Top five Low Carb Recommendations:
Today somebody at work said they spoke to a friend at the weekend and somehow ended up that they recommended they contact me, of course I was happy to help and after they exchanged my e-mail I sent off a quick reply on the experience we have had, it made me think what are the top 5 recommendations that I would give to people trying to go onto a low carb diet:
1) Give it a month – In the first few weeks you will struggle but after that it becomes so much easier. Really I am not just saying that, I find other diets are a war of attrition and my hunger always wins but not so here.
2) Drink Broth – The additional salt makes you feel so much better and really reduces cramps.
3) Don’t eat out – Such a risky game and so much temptation. You can do it but no chips, no rice, no pasta
etc etc
4) Cook in bulk – Low carb can be tricky because easy and quick food is hard to come by. Cook a roast at the weekend as large as possible and eat the food over the course of a week. I do the same for lunch and it makes life so much easier, if anything easier than when I was not on low-carb.
5) Don’t cheat – It is just not worth it because of point one. You go over on the carbs and you have to go through those 2 weeks again.
As a bonus note for people that like to know what they are doing research and read. I would start with The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living. You can learn so much and see so many extra notes to help motivate you through this process. I am not going to include things like be motivated because they are essential on all diets, you can’t be successful unless you are willing to put the effort in.
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