Chris Powell's Choose More, Lose More for Life by Chris Powell

day. It keeps your energy up so you can perform, and still get
ripped
!
What’s My Carb Cycle?
    Maybe after reading this quick rundown of the four carb cycles you know which cycle you’re going to follow. But maybe you’re kind of confused. Maybe you’re even thinking, “Hey! I want all the benefits of all the cycles!” But you know you can only do one cycle at a time, so you’re wondering, “Which cycle should I pick?” Let me help you narrow it down: Fill out the short questionnaire below to figure out which carb cycle will work the best for you.
THE RIGHT CARB CYCLE FOR ME
If this statement is true…
… circle the X’s in its row
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I’ve been able to stick with a diet in the past.

X
X
I want a more structured plan.

X
X
I want rapid weight loss.

X
I want to lose weight but reward myself regularly.
X
I choose to lose, but slow and steady is my pace.
X

X
I am very active and need sufficient energy.

X
I am training for an athletic event, but I want to lose weight.

X
I’m not very active at all.
X
I tend to yo-yo diet and I want to stop.
X
X
X
X
I’ve gotten pretty good results with diets I’ve tried before.

X
X
The original
Choose
to Lose cycle worked for me.

X
I’ve already hit my target, and I want to maintain my new weight.
X

X
I just want to feel healthier, but I don’t need to lose weight.

X
How many X’s did I circle in each column (add ’em up)?
The biggest number shows the right carb cycle for me!
Easy
Classic
Turbo
Fit
The Seven-Day Easy Cycle with Frequent Rewards
    Millions of people have tried and failed and tried and failed to lose weight, and have yet to make it. Why? Because it was
just impossible
for them to give up their favorite foods for more than a week or two. Maybe you’re one of those people, and you can’t stand the thought of denying yourself all of the yummy stuff out there. For this very reason you’re convincedyou’ll never be able to stick with a diet. You’re afraid to even try, because it’ll wreck you to try and fail yet again.
    But guess what? Carb cycling, especially the Easy Cycle, lets you achieve incredible weight-loss results without saying good-bye to the foods you love! We’re talking bacon.
We’re talking brownies and cheesecake and gelato
. That’s what the Easy Cycle is all about, so there’s no reason to be scared. You
will
be able to get going and keep going with it—without feeling deprived or hemmed in.
    With the Easy Cycle, if you can’t have it today, you can always have it tomorrow. You get to
indulge every other day
, on your high-carb days. I have yet to meet anyone who tells me, “Gosh, I can’t do this, you know, I can’t wait till tomorrow.” I know you
can
.
    All of a sudden, dieting tastes good. Even better, you’ll still lose weight! Will you lose it as quickly as you would on the other three carb cycles? Probably not. But you can feel confident that you’ll finally be able to slim down without feeling deprived.
    How is this even possible? Well, when it comes to junk foods, you’ll be eating what you always have, but you’re going to eat less of it. For example, if you’re used to eating seven servings of ice cream a week, you can still eat four servings (one on each of your high-carb days, of course). On the low-carb days, you’ll keep your healthier nutrition dialed in, and that fat is just going to melt right off. So you better believe you’re going to see incredible results right away!
    The Easy Cycle week is a simple alternating pattern of low- and high-carb days, with an extra high-carb day thrown in. The low-carb days are just like the low-carb days in the other three carb cycles, but the high-carb days… they’re a lot more fun!
    On those four wonderful high-carb days each week, you get to pick one meal—except dinner—as your reward meal. We avoid rewards at dinner because late nights tend to be a slippery slope for most. Once we start rewarding, we can’t stop!
    Start your lunch with a salad and