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Daisy80

Hi all

I am in my first week of the classic cycle and I am still trying to work out if it is the right thing for me. I do like the idea of carb cycling but I am vary of starting yet another "diet" only to fall of the agon and gain all and more back...I will give it a go for a bit and see how I feel! It would be great to get tips and input from everyone on here :-)

Daisy

bjmurphy102

Hello everyone! I am Brannan I am 33 and 6'5" and 279 pounds. At my heavies in life I was 397 pounds at the age of 25 and decided to start WW. I dropped from 397-310. After a move to Florida I jumped on the south beach diet and managed to go from 310 down to 235. Now over the course of the years I have gone up and down and now as of last June on my birthday I made a promise to myself that I was going to be in the BEST shape of my life by my 35th birthday. With the clock ticking and my age drawing nearer I decided to research the Carb Cycling Solution and bought Chrs' first book. I loved every minute of reading it. I just recently purchased CMLM and have started reading it. I will be starting the Turbo round come this Sunday. I am excited to start this and really feel that I can stick with this. I previously did the 4 Hour Body which worked GREAT for me but I found myself craving more than I normally would. I'm always up for new friends so feel free to send me an invite on here!! Hopefully this group is still up and everyone is doing great! Looking forward to making some new life long friends and adding members to my #fitfam!! looking forward to this exciting journey with everyone!

Solartiste

Hello everyone!

I am a mom of a wonderful boy and at home cause I have fibromyalgia (lot of pain and fatigue). My journey starts in April 2013 when I read Chris' book . I was at 330 pounds. I lost 15 pounds in the first 3 weeks and I get scared to lose too fast, so I decide to stop :huh: . I lost 15 pounds on my own with MFP from may to september than I returned to my bad habbit to eat chips in front of the pc and I took back 10 pounds. In January, I lost back those 10 pounds. loll I'm 37, 5'8 and 300 pounds.

Carb cycling is very good for me because I need to eat gluten free (I'm allergic to wheat). I'm doing the classic cycle for now. I think I will eat less calories on Sunday because It makes me get 1-2 pounds each week and I have to lose it every week before losing more pounds.:grumble:

I have a hard time drinking all my water, but I work hard loll. It would be nice to have friends that are carb cycling too! I speak french and english. :-)

Sophie

Giggles40

Hi All,
I just heard about this carb cycling and today I'm going out to buy the book Choose to lose.
Looking forward to it.

only1bones

Hi Solar,

I'm going gluten free and doing the plan as well. Feel free to add me if you like.

NetashaRuff

Hi everyone!!

I'm starting Carb Cycling today after a stint of an attempt on the Ketosis Diet. I think this is much more sustainable for me. Now I just need to fit in time for working out. I have to re-read Chris Powells book and get the food ratio's down. I'm a sweets junkie, especially at night and my exercise routine consists of walking only so far. I need to add in lots of strength training!!

I might start with a week on the Classic Plan and then move to Turbo. I have been gaining and loosing the same 5-8lbs for almost a year and I'm about 15lbs from where I want to be. It's always those last few lbs that are the hardest! Time to start buckling down and get there. I'm 34 with 3 young kids and I'm not getting any younger. I want to be an active role model for them and happy and comfortable in my clothes again.

jennastar2

Hi, I'm Jackie and I have 50 lbs to lose. I'm wondering if anyone here has lost substantial weight on this program? It seems like there aren't many posts of people who have been on it for much time. This is a little complicated to follow. Just curious how it worked for everyone following it long term.

pjcapps

Hi everyone my name is Penny and I have started carb cycling about 3.5 weeks ago and have already lost 13 pounds. It seemed a little complicated to plan the every three hours at first but now it is becoming second nature (actually ready to eat about 15 to 20 min. prior). My biggest challenge is the cheat day did not realize till this week that you need to eat more calories this day even if you don't cheat but just follow the high carb day plan. I have a total of 80 pounds to lose when I started and now have 67 left in under a month.

Hoping this group will be a good resource for questions and motivation in the hard times.

thanks in advance for the help and motivation.

apriltrainer

Hi Guys! I don't do Chris Powell's book (although I did buy it so I could read it and see if could recommend it to my personal training clients.) I really do believe that low carb works..but the way it's been done, for some people it can lead to bingeing. I know, because it happened to me when I did it super strict a few years ago with low carb EVERY day. I lost weight..yes. but I gained it all back and then some.

