No Carbs!? WHAT!?

I've been dieting pretty hard now for about a week. My photo shoot looks like it is only about another week away and I already feel like I am going a little crazy. I mentioned my carbohydrate intake is between 100-150 grams which is only 400-600 calories worth of carbs. Now that may sound like a lot to some of you, but when consider my food intake is usually up around 2,800-3,000 calories you see how difficult it is for me to make up the difference with proteins and fats. There is no doubt the results are there. On the scale I am down about three pounds and you can noticeably see more definition in my torso. Some of the weight loss comes from my near depletion of carbohydrates. When you cut carbs you are also essentially cutting out a major water carrier. This is why carb depletion results in such rapid loss of "weight" on the scale.

Physically the diet has not been bad. I am feeling pretty satiated throughout the day when I get all my protein in at the proper time. My workouts are a little tough because I don't have the same energy available that I typically do, but I am also working out at about a quarter of the intensity. The hard part is the mental game or struggling to find snacks that can hold me over if need be. If I can eat my perfect meal plan, I won't get too hungry. But I do have a job that requires constant attention to clients and sometimes it can be tough to plan snacks on this schedule. Typically when I get hungry and know I won't be able to get to a good clean meal I will just slap together a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, grab some fruit or eat a CLIF bar. The truth is I have been hanging around 10-11% body fat just working out like a monster and eating my normal food plan. The problem for me in this diet is that those snacks are all carbs! I am already a picky and calculating eater for the most part and that is what keeps me at a healthy body fat level without too much effort anymore. But this dieting down takes it to a whole new level that is in fact exhausting. All I can say is I am glad this venture is more of an experiment with these body sculpting techniques and that I don't actually care about being 7% body fat all of the time because I'd go completely nuts. Throw in the fact that my prep time is very short so it's more of a crash and I have a nice recipe for complete madness! Just know that you don't have to eat like this to lose weight and be healthy. These techniques are all about the looks...is it worth it? I'll leave that up to you to figure out.