Thursday 26 September 2013

Carbs after lunch? A travesty!

Hi guys,
Haven't posted in a while and I always say I'm going to on my Instagram but end up not doing it, but here I am anyway (procrastinating from studying French verb conjugations).  Just before I begin I am not a nutritionist in any way and I don't know if all if this is 100% correct (and please correct me if any of this information is wrong) but this is what I've taken from the articles and things I've read (reliable sources FYI).

Today I'm going to write about something I'm going to try over the next couple of weeks/months to see how it works for me. Recently, I've been reading a lot on carb-back loading (google it, too hard to explain but basically eating all carbs for and after dinner) and the way our body actually works instead of listening to things written in fashion magazines.

There's a lot of evidence to show when our body stores the macronutrients as fat. What I've taken from it is that carbs are needed after lifting heavily to restore muscles (and many other things) and whilst your insulin levels are high, your body does not store carbohydrates as fat.
Basically, eating carbs after working out is a good thing, and the prime time to do this workout is late afternoon/early evenings, so eat carbs after that.
Your body does not actually need carbs before your workout, you get as much energy (if not more, I feel) from protein and fats and I feel I perform better if I don't eat carbs before working out.

It's seriously seriously hard for my head to comprehend the fact that I shouldn't eat carbs in the morning but actually at night and the idea really scares me. The media has punched it in to my head to not eat them after lunch but science shows this is bullshit and I think it's worth trying.

Another thing I've taken from it is the difference between low-glycemic food (brown rice, sweet potato, avacado, certain fruits, 'good carbs' etc) and high-glycemic food (white potatoes, white rice etc) and when they should be taken. After working out, it is actually beneficial for your body to eat high glycemic foods and in the carb-back loading diet, you are allowed anything you want; cakes, pastries, ANYTHING.

Really good article which is the basis of the diet/workout regime I'm going to follow over the next few months:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/kelly3.htm

Example of the stupidest article of all time:
http://goaskalice.columbia.edu/does-carbohydrate-become-body-fat
She has no scientific basis on what she is saying and it's bullshit, please don't listen to this shit.
And I know, why should you listen to me? To be honest, you shouldn't really, but this is scientific information I'm basing this on, I have read up on this with actual scientific articles and studies behind the information, I amen't making it up. If you're still unsure, please please read up on it. The media are giving us this information which is so so wrong and it's the reason why I'm not where I should be.

I just wanted to let you guys know what I'm up to and the stuff I've learned recently. Hopefully I'll write an update post about it soon and hopefully it gets results!

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