Lifting weights cause your muscles to retain water while they heal. Pay no attention to the scale. If your clothes start getting tight you might need to look at your food plan.

For carb cravings there are some suggestions. The L-Glutamine you can use to prevent muscle soreness can go a long way to prevent carb cravings. The would be the 5 grams spoonful, not the 500 mg pills. Chromium piccolinate is also a great supplement, one pill of 400 mcg per day and for some strange reason, no cravings.

There are also some yummy meals you can make if you combine protein powder, I like chocolate Designer Whey with either riccotta cheese or yogurt. Just like dessert.

I did 9 weeks of BFL. I'll be starting again when there's light out in the morning to run by and little to no snow, probably Marchish.

Beth