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every time I tried to eat more than 35 carbs, I gained weight!
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Yeah, but it's not fat, Deb. Your muscles are glycogen depleted when you low carb, so when you eat carbs, the muscles will grab the carbs and store them as muscle glycogen. each gram of muscle glycogen sucks up 3 (or 4, I forget) grams of water with it. (Grams or molecules..I forget, but the concept is the same) So you WILL gain scale weight.
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it's taken me 2 years to lose 13 pounds
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Now, that's great, considering most people are GAINING fat. However, think of this....maybe low carbing, ultra low carbing, isn't working for you. I was just talking to Pia (Bubu) about this over at BLC. The athletic person (which you are) does need carbs to function. I am just now understanding this, and Built's food plan is making more sense to me.
Not saying you should abandon low carbing, but something for you to think about, maybe.
Jen, I thought about your post as I was squatting today. I realized my problem was nothing specific....just an overall weakness I didn't recognize! Now that I am eating more carbs, "healthy" carbs, my squats are good! Now to build them up. :grin:
Chins.....I'm going to still attempt them each chin day, for vanity's sake, but I'm not expecting miracles anymore until I get down to a reasonable weight, haha.