"Low Carb Meals..."

"Planning Low Carb Meals Can be as Easy as Pie!" 

How do low carb diets work, you ask?  You heard it so often that by now the term "low carb" is practically a household name. 

The words "low carb" have become synonymous with loosing weight and getting in shape.  It is a diet that truly seems to work well and many people rave about it.  Oh my, what could be simpler - eat lower carbs and loose weight - but...

How do low carb diets work?  I mean really, what exactly are the mechanics that make low carb dieting work?

Low Carb Diet Fact

For one thing, by removing carbohydrates from your diet you are cutting a ton of calories from your overall intake of food.  By lowering those calories you are obviously eating less and this will make you loose weight.

In addition to eating less overall calories, by skipping all of the starchy and sugary carbs that you would normally eat, your body is now breaking down glycogen from the liver and from the muscles to free glucose. 

 Miller's Tips

Tipsy Chicken

1 cup butter
2 tablespoons garlic salt
2 tablespoons paprika
salt and pepper to taste
1 (12 fluid ounce) can beer
1 (4 pound) whole chicken 

1. Preheat an outdoor grill for low heat.
2. In a small skillet, melt 1/2 cup butter. Mix in 1 tablespoon garlic salt, 1 tablespoon paprika, salt, and pepper.
3. Discard 1/2 the beer, leaving the remainder in the can.
4. Add remaining butter, garlic salt, paprika, and desired amount of salt and pepper to beer can.
5. Place can on a disposable baking sheet. Set chicken on can, inserting can into the cavity of the chicken.
6. Baste chicken with the melted, seasoned butter.
7. Place baking sheet with beer and chicken on the prepared grill.
8. Cook over low heat for about 3 hours, or until internal temperature of chicken reaches 180 degrees F (80 degrees C).

What is glycogen?  Glycogen is simply glucose that is stored in the muscles and liver.  This glycogen contains a ton of water and by converting it to glucose the water is released so the initial weight loss is almost all water but this can be a substantial amount of weight.

Low Carb Meals

After the next two weeks you will notice that the extreme weight loss experienced comes to a slowing because it was mostly water being released.  This is the time when your body will start burning fat instead of releasing water, so long as your carbohydrate intake is lower than 50 or 60 grams daily.

The body is now burning fat as fuel for the duration of the diet.  When the body burns fat for fuel then ketones are produced.  What exactly are Ketones?  Ketones are a byproduct that is caused when the body is burning fat for the fuel and energy.

These Ketones are released from the body through your kidneys.  When the ketone level increases in your kidneys your appetite is also suppressed a bit more, aiding further in loosing more weight.  It is highly recommended that you drink lots of water during this phase of your low carb diet to prevent dehydration.

Low Carb Nutrition

Not everyone can handle this eating plan and how long you stay on a low carb diet is a personal choice.  It is also recommended that you consult a doctor or a physician before embarking on such a sudden change as eating low carb meals in order to loose weight.  You can run into low carb diet probelms....

Here's To Your Health,
Ethan Miller
Low Carb Oracle

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