Do you or someone you know suffer from PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome)? I address the question Chris Powell and I so often receive as to whether or not carb cycling works for those diagnosed with PCOS in this week’s Ask Heidi Anything.
Watch the video to hear my answer. Learn more about carb cycling here.
This video contains general information. You should always discuss dietary and exercise plans with your individual health care provider before beginning a new program.
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I’m new to this, so just making sure. I don’t go below 1500 calories, but there’s no calorie max? I guess I follow 5 meals and my portion sizes. Is there a sample meal plan so I can get a better visual?
On low carb days you’ll eat 1500 calories, and on high carb days you’ll eat 2000. For women, it’s 1200 for low carb days and 1500 for high carb days. Here are some meal ideas for low and high carb days (all recipes are from Chris and Heidi’s books: “Choose to Lose” and “Choose More, Lose More for Life.”). Low carb day: Breakfast (within 30 minutes of waking): Basic Omelet with a corn tortilla to make it a wrap.
Snack (3 hours later): A protein shake with a portion of a healthy fat, like peanut butter, mixed in. Lunch (3 hours later): Tomato Basil and Garlic Chicken with a portion of olive oil drizzled on top. Snack (3 hours later): Sonora Cottage Cheese with a portion of avocado.
Dinner: (3 hours later): Lemon Chicken drizzled with salad dressing. High carb day: Breakfast (within 30 minutes of waking): Denver Omelet with a portion of your favorite fruit or oatmeal on the side. Snack (3 hours later): Greek Yogurt Parfait with a portion of low fat granola. Lunch: (3 hours later): Caribbean Jerk Chicken with a portion of brown rice. Snack (3 hours later): Protein shake with a portion of oatmeal mixed in. Dinner (3 hours later): Apple Cider Chicken. And remember, you can have veggies (the non-root/non-starchy type) with every single meal, and you can use any of the foods on Chris and Heidi’s approved foods list – in the proper proportions – to create meals to fit your needs. And there’s an awesome graphic in this post (as well as some other great info) that might help: https://heidipowell.net/4514/carb-confusion/. Happy carb cycling!
Hi Heidi!
I’m Cec?lia from Portugal.
My husband is tipe1 diabetic and we are reading Chris’ book: ?Choose to Lose: The 7-Day Carb Cycle Solution ? and we’re not sure how the high and low carb days will affect him and his insulin intake control. Any suggestion?
THank you so much. 🙂
Here’s a post about carb cycling and diabetes that might help: https://heidipowell.net/5078/ask-heidi-anything-im-diabetic-which-plan-should-i-follow/. And it would be best to discuss Chris and Heidi’s carb cycling program with his healthcare team, as they are best equipped to help him make any necessary modifications.
I have been doing carb cycling for about 7 weeks now and I am down about 15lbs. I am doing pretty good with it but here is my big question, I always check my weight at the beginning of the week and then my weigh in day is on Friday. When I weigh at the beginning of the week I am usually up anywhere from 5 to 10lbs. I guess I just don’t understand that part of the process. Can you explain this to me or am I doing something wrong to cause this? Thank you!
If you are carb cycling you should weigh in on the morning of a high carb day, after the most number of low carb days possible. Carbs and your guilt free day will give you a temporary water/sodium induced weight gain. Your truest weight will be on Day 6 if doing the Turbo Cycle and Classic Cycle.
I have hypothyroidism, for many years now. I cannot lose, would carb cycling work?
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