07-02-2012, 03:30 PM
Hi Erica,
w.r.t losing weight, there is in my opinion no diet as effective as a low carb diet. Most diets crash because hunger is a primal driver. Eating carbs exacerbates this because of the insulin response, and the famous "hungry 10 minutes after a chinese meal" effect.
With a lo-carb diet, you eat the absolute mimimum amount required to fuel the conversion of fat into energy. This is way below your daily energy requirements, so you _must_ burn fat. The good thing is that you eat enough protein and a little fat to ensure that you do not feel hungry. A small quantity of dry wine is allowable too.
Google will pull up reams of information if you are interested, particularly if you include "Atkins", though he didn't invent it.
Good luck!
Bryony
w.r.t losing weight, there is in my opinion no diet as effective as a low carb diet. Most diets crash because hunger is a primal driver. Eating carbs exacerbates this because of the insulin response, and the famous "hungry 10 minutes after a chinese meal" effect.
With a lo-carb diet, you eat the absolute mimimum amount required to fuel the conversion of fat into energy. This is way below your daily energy requirements, so you _must_ burn fat. The good thing is that you eat enough protein and a little fat to ensure that you do not feel hungry. A small quantity of dry wine is allowable too.
Google will pull up reams of information if you are interested, particularly if you include "Atkins", though he didn't invent it.
Good luck!
Bryony