According to CKD, you alternate days of ketogenic dieting with days of high -
carb consumption also known as «carb - loading».
Basically, the reason why this diet approach works is not because of the varying carb consumption, but because when reducing
carb consumption you also reduce total caloric intake.
Not exact matches
It's
also helpful to reduce the
consumption of sweets, candy, and fast
carbs.
He
also recommends that
carb consumption be limited to the evening (about 50 grams), especially during the hormone reset phase and that blue light be avoided at night.
Also, include cheat days in your diet (once every 10 days) on which you'll increase your
carb and fat
consumption in order to prevent the body from adjusting to constant low calorie intake, thereby keeping your metabolism running smooth.
Then, you'll go keto, dropping your
carb consumption to less than 50 grams a day and
also likely lowering your protein to less than you typically consume, while
also emphasizing nutritious, natural fats as your main calorie source.
Reducing your
carb consumption will be one of the options, but then again you will
also need to increase your overall level of activity, especially during your cardio sessions.
Though my diet is primarily paleolithic and I feel amazing with very minimal gluten
consumption, I feel it is important to experiment not just with the types of foods I eat as a whole but
also the time I eat particular foods and understanding how different types of protein, fat, and
carbs - along with how I mix them - affect my body.
His
consumption level of the
carb sugars is
also much lower, with 1 - 2 Tablespoons of fruit juice as opposed to 12 ounces of soda.
Also, eating less appetizing foods obviously works for weight loss because it cuts down on
consumption (whether those foods are low -
carb or whole food plant based).
Also, I was just reading your post on
carb cycling and I was wondering how Crossfit fits into that, there's generally always a strength component, but then some of it is cardio as well, I assume it's still counted as a training day where
carb consumption is concerned?
Also known as the Low
Carb High Fat (LCHF) diet, it focuses more on
consumption of natural fats than carbohydrates.
It
also provides an optimal caloric intake based on your specific healthy weight loss goals, and it breaks down your
consumption into the major nutrients including calories, fat, protein,
carbs, sugar, fiber, and cholesterol.
When you eliminate unhealthy
carbs from your diet, you
also get rid of out of control cravings, stabilize blood sugar and consequently the appetite, and research has shown that reducing carbohydrates and replacing them with protein and healthy fats results in reducing overall calorie
consumption naturally and without starvation.
Having greatly reduced
carbs consumption, especially processed
carbs, my wife and I are facing a conundrum if meat is
also added to the list of problematic foods.
Dairy
also offers a huge number of
carbs with its
consumption and is known to be highly insulin promoting.