How a low carb diet works
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How a low carb diet works.
The first step to starting a low carb diet is understanding how it actually works and what is going on inside your body.
Facts you should know:
- Your body uses threes sources of energy (fats, carbs, proteins)
- 75% of people in America have forced their body's to rely mostly on Carbs
- Once a body does not obtain its main source of energy it turns into a stage of ketosis
- many people may experience weakness and side effects for the initial stage of the diet
- once carbs are reintroduced to the system much of the weight lost will come back if not introduced very carefully
KETOSIS
Basically ketosis is a state of confusion for you body, were it is not getting its normal source of energy so it begins burning fat to supply the energy you are using. After a while the body will start adjusting to protein as your main source which has less calories and your energy will again be restored.
DAYS 1-3
Day 1 of ketosis is really not that bad, your body still has leftover carbs from the day before so the carb craves have not really hit.
Day 2 you are starting to feel a craving but honestly you feel just fine and begin thinking this isn't so bad.
Day 3 you would kill for a piece of bread your body is telling you to find one and you really shouldn't be around your loved ones. The only benefits to this day is you have probably lost about 4 pounds altogether.
DAYS 4-7
Day 4 you don't hate your life as much as day three but you are pretty tired of meet and would almost rather not eat, your not craving carbs as much and your starting to feel proud of the weight you lost.
Day 5-7 you slowly regain your energy and cravings begin to dwindle down even farther, after this week it gets much easier.
Day 7- Goal Weight. Once you hit your goal weight do not automatically Begin slamming down cheeseburgers and bread. Your going to want to build up your tolerance for carbs starting with small servings of brown rice or oatmeal. At this point you can also start adding in cheat days or cheat meals as long as you can control yourself after the cheat period is over.
Here is an example of a diet that would put you into ketosis.
Remember
This diet is a life choice if you want to keep the weight off. Be sure to understand this before starting it or you will be setting yourself up for disappointment.
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Thanks Kat, yea I am done with white bread and rice as well. My mouth still does water when I drive by an Olive Garden though.
Made a no carb salad as I am typing! I only eat some carb over lunch and no carb for dinner, will that make some difference? It was hard cutting carbs out for dinner but feeling a bit good already. Thanks for this!
That's great, dinner is by far the most important meal to lower your carb intake. If you aren't doing something active after eating a high carb meal, it will convert to fat much more quickly than protein. Thanks for the stop by my hub, good luck.
YogaKat Level 5 Commenter 3 months ago
75% of Americans eating mostly carbs . . . no wonder America is land of the obese. I have cut white bread and white rice from my diet almost completely. Pasta is my weakness. You are right on target with your last two sentences.