I notice the exact same thing when my anxiety takes off on me. It’s an awful spiral of self deprecation and loathing. Also, I find that my anxiety and depression rear their ugly heads when I drop carbs too low. Keep that in mind. Could be why you feel better and have better training sessions after more carbs.
But fucking A, nice work making progress with your mentality and sticking to the program. That’s a huge deal and I’m really, really happy for you 
Thanks!
Interesting… My carbs never go below 70g
Maybe. I’m thinking carbs before bed => better sleep => feel better
I’d bet if you scale it for bodyweight my threshold is similar. I had 83 yesterday and barely slept, woke up suuuuuper anxious.
Could still be anxiolytic effect of carbs helping you sleep, but regardless, it’s good that they help.
Yes guys, carbs are the most potent natural de-stressor. One of the functions of cortisol is to mobilize energy along glucagon to keep blood sugar stables. More carbs > less cortisol > less stress > better sleep
Yep, and that means that those of us prone to anxiety should probably not let carbs drop below “moderate” intake.
Yess CT recommands a little bit at least at each meal in that case
Makes sense. @anna_5588 keep this in mind when you feel yourself spiraling. I know I will.
Week 5: Day 3 (yesterday)
30min weighted walk-45lbs
10x(20sec rows/side+20sec plank)
Week 5: Day 4
2x(6/side, 4/side, 4/side)-37lbs, intensity modifier
@T3hPwnisher i didn’t want to clog up your log. I was just interested since mum and I had a related discussion last night
It seems that there’s growing pressure for kids to be “successful”(get good grades, get into good uni…), but at the same time, parents are more involved with their kids and willing to step in to make sure they don’t fail or lose.
For example, when I didn’t get into my dream school, my mum offered to leverage connections and spend MORE money. When my little bro was having trouble with his first (hired) college consultant, mum just hired a new one. He ended up with 3
Mum says that many Chinese parents do this because they now have the time and money to do so and also want their kids to do what they couldn’t do (ie play and instrument), but sometimes it feels like they’re trying to live vicariously through us
The hardest thing one has to do as a parent is watch their kid fail so that they can grow.
So are you saying that these parents just don’t want to (and have the ability not to) do the hard thing?
Another example of ppl choosing to avoid hard things?
I’m saying humans don’t like doing hard things.
Look at your own training log: you do the easy stuff (the training) and don’t do the hard stuff (the recovery).
@Frank_C from what you’ve described. Your daughter’s mindset is quite like my brother’s. Idk what your family dynamic is like, but a big part of the problem for my little brother was that he didn’t take ownership of his activities, lack of intrinsic motivation (thinking he was playing soccer or studying for my parents). I don’t really blame him either because whenever he showed a slight interest/aptitude in something, mum would take over and push it. He has an agreeable personality so he’d just go along with it for a while, then show lack of effort, then quit
Could also be personality differences. I hate competition, but hate quitting. Im also stubborn enough to not participate in things I dislike, no matter how much my parents try to push
Of course, your family could be completely different. Just my 2c on the matter. Feel free to ignore it
My daughter is our first kiddo. I’ve had the urge to sign her up for sports and sometimes get a little panicked that she’s behind when I see other people’s kids playing sports. My wife thinks she’ll be fine and we don’t need to rush her into things so we’ve taken that approach.
I was always leaps and bounds ahead of my classmates and I think it’s because I always played older competition with my brother. I was either forced to improve faster or acquire skills from him before I even started the sport.
I get a little nervous that I’m not giving my daughter the opportunities to be great at something. On the flip side, I don’t want her trapped in one sport like she’s a pro athlete when she’s just a kid. This parenting thing is tricky. My wife and I both played college sports and both have degrees in Exercise Science. It’s going to be tough to encourage our kids without coaching them.
@caesium32
I can’t speak for pwn, but for me, I’ve found that the act of putting something into my mouth is quite satisfying in a way.
For example, when I eat a proten bar, I’ll nibble at it for 2-3 hours. I still eat the same protein bar, but I’m more satisfied when I spread it out vs gobble it down in 2 min
Paging @Cyrrex.
Sounds like a trick to eat less food
Or a pretense at “discipline”.
I always feel Anna is too young for me to be doing that stuff in her log, which is unfortunate…because she says a LOT of stuff that makes great material.
I’m confused, but given your page to @Cyrrex, I can’t imagine it’s anything good