You probably have heard of Low Carb Diet or maybe you have tried it before and I am sure this diet program does not work for you for long run.
It has a possibility to make you gain weight instead.
Am I right? :) Low Carb Diet program would not work for long term.
Yes, even if you are able to lose extra pounds in just few weeks with Low Carb Diet, but how about for long run? Are you able to maintain the diet plan? Do you still lose your weight? The answer is NO!! Most of the people unable to maintain this type of diet as it is very painful process.
Yes, Low Carb Diet is not a sustainable diet program as it is too strict and make your life miserable as your body does not function properly.
The basic picture in this diet program is to limit the amount of carbohydrates that are consumed, as carbohydrates turn into fat.
So, you need to count the numbers of carbs that go into your body and limit the amount according to your body type.
When your body has a limited amount of carbs, it will goes to Ketosis state.
What is Ketosis? Ketosis is a phase where your body will burnt the fat for energy because there are no carb to be burnt.
In this phase, of course you will lose weight as the fat in your body is being burnt.
Is there any side effect when your body goes to Ketosis state? OF COURSE!! Ketosis is very unhealthy as it can cause nausea, headaches, fatigue, irritability, loss of sleep, even coma.
One of my friend had a very painful moment when she's tried to lose weight by following Low Carb Diet plan.
She felt completely flat and no energy at all and this has impact her life and careers.
Why this happen? Because our body need carbs to survive.
Carbs are vital to the muscles and without carbs muscles will lose strength and density.
Carbs are the energy providers for the body.
So, when you cut the source of energy on your body, it will find another source to replace carbs.
When this happen, your body will be unbalance as those replacement is might be crucial for other part of your body.
Back to my friend story, her career almost crash and burn as she's not productive and inefficient in the office.
This because our brain uses about 20% of glucose from our body.
Glucose is a simple sugar.
Simple sugars are carbohydrates.
So, if you limit the amount of carbohydrates from your diet plan, you are actually starving your brain of an important nutrient for healthy brain function.
This is something definitely not in everyone wish list whether you are trying to lose weight or not.
Low Carb Diet is not an healthy diet plan for a long run.
You can lose weight in the few week, most of the weight your are losing is water weight, it's just dehydrating your body.
Hey! What happen to my friend's life? She gained weight even more than before she joined the Low Carb Diet.
What happen? Because of her failures in life and career, she decided to get rid of her Low carb diet and start to eat again and then when she starts eating again, although the healthy food, her body stored any carbs it can by turning them into fat.
That's how her weight become more than before she joined the Low Carb Diet program.