Six Little Known Facts About the Easiest Way to Lose Weight

Weight loss is usually associated with the idea of a short extreme diet with very little calories. While these fast diets are one option, they rarely offer what the dieter was after: a firmer body and permanent weight loss. Read on to know how to lose weight fast and permanently.

Fact 1. It is not about how much we eat but more about what we eat.

Counting calories is not the best way to go if you are trying to lose weight. Fat doesn't make us obese but carbohydrates do because of the effect they have on our blood sugar and therefore insulin levels. As a result you might end up gaining weight even while on a diet with very little calories, if most of those calories come from carbohydrates. 

Fact 2. The low-carbohydrate food regime is a balanced diet

Some people have an impression that being on a low-carb diet means eating only eggs and bacon. Actually the low-carbohydrate food regimes are versatile and include tons of vegetables, fruits and berries. Staying away from highly processed foods means buying more fresh products and cooking them yourself. This is a good way to get more nutrients and start eating less food additives. You can make an experiment if you don't believe me: write down your high-carb food regime for one week and see how the macro-nutrients are divided, then write down one week's low-carb menu. If you follow the diet properly, you should be getting all the essential nutrients you need and you are also able to reduce the amount of food additives and artificial colors etc.

Fact 3. You can leave almost all the carbohydrates off your food regime

The traditional description of a healthy diet is full of refined carbohydrates, like potatoes, pasta, bread and pastry. However, the human body does not need high loads of carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are turned into sugar in your body, and sugar gives you nothing but energy, which you can get from elsewhere too. It is better to keep your carbohydrate intake below 70 grams a day (or even lower) by avoiding sugar, starches and grains. More and more studies have proven that low carbohydrate diets are the easiest way to lose weight and they give the best long term results.

Fact 4. Fats don't make us fat

We have been told to eat as little fat as possible, and we have actually believed it! In reality the fact is that natural fats are essential to our well-being., and sugar is the real culprit here Your heart and brain need plenty of fat to function properly, so do your skin and hair. Eat plenty of natural fats like real butter, cream, olive oil and coconut oil, but stay away from trans-fats. They are highly harmful for real. When you limit your carb intake, your body will turn to burning fat to get energy, and that's when you start to lose weight fast. This fat burning effect might even help you to lose cellulite!

Fact 5. Low-carbohydrate diets are good for you

The scientific world has long been silencing the researchers who have been suggesting that the low-carb, high-fat diet is good for you. That has lead to a lot of rumors and misinformation, so there is still some misunderstandings about low-carb diets being unhealthy and something that will get you killed in no time. In reality low-carb diets have been associated with successful weight loss and numerous other health benefits. They might even be the cure to the growing obesity problem and the high diabetes rates. The recent studies made at the University of Philadelphia have also shown that a low-carb diet keeps your heart in a better shape than low-calorie diets in a long run.

Fact 6. Low carbohydrate diets are enjoyable and sustainable

When you eat enough fats, you won't be hungry that often and actually eat less than you used to, even when there is no calorie limitations in the low-carbohydrate lifestyle. This is one of the main reasons why this diet works so well: hunger is hard to fight against. Low-carbohydrate lifestyle is really more a lifestyle than a diet. It gives you a great way to keep your weight under control for the rest of your life!