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Old 01-10-03, 02:58 PM
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People with a lot of weight to lose particularly those with endomorphic bodytypes can lose bodyfat rapidly with a restricted carb diet with little muscle loss even with little activity.However as their bodyfat gets lower as Nat mentioned they tend to plateau as the body starts trying to protect remaining fat stores and will shift to breaking down more muscle for fuel.Its all part of the survival/famine mechanisms.At this point its better to increase the carbs and rely on increased activity level to create a slight to moderate calorie deficit and more moderate fat loss rate that will protect against muscle loss.For relatively lean ectomorphic types who tend to lose what little muscle they have easily and start with relatively low bodyfat levels this later approach is usually the best approach to use .
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