Low carb diet question

[nhbmark]

I've decided to give a modified Body Opus/Anabolic style diet a try
for fat loss.

Do you think if I put sugar & creme in my 2 morning cups of coffee, it will make much of a difference "carb wise"?

I think it's below 30 grams or so a day & it's still considered low carb dieting, but am not sure how to figure that out.

Thanks in advance for all opinions.

 

[Charvelle]

Hey bro, good choice, you will definately get shredded on the Anabolic Diet, and stay strong as hell. Definately go ahead and
use cream in your coffee, but DON'T use the sugar. 30 grams/day
is basically like saying NO carbs, because all of the incidental carbs you will be consuming in eggs, cheese, meats etc., always
add up to something, just look at it as a NO carb diet. The only
carbs I would ever consciously eat would be if you wanted an
chicken caesar salad, or anti-pasto type salad (ham, salami cheese). Load up on the coffee though, caffeine helps in the fat
burning, and don't be afraid to use cream.

 

[Japanese machine]

right on Charv. definately stay away from sucrose when dieting; always!

 

[nhbmark]

Thanks,

I'll keep that in mind on the sugar, is there anything I can use to sweeten it?

Also, of those who were on the diet, when did you notice changes.

Can you take me through it?

Thanks again!!

 

[LaviathanX]

You'll notice changes from the time you finish your friday workout til Saturday night. You'll go from wimpy to super-swoll. As far as fat loss and seeing your abs, it depends on how fat you are to begin with. Don't use the scale as a measure though.

And PLEASE tell me you haven't been living under a rock and have heard of Equal, Sweet and Low, Splenda, Nutrasweet, etc....

Those are all zero calories sweetners. I think they taste way better than regular sugar if you ask me. Put 2 packets in your 8oz-12oz coffee.

 

[nhbmark]

Sweet & Low , equal????? (lol)
No, of course I'm aware. I didn't know if that would interupt my
low carb quest.

Thanks for the info!

 

[nhbmark]

Which of the sweetners do you think tastes best?

 

[georgie24]

equal rules!!!!! even when i dont "diet" i still use it

 

[nhbmark]

Thanks Georgie24..

Nice....err............bike....yeah bike.

 

[cheeta]

The best sugar sub is equal, all the other stuff tastes like shit......equals the closest thing to the real thing

 

[Train Harder]

Which of the sweetners do you think tastes best?

I like Splenda, tastes great.

 

[LaviathanX]

Never had splenda, but I keep hearing that sweetners OTHER than splenda can kick you out of ketosis. Either that or citric acid. Nobody knows... oh well.

 

[nhbmark]

As you may have guessed my main concern is morning carbs.

Coffee. heavy creme, equal/or splenda & my eggs/omlet.

I start Monday, wish me luck.

Thanks for your responses.

Have a nice weekend!

 

[Haz]

Um, I was looking at the ingredients for some artificial sweetners, and some have friggin dextrose listed. What the fuck? thats like one of the worst sugars, and has a huge GI. I guess there isn't much of it in there, but I still found it strange.

 

[nhbmark]

Ok, I think I have 1 more question.

I had read somewhere that mixing proteins & carbs are bad for digestion/fat loss

So, since I'm ( starting Monday) protein/fat loading weekdays & carb loading on weekends, do you think there's anything to that?

My question is on weekends, should I just eat carbs by themself?
Any benefit at all??

Thanks again..

 

[=w=]

Um, I was looking at the ingredients for some artificial sweetners, and some have friggin dextrose listed. What the fuck? thats like one of the worst sugars, and has a huge GI. I guess there isn't much of it in there, but I still found it strange.

It is such a small amount that (pending you dont ingest INSANE amounts) it should be of no cause for concern. Think about it this way a packet has <1 carb so even if you use a couple packets you would only change your carb total by a negligable amount. And whether you have 30g of carbs or 32g will have no effect on your ability to lose fat but it sure as hell can make what you are eating a lot more tolerable. Dieting is restrictive and mundane enough no need to make it painful

 

[Kid Dynamite]

Ok, I think I have 1 more question.

I had read somewhere that mixing proteins & carbs are bad for digestion/fat loss

So, since I'm ( starting Monday) protein/fat loading weekdays & carb loading on weekends, do you think there's anything to that?

My question is on weekends, should I just eat carbs by themself?
Any benefit at all??

Thanks again..

Eat carbs plus protein. Or, you can eat carbs along with fat if you're carb sensetive. On the weekends you're not looking to lose fat, you're looking to refill muscle glycogen so you have energy to lift on Mon, Tue.