A low-carb diet doesn't mean that it is generally bad for your health, although if you follow one blindly, without thinking about your overall health, you may well damage your body.
Low carb doesn't mean no-carb: you need to differentiate between good and bad carbs. Bad carbs are those found in heavily refined and processed foods, so the less processed foods you buy, the better it is for your health, whether or not you are on a low-carb diet. Processing tends to refine the nutrients out of foods and also there is a tendency for manufacturers to add sugar to their products. Just about the only food that takes well to processing is the tomato as the nutrients are released when the tomato is heated. On the whole this is not true of other foodstuffs.
You shouldn't eat commercial popcorn, and read labels carefully for added sodium (salt) and sugars which include pectin and glucose. Too much salt in your diet will mean that you retain water in your system, and as the first couple of weeks of any diet involve ridding the body of excess fluids and toxins, a high level of sodium in your diet will prevent this happening and so delay or hamper the weight loss you desire.
Healthy carbs are those found in fruit and vegetables, and these usually have fairly potent antioxidant properties which prevent the free radicals in our body damaging cells and so causing cancers. Fresh produce also has anti-inflammatory properties and the vitamins and minerals contained in these are necessary for our good health.
If you have plenty of green vegetables, or orange and yellow ones, you will be giving your body most of the nutrients it needs. Protein can come from dairy products, meat and fish. However avoid the starchy vegetables such as potatoes, instead have broccoli and salads with your meat.
When you are on a low-carb diet you will need to think about the nutrients in your food and so you should do some research into the constituents of the foods you eat. Knowing more about your diet and how it works will help you in the future when you have lost the desired amount of weight and hopefully you won't slip back into bad eating habits, because you know the consequences and are sensible enough to want to lead a long and healthy life. You will become more adventurous with the dishes you prepare so that you don't have to face the same foods cooked in the same way every day. Change and versatility are the key ingredients to a successful diet. Good luck.
Low carb doesn't mean no-carb: you need to differentiate between good and bad carbs. Bad carbs are those found in heavily refined and processed foods, so the less processed foods you buy, the better it is for your health, whether or not you are on a low-carb diet. Processing tends to refine the nutrients out of foods and also there is a tendency for manufacturers to add sugar to their products. Just about the only food that takes well to processing is the tomato as the nutrients are released when the tomato is heated. On the whole this is not true of other foodstuffs.
You shouldn't eat commercial popcorn, and read labels carefully for added sodium (salt) and sugars which include pectin and glucose. Too much salt in your diet will mean that you retain water in your system, and as the first couple of weeks of any diet involve ridding the body of excess fluids and toxins, a high level of sodium in your diet will prevent this happening and so delay or hamper the weight loss you desire.
Healthy carbs are those found in fruit and vegetables, and these usually have fairly potent antioxidant properties which prevent the free radicals in our body damaging cells and so causing cancers. Fresh produce also has anti-inflammatory properties and the vitamins and minerals contained in these are necessary for our good health.
If you have plenty of green vegetables, or orange and yellow ones, you will be giving your body most of the nutrients it needs. Protein can come from dairy products, meat and fish. However avoid the starchy vegetables such as potatoes, instead have broccoli and salads with your meat.
When you are on a low-carb diet you will need to think about the nutrients in your food and so you should do some research into the constituents of the foods you eat. Knowing more about your diet and how it works will help you in the future when you have lost the desired amount of weight and hopefully you won't slip back into bad eating habits, because you know the consequences and are sensible enough to want to lead a long and healthy life. You will become more adventurous with the dishes you prepare so that you don't have to face the same foods cooked in the same way every day. Change and versatility are the key ingredients to a successful diet. Good luck.
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