Paleo Diet

[rhiannon]

I don't understand why it's so hard for people to get the "perfect diet" or to lose weight. Eat less, eat healthier and exercise.. Most importantly lay off the soda and the sweets.

Yes, I know it sounds so simple

It's a little more complicated than just that, however. I know what you are getting at, though.

[Contra Mundum]

I know people who have removed wheat and foods with added sugar from their diet, and feel and look much healthier.

[Fortis in Arduis]

That's why carb cycling is where it's at.

Sounds perfect for rest days. What is the science behind the two refeed days?

I am curious. It sounds intelligent.

[Jon Snow]

Sounds perfect for rest days. What is the science behind the two refeed days?

I am curious. It sounds intelligent.

Most people, as you have proposed, use the refeed days on their rest days, but personally I prefer to work out on my refeed days. AFAIK, however, it's just a matter of preference.

In any case, here's the purpose behind the refeed days. First and foremost, it keeps carb cravings under control. After having gorged on carbs the previous day, it becomes very easy to adhere to a low-carb diet for the next 2-3 days, at which point it becomes time for your next refeed.

Moreover, one of the reasons the typical high-carb diet sucks is because maintaining a high insulin level leads to weight gain and prevents the body from shedding fat. However, if one simply "spikes" the insulin level for a shorter amount of time and then brings it back down to a low level, the negative effects of insulin on body composition become negligible. In other words, one's "cheat" days don't adversely effect one's progress.

Finally, the aforementioned insulin spikes can also help to increase the efficiency of amino acid production and utilization, thereby giving a minor boost to muscle-building.

As a diet, it's quite satisfying on both low- and high-carb days and very easy to stick to.

[Corvus]

I don`t care much about my diet. Physical exercise is the key.
You either have to do physical demanding work or do some kind of sport everyday.
The only disadvatange of sport are the injuries like at the moment.
A foot injury prevents me from training

[Talvi]

I don't understand why it's so hard for people to get the "perfect diet" or to lose weight. Eat less, eat healthier and exercise.. Most importantly lay off the soda and the sweets.

Yes, I know it sounds so simple

I dont know. Last year I went to the gym for half a year, the last few months I went almost every day.

Absolutely nothing changed.

[Supreme American]

I don't understand why it's so hard for people to get the "perfect diet" or to lose weight. Eat less, eat healthier and exercise.. Most importantly lay off the soda and the sweets.

Yes, I know it sounds so simple

A lot of that is media hype, trying to get people to buy something, to convince them they can't lose weight if they don't buy product X. Eating better in general in and of itself helps, not counting adding exercise.

[Jon Snow]

I dont know. Last year I went to the gym for half a year, the last few months I went almost every day.

Absolutely nothing changed.

Were you doing cardio for all or most of your workout?

[Talvi]

Were you doing cardio for all or most of your workout?

No. I was doing mostly aerobics, pilates and yoga.


I didnt lose weight, I didnt get stronger and I cant bend better.

[Jon Snow]

No. I was doing mostly aerobics, pilates and yoga.


I didnt lose weight, I didnt get stronger and I cant bend better.

That's quite surprising, in light of what you were doing there. Perhaps your instructors were below par.

As to the other two criteria that you weren't able to fulfill, I'd say that weight training was in all likelihood the missing component.