I have been having success with weight loss doing low carb, but find that trying to stay with the pack and take my turn out front, I need to have replenished my glycogen levels. Have been doing 3 group rides per week plus other activities and I cannot say that Phinney's diet would work for me, unless my fitness level exceeded those I would ride with. Having found that having a full tank vs. depleated my sustained higher output was greatly improved, though does come with a short term weight gain.
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Finally, even if you can adopt to a low-carb diet, why would you want to?
The quicker weight loss I guess while trying to lose. But it does restrict a lot of tasty foods, which I would not want a long term elimination of.
As I track my diet/exercise/weight on a low-carb forum, I encounter comments to the effect that carbs are not required period. Just trying to field some opinions from here..
thanks for your comment