Welcome challengers!
If you want more specifics on what Carb Cyling is please see this very informative post by Tocktick (thanks girl!
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http://www.longhaircareforum.com/for...8&postcount=19
There's many different carb rotations you can do. The one I will be doing is basically 6 days of Atkins Induction using lean cuts of meat (fatty meats mess with my stomach) and 1 free day. You are more than welcome to follow this version as well. Here's a basic food list for the low carb days (ignore the parts where it talks about 2 weeks, we will not be doing 14 days straight very low carb)
http://www.atkins.com/Files/Acceptab...hase1_0818.pdf
Personal note: I prefer lean cuts of meat however if you start to feel hungry try eating fattier cuts. They stave off hunger more than lean cuts for many people. Also if your weight loss is stalling, consider eliminating cheese and saving it for your free days. Cheese always stalls me on Atkins but others are fine with it. Do what works best for you.
The Free Day
This is NOT a free for all binge day. You will still want to eat very clean so you don't cancel out your hard work from the past 6 days. You'll eat the same foods as above with the addition of fruits and starchy carbs.
Treat yourself to ONE free meal. What have you been craving? What's your favorite food? Chocolate? Ice Cream? Pizza? Whatever it is have it! This way you never feel deprived and you're never more than 7 days away from your favorite food
Your weight WILL go up the day after your free day, don't worry about it, it's only water weight and will flush out again within a day or two.
Exercise
Exercise is not required to participate however ya'll know me so um goes without saying that I recommend it with ever fiber of my being
Exercise will possibly double your results...if it's the right kind. Since your body will be burning almost exclusively fat for the 6 low carb days you want to maximize that burn. In addition since you'll be taking in more protein, this is the perfect time to also add/maintain lean muscle mass. Muscle burns fat!
I recommend cardio 3 to a maximum of 5 times per week for no more than 30 minutes at a moderate to high intensity. Jogging, Power Walking, Intervals, Yoga (the real stuff that makes you sweat and cry for momma not the sissy stuff
) If you don't have a program you're currently doing and are broke
I highly recommend you get the free DVD from Now Loss:
http://www.nowloss.com/free
MORE important than cardio I recommend resistance training. I do ChaLEAN Extreme but if you don't have that there's other programs available but you want to be using challenging weights. If you don't have a program for resistance training you can follow this total body circuit 3 days a week:
http://getfitandyummy.com/blog/holly...workout-video/
Here's another one if you have Kettle Bells:
http://getfitandyummy.com/blog/kettl...tervals-video/
And another for good measure:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJbjRHOX5gE She has LOTS of workouts on youtube you could try one every day!
So there ya go! Who's in?
Carb Cycling Challenge! Week Of Monday 11/09 - Sunday 11/15
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