Low Carb Diet Question

[Punt]

So lets say you only eat 50grams of carbs but you do cardio and weight training. What happens when you burn up those carbs? I mean, does your body use the carbs first, but then revert to burning fat once the carb source is depleted?

 

[mojokid]

Yep,

the body will first work on consumed energy, then revert to stored energy ( in your muscles first ) then it will revert to breaking down muscle tissue into glucose for energy, then it will turn to stored fat for energy.

For the most part as long as your burning off the carbs you eat in a CKD so your body is mainly working with stored fat you should be fine, of course this is mainly dependant on your physical exertion or how quickly your body metabolizes sugar. Some people can only get by eating 20 grams of carbs on a CKD , while some can do 50g's or even 100g's and still manage to maintain ketosis for a majority of the day.

 

[crmdogg]

remember to add your carbs up dude, they add up very quickly you could probably get 30g carbs just from small sources like protein shakes, ect

 

[kentucky]

then it will revert to breaking down muscle tissue into glucose for energy, then it will turn to stored fat for energy.

so won't being on a ckd cause you to lose more muscle than burning fat?