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    <outline type="rss"  title="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;font color=#B0B0B0&amp;gt;Article source: &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.weightlossnotes.com/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;http://www.weightlossnotes.com/&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. Used with author's permission.&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- AdCentsPro --&amp;gt;   &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Low carb diet plans&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; are excellent for losing weight, but as with all diets you need to take care and use some common sense when undertaking such a diet.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;With a little direction and knowledge a low carb lifestyle can help you maintain your weight loss.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;In order to pick a low carb diet that's right for you, you first need to understand what &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;carbohydrates&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; are and the different types of carbs.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Carbs are made up of either single sugars (&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;simple carbs&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;) or bound strings of sugar (&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;complex carbs&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;).&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Some examples of simple carbs include sucrose (table sugar), fructose (fruit sugar) and lactose (dairy sugar). Examples  of complex carbs are wheat flour or potato starch.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Carbs are one of the main nutrient groups your body uses for  energy along with fat and protein. All three are converted  to glucose or blood sugar.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The difference is that carbs are converted quickly, causing  quick spikes in the bodys blood sugar levels. These spikes  in blood sugar levels cause the pancreas to create and release the hormone &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;insulin&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; until the blood sugar level returns to normal.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Insulin lowers our bloods glucose levels. It's released  into the blood as soon as the body detects that blood sugar  levels have risen above its optimal level.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Insulin also runs the bodys fuel storage systems.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Eating too much of simple, refined carbohydrates leads to  over production of insulin, which leads to the storage of  too much fat in the body.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Excess sugar or fat in the blood signals the body to store  it in fat cells and tell these cells not to release it. Thus their stored fat is unavailable for use by the body as  energy.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;By preventing stored fat from being released for use as  energy, insulin prevents weight loss.  With higher insulin  levels, &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;u&amp;gt;fat cells are prevented from releasing their stores and it becomes harder to lose weight&amp;lt;/u&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Basically, what it all boils down to is that carbohydrates,  especially simple carbs like sugar and starch, are quickly  released into the bloodstream, turned into glucose and  trigger the creation of large amounts of insulin.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;By lowering your carb consumption, less insulin is  produced and fewer calories are stored as fat.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; Less fat storage means less weight gain.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;So the idea behind every low carb diet plan is that a body  that produces less insulin burns more fat because the body's  not storing the excess glucose as fat.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Some plans encourage a period of extremely low carbohydrate intake so that the body will enter a state of ketosis and  burn fat stores quicker.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Ketosis&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;, the body's survival mechanism during times of famine, is the process of burning stored fat for energy when glucose is not readily available.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;When your body reaches ketosis, this is what's referred to as the &amp;quot;induction&amp;quot; phase.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The length of extreme carb control varies from seven days  to however long it takes you to reach your ideal weight.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;After this period of extremely low carb dieting, maintenance  levels of carb consumption are followed to prevent weight  gain.  The amount of carb you can safely eat will depend on your unique body system and your level of activity. You'll  probably have to experiment to find out what level of carb  intake is right for you.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The whole idea's to &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;cut out refined carbs&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; such as white flour and white flour products, reduce sweets and  artificially sweetened foods and consume smaller amounts of whole grains and raw fruits and veggies.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;So as you can see, with a little common sense and a little willpower, you can lose weight with the right low carb diet plan.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;  Michael Harris lifts weights and excercises regularly and keeps fit by following a low carb, high protein diet. You can too by visiting &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_new&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;http://www.lowcarbdietsecretsrevealed.com&amp;quot;&amp;gt;http://www.lowcarbdietsecretsrevealed.com&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;" text="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;font color=#B0B0B0&amp;gt;Article source: &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.weightlossnotes.com/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;http://www.weightlossnotes.com/&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. Used with author's permission.&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- AdCentsPro --&amp;gt;   &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Low carb diet plans&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; are excellent for losing weight, but as with all diets you need to take care and use some common sense when undertaking such a diet.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;With a little direction and knowledge a low carb lifestyle can help you maintain your weight loss.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;In order to pick a low carb diet that's right for you, you first need to understand what &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;carbohydrates&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; are and the different types of carbs.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Carbs are made up of either single sugars (&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;simple carbs&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;) or bound strings of sugar (&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;complex carbs&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;).&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Some examples of simple carbs include sucrose (table sugar), fructose (fruit sugar) and lactose (dairy sugar). Examples  of complex carbs are wheat flour or potato starch.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Carbs are one of the main nutrient groups your body uses for  energy along with fat and protein. All three are converted  to glucose or blood sugar.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The difference is that carbs are converted quickly, causing  quick spikes in the bodys blood sugar levels. These spikes  in blood sugar levels cause the pancreas to create and release the hormone &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;insulin&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; until the blood sugar level returns to normal.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Insulin lowers our bloods glucose levels. It's released  into the blood as soon as the body detects that blood sugar  levels have risen above its optimal level.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Insulin also runs the bodys fuel storage systems.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Eating too much of simple, refined carbohydrates leads to  over production of insulin, which leads to the storage of  too much fat in the body.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Excess sugar or fat in the blood signals the body to store  it in fat cells and tell these cells not to release it. Thus their stored fat is unavailable for use by the body as  energy.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;By preventing stored fat from being released for use as  energy, insulin prevents weight loss.  With higher insulin  levels, &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;u&amp;gt;fat cells are prevented from releasing their stores and it becomes harder to lose weight&amp;lt;/u&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Basically, what it all boils down to is that carbohydrates,  especially simple carbs like sugar and starch, are quickly  released into the bloodstream, turned into glucose and  trigger the creation of large amounts of insulin.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;By lowering your carb consumption, less insulin is  produced and fewer calories are stored as fat.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; Less fat storage means less weight gain.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;So the idea behind every low carb diet plan is that a body  that produces less insulin burns more fat because the body's  not storing the excess glucose as fat.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Some plans encourage a period of extremely low carbohydrate intake so that the body will enter a state of ketosis and  burn fat stores quicker.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Ketosis&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;, the body's survival mechanism during times of famine, is the process of burning stored fat for energy when glucose is not readily available.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;When your body reaches ketosis, this is what's referred to as the &amp;quot;induction&amp;quot; phase.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The length of extreme carb control varies from seven days  to however long it takes you to reach your ideal weight.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;After this period of extremely low carb dieting, maintenance  levels of carb consumption are followed to prevent weight  gain.  The amount of carb you can safely eat will depend on your unique body system and your level of activity. You'll  probably have to experiment to find out what level of carb  intake is right for you.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The whole idea's to &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;cut out refined carbs&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; such as white flour and white flour products, reduce sweets and  artificially sweetened foods and consume smaller amounts of whole grains and raw fruits and veggies.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;So as you can see, with a little common sense and a little willpower, you can lose weight with the right low carb diet plan.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;  Michael Harris lifts weights and excercises regularly and keeps fit by following a low carb, high protein diet. You can too by visiting &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_new&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;http://www.lowcarbdietsecretsrevealed.com&amp;quot;&amp;gt;http://www.lowcarbdietsecretsrevealed.com&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;" url="http://www.myweightlossdietplan.com/low-carb-diet-plan-a1.html"/>
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