Tuesday, January 15, 2019

How to Start a Low Carb Diet Plan Successfully

Want to know how to start a low carb diet plan successfully? One of the first steps is choosing the right plan. Ready to get started?

Once you decide on an eating plan to reduce carbs, you need to know which low carb diet foods to eat. At first, cutting back on carbs might seem impossible. But it’s actually not as hard as you might think. Just keep in mind that a low sugar diet isn’t meant to be a quick fix for weight loss; it’s a lifestyle!

Thinking about moving to a ketogenic diet? Have you heard how easy is it is to lose weight cutting carbs? Maybe you’ve also heard there are other impressive benefits of a low carb diet: feeling more energetic, sleeping better, having stronger digestion, able to concentrate better, to name a few….

Before we begin looking at how to start a low carb diet, consider these important things:

First of all, you’re not going to melt pounds of body fat overnight. It may take several days or even weeks. Second, the other benefits listed will likely take some time to notice. And third, if you don’t do low carb the right way, you might feel lousy, even flu-like, for a few days. In fact, even if you do follow these tips, there’s no guarantee you won’t have any carb-withdrawal symptoms.

Still want to go for it and move to a low carb lifestyle? OK, then, let’s dive in.
Pick A Low Carb Diet Plan That’s Best For You

The first step to following a low carb diet plan is picking the one you resonate most with. You’re probably already familiar with at least a few of them. Here’s a list of the most common ones:
  •     Keto (ketogenic)
  •     Atkins
  •     Paleo
  •     Low-Carb Mediterranean

Below are a brief rundown of each eating plan….

Keto

The ketogenic diet originally started as a way to control seizures. About 100 years ago, researchers discovered if you deprive the body of glucose from carbohydrates, the brain’s electrical signals relax. And it turns out that when the body uses ketone bodies (ketones) for energy instead of glucose from carbs, you can burn body fat more efficiently.

When you’re burning your own body fat by limiting carbs, your body is in a state of “ketosis.” Ketosis is great because not only can burn bodyfat more efficiently, ketones will reduce your appetite.

But to get into ketosis takes discipline. Within the keto diet, there are a few different options. As a general rule though, keto allows for only 20-30 grams of net carbs per day or 50 grams of total carbs. (Net carbs is grams of carbs minus fiber and/or sugar alcohols.)

On a keto diet, about 70-75% of your calories comes from fat. About 20% from protein and only 5% from carbs.

Atkins

This low carb diet plan also allows for a high amount of natural fat. The main difference between Atkins and Keto is Atkins also allows for more protein. Like keto, you don’t have to count calories on Atkins. (But on keto, it helps to count carbs; more on this later….)

The Atkins diet became famous for its allowance of high-fat foods such as bacon and butter. There have been modifications to the Atkins diet over the years. It’s now more reasonable, emphasizing low-starch vegetables.

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