Low Carbohydrate Diet for Fat Loss in Bodybuilding, relies on fats for energy. Therefore, when trying to lose that last 10 to 20 pounds of stubborn fat on your body, your carbohydrate intake has to be watched carefully. Not only do you have to lessen your carbohydrate intake for fat loss but, you have to know when to consume these few carbohydrates to be effective in losing those last pounds of fat.

Most of the carbohydrates you consume should be coming from a vegetable source or a complex carbohydrate. And, you should try to eliminate most sugars from your diet.

Once you have trimmed down your carbohydrates, your body will be burning more stored fat as a result. Sugars and other forms of carbohydrates are used first in the body as energy. Only when these carbohydrates are used up does the body use the stored fat as reserve energy. While on a low carbohydrate diet, you will be using stored fat a lot sooner which results in more fat loss.

The best two times to consume carbohydrates are…

• In the morning and
• Right after your workout.

This is when your body needs energy the most.

In The Morning – Good

Your body has been using stored fat as a fuel source and needs a more powerful energy source to deal with the added demands of your daily activity through out the day.

Right After A Workout – Good

You need carbohydrates to help refuel the muscles you worked out and help shuttle protein to that muscle for repair.

Before You Sleep – Bad

The worst time you can consume carbohydrates is right before you go to sleep. You do not need carbohydrates as energy when your body is in the resting mood. Instead of using your stored fat as an energy source when you sleep, you will be using carbohydrates instead and you will not be burning fat as a result.

Your last meal of the day should be a low carbohydrate diet or even better, not consist of any carbohydrates and should be high in protein.

Henry Chervenka