Listen guys, carbs are not the devil. In fact, they're rough ridin' awesome.
I was reading something last night that talked about carb staggering. Still eating lower amounts of carbs but then a couple nights a week eating a higher amount of good ones (whole grain stuff, fruit, not junk). They said you can still achieve the low carb benefits but your body won't hate you as much.
Yea, there's all sorts of variations of carb cycling that people have had success using to achieve their goals. The most important thing is finding the one that you are comfortable with. Comfortable meaning, something that you can implement, follow and aren't constantly tempted to cheat.
I try to avoid dieting plans that leave me feeling deprived, as I've got a bad history with yo-yo dieting and binge eating, thanks to a poor understanding of nutrition and wrestling. My habits probably would have been considered an eating disorder had anyone forced me to see a professional.
I've found that a lot of people on these more restrictive diets fall into the same pattern. They're great at adhering to their diet for a week, sometimes more, then they have a bad day at work or they decide that they'll have a cheat meal, and everything falls apart as they go of on a food binge.
