Take the Mystery out of the High-Protein, Low Carbohydrate Diet

The effect of carbohydrates on your weight:

A certain amount of carbohydrates are needed by the body, because they provide a lot of vitamins, minerals and fiber required for a healthy body. But too much is bad. Excess consumption of carbohydrates can lead to overweight. Most of the obesity cases are due to over consumption of carbohydrates. The carbohydrates are used by the body as fuel, but when you consume too much of carbohydrates, then the excess of carbohydrates will be stored in your body as fat, making you gain weight.

Do you know that it is not eating fat that makes you fat? It is consumption of excess carbohydrates that leads to storage of fats that make you fat. It is not what you eat that is important, but it is trying to understand what you eat. You have to first understand the working of insulin in your body.

The carbohydrates are stored in the liver and muscles. But the liver and muscles have limited storage capacity. So when there is excess carbohydrates, the balance of carbohydrates have no other choice than getting stored in the fatty tissues. So, excess carbohydrates leads to excess fat, and this makes you gain weight.

Carbohydrates and Diabetes:

Excess carbohydrates increase the glucose level in your body. The body then produces insulin to control this. The insulin also converts the carbohydrates into fat and not only stores it but also prevents it from being released. So your body cannot use this fat, and this makes you stay fat. The glucose level in your body is controlled by insulin. Sometimes people become resistant to insulin. This increases the glucose level in your body, causing diabetes. This can make you feel hungry often.

High protein, low carbohydrate diet:

You have to consume less carbohydrates and more protein. When you consume few carbohydrates, due to insufficient carbohydrates, the body will turn to the stored fat for its energy. This will reduce stored fat and help you to lose weight. Include 4-5 portions of proteins in your meal everyday.

What to eat?

Proteins and vegetables:

Make your diet rich in protein. You can consume meat, fish, chicken, shrimp, crab meat etc. Also include mushrooms, broccoli, cauliflower, beans, spinach etc which are vegetables rich in fiber.

When you feel hungry between meals have salads made from vegetables like broccoli, cucumber, mushroom or radish.

You can boil these vegetables rich in fiber with some brown rice and have, or stir fry them in olive oil and have.

Your meals should consist mainly of proteins and vegetables. Limit the intake of fruits. Other foods you should avoid are sweets, sauces, and products made from white flour, also rice, corns, grains and potatoes. Certain vegetables like carrot and beetroot should also be avoided.

Today we follow an unhealthy life, with lack of physical activities and consumption of delicious carbohydrates. You are not asked to eliminate food. If you can’t eat a particular food, replace it with some other low carbohydrate food. You can introduce a little bit of carbohydrates into your diet, once you reach your goal, but see that you don’t regain weight. Control your carbohydrate diet. Also drink plenty of water.

Some people might experience weakness or nausea, in the beginning, due to carbohydrate restriction, but it will disappear in a few days.

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