Low Carb, Why it Helps You Loose Weight and Keep Slim
In the previous posts, we have discussed how diets that include a lot of carbs can put your body into a mode where it is hungry most of the time and unwilling to burn fat for energy, the classic way to gain weight.
At this point there are many major programs for low and lower carb diet programs. These tend to be life long changes in eating styles. The Atkins diet is the classic, while the South Beach diet is a relative new comer.
These programs primarily differ in the amount of carbs that they recommend.
Both diets have 3 phases:
- An initial phase where carbohydrates are drastically reduced, as close to zero as possible
- A slightly relaxed phase where more foods are introduced.
- A life long eating program.
In the Atkins, the life long program has you eating somewhere around 60 grams of carbohyrdates a day (2 teaspoons of sugar), while the southbeach primarily chooses very low glycemic index (digestion speed) carbohyrdates.
The bottom line is that if you want to loose body fat, fast, you need to cut your body’s carbohyrdate intake, while not over eating on fats or protein.
It is actually critical to not overeat on protein as your body can convert protein into sugar if there is surplus.
The ideal diet seems to be 60-100 grams of protein (360-400 calories), fiber to bulk up the food volumn and to slow digestion, penty of fresh vegetables and a good blend of healthy fats, fish oil, olive oil, coconut oil and butter, to fill out your caloric intake.
