Low carbohydrate dieting is known to be effective in weight loss. However, as with any nutritional "dieting", some individuals lose weight before reaching the desired weight.
In this context, nutrition and general health specialist Lana al-Zaila has seven reasons for not losing weight during low carbohydrate diets.
1. Do not reduce carbohydrates enough
For those who are allergic to carbohydrates, they may need to temporarily refrain from all foods containing high-carbohydrate, and eat less than 50 grams of carbohydrates a day.
2. Tension constantly
It is not enough to eat healthy and exercise to achieve weight loss, but must be the performance of the body is optimal, in addition to the development of hormones.
Tension all the time keeps the body in a constant state of alert, with high levels of stress hormones such as cortisol. High levels of chronic cortisol can increase hunger and cravings for unhealthy foods.
Chronic stress can also have adverse effects on the hormonal environment, making the body more starving and preventing it from losing weight.
3. Lack of sleep
Studies indicate that lack of sleep is associated with increased weight and obesity. Lack of sleep makes you feel hungry and tired, making your body less conducive to exercise and healthy eating.
4. Excessive intake of "healthy" sugars
If you follow a diet low in carbohydrates or ketones, "healthy" sugars like coconut sugar or raw sugar cane, will do the same for normal sugar. It is rich in carbohydrates and can prevent the body from adapting to dieting.
5. Frequent eating
From persistent gossip in the health and fitness circles, that everyone should eat many small meals throughout the day, and have already studied thoroughly and found no features for smaller, more frequent meals.
There is no proven benefit from eating many small meals throughout the day, so try to eat fewer meals and think about giving fasting a chance.
6. Cheating in dieting
For people who can control themselves, meals or free days may be good every now and then.
For others, especially those who are addicted to food addiction, eating "cheats" is likely to do more harm than good.
If you are afraid of diet, where you eat nothing but junk food, you can easily destroy your progress.
If you can not control yourself in regards to unhealthy foods no matter what you try, you may have an addiction to food. In this case, removing fast foods from your life can be a useful idea.
7. To keep dieting for a long time
It is not good to reduce calories for a long time. The most individuals who enjoy a muscle mass on the face of the earth (bodybuilders and opponents of fitness) do not do so at all, and follow courses between eating and abstinence.
If you are tired to reduce calories for several months (or years), the metabolism rate may eventually slow down.
If you are on a diet for a long time, it will be a two-month period to stabilize the weight and gain a little muscle is what you need.
Of course, this does not mean eating bad food, but it is a lot of good. After these two months have elapsed, you can start "dieting" again.
