No Carb Diet Tips

No carb diets are very popular because they are touted to increase weight loss without starvation, and there is some evidence that using these diets will cause you to lose weight. No carb diets work by increasing protein and restricting carbohydrate intake to decrease insulin spikes that lead to excess glucose stores. Eating low carb can help you to lose weight if you follow some basic tips.

Eat Regularly

• According to atkins.com, you should be eating at least three meals daily, with two smaller snacks in between. Eating regularly will help you to avoid getting too hungry, which may lead to overeating. No carbohydrate diets involve eating foods that are high in protein such as meat, eggs, and a limited amount of cheese. Nuts and some low carbohydrate vegetables such as lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower and mushrooms can be eaten with a meal or as a snack as well.

Keep it Simple

• Avoid carbohydrate laden foods. Foods that are high in carbohydrates that may sabotage a low carb diet include bread, potatoes, processed foods and even some fruits. Foods that contain few to no carbs include eggs, meat and nuts. Many diet drinks and cheeses have few carbohydrates as well. Keep your diet simple, especially in the first week or two, by eating only a few foods to avoid consuming too many carbohydrates. Most low carb diet programs recommend not eating over 20 carbohydrates daily for the first 2 weeks of the diet program.

Drink Water

• Diets that are high in protein and low in carbs may put extra strain on the kidneys. The kidneys are overworked because they have to rid the body of the nitrogen content found in high protein foods. Drink at least two liters of water daily when on a low carb diet to flush the kidneys. In addition, you might want to drink diet green tea, or other low carbohydrate drinks to further increase fluid content and for taste.

Read Nutrition Labels

• Although many nutrition labels will indicate a certain number of carbohydrates, they are sometimes misleading. If you look more closely at some nutrition labels on food products, you will find that the serving size is often two or more. It is helpful to purchase any pre-made foods in single serving sizes to ensure you know exactly how many carbohydrates you are consuming. Most of your foods should be natural or raw on a no carb diet to avoid excess consumption of carbohydrates.