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Originally Posted by Htown09
I did the KETO based off of Atkin's which he does not recommend "carb up". What is the point of doing that if you go crazy on carb day (most ppl. prob. will) it will take 2-3 day's to get to Ketosis then you only have 2 day's of fat burning for the week.
I lost 20lbs. so I def. was in KETO I ate less than 20g. carb's per day.
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The point of a carb-up day is to "trick" the body that everything is ok with yourself, and restore all the fat-burning (and other hormones) to normal levels. When your body senses you are dieting, especially to extreme levels, it will slow down a lot of its processes in order to reduce energy expenditure. Lyle McDonald covers this in some of his books, and it's a technique Martin Berkhan uses for his clients as well.