What should be a complete diet for each of us? From proteins, fats and carbohydrates. And what is more suspicious on this list? Of course, fats!
And meanwhile, it's not the fats that affect the appearance of excess folds. Rather, these folds consist of fat cells. But the fat is "postponed" due to the excess carbohydrates. So what, you need to lose weight, refusing yourself exactly in carbohydrates? Well, you do not need to refuse. After all, carbohydrates are divided into fast and slow. Fast or simple, for example sugar, are easily assimilated, and complex, they are slow, require a longer splitting. Low-carb diets for weight loss are based on the restriction of the consumption of fast carbohydrates, which harm our figure.
Fast and slow carbohydrates
Our body breaks down carbohydrates, secreting glucose from them, which is distributed in the body with the help of insulin. And the excessive distribution of this glucose leads to the appearance of excess fat reserves. But, if we are talking about products rich in carbohydrates, we mean flour and confectionery products, bread from white flour, and sugar, that is, sucrose. But, the fact is that a lot of products contain fructose in the composition. And this is almost all fruits, berries, a number of vegetables, honey, dairy products, even fish. In fact, you do not need to go to the point of absurdity and deny yourself everything. There are a number of carbohydrates allowed for consumption.
Low-carb diet: what can you eat?
In order not to frighten you with severe prohibitions, and you did not change your mind to lose weight, we will immediately give you a list of the allowed products while observing a low-carb diet.
- We are pleased with the lovers of seafood. Fish can and should be. But only the sea. And this: cod, tuna, flounder, salmon, trout, mackerel. They contain less carbohydrates, compared with river fish, and more useful fats.
- There is no ban on other seafood. Fans of shrimp will be happy, since they can safely absorb them during a diet. You can also squid, mussels, oysters.
- Eggs can be eaten in any form and any. Also not prohibited: milk, low-fat or low-fat cheese and cottage cheese.
- Lovers of meat will also be delighted. After all, they should not deny themselves, for example, beef, beef liver, and can also pamper themselves with chicken, goose, duck meat, and even turkey.
- Well, finally - all of the above can be combined with vegetables. Radish, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, olives, any cabbage, eggplant, pumpkin, green beans and peas. And also any greenery, including green onions, celery, sorrel and other pasture.
In general, it is quite possible to survive. Even with benefit to the body. After all, the essence of such a diet is precisely to stimulate the body to use the energy potential that has been accumulated before, in other words, fat cells. Without receiving them from outside, he is forced to take them out of the reserve, thereby reducing their volume.
This diet has solid pluses. We clean the body of toxins - once. We also improve the metabolism - two. And, of course, we lose weight - three. But surely, in connection with such restrictions there must be some side effect.
The harm of a low-carb diet
Some nutritionists argue that a decrease in carbohydrate intake, undoubtedly, leads to constipation. But after all, we found out that we can get vegetables. A cabbage, like nothing else, improves the work of the intestines.
On the other hand, we can agree that increased consumption of animal fats - milk and meat, leads to an increased likelihood of excess cholesterol and heart disease. But after all, as it was said above, we are focusing on low-fat options - lean meat and fish, as well as low-fat cottage cheese and cheese. So the probability of this is small.
There are also arguments in favor of limiting the supply of certain substances to the body, leading to their deficiency. But this is also twofold. After all, we do not deprive our body of carbohydrates in general, we simply translate it into more useful carbohydrates.
If you have not lost the desire to take advantage of this opportunity to lose weight, (and I hope that it has not disappeared), let me introduce to you a note on a possible menu of low-carb diets.
Low-Carb Diet: Menu
The table below gives an approximate menu for three days. So that you have an idea of how to eat. You can dream up on this topic and make your own menu.
| Breakfast | Dinner | Dinner |
|---|---|---|
| Scrambled eggs with onions, apple (but only green) and unsweetened tea | Mushroom soup (you can add a little buckwheat) | Fresh vegetable salad with olive oil |
| A plate of low-fat cottage cheese with dried fruits, coffee without sugar (you can drop lean cream) | Soup from vegetables (you can soup, green borsch) | Baked sea fish |
| Boiled cauliflower, tea with a piece of cheese | Cooked chicken and lettuce | Slice of boiled veal, or baked chop with vegetable salad |
Here is an example of a low-carbohydrate diet, its results will not be long in coming. Already at the end of the first week you will feel the ease and improvement of the stomach. In any case, whatever diet you choose, you need to remember the main thing: listen to your body and observe the measure in everything.