Not exact matches
They had each participant lose about 10 to 15 percent of their body weight, then put them on three different maintenance diets — low - fat (
with about 60 percent of daily calories coming from
carbs); low - glycemic - index (
with about 40 percent of daily
intake from
carbs that cause only
moderate spikes in blood sugar, such as legumes and vegetables); and a very low -
carb approach,
with just 10 percent of daily calories from
carbs.
By utilising days of lower
carb intake combined
with 1 hour of low to
moderate cardio is the ticket.
I have no intention of returning to high, or even
moderate carb intake, because it triggers binge eating in me, but I'm wondering what is going on
with people like me.
im not against low
carb at all, keto or original atkins are not my favorite ways to approach it, but Im very much in favor of certain types of low
carb diets, particularly higher protein, diets
with moderate carb restriction... i use low
carb, hi - protein for contest prep myself... unfortunately, what pervades much of the low
carb world still today, is this belief that calories do nt matter or calories do nt count or what you alluded to, that you can have a calorie deficit and not lose fat... whats really happening is that low
carb / higher protein can be a very good way to automatically control appetite and calorie
intake, and is also often important for some peoples health given their metabolic status (not very
carb tolerant, etc)... its also unfortunate that many in the low
carb community are among the ones to suggest that exercise is a waste of time, etc etc, which is also not true and does great disservice to many who listen... low
carb does nt work due to some voodoo or because the law of thermodynamics does nt apply... it works mainly because it controls calories and for some people, helps them achieve calorie deficit better than other diets... when folks show up here and suggest «i was in a calorie deficit but wasnt losing» or «exercise does nt work» thats when we cant help but grimace... or chuckle...
And I have been trying to mix the
carb intake (higher
carbs / lower fat when I train,
with one refeed ~ 280 gr
carbs a day at maintenance per week) and
moderate or lower
carbs (and higher food) when I do cardio (once - twice) a week or rest.
The short of it is that it's yet another low -
carb diet but it necessitates a high amount of daily fat
with moderate protein
intake.
A dietary
intake of about 50 grams or less per day of net
carbs while also keeping protein low - to -
moderate is usually low enough to allow you to make the shift to nutritional ketosis (the metabolic state associated
with an increased production of ketones in your liver; i.e., the biological reflection of being able to burn fat).
Start focusing again on high - fat foods and keep your protein
intake moderate,
with very low or zero
carbs.
I watch my
carb intake better than before and I am starting to transition away from the meat (I've never been naturally inclined toward meat, so it was tough to eat this way) and I am hoping to find my perfect diet: high in raw plant food,
with healthy fats, protein and
moderate carbs.
I do test blood ketones periodically but I know that as long as I keep my fat
intake up
with moderate protein and very low
carb, I'll stay in ketosis.
Once you've emptied the glycogen stores and your skin is less oily, you can increase your carbohydrate
intake to
moderate levels assuming you get decent amounts of exercise,
with some
carb sources being permanently replaced by fattier foods like meat (organic and well raised), eggs, and dark chocolate.