Low Carb Diets and Fat Loss Why would anyone want to go on a low carb diet anyway? Lets be honest - weve all seen people gut it out and achieve some level of success on this style of diet. Typically, the number on the scale goes down, and certain parts of them look a little tighter because theyre no longer as inflamed as they were before. This has a lot to do with what kind of diet they were on prior to going low carb. In other words, its not all fat loss. A good part of the weight lost (especially in the beginning) is just water. This should be common knowledge by now, but I feel like its worth repeating. Now, you have to realize that I am having a discussion about populations that exercise intensely. This isnt a knock on low carb - it can be an effective diet for sedentary people, and some athletes say it works for them. However, most athletes dont do well on these types of diets. Glucose is the primary source of fuel during high intensity activtity, and performance practically always takes a backseat on a low carb diet. Thats not acceptable. Some of the negative effects of low carb dieting can be attributed to reduction in calories. This can be made up for by increasing fat intake, but most folks eat about the same amount of fat as they were before, and end up in a huge calorie deficit created by the reduction of carbs. It basically becomes a less effective version of Weight Watchers - call it Carb Watchers if you will. The single-minded focus on reducing carbs leaves out one of the most basic components of fat loss. Here are a few common pitfalls youre bound to run into on a low carb diet: 1. Insomnia becomes normal and sleep quality is reduced 2. Cardio workouts might be slightly better, but during weight training youll never really feel strong 3. Stress levels will elevate 4. Your hormone function can get seriously thrown out of whack and your metabolism can be effected negatively Keeping all of this in mind, there are ways to employ periods of lower carbohydrate/calorie intake and achieve all the positives without the negatives. This is the basis of Met Flex for Fat Loss - we teach you to shift between using carbs and fat to fuel different levels of activity. In short, its overwhelmingly unnecessary to restrict carbohydrates in such an extreme fashion if youre maintaining a high level of activity. The end result tends to be a lethargic, broken, confused athlete. There is a better way, and I think we have it. _______________________ With Met Flex for Fat Loss, you learn how to use carbs effectively to optimize performance and body composition. When you buy Met Flex, youll receive over $100 worth of additional content, including the ETP Recipes eBook! Click here for info and a free chapter of Met Flex ---> bit.ly/17DNa1e _______________________ Other posts that you may find interesting: Lisa Cartwright Before and After Pics and Story after six weeks of Eat To Perform eattoperform/2013/06/02/lisa-cartwright-in-pictures-9-weeks-progress/ Athlete Fat Loss Summary eattoperform/2013/06/14/athlete-fat-loss-summary/
Posted on: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 09:00:00 +0000
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