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You can't go wrong with the South Beach Diet...at least that's been my experience.
And not all carbs are evil -- just mostly the crummy empty and caloric carbs found in commercial baked goods (cookies, crackers, bred, pies, pastries, donuts) made from white flour and then laced with sugar and bad fats...
A simple baked potato can be in any healthy diet...as can brown rice, quinoa, bulgar, lentils, beans, farro, barley, etc.
Cut out the above, along with all snack foods other than cut-up apples and such, and say no to soft drinks and things with lots of sugar and you're on your way.
You already know you'll want to avoid fast food...especially fries and pizza....
I was going to say South Beach because it promotes a more balanced approach and doesn't allow you to go all out on things you know you shouldn't (bacon, sausage) like other low carb ones do. Dr. Agatson also isn't really big on processed food and fast food, instead you need to learn how to think about what you are eating. I have only half-a**edly been on it for two weeks and I feel my muffin top becoming smaller already.
Working out 5 times a day/40 min sessions on a low carb diet is going to have you begging for mercy.
Its most likely unsustainable for the long run.
That's true when you first start a low carb diet. However, once you get adapted to a low carb diet you will be able to work out just fine. It takes 2-3 weeks to adapt.
That's true when you first start a low carb diet. However, once you get adapted to a low carb diet you will be able to work out just fine. It takes 2-3 weeks to adapt.
I think, if you're not too active (secondary) one can easily get away with a low (even near zero) carb diet and be just fine. Add exerting workouts 5 days a week- I'm not too sure. Once you get down to a certain weight/body fat percentage... I don't think one can sustain working out without consuming a good amount of carbs; but most people don't get that far (cross that bridge when one gets there)
Maybe as much as I think it would be easier for us to be on the same kind of diet we can't. He might be able to do the low carb and I can just cut back on the unhelthy stuff I eat since I don't have as much to lose. It might make it hard when we cook together though. Can't wait for us to start running together but I think that's going to take time for us to get at the same level.
That's true when you first start a low carb diet. However, once you get adapted to a low carb diet you will be able to work out just fine. It takes 2-3 weeks to adapt.
It does not work for me at all. I sustained a low carb diet for 3 months and during that time I had some of the worst workouts I have ever had. Low energy, tiring out too early, longer recovery time.
Everyone is different, but fuel is fuel and for high intensity exercise it is important to get the right kind of fuel.
^^ This is because you have to compensate with added fats in place of the missing carbs. Fats are superior to carbs for energy and they WILL NOT make you fat. It's a all a fallacy and has been for decades. If you go low carb and low fat you will suffer for sure!. You see it now in the media over and over but many people still cannot grasp the concept because we have been brain washed for many years that fat is the enemy. Fat provides twice the amount energy as carbs per gram. It's a scientific fact, believe it not.
I think, if you're not too active (secondary) one can easily get away with a low (even near zero) carb diet and be just fine. Add exerting workouts 5 days a week- I'm not too sure. Once you get down to a certain weight/body fat percentage... I don't think one can sustain working out without consuming a good amount of carbs; but most people don't get that far (cross that bridge when one gets there)
I have been working out 5-6 days a week on a low carb diet with no problems after my initial period of adaptation (about 3 weeks).
I lift weights 2x a week, hi intensity intervals for 35 min 3x a week, and yoga 1x a week.
You can't go wrong with the South Beach Diet...at least that's been my experience.
And not all carbs are evil -- just mostly the crummy empty and caloric carbs found in commercial baked goods (cookies, crackers, bred, pies, pastries, donuts) made from white flour and then laced with sugar and bad fats...
A simple baked potato can be in any healthy diet...as can brown rice, quinoa, bulgar, lentils, beans, farro, barley, etc.
Cut out the above, along with all snack foods other than cut-up apples and such, and say no to soft drinks and things with lots of sugar and you're on your way.
You already know you'll want to avoid fast food...especially fries and pizza....
Research Dr. Gregory Ellis. He had several Youtube videos that are very informative. The parts about 'glycated protein' are very compelling. Granted, maybe he is wrong, or only half right, or maybe he is right; but it pays to research his views on how detrimental any carbohydrate can be for many people.
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