What about the theory that under eating in carbohydrates will slow your metabolism and your body will try to store fat? fact or fiction. Or would you have to be seriously undernourished to get to this point?
I would think you would have to be super skinny (LOW BF%) in order to do this. Everyone is different and everyone has extremes. I have seen dieticians put severly obese people on super strict low cal diets and have seen people gorge 5k cals and still accomplish weight loss through extreme exercise. You can make it as easy or complex as you like it.
My personal account is this. I am on an extreme cut and listen to just my body. People can try to say whatever they want, but I am completely dialed in and am a fat burning machine w/out all the extra hoaxes.
Very Simple.
I do fasted exercises first thing in the morning.
Breakfast = Isopure low carb Choco 50g P/1 net C/1g F /220 cals.
(snack) = Nut-trition Healthy Nut Mix -- 8g P/3 net C/22g F/250 cals.
Lunch = Isopure low carb Choco 50g P/1 net C/1g F /220 cals.
(snack) = Starkist Tuna in water/Bagelthin 23gP/28g C/ 1.5F/230 cals
Dinner = Lean Meat and a Veggie. I will use this time to add in more food that doesn't stack carbs to high. I will throw in anything as long as its early enough to satisfy any sweets or things that I have to have...to keep me from crashing to ruining my diet. 1 pc of candy or 1 pc of anything for that matter will not hurt you. Stressing over it will cause your body more harm than just eating it and satisfying your cravings. I stay well within a 1750 cal limit. Sometimes I find it hard to even attain that. I do mild cardio 3-5 times a week and lift 3 times a week. I am not losing muscle mass and I continue to gain strength and gains. ...so fact or fiction??? to low of a cal intake will cause you to burn muscle and not fat... In my case, simply fiction. I have enough fat storage to continue to burn as long as I give myself the simple nutrition it needs.
I dont see how 40 min of cardio is a joke and his diet being fine. Not all carbs are created equal and to slam 2 tbsp of peanut butter right before bed doesn't seem like the smartest thing to do if your trying to cut.
Everyone listen to your own body. Listen to the next man and you can try what he tries, but our own body is trial and error. See what works and what doesn't then Go Hard!!! Be truthful and record record record what you eat. You can cut and lose weight but I find that you have to track every calorie and be aware of what you put in your body in order to succesfully lose weight.
Best of Luck!