Tapering off or cycling CKD...

[lodid]

Important, when you start adding carbs, you have to clean up your diet immediantly. No more bacon and fatty meats. Ease up on the cheeses.

Add 10 g per week until you are at roughly 120g per day. Then you can split it up however you want (40/30/30).

This is what worked for me. I didn't gain a single pound after CKD. As a matter of fact, I lost a few in the following month.

 

[beastboy]

It will take 10 weeks to get to 120g of carbs that way.....

 

[lodid]

Typo on my part.

20g of carbs per week!!!

Not 10.

Look at my original CKD log for more info.

 

[beastboy]

I dunno....

I'm all about ice cream, nachos, and tacos when I'm off this.

 

[Mr.X]

How does one go about tapering off.....or say maybe cycling CKD in every couple months?

I've been on CKD for 6 weeks....thinking of giving it a couple more than coming off.

If you start a Cyclo Ketonic Diet, I would suggest a follow up of at least 12 weeks though the diet. Afterwhich, you need to "wheen" carbohydrates back in your diet slowly - insulin sensitivity issues and bloating issues will become your main concern (not counting possible weight gain).

The way to come off:

Let's say today is Friday, your "full body workout" day right before the carb-up. Well, instead of doing a sat/sun. carb up, you eat some lean protein and low-gi carbs on sat and sunday. Around 100g of low gi carbs on sat and the same on sunday (oatmeal is good) w/ some chicken breasts or tuna (any lean protein is fine). On monday-sunday, do the same thing - keep calories at about weight x 12 we about 50%protein/20-30%carbs/20%fat (plus minus some % - just try to keep in the 100g carbs range for that 1st week). Then the following week, on monday you take in 120g carbs, tuesday 130, wed. 140, thur-sunday 150g. Thereafter, you should be able to start any type of "diet" you wish, for in 2 weeks most people get their body back into gear for carb intake.

Mr.X

 

[beastboy]

Re: Re: Tapering off or cycling CKD...

If you start a Cyclo Ketonic Diet, I would suggest a follow up of at least 12 weeks though the diet. Afterwhich, you need to "wheen" carbohydrates back in your diet slowly - insulin sensitivity issues and bloating issues will become your main concern (not counting possible weight gain).

The way to come off:

Let's say today is Friday, your "full body workout" day right before the carb-up. Well, instead of doing a sat/sun. carb up, you eat some lean protein and low-gi carbs on sat and sunday. Around 100g of low gi carbs on sat and the same on sunday (oatmeal is good) w/ some chicken breasts or tuna (any lean protein is fine). On monday-sunday, do the same thing - keep calories at about weight x 12 we about 50%protein/20-30%carbs/20%fat (plus minus some % - just try to keep in the 100g carbs range for that 1st week). Then the following week, on monday you take in 120g carbs, tuesday 130, wed. 140, thur-sunday 150g. Thereafter, you should be able to start any type of "diet" you wish, for in 2 weeks most people get their body back into gear for carb intake.

Mr.X

Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!

 

[palffyfan2]

Re: Re: Tapering off or cycling CKD...

If you start a Cyclo Ketonic Diet, I would suggest a follow up of at least 12 weeks though the diet. Afterwhich, you need to "wheen" carbohydrates back in your diet slowly - insulin sensitivity issues and bloating issues will become your main concern (not counting possible weight gain).

The way to come off:

Let's say today is Friday, your "full body workout" day right before the carb-up. Well, instead of doing a sat/sun. carb up, you eat some lean protein and low-gi carbs on sat and sunday. Around 100g of low gi carbs on sat and the same on sunday (oatmeal is good) w/ some chicken breasts or tuna (any lean protein is fine). On monday-sunday, do the same thing - keep calories at about weight x 12 we about 50%protein/20-30%carbs/20%fat (plus minus some % - just try to keep in the 100g carbs range for that 1st week). Then the following week, on monday you take in 120g carbs, tuesday 130, wed. 140, thur-sunday 150g. Thereafter, you should be able to start any type of "diet" you wish, for in 2 weeks most people get their body back into gear for carb intake.

Mr.X

Same here...Can't wait for tommorrow!!!