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josh20150602 / March 9, 2012

The Meso Diet and a Carb Cycling Plan

Carb cycling is a really simple concept for advanced fat loss.  I don't really ever mess with it until women are already under 25% or men are already under 15% body fat.  Before that, just keep taking steps to eat more protein, less calories, and better quality carbs.

But if you are ready for an advanced fat loss protocol, here is what it would look like…

Josh Hillis' Meso Diet™ Carb Cycling Week:

Sunday: Neo (FREE DAY: Pizza, brownies, burritos, cookies, ect.)

Monday: Strict Paleo

Tuesday: Meso (Paleo + Brown Rice or Quinoa)

Wednesday: Strict Paleo

Thursday: Meso (Paleo + Brown Rice or Quinoa)

Friday: Strict Paleo

Saturday: Strict Paleo

Remember, Mesolithic Man was just an upper paleolithic cave dude who ate grains once in a while.  Again, it's mostly Paleo.

In the 7 Steps to Paleo book, Jenna Shannon talks about how there are different versions of Paleo – and she talks about the lower carb paleo and the higher carb paleo.  In this Meso carb cycling plan, we'd do the lower carb version of Paleo four days per week.  Two days per week, we'd do the higher carb version of Paleo, with the addition of Meso carbs Brown Rice and Quinoa.

Like I've always said, the body loves cycles.  While mostly I've talked about how to cycle workouts, the body loves to cycle diet as well.

How To Get Started with Paleo 7stepstopaleo

It's the simplest starter guide to eating Paleo I've ever seen.

It also gets bonus points because it's so totally realistic.  

While I love what a "mostly Paleo" or "Meso" diet can do for you in terms of fat loss, most Paleo books turn me off because they are so over the top crazy.  And that's the only reason I've never recommended a Paleo book before – I hadn't ever found one this normal and balanced.

7 Steps to Paleo, is a really simple, easy, down to earth guide to eating Paleo.  

It's 1/2 Paleo Recipes and 1/2 a step by step plan to implement the logistics of actually making the diet work.

Enjoy!

 

JoshBy Josh Hillis, 

RKC, CPT, PES, ZMIS 


 


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    March 9, 2012 at 5:47 AM

    The body definitely likes cycling.

    I have found it beneficial to cycle in periods of complete abstinence from food (fasting), as well as periods of high fruit.

    I don’t really go for the junk food binges. Maybe once in a great while, but once per week seems a bit too much to be doing any favors for your body.

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