+ WHAT IS CARB CYCLING?
A carb cycling program is an intentional variation of carbohydrate intake each week. Most carb cycling plans consist of high carb days and low carb days. The FASTer Way to Fat Loss pairs our carb cycle with the workouts we will be doing to maximize fat burn and energy levels.
+ WHY CARB CYCLE?
Long term restriction of carbohydrates and calories can lower your metabolic rate and negatively affect your hormone levels. This is a big reason women find themselves at one of those weight loss plateaus. For a short period of time a significantly restrictive diet will bring you results, however, over time it will cause your metabolic rate to decrease. Once that happens, you will see your weight loss stop and will need to restrict calories even further to lose more weight, thus lowering your metabolic rate once again. Not only is this a terribly unhealthy way to live, it is also incredibly frustrating.
+ WHAT DOES CARB CYCLING DO?
Carb cycling allows for planned high carb days that increase your thyroid output and help you control hunger. Because you are cycling your carbs, you will also have low carb days that offset your high carb days. With this type of cycle you will continue to see fat loss, increased energy levels and improvements to your overall body composition. Carb cycling improves insulin levels, helping your body store less fat. When paired with intermittent fasting and effective workouts, carb cycling can help you break through those dreaded plateaus so you can truly look and feel your very best.
+ WHAT IS INTERMITTENT FASTING?
Intermittent fasting is not a type of diet, but an eating schedule. Your body is always in one of two states—fed or fasted. in the fed state (anytime your body is digesting food), your body’s elevated insulin levels make burning fat a challenge. however, in the fasted state (8-12 hours after your body finishes digesting), your insulin levels are lower and better able to reach into your fat stores. people rarely go into a fasted state throughout the day. In fact, the traditional theory of several small meals per day keeps us from ever reaching the fasted state. in addition, that type of eating schedule regularly spikes our insulin levels, which also hinders fat loss. so, while eating several small meals per day can lead to weight loss (calorie deficits always do), you will likely be losing both muscle and fat. when you lose calorie-burning muscle, you lower your metabolic rate and make it harder for your body to burn fat. you also might become frustrated because you never feel toned and fit, even though you are working out and eating clean.
+ WILL I BE FASTING EVERY DAY?
Yes. This program is called the Faster Way To Fat Loss because we focus on implementing cutting-edge nutrition strategies like intermittent fasting.
+ CAN I STILL DRINK ALCOHOL DURING THIS PROGRAM?
We suggest you avoid alcohol as your body will prioritize metabolizing alcohol over any other process (such as fat burning) for up to 24 hours. If it's a treat you really need, limit it to one serving on leg day (as your treat).