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My 7 Reasons to Resolve to Eat Low Carb in 2020
When I was growing up, most people believed that losing weight was all about "calories-in, calories-out." Today, we know it's a lot more complicated than that. The key to successful weight loss is understanding that not all calories are equal. It's critical to understand what your body does with the calories it's given. That's what Plan Z is all about. While Plan Z is more than just a low-carb diet (it's a fully coached program), I recommend all of my dieters eat low carb after completing the diet, for hundreds of reasons. We don't have time to get into all of them today, so I am going to list my top 7 reasons below.
This is why I recommend you resolve to low carb it in 2021:
1. It lowers your cholesterol. Since 2002 over 20 human studies have been done that prove low carb eaters lose more weight and that it actually leads to improved cholesterol results. Has your doctor been barking at you to get your cholesterol down? This can help – a lot.
2. You’ll lose weight. Low carb diets are more effective in losing abdominal fat. You want to get that belly gone. Right?
3. A low carb lifestyle lowers your blood sugar level. When you eat carbs they are broken down into simple sugars. That causes an insulin response. But when you eat too many carbs, insulin’s response is to turn the excess carbs into fat. Insulin is the fat hormone. It has no choice. Your choice is…to not eat the carbs.
4. It makes weight maintenance easier. If you don’t want to have to count calories, points or anything else, you want low carb foods.
5. Type 2 diabetics stand to benefit the most from a low carb diet...
Read the full column at PlanZDiet.com
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