Top Slow Carb Diet Foods

Why A Slow Carb Diet?
The main idea behind this approach to eating is to reduce spikes in blood sugar. Hence the name slow carb diet'. By keeping blood sugar in control, a whole cascade of metabolic responses stays in balance. These are mostly centered around certain key protein hormones such as insulin, adiponectin, growth hormone, IGF-1, leptin, and ghrelin. This is a short list that entails an amazing milieu of hormones that respond to what you eat or don't eat.

The most important premise behind this diet is to avoid starchy or sugary foods and beverages that rapidly spike blood sugar. The more obvious and most common of these are bread and other refined flour products, anything with added sugar, potatoes, and sodas.
On the flip side of this advice are the recommended foods that are most important to eat at every meal. Timothy Ferriss outlines this diet in some detail in his book, The 4-Hour Body'. However, it is handy to have a list like the one below (modified from a comment by 4HourBod' at 4HourPeople.com):
This list of foods would be a great start, and a truly delicious one, for an eating plan that guarantees wonderful results for lifetime weight management.
Recommended Foods:
Eggs
All meat (Beef, pork and poultry NOT treated w/hormones or antibiotics)
Turkey bacon, organic bacon, organic sausages
All fish, seafood (canned is fine)
All beans (chickpeas and peas in moderation)
All vegetables (except potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams)
Hot sauce
Salsa w/o sugar
Any oil (Olive oil, macadamia nut oil, grapeseed oil, coconut oil preferred)
Butter
Spices & herbs
Mustard
Non-creamy low-sugar dressings
Brown rice protein, hemp protein, pea protein
Unflavored whey protein isolate
Unsweetened cocoa
Vanilla extract
Stevia (liquid or powder with little or no carb filler)
Okay Foods in Moderation:
Mayonnaise
Peas
Tomatoes
Avocado (1 cup/day max)
Peanut butter/ almond, and other nut butter (1 TB/day)
Nuts (5-10 per meal)
Hummus, chickpeas/garbanzo beans
Coffee (w/up to 2 TBSP cream)
Unsweetened almond milk or hemp milk
What You Can Expect
Depending on your starting weight, your fasting blood glucose level, and a number of other variables, you can expect to drop up to 20 pounds within the first month on the slow carb diet. However, not everyone achieves this result. The fun comes in solving for variables that slow down or prevent progress, then adapting your strategy accordingly.
The most important step to take is the first one - i.e., getting started on the right foods and eliminating the wrong ones. If you make good progress right away, great! That is wonderful incentive to keep at it. If you hit a plateau, then equally great! That is an opportunity for discovering what it is about your particular metabolism that you still need to address.
In that regard, finding out about some of the other influences on your weight might be be helpful, which can be found in my Belly Fat Book, at no cost to you.

By: Dr. Dennis Clark

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Dr. Dennis Clark provides a scientist's view of fat loss research. Be sure to get his free Belly Fat Book to see what good science really has to offer for weight loss.

