OK, I have time to bite now. This isn’t a ‘no carb’, or ‘low carb’ diet. it’s not a restrictive calorie diet either – it’s a low GI way of eating, with a few tweaks. The purpose is to manipulate insulin response to food thus altering fat storage and use.
It’s my belief that this way of eating results in safe and lasting fat loss and enough energy to undertake endurance training and events. Obviously different individuals require different tweaks depending on lifestyle but the diet as it has been sent out will help Mr and Mrs Average lose weight. One guy I work with has lost a stone in 5 weeks, never felt hungry or weak.
It may be counter intuitive, it may go against what you ‘think’ is right. The most highly respected exercise physiologist I know believes that half of his ‘knowledge’ is incorrect. He isn’t sure which half. Certainly if your negative opinion of this way of eating comes from what you may have read somewhere, good for you.
I would suggest that there is no need to drop below 10-12% for men, 15-17% for women, other than for elite sports performance or vanity.