It takes 2-3 days to deplete your liver glycogen supply on a low carbohydrate (5-10 grams of carbohydrate per
feeding) diet. After that, your hunger significantly decreases and your sweet and starch cravings almost
completely disappear. Getting through your first 2-3 days is the problem. There are 2 approaches that work
best, for different reasons. The first way to get through glycogen depletion is to eat almost nothing. Fast for a day
or two, or limit your calories to 500 a day. Make sure you always drink at least a gallon of non-caloric fluid
every day. The advantage of a super low calorie approach to getting through your first 2-3 days, is that your liver
glycogen drops faster on fewer calories, and the scale will drop faster too. Once glycogen is gone, your hunger
and cravings are gone too. The second way to get through glycogen depletion is to eat 1500-2000 calories of
protein and fat a day your first 2-3 days. You’ll be less hungry because of the protein and fat you are eating, and
it will be easier to get through those first 2-3 days. The disadvantage is that it will take longer to deplete your liver
gycogen supply eating this way, so it will take an extra day or two until your glycogen is gone and your hunger
and cravings disappear.