There are many meal plans for carb cycling, however, not all of them are going to have the foods you like. Then maybe it’s time to create your own. Here I’ll show you what types of foods and why they should be included in your meal plans.
Carb cycle meal plans are best done on a 6 meal a day plan, this way you will have enough food to fuel yourself and keep your metabolism high which is very important on this diet.
There are 3 basic days on the carb cycle diet:
– High carb day
– Low carb day
– Day without carbohydrates
On the high carb day, you will have 4 meals out of 6 containing as many carbs as you like. Just remember to mix it with some lean proteins like:
– white chicken/turkey meat
– canned tuna)
– protein shakes with at least 40 – 50 g of protein in them. Remember, you’ll want to hit 1g/1lb of body weight when you eat protein. This will help maintain the definition of your muscles.
– cottage cheese
– and egg whites.
Those are the best proteins you can consume during your carb diet cycle.
On the low carb day, reduce carbs to just 3 limited meals with any carb. Everyone else will have none, just plenty of lean protein and vegetables. Your protein is very important on this day as it will be an important part of your diet, so don’t skimp on it.
On the no carb day, you will eat little or no carbs. Most of your carbohydrates will come from the vegetables or protein you eat throughout the day.
As you can see throughout those 3 basic days of the cycle, you need to maintain your protein intake. This is what fuels your muscles, without it, you lose them and your metabolism drops like a rock. Since keeping your metabolism high throughout the diet is the key to making it work, that would mean eating adequate protein intake is the key to everything.
Without adequate protein intake of 1g/1lb of body weight, the carb cycling meal plan will be null and void. Because without it there is no metabolism, because there is no muscle to start it. So, while following the carb cycle diet, maintain your required intake of protein, this way you really have a chance of reaching your goal of a well-defined body.
