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How Many Carbs to Lose Weight

How many carbs to lose weight is something which is commonly asked. I've always been told that to become successful at something find good role models that are already fantastic at what you want to be successful at. Once you find these people or this person, mimic their behavior and actions. Simply by doing so you will reap the same benefits that they did. Of which brings me to body building.

Bodybuilders are not the best role model for everyone muscle wise, and maybe sometimes they get their body fat just way too low. However, everyone can learn and mimic the actions of bodybuilders to decrease body fat and improve body composition. It is a fact that the art of bodybuilding or body toning is literally reaching the best leanest body composition. So even though we might not exactly want to look like a bodybuilder, especially one on steroids, we can learn a lot from how bodybuilders eat and exercise to achieve a much better fat to muscle ratio. After all they are the best at it. The question remains just how many carbs to lose weight?

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[caption id="attachment_28895" align="alignleft" width="300"] Happy young female in old jeans pant after losing weight[/caption] Most bodybuilders - that I have studied eat a 40, 40, 20 split of carbs, necessary protein, and fat. 40% carbohydrates, 40% protein, and 20% fat. This split really works, and I say that from experience. This is usually the split i do when trying to have a lean look. To find out your 40, 45, 20 split you first have to figure out how many calories you should be having a day. Then take the number of and take forty, 40, 20 percent from that number respectively. Soon after you divide the number you get for carbs by 4 because there are 4 calories in every gram of carbs.

This is important to exercise if you wish to be able to eat more carbs without hitting spillover. Spillover is a major no no when trying to lose weight with carbs. That occurs when you're body's carb "gas tank" contains large amount and stores any extra carbs as fat. Simply by exercising your body needs more carbs to be used in the muscles.