I just could not recommend low carb to my clients. Because i remembered how miserable it made me. Even if it worked for awhile.

But i happened on this way of carb cycling on my own recently. I had just done a powerlifting contest and was so happy with my newfound strength but the pictures of me during my contest upset me. Granted, singlets just don't look good on most people, period. But it really got to me. I love being strong but I want to look devastatingly attractive too!

I decided to maybe cut my carbs back some days but not everyday, since I lift heavy and I just need to have my energy when I lifting my heavy barbells and kettlebells. This time it worked. I am SANE. And now I feel I can really recommend some good nutrition advice to my clients. It is one thing if it works just for me, quite another to make it work for my clientele. So I've been reading alot of carb cycling books to see which I would recommend. Well, the book has already been written by Chris Powell. No need to reinvent the wheel. I recommend the book while they do my workout programs.

Although I do not eat 5 times a day, I do 3-4(I do find that I am not hungry on some days and don't need to reach for a snack at all, so that's the only thing I do that's different from Chris Powell's method. Other than that, carb cycling REALLy did work for me and is working for my clients.)

anyways, here is a pic of me before carb cycling. No I am not big, only 130 lbs in this pic..but you can definately see the body recomp changes in my 2nd pic. 2nd pic is me at 126. Just 4lb difference but the carb cycling really changed my body recomposition. Granted I also concentrated on two different sports as well. But it all made a difference. And I feel better about myself. Carb cycling keeps me sane. No binges. I can up my carbs the next day. I am no longer trying to lose and just maintain. (Currently- I maintain on two days high carb,one day low carb). This is something I am pretty sure I can do for LIFE and I can definately share with my clients.)

before carb cycling at my powerlifting competition in Sept 2013



after carb cycling at my kettlebell lifting competition June 2014

violetmal

Hi everyone! I'm 31 and live in Calgary, Canada. I'm looking to get fit a lead a healthier lifestyle! I bought the book "Choose More, Lose More for Life" a few weeks ago and I'm thinking now is a better than than ever to start carb cycling!! I see a few of you have had some great success and I hope to get there too!

AButs1018

Hi everyone! I've been a long time fan of Chris Powell and the transformations he's helped his clients make. I've struggled with my weight for most of my adult life and I'm willing to try just about anything (reasonably) to get my body and mind on the right tract. I've just started this program on Monday and would love to share support and encouragement. Please add me an I'll keep your back as best I can!

stefne888

Hello Everyone! My name is Stephanie and I am from Central Virginia. I was diagnosed with PCOS and I have 60lbs or so to loose. My doctor recommended a low(er) carb lifestyle. I did some research and found Chris's book. I read it this weekend and I am officially starting today with the Classic Carb Cycling. I am looking for support and found this group. YAY! Nice to meet everyone!

leannabseven

Hello? Is anyone home?

Hi. My name is LeAnna. I've been active on MFP for a little over a year now, and I've lost 70 pounds so far. But I'm losing steam and I've been stuck at 70 pounds lost for a while now. I've been thinking about carb cycling for so long and I figured it might just be time to try something new.
A little about me. I'm a full-time RVer, which means me and the Mister live and travel in our motorhome full time. He became disabled way to early in life and we decided to just sell it all and see America...best decision ever. Unfortunately, I got so focused on caring for him and enjoying our travels (all those tasty regional foods), and just packed the pounds on my already well-rounded figure.
Since giving up our "day jobs" we've become jewelry makers and are hoping to turn our hobby into a side business that will allow us the freedom to continue to travel. I'm 52 years old, so really too young to consider an actual retirement.
Anyway, that's a little about me. I'm really hoping I can both learn from and contribute to this group. I look forward to meeting you.

angelexperiment

Hi my name is angel. I am a sahm of 3. I live in va. I have pcos, bipolar and about 100 lbs to lose. Currently at 235. I am about 5 '4 so my ultimate goal is 140s but I could live with 160s! I have ave always struggled with weight from childhood on so I have triex lots of things. I am a emotional eater and binge eater at times but pretty much hace the binge controlled so that's good. Hit me up!

Ssumner2001

Is there anyone in this group anymore?