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AussieMarc · 01-03-2006, 08:08 AM

As Tat has said.. I am not a fan of fad diets either. Low carb diets for one, sure they may work for a bit but as soon as you're off them they tend to have a recoil effect. This is my gun analogy of a low carb diet - when you pull the trigger the bullet shoots off in one direction.. Think of the bullet as fluids. You lose a lot of fluid in your body causing the initial weight loss. However with that has the recoil.. Think of the recoil as fat. Remember, instead of carbs you are eating protein and fat. Your body can only store 500g's of carbs as glycogen at any one time. That is the first thing your body uses to produce energy since it is the most efficient. However fat has unlimited storage on your body.. It is just stored as fat, nothing else. If you cut the carbs out, sure your body will be looking for other places to get the energy from. Hence - the fat will initially be burnt off. But so will muscle. The best way to burn fat IMO is to eat a balanced diet (everything in moderation) and train your cardiovascular fitness. Good cardiovascular fitness actually burns fat when you are doing nothing, as your heart is stronger and requires more energy to work and your metabolism increases.

So the summary? Eat everything in moderation and train in cardiovascular fitness to increase your metabolism. (of course, don't leave strength training out though).

My apologisies if that post sounded technical :/

01-03-2006, 08:08 AM	#14 (permalink)
AussieMarc UK-M's Token Aussie Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: QLD, Australia Posts: 1,488	As Tat has said.. I am not a fan of fad diets either. Low carb diets for one, sure they may work for a bit but as soon as you're off them they tend to have a recoil effect. This is my gun analogy of a low carb diet - when you pull the trigger the bullet shoots off in one direction.. Think of the bullet as fluids. You lose a lot of fluid in your body causing the initial weight loss. However with that has the recoil.. Think of the recoil as fat. Remember, instead of carbs you are eating protein and fat. Your body can only store 500g's of carbs as glycogen at any one time. That is the first thing your body uses to produce energy since it is the most efficient. However fat has unlimited storage on your body.. It is just stored as fat, nothing else. If you cut the carbs out, sure your body will be looking for other places to get the energy from. Hence - the fat will initially be burnt off. But so will muscle. The best way to burn fat IMO is to eat a balanced diet (everything in moderation) and train your cardiovascular fitness. Good cardiovascular fitness actually burns fat when you are doing nothing, as your heart is stronger and requires more energy to work and your metabolism increases. So the summary? Eat everything in moderation and train in cardiovascular fitness to increase your metabolism. (of course, don't leave strength training out though). My apologisies if that post sounded technical :/ __________________ - Marc To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Last edited by AussieMarc; 01-03-2006 at 08:10 AM.