TRY CYCLING CARBS TO LOSE SOME FAT

I am going to share with you a type of diet that works really well if you want to shed fat fairly quickly! I’m sure you’ve heard of the Atkins diet which is a high protein, high fat diet with hardly any carbohydrates. Even though this diet works at “fat” loss, it will put you in a state of ketosis, which is not good; another bad thing about this diet is, once you stop it, the weight comes back faster then ever!

This is why I would like to introduce to you a diet that works just as well or even better! It’s basically cycling your carbohydrates throughout the week. This program will always keep your body guessing at what you’re doing and your metabolism will be shifted into high gear 24/7. What I do is I start off with about one gram of carbohydrates per pound of bodyweight, so if I weigh 140 pounds, I would start the week off with 140 grams of carbohydrates for that day, then progressively drop from that amount by about 35 to 40 grams per day. So if I followed this diet, my schedule of carbohydrate intake (in grams) would look like this over a five day period: 140, 105, 70, 35, 0, and then repeat the schedule!

Now when doing this, consume only low glycemic index carbohydrates like sweet potatoes, brown rice, oatmeal, etc, no white rice or pastas. I prefer this diet over the Atkins, because the overall sense of well-being, mental and physical factor is a lot better with me. If I do the Atkins, I get flat, I feel horribly carb-depleted all the time, and I can’t concentrate mentally on doing work or any activities that require intense thought. It’s difficult to maintain, and I’m simply not happy with the end results. Now when I use a carbohydrate cycling approach, I feel a little better, I see the results, I still have veins showing in my arms, and I’m not flat.

Don’t forget to keep your protein intake high when doing this. If you can, slowly increase the protein intake as the carbohydrates start to decrease during the cycle. For instance, your protein intake will be higher mid-week, opposed to the beginning of the week, got it?? Fats, as always keep these to a minimum, usually when you’re eating clean, you don’t really have to worry about fats that much. Your main sources will be coming indirectly from some of your lean meats, whole eggs, etc. Keep following this plan until you have reached your desired fat loss goals, the sky is the limit, and don’t forget, cardio, cardio, cardio!!!

Love y’all
Danielle

co-authored by Nejim Sharbek