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Title: Carb cycling
Post by: beth823 on March 11, 2012, 10:30:02 AM

Watching a show about high carb and low carb days--every other day cycles.  On the high carb days you are encouraged to eat non starchy carbs and lots of veggies and good fats.  What do you all think? ???

Title: Re: Carb cycling
Post by: shawn116 on March 11, 2012, 12:04:59 PM

 Hi Beth......As a diabetic this kind of eating makes me feel sick all the time.  High blood sugar and then low.   :P :P  Also I'm thinking this will throw you in and out of sugar detox  :P :P :P  cravings cravings cravings.  And a bit confusing for your body......it will use energy you put in your mouth first before it searches for it in your fat that is stored..... I don't see how this is helpful  ???

Title: Re: Carb cycling
Post by: buford354 on March 11, 2012, 01:52:56 PM

Miss TooSweet,

     Ya done hit another one out'a park. If your body simply
used a 24 hour clock and burned all the carbs in a 24 hour period
up in 24 hours carb cycling it would just double the time necessary
to lose weight (http://www.fattoskinny.com/). That however does happen a high carb load
is going to throw you out of detox and then you have to recover
the next period of time you are carb restricted, as a diabetic
this is not a good plan IMHO.

Buford and the Girls

Title: Re: Carb cycling
Post by: mouseissue on March 11, 2012, 04:40:58 PM

You guys are so right!... Doing this would keep a person in a perpetual sugar detox!!! :P :P :P

I say no thank you to sugar detox!
Managing carb intake everyday is the way to go! ;D

Title: Re: Carb cycling
Post by: beth823 on March 12, 2012, 08:09:40 PM

That is what I figured...just wanted your expertise input!  Love this forum. :)

Title: Re: Carb cycling
Post by: umpa on March 13, 2012, 08:45:03 AM

Keep it simple ;) It doesn't have to be hard or difficult.

Title: Re: Carb cycling
Post by: Doug Varrieur on March 13, 2012, 08:47:45 AM

The advice given is exact, this is a terrible way to treat your body. I'm asked all the time about "cheat" days. Cheat days will cheat you out of success  :o

Title: Re: Carb cycling
Post by: Andrea on March 13, 2012, 11:11:31 AM

I'm really glad to see Doug's opinion of "cheat" days.  I know a woman who "takes Saturday off" from her low carb eating and can't figure out why she isn't losing very much weight.  Perpetual sugar cravings can't be worth it.

Is the question of "cheat days" an indication that the person doesn't understand/fully embrace FTS?

Title: Re: Carb cycling
Post by: mouseissue on March 13, 2012, 01:13:46 PM

Quote from: Andrea on March 13, 2012, 11:11:31 AM

I'm really glad to see Doug's opinion of "cheat" days.  I know a woman who "takes Saturday off" from her low carb eating and can't figure out why she isn't losing very much weight.  Perpetual sugar cravings can't be worth it.

Is the question of "cheat days" an indication that the person doesn't understand/fully embrace FTS?

Hi Andrea! :)

A "cheat day" is just an excuse to give in to cravings.
It makes the remaining 6 days a waste of time.

If you think about it, it's like high-speed yo-yo dieting.
The results wont be much better.

Having full time health requires full time effort.
Our bodies don't take days off. ;)

Title: Re: Carb cycling
Post by: umpa on March 14, 2012, 09:50:24 AM

Yes andrea ;) You have to be all the way in or all the way out or you are wasting your time :)

Title: Re: Carb cycling
Post by: Andrea on March 14, 2012, 10:10:17 AM

I'm all in.

Title: Re: Carb cycling
Post by: umpa on March 15, 2012, 09:51:58 AM

You have done a amazing job Andrea ;)