Hi Pam - What you're describing is called cycling and there are people that do it. Personally, I think it negates the overall purpose of it all. There's that saying that 'if you keep doing what you've been doing then you'll keep getting what you've been getting.' I really believe that in order to be successful at losing weight and keeping it off, you have to make some real and permanant changes to your lifestyle. That means exercising and making good eating choices - otherwise you never break those old, bad eating habits.
I also personally believe that eating that way would make it harder. Most low carb eating plans are only really restrictive for the first two weeks. It also takes a week or two for your body to switch from burning carbs to burning fat for fuel. Why screw that up as soon as you adjust?
Finally, I have to question what your friend thinks of as low carb. If she's doing just meat and cheese for two weeks, please kick her in the shins and tell her to wake up. There is nothing so important as health and regardless of how you're trying to lose weight, you must eat those veggies and ensure that you are getting proper nutrition.
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