Carb Week: Fruit!

I'm slowly adding back carbs one by one this week after two weeks(ish) of Phil Maffetone's Two-Week Test. I did the low-carb thing as part of the Born to Run 2 training program, and the goal is to add carbs back and see how you feel — to check for "carb intolerance," if that's a real thing. Ha, it sounds iffy to me. But I did it!

On Sunday, I added back beans, and I instantly felt alive again after two weeks of feeling like trash. And then Monday, it was fruit! Now, I've never been a huge fruit eater — meaning, I rarely just pick up raw fruit and eat it. I'd rather have something salty. But my post-run fruit smoothies are different. 

I rely on protein smoothies with fruit (always a banana, usually some berries, sometimes mango or peaches or dates), flax, walnuts, and other add-ins after every run. I would prefer to sit down to a hot and savory breakfast. I just don't have time on weekdays, and smoothies are an easy way to get my carbs and protein.

But during the Two-Week Test, my smoothies got super lame. They were just protein powder, almond milk, nut butter, and seeds. No fruit. Not very thick or tasty. So I was super-glad to have my Banana-Blueberry Smoothie with Complement Protein on Monday (and every day since!).

How did I feel after that fruit? Just fine! No noticeable spike in blood sugar, no bloating. Just energized and powered for my day.