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Carbohydrate Depletion Diet
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How many of you have tried it and did it work for you ????
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love pasta - could never do it
it's detox as well - if itried to live withou caffiene - well i would have been in bed at nine
The reason you loose weight is you body becomes starved of carbs thus reducing the amount of glycogen and therefore reducing the amount of water in you body
You lose weight by loosing predominately water, which will be replaced when you finish the diet thus you end up on a body weight seesaw
On top of that this form of diet results in halitosis and could lead to kidney damage
Very difficult diet to stick to but beware of the possible side effects as detailed above by WW.
I have been using a low carb high protein diet on and off for 4 months with no ill effects - I have lost 2 stone though!
This is not a fad diet if you do it correctly: its not a detox diet either and you will not get cravings or go hungry.
If you get serious (ie more than 2 weeks) your body adjusts to lack of carbs but halitosis is expierenced by some people - mainly due to the fact you are losing fat so quickly that all the toxins stored there are excreted quickly too and a lot end up in your mouth!
If you are really serious, pick up a book called Protein Power Lifeplan by Eades from Amazon UK (i'm not sure if its in the shops here yet)
Oh yeah, one last point: this isnt a cheap diet. Keeping a BALANCED varied diet tends to be expensive when you stop eating starches.
Very low-carb diets, in the long term, are not palatable, the side-effects can be unpleasant (bad breath, smelly urine and reduced exercise tolerance), and there may be safety concerns. They are not regarded by and mainstream consensus as being a healthy lifestyle choice.
Short-term carbohydrate depletion, on the other hand, is a recognised race preparation technique where, immediately prior to carbo-loading, you run your glycogen stocks right down by 24-48 hours of a low-carb diet and intensive exercise. The theory is that your muscles will be all the more receptive to the pasta and pizza you are then going to provide them with. The experts' opinions are divided on whether or not it makes a noticeable difference. I haven't tried it - I don't aim to perform at that sort of level. Any of our near-elites given it a whirl?
It had to be due to the diet and I will never go there again!!!! Wonder if I'm a little diabetic too?????
This is the pre-marathon diet,NOT RECOMMENDED LONG TERM,you do a depletion 12/15mile run on the sunday before your marathon,the next 3days are protein only,you run has best you can on these days,not easy.Then rest and load up on carbohydrates.The muscles hopefully load with extra glycogen and stops you from hitting the wall ?? Dosn't work for everyone.
Ron Hill intially tried it after reading what swedish cyclists had tried to stop them 'BONKING'hitting the wall in cycling terms,no other comments please.