Carb Cycling

franklin5280

Currently on a low calorie (<1500/day) 6 week plan. Macros run 37%P 44%C 19%F. Results after 5 weeks down 43.6 lbs. Read Chris Powell book Choose More, Loose More and looking to switch to Turbo Cycle. Looking for people who have had success at this or interested in support or learning more. I'm male 6' 368.4 lbs 55 years old, married, and very interest in the concept of personal transformation.

galgenstrick

Nobody is going to support a low calorie diet like that...

AJ_G

Dude what?? Noooo. Your rate of weight loss is absurdly high, due to the fact that your calorie intake is absurdly low. I know you want to lose weight, but do it the right way so you only have to do it once. Studies show that those who lose weight very rapidly almost never keep the weight off and almost always gain back at least as much weight as they lost and usually more. Your weight loss goal should be about 1% of your body weight per week, so for you about 3-4 pounds a week. You've been losing at a rate of almost 9 pounds per week which is very fast and you're going to be losing a lot of muscle on the way down which is not ideal also.

cajuntank

No need to add in complexity (carb cycling) when you might need to address your overall diet. I can empathize with you on you're wanting to get weight off, and maybe you needed to get weight off quick due to combination of the weight you were at, age, etc... I would make sure you are Dr. supervised (especially at the low of a caloric intake; although not crazy low, but still...). If not, then my opinion would be to start increasing calories so you are losing at a slower rate...so instead of 9lbs per week average, you could lose 3-4lbs a week average like @AJ_G mentioned (.5-1% of bodyweight a week is a more healthy approach). You didn't gain the weight quick, don't try to over-do it losing it too quick unless there are health markers dictating otherwise (again, reference to Dr.).

Good reading and additional links you might want to look at,
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

amusedmonkey

Chill out, people. People who have a lot to lose can handle low calorie diets just fine. As for carb cycling, I personally think it's unnecessary. It just complicates things and does not make a big difference. For someone who is looking to drop those last few percents of fat it may be something to consider, but for someone who has a way to go the difference is minute. Keep doing what's been working for you, and once you've lost a bit of weight you may want to increase your intake and calories to slow down your muscle loss.

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J72FIT

amusedmonkey wrote: »

Chill out, people. People who have a lot to lose can handle low calorie diets just fine. As for carb cycling, I personally think it's unnecessary. It just complicates things and does not make a big difference. For someone who is looking to drop those last few percents of fat it may be something to consider, but for someone who has a way to go the difference is minute. Keep doing what's been working for you, and once you've lost a bit of weight you may want to increase your intake and calories to slow down your muscle loss.

Agreed. With that much weight to lose I don't see a problem. Just have to be ready to make the proper changes necessary as the body changes because low calories for too long is not good...

franklin5280

First, my PCP is on board with this current phase. Currently I've not added resistance training to the mix and have kept my protein intake above .36 gram per pound which is sufficient to stave off catabolizing muscle tissue. As I add weight training and regular cardio to the mix I will probably tweak my protein and total intake. I agree that 50% of current loss is probably retain water.

SideSteel

Congrats on your losses!