4 Months Carb Nite® Solutions Progress
I think it’s time to give a little update on my Carb Nite Solution protocol. The answer is, it’s freaking AWESOME and I am seeing more progress on myself!
Here’s a picture that I took last month. Left side was before Carb Nite and right side was after being on it for about 3 months.
And here’s the one I took this morning after my glute and deadlift workout at the gym.
I wasn’t even flexing and yet I could already see my abs forming! OMG! It’s quite unbelievable! I’ve only been on Carb Nite Solutions for 4 months and I could already see my abs in the way that I would never imagine to have! Training-wise, I am still quite a beginner in weight lifting department so mostly just basic stuff like glute bridge, deadlift, squats, lunges, assisted chin ups/pull ups (focusing on negatives now), bent over rows, push ups, dips and kettlebell.
Either way I am super happy and this motivates me EVEN MORE to keep going! There’s no reason to stop now when progress is just keep coming.
Plus it’s not like I have to eat food that I don’t like even being on ultra-low carb!
Crispy duck leg with faux mashed potato aka cauliflower sprinkled with chili pepper
Snack before bed: celery sticks with almond butter and fried egg
Flank steak fried in butter on top of rainbow swiss chards
Typical weekend breakfast: fried eggs on top of veggies accompanied with loose leaf tea (no sweetener nor cream)
Other breakfast/snack: zucchini protein pancakes
Some splurge: Crispy Chinese Pork Belly
How do I usually do my Carb Nite feast?
Usually I start it off with a bowl of rice congee (1/4 cup white rice with 3 cups of water) with cut up kabocha squash and some cooked chestnuts
Then munched on these Sweet Potato Gnocchi (recipe was based from here) – I modified mine by adding a bit more tapioca starch so they are more like puff pastry. Plus added cinnamon powder, vanilla and stevia as well.
The grand finale aka before I went to bed, these babies have been my most favorite Carb Nite treats ever: Sweet Potato Rice Donuts (recipe from here) – I modified the recipe to be totally gluten free and paleo friendly by subbing the flour with rice flour and fried them in coconut oil instead of vegetable oil. The measurements were pretty close to the original recipe. But I stuffed mine with some dark chocolate and blueberries.
Last but not least, I have to give a big credit to my trainer/coach Deborah Kaplan for guiding me in this journey. Without her guidance, there’s no way I could understand the Carb Nite Solution protocol and how to do it in paleo way. If you need nutrition counseling or coaching, feel free to email her to get started: debkaplan(at)sbcglobal(dot)net.
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I love seeing this! I have had a heard time planning out my meals and last week was an absolute mess! I had my first “Carb nite” last saturday and all week I was struggling with carbs:/ but nevertheless, today is a new day! I have one question for you, how do you remotivate yourself and find that sense of “fullness” after carb nite? I have been ful all week which makes me eat more because I just never feel satisfied ( no matter how much fat and protein I eat). Thanks for the blog!
Hi
In regard of feeling “fullness” it really depends. Do you track your macros? Do you track how much fat/protein do you eat during your ULC days? How is your activity levels? How is your stress level? How is your sleep? Try to figure out all of this and hopefully you will find out. When I first started, I tracked my macros/food intake quite religiously so I could find out how much I could eat fat/protein without feeling hungry all the time. Hope this helps. Thanks for reading and visiting 🙂
I started 10 days ago, last night was my first carb nite. Just some minor water loss in the starting 9 days. 380g of carbs last night and only 1.5 pounds of water retained this morning. I really need to clarify some of his writings. In other places he says 12 hours fasting or more no good, then he turns around and says skip breakfast. If I have a LOT of fat to lose (38.8% measured on Dexa) should i eat protein and fat for breakfast or should I wait until 10 or lunch? I also see he easts 6 meals a day? That’s old school bodybuilder hype, why is he doing that?
At any rate, my first week has been largely disappointing even though I was very strict on what I ate.
Your progress is amazing and awesome!
