| Low carb diets have hit the news over the last few | | | | will hit a point where you'll no longer lose any weight |
| years because of the way that they have the effect | | | | unless you start eating even less every day. |
| of rapid weight loss on the human body. Although | | | | Your mental health |
| this weight loss at first looks good, it is not sustained | | | | When you deprive your body of carbohydrates you |
| weight loss, and neither will your will power to stay | | | | soon become depressed. This is mainly caused by |
| on the diet be sustained. Your body needs carbs to | | | | you having no energy to exercise. The idea of going |
| function at a level you need to stay physically and | | | | on a diet is to lose weight and gain more energy, but |
| mentally tuned. | | | | this is impossible when you're not eating enough |
| Why your body needs carbohydrates | | | | carbohydrates every day. |
| The human body has been designed to need an | | | | Exercise also releases endorphins so you're always |
| adequate amount of carbohydrates, healthy fat and | | | | happier, and the only way to do this is eat a healthy |
| protein to function properly. When you start a fad | | | | diet that is balanced with the correct amount of |
| diet that eliminates or drastically cuts down on one of | | | | carbs, healthy fats and protein. To lose weight safely |
| these macronutrients then you'll start to feel the | | | | and successfully you must exercise so you increase |
| effects. These foods are all fuel for your body and | | | | your metabolic rate, and then you burn extra calories |
| mind, so it's not just the physical reasons that you | | | | every day. No carbs, or low carbs in your diet means |
| need to keep your carbohydrates intake up to a | | | | you'll have no energy to exercise. |
| minimum daily requirement. | | | | Putting weight back on |
| Your initial weight loss | | | | When you start eating normally again, which is usually |
| When you start a low carb diet your initial weight | | | | when your body and mind need to start eating |
| loss comes from water and your muscles. Fluid loss is | | | | carbohydrates the weight will come back and you'll |
| common with any diet that restricts any form of | | | | end up weighing more than you did before. Your new |
| food or calorie intake. When you eliminate or lower | | | | slower metabolic rate will ensure that you store all |
| your carb intake your muscles begin to suffer as well. | | | | the extra calories you're eating as fat. |
| When you stop feeding your muscles with | | | | If you want to lose weight and keep it off all you |
| carbohydrates they will decrease in size, and this has | | | | need to do is eat a healthy balanced diet, and start |
| an effect of lowering your metabolic rate. When your | | | | exercising. Exercise increases your muscle mass and |
| metabolism slows down your body burns less calories | | | | speeds up your metabolic rate. These are the two |
| when you are resting, and stores more calories as | | | | things you must do to burn the unwanted fat from |
| fat. After your initial fluid and muscle loss your body | | | | your body. |