what do you guys think about carb cycling?

[sourpuffgirl]

what do you guys thing about induction 5 days, 6th or 7th day can cheat w/ good carbs only early in the day and not too much?

[tabekat]

Re: what do you guys think about carb cycling?

In my opinion, its preposterous. An absurd attempt to get back to carb junking.

Dr. Atkins knew what he was doing. Trust his wisdom.
Follow his book, follow his plan, do it exactly, and find success.

Modify the plan by giving into your cravings and soon find yourself back in trouble. At this stage in the game, there are no good carbs. Until ketosis modifies your palate, forbidden food sets up totally unwelcome cravings. Do NOT give into it.

There is no inbetween. You either choose to nourish yourself with healthy food that doesn't cause your body to frantically shunt junk to fat stores, or you sabatoge your own true love. Take it seriously. Do Induction as Dr. Atkins wrote it - it works.

[2big4mysize]

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I think that is a different plan then Atkins.

[Atkid]

Re: what do you guys think about carb cycling?

It takes approximately 2-3 days to get into ketosis. Then you have like what 2 days to burn and then you going to take yourself out of ketosis and have to start all over. Seems to be a big waste there.

[Barbde]

Re: what do you guys think about carb cycling?

I don't think about it at all. I feel great eating this way, why would I want to change it?

[meena-beena]

Re: what do you guys think about carb cycling?

I'm all for ketosis. I mean, 5 days in and I am already 10 pounds down. Why would I want to add in anything that would stop that ride until my 14 days are done? (Since I have over 100 pounds to lose I may even extend my induction)

I've never read anything in the Atkins books about "carbcycling". I don't think it's a good idea to put anything extra into the diet when the original obviously works wonders.

Just my opinion here.

[ValidRouge]

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It's definitely not the Atkins plan. I wouldn't do it. Atkins works for me, the way the Dr. wrote it...and that's what I'm doing. If the plans working for me, I'm not going to start making my own rules.

[changing]

Re: what do you guys think about carb cycling?

The only good thing about the principles of carb cycling, is that it suggests that if you shock your system with the carbs, that you will acheive a big weight loss spike... some carb cycling plans suggest, though, that only once a month, rather once a week, is optimal... I don't carb cycle though, partly because even though it's supposed to have some weight loss effects, it can be really wretched for your health, and I do Atkins because it improves my health and not just to satisfy my vanity.

In my opinion, there's way more bad than good in carb cycling.

[ontheway2Stephanie]

Re: what do you guys think about carb cycling?

I don't think it is a good idea. However, in the past I have noticed that after several weeks of Atkins, if I cheat and have one normal meal (for example on my birthday I went and had italian, talk about carbs) and the following week I lost more weight than I had since induction.

However, I also noticed that I was tired and dizzy and had induction flu all over again and it was much harder to stick with Atkins once I cheated. In fact, that was the reason I probably ended up failing. Once you're in ketosis and you're doing well, don't purposely jeapordize it.

[changing]

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Absolutely, Stephanie... that kinda carb overload chaos can really whittle down your willpower to have even one foot still in the Atkins door.

This is a duplicate thread to one in SATC.

[ttdriver]

Re: what do you guys think about carb cycling?

3 words:

BLOOD SUGAR HAVOC.

Betty

[dreamof145]

Re: what do you guys think about carb cycling?

My thoughts are that Atkins works. If you eliviate from the plan and make changes to the program that Dr. Atkins devised, then you are not doing Atkins. You are making up your own Weight loss plan. I'll stick to Atkins, it has worked for me....the way that Dr. Atkins wrote it. If it works, why would I want to take chances and re-write it?

[Kent]

Re: what do you guys think about carb cycling?

To me, carb cycling seems like a weight loss method not a long-term way of eating. Weight loss methods are something you try for awhile until you get to goal, and then you do something you really want to do or eat. My experience says those ways fail in the end to produce long last results. I would also be miserable coming off those sugar rushes for the next few days.