Hi and thanks for stopping by. Kiefer can be confusing sometimes so that’s why I’m working with a trainer/coach to help me dial in my CNS program. I highly recommend you working with her if you want to have someone coaching CNS for you. Her name is Debby K (www.yourfitday.com)
Hi, I’ve just recently started doing carb nites. I started the 10 day prep phase about a month ago which saw me drop 9 lbs. I have a carb nite every five days, I try to use carb back loading principles on this and have a weight session on this day in the later afternoon. But on my previous carb nite it wasn’t possible and on my next one I’m in a weight lifting class which is in the morning. But I don’t think this is a problem on carb nite. I’m on one now and have just enjoyed some chicken and pasta and some blueberry muffins. I have other nice things lined up too. Already made progress going from 15.9% to 13.9% BF in eight days. Can already see a little bit of definition in my upper abs. Amazing thing about this is you eat as much as you want on your carb nite and when you wake up the following morning, it’s as if you never had anything. From bloated to lean literally over night. I’m going to get down to less than 10% BF and then switch to carb back loading to build muscle. And then switch back to carb nite to lean out. Great thing about this is you get to eat those foods that were normally off limits and not feel as though you’re cheating. It’s freedom basically to be a normal person whilst still progressing towards your physique goal. Best of both worlds.
Congrats to your success! 🙂
I am so proud of you, Jos! You are my model client. You are motivated, dedicated, determined, and a great deal of fun to work with. I’ve enjoyed every minute of being right with you on this journey and I look forward to helping you reach all of your goals. I love it when my clients motivate me, too!! It’s also been a pleasure exchanging recipes and coming up with some great Asian Paleo Carbnite and ULC recipes with you!. When you set your mind to doing something, have a picture in your mind and keep it there, and give it a chance there is no way you will not get what you set out for. I can’t wait to see what the next four months bring….Keep up the great work. I love your blog!
I am thrilled with your progress! Well done, Jos! I am on and off no-sugar for the past month or so, still keep slipping occasionally. Seeing this now, I feel like I can do it too :)) Shedding some fat is pretty much all I need right now to get where I want with my body. 😀 Thanks for keeping me motivated :)))
Thanks! You can do it, Nina! I’m totally rooting for you as well!
I am still not sure if I wanna go no-sugar with one sugar night (kinda like you do), or no-sugar at all, or add two 24h fasting periods each week… I was reading the Eat Stop Eat e-book few weeks ago and I am interested in trying IF two times a week, I just have to make more research on it, and clean my mind from doing too much stuff at once 😀
You may be better off with Carbnite Solution than IF 2 x a week. Carbnite gives you the IF daily as well as re feeds. But it is only a 12 hour fast, 14 at most, with about an 8 hour window for food. The 12 hour fast helps your body get rid of dead cells. Going more than 12 or 14 hours can disrupt cell processes. But it all depends on your goals. If you’re looking to build some muscle and lose body fat, then IF may be a bit too aggressive. Get on the DH website and start reading the articles. It’s all science backed. Carbnite is safe, effective, and combines the IF without the aggressive 2 x a week of 24 hour fasting. It’s hard to gain muscle with periods that long. With CArbnite you get the best of all worlds for health, muscle maintenance, and fat loss. If you research a bit more on sugar you may just want to give it up regardless of what diet lifestyle you choose. Fructose is the enemy when it comes to fat loss, and sugar is 50% fructose. Understand how your body works in terms of biochemistry and you will most likely not want to put sugar into your body at all!! Also Carbnite is very simple, a laid out plan, so you won’t be doing too much at one time, just the right things!!! Good luck with your journey…..! 🙂
Thank you, Deb! 🙂 I am gonna check that out more. I was talking about it with Jos before, she is like my diet-guru, she was actually the first one introducing me to paleo diet and I am super thankful for that :))) My main goal IS fatloss, but without loosing muscle, of course. I train almost every day and I found out a while ago that NO SUGAR is the right way for me to go, along with morning cardio workouts and weights (in love with kettlebells and quite quickly progressing). Once I pass like 4-5 days without sugar, I am good and have no cravings for it. I used to sub it with lots of fruit so even my Whole30 wasn’t good for fat loss (but other than that it is the best thing I could ever do for my body), because I was munching on apples, bananas, watermelon (it was in summer, awwww, I can still remember the taste of watermelon sprinkled with seasalt, yay).
What is the DH website, please? :))
I liked the idea of 24hour IF, doing that from lunch to lunch, so I still have at least 2 meals a day, because I can’t imagine going ALL DAY WITHOUT FOOD, and you are right that shorter fasting periods sounds better. I usually can go pretty well without breakfast, train in the morning in a fasted state, eat lunch at lunchtime and my last meal is at around 6-7pm, so I can perfectly see myself doing it this way…