text: Eliminating carbs and doing activities you don't like - is not sustainable.  You might be able to do it for a year, or two...but both will eventually crack - because they are no fun.  Find something you can sustain instead of the miracle quick hit. Reducing (vs eliminating) carbs, and adding in more high intensity components to your routine is smart, but "ditch to ditch" miracles never work for the long term.