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I JUST finished reading Nikki's thread "shocking the heck out of my body" and she and LoSingWeightin08 suggested googling "carb cycling"... so I did, the following is a cut and paste from one of those sites... I'm definately going to try this, thanks girls!!

Carbohydrate cycling is the practice of lowering carbs for 2-3 days and then bringing your carbs back up for 1-2 days, instead of just keeping your carb ratios the same all the time. This helps your body to burn fat at a higher rate on the lower carb days and then replenish your carbs on higher days. This keeps your metabolism from slowing down and makes sticking to your 'diet' easier knowing that you will be able to eat higher carbs and calories in a few days.
You can also plan your carbohydrate cycling around special events or plans that you may have. That is what makes this diet so easy and personalized.
On average, women should lean towards 125-175 grams of carbs on low days and 200-300 grams on higher days. Men, 175-225 grams on low days and 350-400 grams on high days. Like I mentioned before, every person is different and may need to play with these numbers a bit to find what works best for you.