Comments on: Interview with Veronica Atkins http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/interview-with-veronica-atkins/ Life-Changing Personal Development - A Blog Dedicated to your Growth! Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:14:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Mark McManus http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/interview-with-veronica-atkins/#comment-2554 Mark McManus Sun, 17 Jun 2007 08:45:01 +0000 http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/interview-with-veronica-atkins/#comment-2554 Hi and thanks for your comment. I use the Atkins approach to shed fat and stay lean throughout the year. On the maintenance phase I consume around 60-100 grams of carbohydrate a day as I am an active person. If I want to skim off some fat, it would be 20 grams per day. I would not recommend that anyone eat zero carbohydrate, there is no need for this. If you are an active amateur cyclist of course you can eat 100grams or more of carbs a day. They'll get burnt up. That's of course if you are just trying to maintain your weight and are happy with it. If you want to lose some, restricting them and allowing your body to burn fat for fuel instead would be the way to go. Carbs are recommended to you as they provide a quick energy release for cycling, especially glucose drinks and bars (I see these things in sports stores, marketed for cyclists). This would be helpful when about to embark on a long cycle. However, if you wanted to lose fat, you cut the carbs, your body will start to burn fat for fuel and this would give you all the energy you need, it does for me : ) . This way you would lose weight but also still be able to perform well at your sport. So, it therefore depends on your goal. If you want to lose fat, cut back, if not, stay as you are. Most non-active people though just can't get away with hundreds of grams of carbohydrate a day and that's why we have the obesity epidemic today. So I commend you for being an active person, keep it up and thanks for a great question! Hi and thanks for your comment. I use the Atkins approach to shed fat and stay lean throughout the year. On the maintenance phase I consume around 60-100 grams of carbohydrate a day as I am an active person. If I want to skim off some fat, it would be 20 grams per day. I would not recommend that anyone eat zero carbohydrate, there is no need for this. If you are an active amateur cyclist of course you can eat 100grams or more of carbs a day. They’ll get burnt up. That’s of course if you are just trying to maintain your weight and are happy with it. If you want to lose some, restricting them and allowing your body to burn fat for fuel instead would be the way to go. Carbs are recommended to you as they provide a quick energy release for cycling, especially glucose drinks and bars (I see these things in sports stores, marketed for cyclists). This would be helpful when about to embark on a long cycle. However, if you wanted to lose fat, you cut the carbs, your body will start to burn fat for fuel and this would give you all the energy you need, it does for me : ) . This way you would lose weight but also still be able to perform well at your sport. So, it therefore depends on your goal. If you want to lose fat, cut back, if not, stay as you are. Most non-active people though just can’t get away with hundreds of grams of carbohydrate a day and that’s why we have the obesity epidemic today. So I commend you for being an active person, keep it up and thanks for a great question!

]]> By: Perfect Life Project http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/interview-with-veronica-atkins/#comment-2552 Perfect Life Project Sun, 17 Jun 2007 04:21:07 +0000 http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/interview-with-veronica-atkins/#comment-2552 Mark, It sounds as though you are very close to endorsing Paleo Diet. What is your preferred approach amongst those that you have mentioned? I am closely studying nutrition and fitness as part of my Perfect Life Project and am interested in what is working for different people. I am a competitive amateur cyclist so carbs have always been recommended. Your thoughts?? Mark,

It sounds as though you are very close to endorsing Paleo Diet. What is your preferred approach amongst those that you have mentioned?

I am closely studying nutrition and fitness as part of my Perfect Life Project and am interested in what is working for different people.

I am a competitive amateur cyclist so carbs have always been recommended.

Your thoughts??

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