Chapter 9
#WilderWay Evolution
Stop Being Hungry on White Plate Day and EAT!
As Jack and I continued on our health journey, we started to feel things over and over again that had me tweaking our plan. One of the things that really occurred to us on white plate days—I say “days” because you’ll see as we go on that we’re going to adjust the plan into full black and white days for most of the week—we were ALWAYS hungrier on white plate days.
Hungry to the point where I was thinking about food WAY too much. It was starting to feel like a diet again, and Ihatedthat. In fact, it would sometimes send me into a panic. I would be on the way to pick up the kids and I’d have to pull over to eat nuts, or break out my emergency protein bar.
This wasonlyhappening on the days we worked out more, which were our white plate days because we knew we needed the extra carbs for workout and recovery. Jack satisfied his hunger by snacking pretty much all day, but I personally didn’t want to do that. It felt good to be at a place where I wasn’t ruled by food and I didn’t want to go back to that slavery. So, I started using myself, Nanny Karri, and my mom as guinea pigs to try and tweak certain things. The great thing is that the three of us represent most age groups and health issues, so I knew most of my bases were covered.
What you’ll read below is the result of about six months of constant tweaks and adjustments to the original Wilder Way—you’ll notice it really isn’t a huge change from the original plan. Starting out, I think it’s best to begin carb cycling meal by meal, since it’s honestly easier for most people. As you get into the flow of carb cycling it will become second nature—for me, it’s just a way of life, now.
I’m guessing many of you might feel like you’re still learning about your body, its responses to different fuels, and reactions to cycling. Guess what? I am too! It’s amazing to me what I’m still learning, and how I’m still surprised by the things my body can do when I take care of it and fuel it properly.
When your body tells you something,listen; when you’re hungry,eat.
I don’t think our body makes mistakes—I believe our bodies are divinely crafted and perfectly made, and if we just listen to what our bodies are telling us, we’ll be much better off. The body WANTS to heal. So when you’re doing more intense exercise and burning more calories, and especially when you’re lifting weights, you really need to eat more, and eat more frequently. This not only makes sense logically, but I’ve felt it and I’ve seen the evidence in my own body.
I also know my body likes a steady routine in which I can consistently eat foods that keep me happy, healthy, and satisfied. As you already know, I refuse to be unsatisfied, and I hate feeling like I’m missing out on something; I LOVE FOOD!
The minor changes to the Wilder Way plan made it not only easy, but I felt even more satisfied and happy knowing which fuel types we would be having each day. This also opened me up to types of foods I had been scared of before ... we’re eating way more veggies, even my husband! YAY JACK! I make sure we get greens at every single meal. Yes, this took some getting used to, but the results we saw from doing this has been huge. I’m totally on Team Kale!
Below are two options for a typical week in terms of food and exercise.
THE WILDER WAY 2.0—OPTION #1
HIGH OCTANE FUEL, HEAVY TONE, HOT SCULPT
MONDAY: (WHITE PLATE DAY)
HEAVY WORKOUT—40 min of weight lifting and cardio.
Three mealsandthree snacks—CARBS AND PROTEINS in each meal and snack.
Little to no fats at all!
TUESDAY: (WHITE PLATE DAY)
HEAVY WORKOUT—40 min of weight lifting and cardio.
Three mealsandthree snacks—CARBS AND PROTEINS in each meal and snack.
Little to no fats at all!
WEDNESDAY: (BLACK PLATE DAY)
LIGHT WORKOUT—30 min of dancing or light core work, little to no weight lifting.
Three meals andtwosnacks—FATS AND PROTEINS in each meal and snack.
Low carbs all day!
THURSDAY: (WHITE PLATE DAY)
HEAVY WORKOUT—40 min of weight lifting and cardio.
Three mealsandthree snacks—CARBS AND PROTEINS in each meal and snack.
