Fast results with minimal effort. At least that's the motto of the people who go on a diet to lose weight. Finally, many of which take an instant way to make it happen, one of them by diving low-carb diet to extremes.
What is worse than the suffering that you experience through strict diets that make you starve in order to lose weight? Your suffering has not even stop there. After successfully losing weight, not long after your weight will go up again.
That's what happened to 95% of dieters who reduce their carbohydrate intake massively. According to Tufts-New England Medical Center, 21% of people who diet low carbohydrate diet will fail and quit within the first two months.
And almost everyone surveyed gained weight back after they followed a diet with a very strict carbohydrate restriction.
There are several reasons why low-carb diet does not bring significant results. The first is that carbohydrates are the body's main energy source. If the body is deprived of carbohydrates then your metabolism will slow down. And to maximize fat burning, metabolism must be improved.
The second reason is that low-carbohydrate diets can trigger a prolonged hunger. If hunger is unbearable then you will eat larger portions so the weight back up.
Worse yet, if the fuel the body runs out of carbohydrates, the body will take it from your muscles. Here, then, a process of muscle catabolism or muscle wasting is used as a substitute for primary fuels are exhausted.
How to solve it?
Carbohydrates are the main source of calories. To lose weight, calorie intake must be less than calories used. However, that does not mean you do not eat carbs at all. There are several things you can do to ensure the success of the diet and lose weight the healthy way.
First, make sure that your body gets enough carbohydrates intake. Whatever method you do diet, include carbohydrate foods in your diet. Body still needs carbohydrates as the main energy source.
Eat healthy carbohydrates such as brown rice, cereal, and oatmeal that provide more complete nutrition than regular white rice.
Include all protein-rich foods in your diet to help maintain muscle mass, improve metabolism and body functions. A diet high in protein and fiber are a very convenient way to keep you full longer and effective to help lose weight.
Add weight training and cardio in the middle of your routine to maximize fat burning and increase the body's metabolic rate.
Make your diet routines as healthy a fun activity, not as a burden instead lowers the quality of your life to achieve the ideal body. Well, have a nice diet.