Patience Makes the Low Carb Diet Work Painlessly

I was on a low carb diet for a year, and lost 50 pounds that had crept onto my waistline over time. The low carb diet becomes very easy after the first week. Hunger, indicating the start of ketosis, eventually wanes. Ketosis is desirable, since it leads to weight loss.

Testing for ketosis is recommended, but I didn't want to get little test strips to use for testing three times a day. I'm more of a low tech person, and opted to have faith that the low carb diet would work. Oftentimes, ketosis causes bad breath, but chewing gum is a no-no in the low carb diet. I simply used cardamom, a spice that's available at the grocery store. It's in a pod that can be opened for the little seeds inside. They are palatable, and sweeten the breath.

After a while the appetite decreases, which makes this diet a breeze. Soon it becomes part of your lifestyle. As the timetable progresses, the dieter can gradually allow more carbs, and can test out how many carbs can be ingested before the weight starts to come back.

As described by the late Dr. Adkins, it is a way of life rather than a diet. Once committed to keeping weight down, this diet is considered to be something that goes on for life. I've talked to people who manipulate this diet day by day, but they are not very successful at losing the pounds or the inches. The bottom line is, even after the desired weight is lost, the diet is not over. Carbs should be restricted for life.

According to Dr. Adkins, the reason cholesterol develops is because of the mixing of carbs and fat. When carbs are eliminated, so is cholesterol. This diet has been controversial, and I am no expert on fat or cholesterol. All I know is the diet worked for me, along with a steady regimen of exercise.

I had lost so much weight, my brother-in-law, who is a doctor, scoffed me. He said that women my age needs a little weight in order to store estrogen. I had gone down to a size seven. When I look back at photos, I must agree that I looked a little gaunt.