Low Carb Diet Plan - When More Is Better
When most people want to lose weight the first thing they usually
do is start a diet. And a diet to most people means "stop
eating".
Wrong!
A healthy diet should consist of eating less of the foods that
contain calories from simple carbohydrates (sugar and processed
flour) and more whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables and
good sources of protein. This is the basis of a good low carb
diet plan.
As a matter of fact, a good diet should have you eating more
instead of less! Not more food, but more often.
The body's a wonderful mechanism. It's geared towards one
important goal. Survival. When your body feels threatened by the
lack of food it automatically assumes that you're starving.
To combat this condition the body will start breaking down muscle
to use as energy and saves its fat stores for the last ditch
effort to save itself from what it thinks is immanent death.
This is bad on two fronts.
First, by using muscle tissue for energy you're losing precious
lean mass which is metabolically active. This means that you need
energy to support muscle which helps to keep your metabolism
running at a higher pace. Higher metabolism means more calories
burned even in a resting state.
Fat, on the other hand, doesn't need any energy to support it.
It's simply "dead" weight.
Secondly, the body will start storing more fat because it's
preparing itself for the worst. Your survival is your body's most
important concern so it'll do whatever it can to stay alive.
So what can you do if you want to eat less without starving
yourself and sending your body into this defense mode?
Eat smaller meals more often throughout the day.
This works on two levels.
By eating more often you won't get hungry as quickly and your
metabolism will stay raised because you'll be digesting food more
often. Digesting food uses calories just like any other physical
activity.
So here's the plan. Eat four or five meals a day. Not what most
would consider a meal (main course with two sides and dessert!),
but a small portion of protein along with some fresh fruits and
veggies.
This can be accomplished with a little planning and preparing in
your spare time.
Cook your weeks worth of meals - skinless chicken's an excellent
source of protein and can usually be purchased in a big pack or
value pack from your local grocery store - and refrigerate it in
separate packages, one for each meal.
Egg whites are a very good source of protein too. By mixing three
or four whites with one yolk and tossing it into the microwave
for approximately 90 seconds, whipping it and tossing it back in
for another 60 seconds, you can have some nice fluffy scrambled
eggs practically anywhere. Without all the cholesterol!
Buy your produce and clean it, separating it too into meal size
portions. All this can be done in a few hours on the weekend.
Buying some disposable storage containers can help keep things
convenient and organized.
Try to eat every three hours or so to keep your metabolism and
energy up. This'll help you stay away from those snacking binges
too.
Also, drink lots of water. Water will help to cleanse your body
and make you feel full.
So you see, with a little planning and by adhering to a low carb
diet plan sometimes eating more can be better!
Author
George Whitecraft
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posted by George @ 1:12 PM
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