What happened to me? Carb cycling questions

[rrluthi]

I really want to try carb cycling for fat loss. I researched it for quite a while and decided to take the plunge. My stats are as follows: weight 207 lb, height 6 foot, bodyfat 18-20%.

BMR I calculated to be between 2900 and 3000 calories per day.
Fat loss kcal per day would be around 2400-2600 per day.

The plan I was going to try is something like this:

Monday (workout day): high carb
Tuesday: no carb
Wednesday: (lighter workout day): low carb
Thursday: no carb
Friday: (workout day); high carb
Saturday: low carb:
Sunday: no carb

The problem I have is that when I go to a no carb day I can handle it ok for the beginning of the day, but by 7 pm or so my body starts to shut down completely. My extremities ( hands, feet) will start to clamp up, and I lost a great deal of control of my movements. I had trouble getting my key in the car door to go to the grocery store. Other symptoms is my speech started to get wacky - had the urge to cackle maniacally, began repeating myself etc etc. I was still thinking clearly but had very little control over how I was talking. Scared the crap out of me. Same thing happened the 2nd and 3rd time I tried it, but I knew how to handle it after the 1st time.

I ate some whole grain bread and my body slowly recovered over the next hour or so and then I was fine.

So obviously I can't go no carb at all, my body just can't handle it. I tend to be hypoglycemic, so that is probably part of it.

Question would be - can I still use this plan and just go high carb / low carb? What would be my ratios to cut fat hypothetically?

 

[rrluthi]

Well, I had a high carb day today. Will try another very low carb day tomorrow. Hopefully I can survive it.

Breakfast was 1/2 cup egg whites w/ salsa, 1/2 cup oats, glass nonfat milk.

workout. pwo had glass nonfat milk w/ whey protein powder.

12 pm had tuna melt.

4 pm had whole wheat pasta, 1 can tuna, 1/4 cup brown rice.
8 pm had whole wheat pasta, 1 can tuna, 1/4 cup brown rice.
11pm had whole wheat pasta, 1 can tuna, 1/4 cup brown rice.

total was ~2400-2500 kCal. I made the pasta, tuna, rice mixture last night and took it to school and work with me.

Yeah, it's monotonous, but I'm the rare person that can eat the same thing 100x in a row and not mind it at all. Plus tuna is cheap.

 

[rrluthi]

Thanks for the reply. That's what I've been doing and it seems to be working, down 1.5 - 2 solid lbs after a week. No loss in strength, in fact just hit a PR on deadlift.