The mother of all diets

First there was low fat,

then there was low carb,

then there was no carb,

then there was no grains,

then there was south beach,

then there was ............

A lot of people swear by low carb, while others swear by low fat, then there is the group who doesn't think diet is the problem but the lack of exercize we do.

So many diets, but which to choose ?

This is a free guide, but it's the truth : no matter which diet you choose .

Fat loss combined with muscle loss -> net calories in minus net calories out.

If you wanna lose fat ( together with muscles, this is unavoidable) , you gotta eat less energy than you spend or you use more energy than you ingest. The mother of all diets is actually the calorie diet ( counting calories). Then you might ask me what about low carb , why does it work ?

This is the basic mainframes of a successful diet plan :

1) net calories you ingest is less than you spend

2) deals with hunger pangs, cravings , etc.

3) maintain functionality to the dieter ( makes sure the dieter is not too weak to work)

4) enough vitamins and minerals

Low carb is a variation of low calorie diet with a kicker, think about this, 50-70% of our normal diet is made of carbs, when you eat low carb, you take that 50% of energy and replace it with proteins ( and in low carb that 50% of energy derived carbs is replaced with less energy derived from proteins). Proteins are harder to digest (more energy outto digest) and makes your body feel warmer. What makes low carb special is that, it increases insulin sensitivity, you feel less hungry , less hunger pangs, less cravings, etc. Seriously, furthermore most low carb diets now advocates fat replacement - i.e replace transfats with essential fatty acids.

Low fat diet is the old school calorie diet, with no kicker to insulin sensitivity but it still works if you stick to the plan.

There is no succesful diet that doesn't adhere to the mother, if you don't believe me, take any successful diet and count the calories.