Tue, Jan-19-10, 01:21
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New Member
Posts: 3
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Plan: Medifast, Atkins
Stats: 165/138/110
BF:
Progress: 49%
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To those of you carb cycling: are you sure you're losing fat and not muscle when switching between carb-up and carb-down?
This is something I am very interested in, especially since it will give me a mental break, but I just want to be sure I can expect to lose fat and not muscle.
To make sure I have this straight:
Carb-ups: < 20 g fat, ~ 100 g carbs; count sugars very carefully; do weightlifting.
Carb-downs: "regular" LC menu; do cardio.
I am not currently exercising (just started Induction), but when I do, I do mostly cardio in addition to extra stretching (I've been stretching my legs daily). I don't usually do weightlifting because I have no idea what I'm doing and I don't want to further aggravate a spinal issue.
I find it hard to mentally adjust to going back on a diet, especially a LC diet, so I think I'll do this about once a month or so.
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