Carbohydrates, you know, are a bit of the bugbear of new diets : we all know the trick of reducing carbohydrates in favor of proteins; or even eliminate them if you want to lose weight, as in the case of high-protein diets. In fact, carbohydrates are carbohydrates, those that give us blood sugars and therefore energy: they are essential for eating properly, and those who want to stay in shape without ruining their health (which then leads to ruining the figure too) knows that there is no can deprive you of carbohydrates. The most knowledgeable of you will also know that there are high and low glycemic index carbohydrates: depending on how much carbohydrates raise the blood sugar level, the energy they provide us can be usable or is converted into fat.The enemy carbohydrates of the diet are sugar, refined flours, pasta and white rice, syrups, corn, puffed cereals . This said very briefly. Whole carbohydrates, which derive from legumes, fruit and vegetables, on the other hand, are carbohydrates that we will convert little by little into energy, without packing them into fat. This is why it is so important to eat wholemeal. I’m simplifying a lot, of course.

To these theories, we add that of carbs cycling , or the alternation of carbohydrates in the diet: I had already talked about it with the pyramid diet , the concept is to alternate days in which more carbohydrates are eaten to days in which many are eaten. less, because this alternation would promote effortless weight loss. One of the supporters of this method is called Chris Powell , obviously he wrote a book on it too: according to him, carbohydrates can be used to lose weight faster.
Starting on Monday, there are days with low carbohydrate intake, interspersed with days with high carbohydrate intake: on the day with high carbohydrate intake, the calorie ceiling is also higher, indeed, it is normal, while those with low carbohydrate intake have a ceiling lower calorie, from diet. According to this theory, in the days when the caloric intake is lower, the body tends to burn more, because in the previous one it got used to a greater consumption of sugars. The ratio is 4 days low in carbohydrates and 3 days high, but if you want to lose more weight you can do 5 days with low carbohydrates and two high, taking care to intervene between them. On low carb days, you only eat one low carb mea