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The Low Carb Marketing Scheme
On the surface, the low carbohydrate diet seems to make
sense. If you eliminate carbohydrates from your diet – there's
nothing left to burn except fat. Following a low carb diet,
strictly, will cause a reduction in body weight but the majority
of weight loss is water and muscle. And of course, to get the
best results you'll need to start buying low carb “potions” ,
low carb drinks, low carb cook books, and a healthy dose of
expensive supplements – if you want the “best results”. Low carb
chips cost $28 per pound! Is it about you? Or is it about the
money?
Most people who attempt the low carb diet buy a book but
don't read it carefully. They skip right to the section that
tells them all of the foods they CAN eat like steaks, butter,
mayonnaise, seafood, poultry, cheese – they are pleasantly
surprised – so they start eating. Most seem to miss the
paragraph that says the goal is to restrict calories to less
than 1600 a day. Yes you can eat those foods but if you don't
lower your calories you won't lose weight. If you eat more food
than your body needs you'll end up gaining weight.
The urine testing strips that are familiar to anyone who's
tried the low carb diet usually end up being more deceptive than
helpful. Forcing your body into ketosis is the goal and if you
do your testing strips will turn purple – and the darker the
better. What most people don't realize is that even though the
strips turn purple they can still be eating in excess of 4000
calories a day – and gaining weight. The testing strips only
tell you if you're in ketosis – and being in ketosis is not the
same as losing weight. Think about it – diabetics suffer from
ketosis and how many slim diabetics do you know?
Your brain alone needs 130 grams of carbs per day to function
properly. When you eliminate carbs from your diet, your body's
built-in survival system will respond with cravings so intense
that hardly anyone can stand up to them. One bite of something
sweet contains enough carbs to knock your body out of ketosis
within 10 minutes, then it takes two or three days to get back
into ketosis. Two bites a week and you'll never get anywhere.
Even worse is that low carb fat loss is accompanied by a
metabolic slowdown that can be permanent in many cases. Once you
integrate carbs back into your diet you'll gain back every pound
you lost – and usually a few more. Your metabolism will be
slower and losing weight will be even more difficult for the
rest of your life.
Think about it:
- Every single non-profit health organization in the world
tells you to eat more fruits and vegetables – the low carb
diet tells you NOT to.
- Low carb diets create horrible constipation after only one
day.
- Low carb diets put enormous stress on the kidneys and
increase the risk of liver disorders, gout, coronary heart
disease, stroke, and several types of cancer
The Low Fat Marketing Scheme
The Myth of Skipping Meals
The Exercise Marketing Scheme
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