Tips on Low Carb Diet and Sticking with your Low Carb Diet

Changing to a new diet plan no matter which plan you choose is always a difficult process. The following suggestions will take you through the first steps of a low carb diet plan so that you can have a better chance of maintaining your low carb diet. The steps will also help you to realize potential difficulties so that you can prepare for them ahead of time and be able to better adjust your lifestyle to the new regimen.

The First Three Days

When you are in the first three days of low carb diets there are some important steps you should take.

Eat plenty of food that contains fiber and fat, this will help fight the cravings of carbs.
Prevent long periods of hunger by eating at least every three hours.
Find a "good" food that is on the low carb diet plan so that you have a "treat" to eat.
Have a network of support so that you can turn to someone when you feel your willpower weakening.

After the first three days, the diet enters a new "phase."

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Days Three Through Five

During days three through five your body will use up all of its glucose reserves and you will experience what is called a "carb crash." You may:

feel jittery or shaky
experience fatigue
exhibit emotional irritability

In a few days these feelings should go away. Generally after the first week you will be allowed to re-introduce some high quality carbs back into to your diet. From day five through day fourteen you should begin to experiences the benefits and rewards of your low carb diet plan. You will begin to see discernible wieght loss as well as better energy levels, greater mental concentration and fewer cravings for carbs. The more sensitive you are to carbohyrdrates then the greater results you will receive by going on a low carb diet. The vast majority of people feel that the minor discomforts are worth the major results.

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