Weight Loss Foods - Foods That Help You Lose Weight

Weight loss does not necessarily mean starving or not eating anything at all. There are a number of diets which include certain foods that will help you lose weight. These weight loss foods are tasty and do not let you feel disheartened at having to stop eating all that you always liked.
There are a number of weight loss foods which contain fewer calories and are tasty. They also do not contain too much fat. Some foods are rich in fiber, some take longer to eat and thus you consume lesser amount of calories per gram. The following foods can be consumed while you plan losing weight:
1. Sprouted pulses: Sprouted pulses contain fiber and vitamins. Raw sprouts help you in slimming. Sprouts can be made from pulses like moong, rajma, dried peas and broad beans. Moong does not take too much time in sprouting and tastes good raw. There are only 140 calories in a 50 gram serving.
2. High Fiber Cereals: There are certain cereal based foods which help to fill you up but with comparatively lower intake of calories. These would include roasted corn on the cob, chapattis, idlis, white rice upmas and dhoklas. You could also eat poha, rice wheat, oats or cornflakes which contain lower levels of sugar. Eat cornflakes with skimmed milk and if you like them sweet, you could add some freshly chopped fruits.
3. Potatoes: This is something you were never expecting to be a part of this list. But in fact, the problem is not potatoes but the way they are cooked. It is obvious that you will put on weight if you are eating French fries, fried potatoes. However, if you eat baked or boiled potato without any fatty foods, it will help you in losing weight. You could mash them and sprinkle some pepper on top. You could also reduce the amount of fat and calories by making french fries in the microwave. There are only 97 calories in potatoes. Sweet potatoes have more calories than potatoes. When boiled, they have a rich taste and creamy texture.
4. Chocolate bar: There may be times when you feel like binging. To avoid such situations, you should remember to indulge yourself once in a while. A 20gram chocolate bar won't do too much harm if you are taking care of the other things. But remember that the bar should be as small as the size of a 5 star and it's better and less risky than ice creams and cakes since it is individually packaged.

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Top Slow Carb Diet Foods

Why A Slow Carb Diet?

The main idea behind this approach to eating is to reduce spikes in blood sugar. Hence the name slow carb diet'. By keeping blood sugar in control, a whole cascade of metabolic responses stays in balance. These are mostly centered around certain key protein hormones such as insulin, adiponectin, growth hormone, IGF-1, leptin, and ghrelin. This is a short list that entails an amazing milieu of hormones that respond to what you eat or don't eat.
 
The most important premise behind this diet is to avoid starchy or sugary foods and beverages that rapidly spike blood sugar. The more obvious and most common of these are bread and other refined flour products, anything with added sugar, potatoes, and sodas.

On the flip side of this advice are the recommended foods that are most important to eat at every meal. Timothy Ferriss outlines this diet in some detail in his book, The 4-Hour Body'. However, it is handy to have a list like the one below (modified from a comment by 4HourBod' at 4HourPeople.com):

This list of foods would be a great start, and a truly delicious one, for an eating plan that guarantees wonderful results for lifetime weight management.

Recommended Foods:

Eggs
All meat (Beef, pork and poultry NOT treated w/hormones or antibiotics)
Turkey bacon, organic bacon, organic sausages
All fish, seafood (canned is fine)
All beans (chickpeas and peas in moderation)
All vegetables (except potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams)
Hot sauce
Salsa w/o sugar
Any oil (Olive oil, macadamia nut oil, grapeseed oil, coconut oil preferred)
Butter
Spices & herbs
Mustard
Non-creamy low-sugar dressings
Brown rice protein, hemp protein, pea protein
Unflavored whey protein isolate
Unsweetened cocoa
Vanilla extract
Stevia (liquid or powder with little or no carb filler)

Okay Foods in Moderation:

Mayonnaise
Peas
Tomatoes
Avocado (1 cup/day max)
Peanut butter/ almond, and other nut butter (1 TB/day)
Nuts (5-10 per meal)
Hummus, chickpeas/garbanzo beans
Coffee (w/up to 2 TBSP cream)
Unsweetened almond milk or hemp milk

What You Can Expect

Depending on your starting weight, your fasting blood glucose level, and a number of other variables, you can expect to drop up to 20 pounds within the first month on the slow carb diet. However, not everyone achieves this result. The fun comes in solving for variables that slow down or prevent progress, then adapting your strategy accordingly.

The most important step to take is the first one - i.e., getting started on the right foods and eliminating the wrong ones. If you make good progress right away, great! That is wonderful incentive to keep at it. If you hit a plateau, then equally great! That is an opportunity for discovering what it is about your particular metabolism that you still need to address.

In that regard, finding out about some of the other influences on your weight might be be helpful, which can be found in my Belly Fat Book, at no cost to you.

By: Dr. Dennis Clark

Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com

Dr. Dennis Clark provides a scientist's view of fat loss research. Be sure to get his free Belly Fat Book to see what good science really has to offer for weight loss.