Side of effects of eating low carb- 3 months

amazing! what do you class as low carb? under how many grams per day? x

I as well follow low carb dieting practices through carb cycling. and I’ve managed to drop 26 pounds in just under 3 months. Recently I decided to lower my base line from a 300 zone down to 200 to accelerate the effect a little bit.

Couple people ask “what is the total amount of carbs needed in the day to either maintain, or reduce fat?” This may vary person to person. I’ve picked up on a lot of tips and tricks from talking to many, and exploring the internet.

Currently your body is adapted to whatever your typical range is. So in affect any amount of carbs reduced from what your body is programmed to can and may result in weight loss, and the amount of loss will depend on your activeness, and the amount of carbs removed. Very important as well is the types of carbs consumed (KEEP THEM COMPLEX) zero junk! no, or low sugar!, and BEWARE OF PASTA!

By continuing to stay on your new low carb diet, your body will either continue to lose weight, or your body may reprogram itself to the new amount of carbs consumed and plateau your fat loss. this may be one good reason of why many people attack carbs in increments instead of just hacking them all away instantly. Better to slowly adjust the body in increments, or you may risk a crash, and cause you to gain it all back.

Now how many carbs? Good question. On the occasion I've spoken to a Certified Personal Trainer on how many carbs the body really needs without feeling depleted or los of energy. In other words the prime total amount that does not cause weight gain, and in their OPINION it was suggested to use the same basic concept as Protein. Protein is recommended at 1 to 1.5 grams per pound that you weigh. Carbohydrates are recommended at 1 gram per pound that you weigh.

So by following this method it would be assumed that if you weigh 130 lbs, than you would consume a total of 130 grams of carbs for that day. They should all be divided up between meals with the heaviest loads preferred at Breakfast (most important meal) and Post workout/exercise.

Once a person actually follows a type of plan like this for a period of time to adjust the body to the new amount of energy, than you can push some serious fat loss by reducing those carbs by about removing a ¼ of that amount, than another ¼ each day that follows. This will now actually begin to fall into a carb cycle. By the 3rd to 4th day out your carbs are so low, that you become irritable, and feeling a little bit weak. Once that feeling hits, it’s a good sign to return to your prime 130g amount and repeat the cycle. What’s happening here is that the 3rd to 4th day out your body is in search of alternate sources for fuel since there aren’t enough carbs, so you’re your brain tells the body to start using fat for energy. It’s not wise to push this phase for to long, since your body will readapt into survival mode and slow down the metabolism. But it is the fat burning stage.

These are all my OPINIONS expressed, and maybe just an overview. But please if you are seriously interested than one should Google the following:

List complex carbs
Low car dieting,
How many carbs do I need?
Carb cycling