Long Term Weight Loss Programs
Your body will adapt to your dieting. After six to eight weeks into your diet program, your body will most likely adapt to any eating and exercise plan. At this point, you may no longer see immediate weight loss. Don't worry, all this means is that you should change up your routine a little bit.
Keep increasing your exercise intensity. Get a little creative with your diet ¨C you might want to cheat a little bit or cycle your weekly plans altering low carb weeks with low fat weeks.
Diet Plans and Protein
Generally, physically active people need between 1.6 grams to 2.0 grams of protein per each kilogram of body mass, depending on their exercise intensities. Protein is necessary for the body to repair muscles, but if you are on a low carb diet, it can ruin your plan. About half of the consumed protein will be turned into carbohydrates by the body in a process called "gluconeogenesis" - meaning creating new glucose for the body. About 20% of Dr. Atkins dieters fail because of too high protein intake allowed by the diet.