Glycemic Index Help
Im planning to try to lose weight with a"slow carb diet" that restricts carbs which have a high glycemic index
such as bread, pasta, rice.. all the goods ones. I'm hoping to lose weight, speed up my metabolism, reduce my fat percentage and hopefully stay at my goal weight. I think this seems like a diet that I can do but after I have lost the weight and begin eating a not so restricted diet how do I not gain the weight back? do i just watch my caloric intake and maintain a healthy diet from then on or will i have to just live my life all slow carb?? also how do you know if you've sped up your metabolism or not? to see the diet go here http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/06/how-to-lose-20-lbs-of-fat-in-30-days-without-doing-any-exercise/ ( i will be exersicing also even though this diet doesnt require it)
Public Comments
- You should consider this to be less a diet and more a lifestyle change. You can add simple carbs back into your diet on a limited basis when you reach your goals but a healthy diet never includes a lot of these. Most of the simple carb stuff you listed has a complex carb counterpart. Try Whole grain pasta, brown and wild rice, whole grain bread with at least 3g of fiber per slice. you can eat them even while on your diet so long as you are careful to keep with the proper portions. you will probably come to love whole grains more than flavorless old white bread and potatoes. As for potatoes, they are healthy root vegetables but they lack flavor without additives and generally those additives are high in salt and fat. SWEETS: they will be your biggest downfall. learn to limit yourself to one sugary treat a day. be it a peice of chocolate a scoop of icecream or a slice of cake. A healthy active woman has some leeway in her diet. You can have pretty much whatever you want as long as you keep the calories in check. You can even slurge once in a while as long as you keep in control and keep it limited. With all that said, good luck on your lifestyle change.
