Extreme Weight Loss Diet Plans

High Carb Diet for weight loss and fitness?

Everything I read pushes the high protein low carb diet. I just joined Farrell’s Extreme Body Shaping which has worked wonders for a friend, but I am concerned about the diet they gave me. The diet is based on my body weight and fat % from a computer program. The diet says I should eat 21 to 28 g of protein per meal and 51 carbs per meal. I understand the number of meals and all the rest of the plan, I am just confused about the high number of carbs a day. Your thoughts?
If you are not familiar with Farrell’s I am working out with them doing Kickboxing, resistance training, stretching, and diet. So this isn’t a fad diet program. They stress eating good quality food. My concern here again is ONLY the number of Carbs to protiens. Thanks for you help.

Due to the popularity of ‘low carb’ diets each with competing claims and foundations I suspect carbohydrates are the least understood part of a balanced diet.

A simple explanation is that there are simple carbohydrates like sugar and refined white flour that spike your blood sugar level and are very calorie dense in relation to the nutrition they provide. People should limit the amount of this kind of carbohydrate they consume. Complex carbohydrates contain fiber and are valuable nutrition sources. Whole grains and some fruits are the best sources of complex carbohydrates. These should form a significant portion of your diet.

I moved to the USA almost four years ago and was a bit surprised to find so many people speaking about carbohydrates yet meeting so few who really seemed to understand what they are and how they work in our bodies. I’m from northern Europe where people eat bread and potatoes nearly every day. We don’t eat much processed food at all and are generally active in our daily lives. I still walk or bike nearly everywhere while my American neighbors drive their cars and eat processed food. I lived in Japan for several years and found the active lifestyle to be similar to my native Germany. People walk more and drive less on average. Almost all Japanese eat rice every day yet I don’t recall seeing a single obese Japanese person while living there. They have the longest lifespans in the world. I don’t think it is the carbohydrates Americans should be worrying about. Simply eat reasonable portions of whole fresh foods and get plenty of exercise and you’ll be fine. Avoid process food and get out of your car unless the drive is more than ten minutes.

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