Most restaurants including fast food franchises now provide several menu options for folks on low carbohydrate diets. However, a review of the nutrition facts does beg the question - Do low carbohydrate diets work? Every morning on my way to work, I grab my coffee and bagel at a popular coffee and donut franchise. Generally, I order the plain bagel with regular cream cheese, however being heavily influenced by my neighbor who thrives on low carbohydrate diets, I decided to try their low carb bagels instead.
I must admit that the lower carb bagel was delicious, and it felt just like a fluffy, warm, and soft croissant that just seems to melt in your mouth. Having prepared baked goods at home, I knew that the croissant-like feel and taste came at a cost - higher fat content. Hence I went to the company website and reviewed the nutrition facts and here's what I found:
One of the things that becomes vital with this diet is that the person on this diet must have a lot of water. The reason why is because the water helps to flush the system and get rid of things in the body that might not be good for it. Another thing that is encouraged when on this diet is having herbal supplements to help make sure that the body has a healthy balance of its vitamins and minerals.
A lot of people complain about exercise, but the great news is, you don't need to exercise! While being able to exercise is awesome for your overall health some people just either don't have the time or have health reasons, and they can't exercise until they lose weight.
Several studies have shown that little carbohydrate diets do not work for the long term since they are much too strict and hence not sustainable for most ordinary people. In fact, if such little carbohydrate diets are followed blindly without consideration to the higher fat and cholesterol as in the case if the lower carbohydrate bagel example, it may, in fact, be downright dangerous to your health long term.
Get Support- Do you have a friend, spouse, or family member who can join you (or support you from the sidelines)? Try talking with them about your goals, because teamwork is always better for accountability. The more you can find encouragement through a like-minded community, the better your chances of learning faster and achieving lasting success.
After following such a simple plan and having fun eating and yet losing pounds I still frequent the coffee and donut place. However, I have now switched to the plain bagel but with reduced fat-lightly spread cream cheese. No lower carbohydrate bagel for me, please! But no more heavily spread regular cream cheese either! It's all about the eating the right foods and the right calories with the right exercises that keep the pounds away!
Many people are used to eating a lot of bread and when they can't eat the usual high carbohydrate bread or bagels, they don't know what to eat for breakfast anymore. This is especially true in some countries, where it is common to eat bread three times a day, and where the only warm meal is dinner. People are often used to eating certain things for certain meals. For a lot of people this isn't important anymore on a low carb diet.
I must admit that the lower carb bagel was delicious, and it felt just like a fluffy, warm, and soft croissant that just seems to melt in your mouth. Having prepared baked goods at home, I knew that the croissant-like feel and taste came at a cost - higher fat content. Hence I went to the company website and reviewed the nutrition facts and here's what I found:
One of the things that becomes vital with this diet is that the person on this diet must have a lot of water. The reason why is because the water helps to flush the system and get rid of things in the body that might not be good for it. Another thing that is encouraged when on this diet is having herbal supplements to help make sure that the body has a healthy balance of its vitamins and minerals.
A lot of people complain about exercise, but the great news is, you don't need to exercise! While being able to exercise is awesome for your overall health some people just either don't have the time or have health reasons, and they can't exercise until they lose weight.
Several studies have shown that little carbohydrate diets do not work for the long term since they are much too strict and hence not sustainable for most ordinary people. In fact, if such little carbohydrate diets are followed blindly without consideration to the higher fat and cholesterol as in the case if the lower carbohydrate bagel example, it may, in fact, be downright dangerous to your health long term.
Get Support- Do you have a friend, spouse, or family member who can join you (or support you from the sidelines)? Try talking with them about your goals, because teamwork is always better for accountability. The more you can find encouragement through a like-minded community, the better your chances of learning faster and achieving lasting success.
After following such a simple plan and having fun eating and yet losing pounds I still frequent the coffee and donut place. However, I have now switched to the plain bagel but with reduced fat-lightly spread cream cheese. No lower carbohydrate bagel for me, please! But no more heavily spread regular cream cheese either! It's all about the eating the right foods and the right calories with the right exercises that keep the pounds away!
Many people are used to eating a lot of bread and when they can't eat the usual high carbohydrate bread or bagels, they don't know what to eat for breakfast anymore. This is especially true in some countries, where it is common to eat bread three times a day, and where the only warm meal is dinner. People are often used to eating certain things for certain meals. For a lot of people this isn't important anymore on a low carb diet.
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