Must people think that cutting carbohydrates is good for you, in conjunction with the low carb craze. Actually it is the direct opposite. Carbohydrates is the primary and preferred energy source of your body. Very low carb diets cause your energy levels to plummet. Not only will you feel tired, dizziness, and irritable without carbs but your training will also suffer. Assuming that you are exercising regularly, which I will address in the very near future.
The problem is the weight loss on a very low carb diet can be deceiving. You will definitely lose weight if you don’t eat carbs, but much of the initial weight loss will be muscle and water. In addition to the fact that limiting yourself to a low carbohydrate diet is not something you will able to stick with in the long run. Suppose you lose 5 lbs in one week on a low carb diet: This sounds impressive, but if one pound is fat, two pounds are water and two pounds are muscle, what did you accomplish?Your goal should never be weight loss. Your goal should be fat loss . You want to keep your muscle as this is the active tissue which impacts your overall metabolic rate. Losing your muscle and keeping the fat will give you weight loss, but the wrong kind. You will just be a skinny fat person.
If you trying to lose weight (fat) the best way is with regular daily exercise (that includes progressive resistance training) and cleaning up your diet, which means eating small frequent meals, controlling portions sizes, low fat protein, and colorful fruits and veggies. While eliminating high-calorie snacks, unhealthy fats, baked goods, alcohol, sugar, and heavily processed foods.
By Rono - ISSA-CFT, WITS-CPT
Low carb = low energy.
Low Energy = poor workouts.
Poor workouts = poor results.
The problem is the weight loss on a very low carb diet can be deceiving. You will definitely lose weight if you don’t eat carbs, but much of the initial weight loss will be muscle and water. In addition to the fact that limiting yourself to a low carbohydrate diet is not something you will able to stick with in the long run. Suppose you lose 5 lbs in one week on a low carb diet: This sounds impressive, but if one pound is fat, two pounds are water and two pounds are muscle, what did you accomplish?Your goal should never be weight loss. Your goal should be fat loss . You want to keep your muscle as this is the active tissue which impacts your overall metabolic rate. Losing your muscle and keeping the fat will give you weight loss, but the wrong kind. You will just be a skinny fat person.
Be Well.