Losing weight with low carb diet

One of the most common, and surprising, effects of following the Atkins diet
is appetite suppression. Many followers of the plan report that the between
meal hunger pangs they used to experience fade away very quickly. This makes
it easier to stay on the diet and continue to
lose stomach weight. While other diets have their followers starving
between meals, the Atkins diet offers relief from constant hunger. The
Atkins diet, with its specific combination of foods and ingredients, has
powerful appetite suppressing effects.

The first key component is the amount of protein in the Atkins diet.
Protein, more so than carbohydrates, has the power to satiate hunger. If
you’ve ever eaten a carb heavy meal and then felt hungry afterward, you know
that carbohydrates don’t have much staying power. Protein, when combined
with a small amount of healthy fats, can keep you feeling full for long
periods of time.

One of the most powerful appetite suppressing foods on the Atkins diet are
eggs. Eggs are a great form of quick and easy protein. A recent study showed
that eating eggs for breakfast would actually stave off hunger pangs through
the rest of the day. The research concerned two groups of women. One group
ate eggs for breakfast and the other had a breakfast of bagels and cream
cheese. The calorie count for both breakfasts was exactly the same. The
subjects kept track of what they ate the rest of the day and answered
questions about their levels of hunger and satisfaction throughout the day.
The results showed that the women who ate the eggs for breakfast felt more
satisfied throughout the entire day. They ate less at each meal than the
women who were in the bagel group.

Eggs contain about 6 grams of protein each. This helps to even out blood
sugar and produces a feeling of satisfaction. Both of these factors help to
curb cravings. Egg yolks also contain lutein and xenazanthin. These
nutrients have been shown to have incredible effects on eye health. So it’s
important to eat the whole egg, and not just the white. Eggs contain choline
that is important in brain functioning and memory. These nutrients are just
an added benefit to the appetite suppressing qualities.

Broccoli and cauliflower, two of the acceptable vegetables on the Atkins
program, also have appetite-suppressing effects. These vegetables are very
bulky and they help make your stomach feel full. When your stomach feels
full, it will actually create a chemical response in your body. Your body
will reduce its appetite because it believes that your stomach is full of
high calorie foods. This will happen regardless of what is in your stomach.
You can achieve the same results with water and psyllium husk fiber. Both
broccoli and cauliflower provide bulk in your diet and are essential
vegetables on the Atkins plan.

The Atkins diet focuses on eating small protein balanced meals a few times
per day. This will help keep your blood sugar stabilized and avoid
carbohydrate cravings. With high carbohydrate diets, you are riding the wave
of carbohydrate highs. After you eat, you feel great and full. Then a few
hours later, you come crashing down and are hungrier than you were previous
to eating the carbohydrate. This cycle continues and, over time, you will
eat more and gain weight. The protein, fat and vegetable meals of the Atkins
plan put your blood sugar back in balance. They provide just enough of each
type of food, with a proper amount of carbohydrates (from the vegetables).
The vegetables provide quick carbohydrate energy, and the protein gives the
meal staying power. This combination helps suppress your appetite.

The Atkins diet is actually a craving control diet that can help suppress
your appetite so you lose weight.
If you’ve had a problem with carbohydrate cravings before, this new way of
eating will help control those cravings. The more you eat on the plan, the
better your cravings will be controlled and the easier it will be to follow
the diet.