Diet Plans And Menus - The Carbohydrate Addicts Diet

Diet Plans And Menus - The Carbohydrate Addicts Diet:

The Carbohydrate Addicts Diet was created by Doctors Richard and Rachel Heller. As its name may suggest, an objective of this diet is reducing dieters’ dependence on carbohydrates, or in less technical terms, sugars. The body transforms carbohydrates into glycogens and converts the excess into fatty tissue. After a meal containing carbohydrates the blood sugar level increases and insulin acts to bring it down, making the individual feel hungry. By diminishing insulin secretion and so absorbing less carbohydrates the body burns more fat. This diet has two phases, a base phase and a stabilization phase. The first phase lasts 14 days but may be extended for additional weight loss. The second phase also tries to lower your insulin level. It lets you adapt to your new lifestyle. Here are some of the principles.

Phase 1. Reward yourself with a special meal once a day. This meal may be breakfast, lunch, or supper. It’s a large green salad and a plate divided into three equal parts: protein-rich food such as meat, poultry, fish, cheese, or tofu; vegetables (starchy vegetables such as potatoes are excluded); and carbohydrate-rich food such as potato chips, cookies, fruit or fruit juice, and sweets. Finish your meal in less than an hour. Your other meals should contain half protein-rich foods and half fiber-rich vegetables. Weigh yourself once a day. Phase 2 continues phase 1 and add one of several options that include physical activity, glutamate reduction, stress control, caffeine reduction and others. The list is long and fairly complicated.

An extended review of the Carbohydate Addicts Diet and two Carbohydrate Addicts Diet Meal Plans appear on my website.