Important question about the time out program

I am considering doing the time out program to speed along my weight loss and to get a handle on the carbs in my life; my big question is: can you still work out with zero carbs? I had always thought that you needed carbs for energy! I am trying to be very faithful with my workouts at the gym, and I don't want to sabotage myself in that area. So, what do you think? Has anyone here done the time out and still continued to work out at the gym??????????

I tried the original time-out and just could not do it - got shaky, could not exercise, and just felt BAD - now, mind you, I did not do it but a few days, and realized I could not do it without modifying it, and I see a lot of folks are able to modify this (have some meals, add some solid foods) and better able to keep it up  -   I read lots of posts about what different folks were doing, and came up with "Karen B's Timer Plan" and decided to do that, and it is working for me......(you can find it on an older post on this forum, or just let me know and I can give you that),  But, I am able to exercise a lot with this modified time-out, and it does seem to be shrinking my pouch back down ..... Good luck - hope you find something that works for you.... DeAnna

Can you post information on the Timer's Plan

KAREN B'S "TIMER" PLAN FOR GETTING BACK ON TRACK The idea of this is to stimulate your metabolism to start burning fat and stop the grazing!!! Of course, adjust the times to your schedule, however, do NOT go past 1 ½ hours between some kind of “feedings”. 6 am coffee, tea, or some other kind of warm beverage to “get things going” 7 am 8 or more oz of PURE water 8 am protein shake 9 am 1-3 oz of protein type food* 10 am 8 or more oz of pure water 11 am protein shake noon 1-3 oz of protein type food 1 pm 8 or more oz of pure water 2 pm protein shake 3 pm 1-3 oz of protein type food 4 pm 8 or more oz of pure water 5 pm protein shake (like while cooking dinner * prevents ‘tasting”  and “grazing”) 6 pm dinner 1-3 oz of food total, i.e., 2 oz of protein food, a bite or  two of veggie and perhaps a ‘taste” of a complex carb 7 pm 8 or more oz of pure water 8 pm protein shake 9 pm light snack like string cheese, deli meat or cheese, about 1 or 2 oz total 10 pm 8 or more oz pure water Pure water is very important to optimum health and to flush the fat  cells through your body. You may drink crystal light, diet Snapple, flavored  waters, etc., however, you still MUST get in the 64 oz of PURE water every day  and do not count the water in shakes or the flavored waters UNLESS you are  flavoring them yourself with lemon, etc. Propel is good, but still do not count  towards your water. You may make your protein shakes with just 1 scoop for 20 g of protein  or less, but your total protein shake consumption must be at least 90 g. I use  the full 30 g portion for each of my shakes, but my body requires more protein supplement. Please adjust accordingly, however the importance is actually drinking them. You can make up a half a portion in 2-3 oz of water to equal 15-20 g of protein then your daily total of drinking 5 shakes would be  around 100 g. You will find that by setting the timer, you will never be hungry, and in fact, by the latter part of the day, you will be surprised when the timer goes off to have water, protein, or food again! All meals must have a beginning and an end. No more than 15-20 minutes  per “mini-meal”. If you are full in five minutes, STOP and discard food  or put away for the next meal. It doesn’t mean that you can still eat during  that hour. This constitutes grazing. Track your food in Fitday (www.fitday.com). This helps. You will find that even tho you are eating every three hours your pouchie can’t handle as much as it could have before. If you aren’t “carbophobic” add some whole grains to your meals, but eat them LAST. Mix all protein shakes with water and ice only. No milk or fruit. This adds calories and causes cravings for more carbs. You may add SF syrups, or  mix your shakes with SF beverages, i.e., Propel, crystal light, Fruit 2-0,  etc. This does work esp. for someone with a slow metabolism. It is also the best way to control your appetite. You literally never want to eat. Which is the hard part. Eating becomes a chore. You will find that you want to skip the intervals but don't do it. When you skip, your appetite will come roaring back and your metabolism gets kicked down again. NOTE: YOU HAVE TO DO THE REGULAR FEEDINGS EVEN WHEN YOU ARE NOT HUNGRY OR IT WILL NOT WORK. ADVICE: IN ORDER TO AVOID MISSING A FEEDING WHEN YOU ARE ON THE GO OR HAVE MEETINGS TO ATTEND, KEEP A SMALL SNACK OF NUTS (COUNT OUT 10). HAVING A LOW CARB PRE-MIXED PROTEIN SHAKE HANDY IS ALSO A GOOD IDEA.

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