| A good low carb diet can actually have you | | | | support muscle which helps to keep your |
| eating more food than you're eating right | | | | metabolism running at a higher pace. Higher |
| now. | | | | metabolism means more calories burned even in |
| | | | a resting state. |
| Think about it, when most people want to lose | | | | |
| weight what's the first thing they do? They | | | | Fat, on the other hand, doesn't need any |
| tend to stop eating or cut way back on their | | | | energy to support it. It's simply "dead" |
| food intake. | | | | weight. |
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| Well my friends I'm here to tell you that it | | | | Secondly, the body will start storing more |
| doesn't have to be that way. | | | | fat because it's preparing itself for the |
| | | | worst. Your survival is your body's most |
| A healthy diet should consist of eating less | | | | important concern so it'll do whatever it can |
| of the foods that contain calories from | | | | to stay alive. |
| simple carbohydrates (sugar and processed | | | | |
| flour) and more whole grains, fresh fruits | | | | So what can you do if you want to eat less |
| and vegetables and good sources of protein. | | | | without starving yourself and sending your |
| This is the basis of a good low carb diet | | | | body into this defense mode? |
| plan. | | | | |
| | | | Eat smaller meals more often throughout the |
| In fact, a good diet should have you eating | | | | day. |
| more instead of less! Not more food, but more | | | | |
| often in smaller portions. | | | | This works on two levels. |
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| Your body's a truly wonderful machine geared | | | | By eating more often you won't get hungry as |
| towards one important goal. Survival. When | | | | quickly and your metabolism will stay raised |
| you cut way back on your food intake your | | | | because you'll be digesting food more often. |
| body feels threatened and automatically | | | | Digesting food uses calories just like any |
| assumes that you're starving. | | | | other physical activity. |
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| This built in survival mechanism dates back | | | | So here's a simple low carb diet plan that |
| to the stone age and is simply nature's way | | | | anyone can follow. Eat four or five small |
| of keeping you alive for as long as possible. | | | | meals a day, each consisting of a small |
| Long enough to get to your next meal. | | | | portion of protein along with some fresh |
| | | | fruits and veggies. |
| To combat this condition the body will start | | | | |
| breaking down muscle tissue to use as energy | | | | Try to eat every three hours or so to keep |
| and saves its fat stores for the last ditch | | | | your metabolism and energy up. This'll help |
| effort to save itself from what it thinks is | | | | you stay away from those snacking binges too. |
| immanent death. Fat is just that, a storage | | | | |
| material. | | | | Also, drink lots of water. Water will help to |
| | | | cleanse your body and make you feel full. |
| This is not good because first, by using | | | | |
| muscle tissue for energy you're losing | | | | So you see, with a little planning and by |
| precious lean mass which is metabolically | | | | adhering to a low carb diet plan eating more |
| active. This means that you need energy to | | | | can actually be better! |