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-------------------- Henri Schauffler is the founder of LowCarb-Lifestyles.com, an online community that gives low carb dieters the tools to succeed -for life. Visit http://www.LowCarb-Lifestyles.com and get the free eCourse, "How to Live a Low Carb Lifestyle." Posts: 9 | Registered: Apr 2004
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"Top 10 Reasons Why Low Carb Dieters Can Get Fatter and Fatter" by: Henri Schauffler
Top 10 Reasons Why Low Carb Dieters Can Get Fatter and Fatter
Low Carb at TGI Fridays! Low Carb Ice Cream! And the best one - Low Carb Beer! I was ecstatic. Low carb had finally become mainstream! Life would be good from now on…
I’ve been on the Atkins low carb diet for years, but was shocked to find earlier in the year that my cholesterol, tri-glycosides, blood pressure and weight were all up to unhealthy levels. But wait - Dr. Atkins had promised that the low carb diet would solve all these problems AND help me lose weight. Now, I thought, there was low carb everywhere – I could “not have his carbs and eat them, too.”
But as I and millions of low carb dieters have found, if you don’t do it right, low carb will turn into a big health risk. Earlier this year, I began an in-depth search for what was wrong with this low carb picture. As a result, with my wife, Loretta, I launched LowCarb-Lifestyles to help low carb dieters avoid the pitfalls and mistakes that can come with ignorance and lack of support. Low-Carb-Lifestyles.Com offers a new approach based on the Five Keys to Low Carb Success: Information, Motivation, Nutrition, Fitness and Support
Along with the Five Keys, we discovered the TOP TEN REASONS WHY LOW CARB DIETERS CAN END UP GETTING FATTER AND FATTER.
10. Not Counting Carbs – Carbs must be counted just like calories
9. Disregarding a common sense approach - (“I can eat as much fat as I like – it’s low carb!”)
8. Failing to develop a clear plan and goals for achievement – just like any endeavor, one needs to create a sense of urgency everyday.
7. Dieting alone - not enlisting the help of a support network
6. Believing too much of the hype on commercially prepared low carb foods – all the “net carbs” promotion belies the fact that one must eat a healthy mix of protein and complex carbohydrates everyday
5. Sliding in and out of low carb living - Yo-yo low carb dieting is a certain road to getting fatter. Higher fat combined with carbs - certain death!
4. Failing to be creative with one's menu choices - Eating the same old eggs and meat everyday leads to cheating - for sheer lack of variety
3. Not exercising regularly - Every dieter needs at least four days a week of exercise, especially those over 30 (most of us!).
2. Ignoring the need for self motivation - We need to spend time everyday, (we recommend at least 20 minutes per day)
1. Failing to commit to low carb living for the rest of one's life - For long term success, one needs to commit to a self disciplined, intentional daily "Low Carb Lifestyle." Anything less will, for most of us, end up in weight gain and frustration.
We have concluded that the low carb approach is absolutely the best system, but we must follow certain principles absolutely. Failure to do so will actually make you fatter while tricking you into thinking you are on a diet!
-------------------- Henri Schauffler is the founder of LowCarb-Lifestyles.com, an online community that gives low carb dieters the tools to succeed -for life. Visit http://www.LowCarb-Lifestyles.com and get the free eCourse, "How to Live a Low Carb Lifestyle." Posts: 9 | Registered: Apr 2004
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Thanks. The top 10 reasons are right on. Sadly I know from personal experience. I did so well before the pre-packaged low carb foods and sweets started showing up on the market. I'm getting back to the basics now and am moving forward.
-------------------- Be committed! Do what it takes! Have what you want! Posts: 2 | From: Bismarck North Dakota | Registered: Jan 2005
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I really liked the article and agreed with all 10 but one! I find the more fat I eat in my diet the more weight I loose and the more energy I have during the day. I do try to balance my fat intake as well! I feel it is important to have the mono and poly! No Trans fats though, I looked at some of the stuff my wife uses and it is loaded with transfats!
Posts: 2 | From: Derry NH | Registered: Nov 2005
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There is actually scientific proof that eating fat slows down or even stops the trigger of the hunger enzyme in your stomach. If you eat a meal that is high in fat, it takes at least 2 hours for your stomach to release it to your intestines, whereas simple carbs take only 20 minutes and leave you hungry again. The increased energy you feel may also have something to do with the lack of insulin production and the proper sugar metablism that fats also promote.
I commend you on avoiding trans fats! This is a common problem with low-carbers who don't understand their lifestyle. A low-carb lifestyle which incorporates healthy fats and avoids the non-healthy trans and sat. fats can significantly improve one's health, but a low-carb lifestyle high in saturated fat can actually do even more damage than the normal every-day lifestyle.
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