Hey Everyone! This is my first post to the Atkins/low carb portions of this forum and was hoping you could answer a few questions for me. I am pretty new, but am so excited I found the low carb threads - what I have read has been supportive and inspiring.
1. Does anyone know the science behind burning carbs versus burning fat during your workout? If you have a high intensity workout, but do not have a store of carbs to utilize for energy does that mean you will burn more fat (compared to a low intesity workout that burns fewer calories per minute)? I am not sure how the science works. Basically, I am induction and want to make sure I burn as much fat as possible and am not sure what I should target (number of calories burned during my workout or minutes in weight loss/cardio range as measured by my heart rate monitor).
2. I use the ketostix to measure my level of ketosis. I can get to the second to end purple range (80), but not past that. What is a sufficient level to maintain during induction and in later phases? Is it an issue that I cannot get to the last level?
I have been doing pretty good (I think), but want to make sure I am being as efficient with my time on the diet as possible. THANKS EVERYONE - ANY ADVICE OR ANSWERS WILL BE VERY APPRECIATIVE