Ferriss’ slow carb diet has the advantage of being easier to stick to due to the cheat days. Like, psychologically you have less of a sense of missing out.
I don’t think the high carb “cheat” meals just help psychologically, but help avoid many of the long term biological consequences of low carb diets which can inhibit weight loss: low thyroid function, low leptin levels, and chronically low liver glycogen levels.
A single high carb meal raises leptin levels for up to a week, which increases your metabolism, AND powerfully suppresses hunger. There’s been a few studies looking at how carb cycling works that show major hormonal changes. Personally, I notice my body temperature and energy levels are higher, and I hardly have any appetite for about 24 hours after a heavy carb feed.
Yes, his book and other sources support the value of glycemic cycling. I was thinking about the cheat days as a generally awesome part of a diet, which is not the relevant point here as we were already talking low carb.
The terminology “cheat meal/day” bothers me, as it implies that it’s not a critical part of the diet or even some sort of “planned moral transgression”- and leads many people to think they might get better results if they avoid it, do it less often. In reality it’s a critical part of the method.
Ferriss’ slow carb diet has the advantage of being easier to stick to due to the cheat days. Like, psychologically you have less of a sense of missing out.
I don’t think the high carb “cheat” meals just help psychologically, but help avoid many of the long term biological consequences of low carb diets which can inhibit weight loss: low thyroid function, low leptin levels, and chronically low liver glycogen levels.
A single high carb meal raises leptin levels for up to a week, which increases your metabolism, AND powerfully suppresses hunger. There’s been a few studies looking at how carb cycling works that show major hormonal changes. Personally, I notice my body temperature and energy levels are higher, and I hardly have any appetite for about 24 hours after a heavy carb feed.
Yes, his book and other sources support the value of glycemic cycling. I was thinking about the cheat days as a generally awesome part of a diet, which is not the relevant point here as we were already talking low carb.
The terminology “cheat meal/day” bothers me, as it implies that it’s not a critical part of the diet or even some sort of “planned moral transgression”- and leads many people to think they might get better results if they avoid it, do it less often. In reality it’s a critical part of the method.
Likewise, somewhat. Well, call it a binge day then. Or a gluttony day. Or an indulgence day.
Same problem. For accuracy, just call it carb or cycle day.
I’ve had the mots success with using a cheat day but not eating carbs the rest of the itme
That’s basically the slow carb diet.
well, except for the fact that you actually eat a ton of carbs on the slow carb diet. Beans, yams, what have you.