Please don't attack me here as these low carb diet questions can be touchy subjects. Let me start out by saying that I’ve never believed in the low carb diet stuff long term. I am simply asking this out of curiosity. For starters, you have to admit that a very low carb diet can work IN THE SHORT TERM and very well. So why not go back and forth between a pretty basic 40/40/20 split or something like that and a very low carb diet, especially if you need to lose fat fast? If you were to go about doing something like that, how would you reintroduce carbs into your diet (assuming you know the right TYPEs of carbs to reintroduce)? Also, do you think such a diet would work for someone who’s bodyfat is already somewhat low (~8%)? I point to the new issue of Mind and Muscle on Avant’s site and the article titled: How to Get Ripped to the Bone by Anssi H. Manninen, MHS. Again, assume that exercise and diet knowledge are thorough (the right types of foods to eat, exercise intensity and frequency, etc.)