Often times, athletes tend to
focus on carbohydrate intake rather than focusing on protein intake, which could have a negative effect on health and overall athletic performance.
Since they want everyone to limit their fat (and to some degree protein) intake, they have to
rely on carbohydrates for the needed calories.
Aside from shooting for an all new low
on carbohydrate intake, the other major change was a drastic reduction in calories.
When your body is in a state of ketosis, it means that the body has switched from
depending on carbohydrates for energy and is now burning fats for fuel.
The only way to store substantial amounts of carbohydrates as body fat is to eat little to no dietary fat, and excessively feed
on carbohydrates for days in succession.
For the next few hours continue to focus your
diet on carbohydrates, especially moderate to high glycemic load carbohydrates along with protein.
There's a little bit of filler
on the carbohydrate side in the form of oats, which isn't ideal — but it isn't the end of the world either.
Although I am a big fan of dinner rolls I usually avoid them to
save on carbohydrates and processed ingredients.
Eating more protein and healthy fats, with less
emphasis on carbohydrates will assist with fewer cravings, improved energy and ultimately an easier time with weight management.
Here we will shed some
light on carbohydrates, enabling you to make an informed decision about the optimum percentage of carbohydrate intake for your health, weight management and performance.
It can also help in replacing the fiber you will be lacking as you
shred on the carbohydrate - based foods or shakes which normally provide fiber.
The primary fault of low - carb and low - GI dieting methods is that they place a fairly extreme focus
on carbohydrate avoidance.
Most importantly, you need to
focus on carbohydrate intake, which is the primary nutritional factor that prevents exercise - induced stress hormone production.
You'll want to limit the starch in your diet if you are trying to cut down
on your carbohydrate consumption because of diabetes or a low - carb weight - loss diet.
And remember, because insulin levels are high, the body is
dependent on carbohydrate for fuel, since stored fat can't be accessed.
When you cut down
on the carbohydrates in your food, you might suffer from deficiency of certain minerals and vitamins that are contained by carb rich foods.