8 Essential Facts You Must Know Before Starting a Low Carb Diet!
  "Low Carb Diets, Low Carb Diet Plans and High Protein-Low Carb Diets"

By Tony Ostian, Health and Fitness Director

Yes, it's true!

Because low carb diets are so tempting, they've now become one of the hottest fad diets around.

Fact is, hundreds of thousands of people are currently following a high protein low carb diet in order to lose the extra inches and pounds they're carrying around.

And, many individuals that follow a low carb diet plan do in fact lose those unwanted pounds.

But, before you take the plunge and decide to eliminate carbs from your meals, there are 8 things you need to know:

  1. Carbohydrates are the bodies preferred source of energy.
  2. Low carb diets tend to be high in fat. Diets high in fat have been linked to high cholesterol, high blood pressure and also heart disease.
  3. Fiber is an essential nutrient in our diets and fiber is found in carbohydrates. Adequate amounts of fiber help prevent colon cancer, high cholesterol and help maintain a healthy body weight.
  4. The only real way to lose weight is by eating fewer calories than your body burns in a given day. The elimination of a macro nutrient group (carbohydrates) is not specifically responsible for the weight-loss, but it's the decrease in consumed calories that gets the credit.
  5. The vast majority of individuals that follow a low carb diet experience fatigue and lack of energy. And this leads to a decrease in activity levels and therefore a slowed metabolism.
  6. A slowed metabolism means your body is burning fewer calories daily which means you'll have to decrease food consumption even more in order to continue seeing a weight reduction.
  7. 1 gram of carbohydrates is equivalent to 4 calories, while 1 gram of fat is equal to 9 calories. Hence, calories add up much quicker with a diet higher in fat than carbohydrates and
  8. The vast majority of individuals that lose weight following a low carb diet will gain all of the weight back within 6 months of losing it. Here's why. Adding carbohydrates back into your diet will increase the total calories consumed. Plus, your body also stored these carbs in reserve since it was deprived of them for a period of time.

Here's the bottom line . . .

The best way to lose "fat" weight and keep it off successfully is to simply eat with balance and moderation.

In addition to that, you must also increase your metabolism by increasing your lean body weight.
 

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