The aim of this diet is to lose fat, not weight.
The low carb diet activates your body’s natural fat burning process.
By following the low carb diet you are also improving your energy levels, since overweight or obese people have much less energy than people who have a healthy body weight. Obesity is also linked to premature ageing.
Think of fat loss as life insurance.
The human body has three main sources of energy:
When we burn fat, we produce substances called ketones.
High levels of carbohydrates in the diet, also known as high glycemic load foods (bread, pasta, rice and potatoes), act with the hormone insulin to deactivate fat burning. It becomes practically impossible to burn fat if you have raised your insulin levels.
Most calorie-restricted diets produce disappointing results mainly due to the loss of muscle mass. This loss of muscle reduces your metabolic rate (ability to burn calories) and increases your likelihood of putting on weight again (yo-yo effect).
Losing muscle mass and reducing your metabolic rate tends to create a vicious cycle (gaining and losing fat) that causes hormonal and metabolic abnormalities that eventually promote even more fat.
One of the biggest advantages of the Low Carb diet is that it reduces the risk of developing chronic diseases.
Being overweight dramatically increases your risk of developing a number of chronic diseases. Losing weight and maintaining it improves your health in the long term.
Excess body fat can also affect your self-esteem. Overcoming a challenge, improving your health and feeling good about your body can improve your capacity for achievement, self-esteem and health in countless ways.
Follow-up is usually every 4 weeks.
I offer support for questions that may arise after consultations (1 email or 1 phone call). I like to follow my patients closely, especially at the beginning of their treatment. That way, the results are better.
Yes, the low carb diet is effective. You can lose between 0.5 – 1kg* of fat per week without feeling hungry.
This diet increases fat burning, reduces fat production, maintains muscle mass and increases energy levels.
* Results vary from person to person.
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