I spray or pour evoo (extra virgin olive oil) and season with a mix of seasonings (I prefer spicy & it boosts metabolism even more!). Grill a few minutes on each side just enough to leave grill marks and the taste is delicious! Even my 16 month old loves them!
Just remember this is only one day. You’ll survive. And your body will thank you, I promise!
Enjoy!
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