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Swole_2112
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I've been doing a low carb diet for months. Nothing so organized as a specific diet, just a nutritional concept that I'm following. There's something, though,I don't understand. There will be days when I know my carb consumption for that day is low. I'm talking like < 50g for the day. However, for some reason I'll be holding a little bit of water. But, I've noticed that sometimes, when I consume high carbs at one meal, I lose almost all water weight and my skin really sucks to the muscle.
This is how my nutritionist friend explains it (though, I don't completely understand it). It has something to do with extra water remaining in the subcutaneous fat layer of the body because the blood sugar is too low. He said that the insulin spike that results from the large carb consumption was, in turn, resulting in an increased level of blood sugar. This sudden increase in blood sugar level, which follows a prolonged period of insulin and glycogen deprivation, somehow removes the remaining water found in the subcutaneous fat layer.
I don't know how much of this I have recalled correctly, but does any of it sound correct to those of you who are more knowledgeable with regard to this subject? Anybody have any thoughts or comments?
This is how my nutritionist friend explains it (though, I don't completely understand it). It has something to do with extra water remaining in the subcutaneous fat layer of the body because the blood sugar is too low. He said that the insulin spike that results from the large carb consumption was, in turn, resulting in an increased level of blood sugar. This sudden increase in blood sugar level, which follows a prolonged period of insulin and glycogen deprivation, somehow removes the remaining water found in the subcutaneous fat layer.
I don't know how much of this I have recalled correctly, but does any of it sound correct to those of you who are more knowledgeable with regard to this subject? Anybody have any thoughts or comments?
