Why Low Carb and Cutting Calories doesn't Work!

1. When you cut calories or use portion control (low calorie/carb diets) you cut your BMR (basal metabolic rate).  BMR is the basic rate at which you burn food energy to survive. And when you lower your BMR, your body goes into a starvation mode. And you will never be successful in your weight loss journey. . . Allow us to explain why . . . let's assume your body has been running on, 2000 kcal a day for years. And you want to lose 30 lbs. So, then you are told by “experts” to cut your calories down (biggest loser show, uniformed doctors, dieticians, nutritionist, personal trainers, jenny craig, nutrisystem, weight watchers, etc) to 1500 kcal/day, so you can lose weight. Because then you will have a net deficit of 500 kcal/day and since there is 3500 kcal in a pound, you will lose a pound a week. And after 30 weeks you will supposedly lose 30lbs . . . Yay . . Hooray . . You're done! . . . . . Negative.
   

You're initially going to lose weight, but then you're going to plateau. And then you're going to gain the weight back you lost and sometimes even more! But you have been running on a calorie deficit. . .and your body’s not stupid, its not gong to run on a deficit, because it can’t. . . it will die! And so will you! An example would be you try to take $2000 out of your account when you only have $1500. And if you insist on taking the $2000 out . . .  you are going to jail! So your body adjusts, it ramps down, your BMR (starvation mode) to match, actually a little lower, than your 1500 kcal/day. Say to 1400 kcal/day . . . which means . . you will gain weight even though you're only eating 1500kcal/day! And what do you get for all those horrible weeks of suffering and feeling cold, hungry and miserable?
A very upset finger pointing back at you, saying, “it's your fault, because you should have listened to me closer! And you should have had more will power!”

Wow! How crazy and sad is that?

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