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Low carb diets - right or wrong ?

Nutrition – the correct nutrition




As a Wellness Coach – being able to offer well rounded advice is critical to the successful out comes for my clients – and this includes the best nutritional information I can offer.

While training and competing as an International Athlete I lived mainly on a low carbohydrate  – high protein – low fat diet and coming up to competition time approx 12 weeks out – I would taper and  would reduce the carbohydrate  even further and for a few days no carbs at all

These where not the most pleasant days for me or indeed anyone that around me at the time partner, friends, family or training partners
Spaced out, cranky, moody – that was me !!

Hormonal effects 

That diet served me well over the years – even when those competitive days were over. My training activity was still high and so the diet suited me and made sense to me

Until recently – that is – yes I am older but unlike some of my peer  group my training activity was still very high and my diet was still very clean –high protein – low carb – low fat -  but all of a sudden I was starting to retain fat! – belly fat I could not believe it.

I had forgotten the golden rule that for women eating too low-carb diet for too long can cause significant disruptions to many hormones [article why low carb diets have got it all wrong – Precision Nutrition]


Mind field 

Nutrition can be a mind field indeed anything with the body can as there are always varying opinions,

I received an email from  Precision Nutrition - [co founded by Dr John Berardi ,PhD, CSCS my nutrition mentor] and a respected commentator on nutrition [Precision Nutrition Ontario Canada]

Carb controversy – ‘why low carb diets have got it all wrong ‘ an article by Brian St.Pierre 

I not only read the article but thought what better way than to test a theory than go through it your self –
  • My activity levels stayed the same
  • My work routine stayed the same
  • My diet stayed the same
 with ONE exception I increased my carb intake – and guess what within two weeks there was a significant difference in the level of fat I was retaining – and my usual flat muscular stomach was reappearing – much to my delight

I have remained on this diet for the last 6 weeks and the changes have been fantastic not only in energy and mood which I would expect but in my physique over all – I am so stoked!!!

So as the article went on to say – maybe the secret is a ‘high protein’ diet rather than a low carb diet

Now I know we are all different and what may work for me may not work for you – so here is the link to the article – check it out for your self - see if it works for you 

Why low carb dieters have it all wrong - Brian St.Pierre [Precision Nutrition Blog]



 Till next Tuesday I will leave you with this small wonderful and powerful affirmation "I deserve good health"


Namaste Joyce 

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