Carb cycling: da fuq?

Carb Cycling is pretty ok! I've been doing it for a few weeks now, and I've seen some awesome results. I've noticed that my weight is not drastically reducing (a good thing!), yet my body is looking tighter and more defined every day! Here's a little info I've gathered to summarize carb cycling for those of you who might be interested.

What is it?

Carb cycling is an eating plan with alternating high-carb and low-carb days. It’s that simple.

How does it work?

On high-carb days you’re stocking your calorie-burning furnace so that on low-carb days your furnace burns fat, and lots of it! With carb cycling, the body is never deprived of carbs long enough to slow the metabolism, and is able to get into a catabolic fat burning state on the low carb days. Essentially, the high carb days act as “boost” days, increasing metabolism, and the low carb days act as “burn” days, when the body is an optimal state to burn fat. (Source)

What are the benefits?

-Some people choose to totally cut out all carbs while trying to lose weight, which is a terrible idea. With carb cycling, you never feel deprived of the foods you love! You can have your cake and eat it too! (As long as it fits your macros..hah.)
-Not only does it keep the fat loss moving, but it satisfies the mind – probably the most important part of any diet.
-It's sustainable. Since you aren't restricting any particular macronutrient, it's super easy to maintain! (source)
-IT WORKS! 

There are MANY different ways to carb cycle, the most simple cycle being alternating between a high carb day and a low carb day. They get more complex, but I'm not going to go into detail on this.

OMG 4 WEEKS OUT!

Today, I am officially 4 weeks out from my first competition. I'm weighing in right now at 137lbs (5'8"). I'm really happy with how I'm looking so far, and I'm only hoping to drop a few more lbs before my show date. It's really crazy to look in the mirror and see ABS.... never in a million years did I think I'd have visible abs. It's pretty awesome. After losing so much weight, I'm beginning to notice some sagging skin in a few areas, which had me feeling a little bummed out, but then I was like  "Umm....wait...who cares?! look at all these muscles and DAT BOOTY!", and I decided that I was ok with a bit of sag here and there!! 

My official suit came in the mail, and I'm absolutely in love with it. If anyone is looking for a beautiful, well fitting and affordable comp suit, I highly recommend Rich Bitch Bikini!  They did a beautiful job with my suit. I messaged them about concerns I had with the fit of the bottoms I had purchased previously, sent them some photos, and they made some adjustments to the fit of my new suit. It's perfect. :) Today is leg day, it's Saturday, and it's nice and warm outside. It's a good day!!