Which Diet Plans Can Work For You?

Copyright (c) 2010 Nick Clipton

If you plan to lose few weight, there are no short cuts; the only fool-proof way is to modify your diet habits. But it is also important to remember that it's a futile effort to formulate a diet plan, diligently follow it and achieve the expected weight loss, and then head back to the bad eating habits.

This is the common mistake that most dieters make and its no wonder that they end up putting on much weight back again and in some disastrous cases, they end up gaining more fat than they lost! The first step in weight management is to understand is that it is a lifelong process and you must always burn more fat that you consume in order to lose weight and keep off excess weight.

A simple way to achieve this is to follow a high protein- low carb diet. There is no need to eliminate carbohydrates from your diet. They are beneficial to the body in limited amounts; this low carb high protein diet will force the body to turn to its fat reserves for strength and will make all that extra flab disappear in a short time. For optimum results, combine this diet with some light exercise, enabling the body in burning fat faster and more efficiently.

What to eat - Include healthy carbs similar to brown rice and brown bread - Lower the consumption of carbs - Consume most of the carbs in the morning and afternoon - Try to completely eliminate carbs from your meals later in the day - Supplement your food with proteins so your stomach fills up faster - The body uses protein for muscle mass, helping to burn more calories

Breakfast - A typical low carb high protein diet can include some whole wheat waffles with turkey sausage or turkey bacon - Milk will provide high quality protein and essential nutrients - Remember to eat only what the body needs and no more - Women require fewer calories than men - Water will fill you up faster, so drink plenty of it - Water will also help to increase body metabolism

Lunch - A low carb high protein lunch might consist of a piece of whole wheat bread with some lunch meat on top - Milk and some cheese are a healthy addition to your lunch - Fruits can also be included, but in a limited amount as they usually have high sugar content - Remember to stock up on protein and consume lesser carbs and your body will do fine

Dinner - This is the meal where you need to skip the carbs completely - Since you will sleep soon after this meal, those extra carbs will most probably be converted into fat instead of helping you fuel the muscles - Vegetables and a piece of meat will make a perfectly healthy no carb dinner