Carb Nite Solution is a diet program created by John Kiefer, who
is an author and physicist. Many people have gotten excellent results by
following this system.
So, what is
the Carb Nite Solution?
The Carb Nite Solution is actually an ultralow-carb diet that is designed
to minimize muscle mass and maximize fat loss. According to John Kiefer, a diet
containing high levels of carbohydrates is not the best option for keeping your
muscle mass. On the contrary, diets low in carbs and relatively high in dietary
fat, cause the body to burn fat for energy as opposed to muscle. Another
benefit is that having a low carb intake can help you control hunger better.
Carbohydrate intake results in big fluctuations in the hunger hormone called ghrelin.
Ghrelin levels may crash immediately after a meal that is rich in carbs, but
they also spike between meals making hunger extremely powerful. An ultralow-carb
diet will help you keep ghrelin stable and relatively low.
Unfortunately,
following a very low-carb diet over a long period of time also has some disadvantages.
For this reason, the author advises his readers to plan for frequent carb re-feeds,
or Carb Nites.
Carb
Nite Solution Results
Inside the
Carb Nite Solution, John Kiefer dispels some of the
common myths that surround weight loss:
The
frequent mini-meals myth:
I’m sure
you’ve heard that eating six meals per day will help you lose weight. You
probably believe that going too long without eating will put your body into
starvation mode, which will cause the storage of excess body fat. However, the
vast majority of studies clearly show that meal frequency has no impact on
weight loss.
Whether you
eat two, three, or six meals per day you‘ll end up losing the exact amount of
weight, the same amount of body fat and maintain the same amount of
muscle mass. Provided of course that the daily number of calories is kept
equal. Another disadvantage of frequent meals is that you will establish a
strict eating schedule and you will actually train your body to experience extreme
hunger pangs, prior to each mealtime.
The
exercise myth:
Exercise is
only slightly effective, when it comes to body weight reduction. Most people will be lucky to lose one pound a month,
with exercise alone. Studies that compare those who combine diet and exercise
with those who only diet, show that weight loss is virtually identical in both
groups. Maybe people, who follow an exercise regime, replace the calories they
burn, by eating slightly more.