The fastest weight loss happens when you eat at least 50% fat, because if your protein calories are over 50% of you daily calorie intake, your body converts this excess protein to sugar. For fastest weight loss, try to stay on 500-800 calories of protein and fat a day. The easiest way to do this […]
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The 2 most misunderstood elements of weight loss are sodium and fat. Increasing you salt intake can actually help you lose weight on a low carbohydrate diet, by replenishing the sodium you lose due to carbohydrate restriciton. By adding a few sprinkles of salt to everything you eat, and drinking a cup of boullion 2-3 […]
Women and men cheat differently low carbohydrate diets. Women cheat on sweets and starches, just enough to completely stop weight loss. If you are a woman and your carbohydrate intake is much over 20 grams of carbohydrate per day, you are probably not going to lose weight. 20 grams of carbohydrate is a slice a […]
Muscle cramps can be a real problem on weight loss diets, especially on low carbohydrate weight loss diets. Muscle cramps are usually due to electrolyte imbalances of sodium or potassium. You can have weight loss muscle cramps almost anywhere – in your calves, rib cage, back, arms, chin, thumbs, etc. The easiest way to treat […]
My favorite portion control servings make weight loss alot easier. Remember to limit your calories to no more than 1500 a day and you’ll lose weight. Remember that you lose twice as fast eating just protein and fat, compared to eating carbohydrate. Remember to drink your weight in ounces of water (or calorie-free fluid) every […]
The most important thing you can do to lose weight is to drink you weight in ounces of water every day. If you weigh 150 pounds, drink 150 ounces of water every day. The second most important thing you can do to lose weight is to realize that calories count. You cannot freely feed on […]
The magic numbers you need to know for weight loss are 1500, 800, 500, 50, 20, 8 and 5 . You need to limit your total calorie intake to 1500 a day (or less) to lose weight. You’ll lose twice as much weight on 1500 calories of protein and fat, compared to 1500 calories of […]
A diet that works very well is to lose weight one week, maintain weight the next week, and so on. To lose weight, limit your total daily carbohydrate intake to no more than 20 grams a day, ideally in no more than 5-8 grams of carbohydrate per feeding. To maintain weight, limit your total daily […]
Binging is more common than most people think. 10%-30% of patients have some kind of binge behavior. The first approach to controlling binging is to try to control sweet and starch cravings. The good news is that sweet and starch cravings dramatically decrease after 3-4 days on a low carbohydrate diet, eating 20 grams or […]
If you can get rid of your sweet and starch cravings, you can stop binging. If you can stop binging, you can stick to a low carbohyrate diet and finally lose weight. The best way to curb your carbohyrate cravings is to take advantage of a number of safe and effective prescription medication that can […]