Life With A Low Glycemic Diet To Help With Weight Loss
The glycemic index or GI describes this difference by ranking carbohydrates according to their effect on our blood glucose levels. Choosing low GI carbs - the ones that produce only small fluctuations in our blood glucose and insulin levels - is the secret to long-term health reducing your risk of heart disease and diabetes and is the key to sustainable weight loss.
When a low glycemic meal is consumed, blood sugar rises at a slower pace. This allows a slower release of the hormone insulin which helps control blood sugar.
Blood sugar levels do not fall as a result because with less insulin, fewer cells are absorbing glucose.
This results in a reduction of food cravings and low energy crashes.
A consistent balance of hormones is also the result of a low glycemic diet.
Some Tips that will help you get started:
1. Eat Once every Three to Four Hours; 3 meals that include natural low glycemic gruits and vegetables, lean protein and good fats.
2. Two Snacks; fat(nuts) or protein can be eaten alone, always balance a carbohydrate with a protein or good fat(nuts, olive oil, avocado). This slows the blood sugar rise and helps prevent a sugar high-low;
3. Natual Foods are optimum;
4. Drink plenty of water; some sources say 1/2 your body weight in ounces; this will depend on your health and environmental conditions such as heat; limit coffee to 2-3 cups; 1-2 servings dry red wine; herbal teas.
5. Take supplements that support your specific needs; multi-vitamin/mineral, anti-oxidants and a weight loss accelerator to handle those urges.
6. Must do this at least 6 days per week but you should allow yourself one free day to deal with those cravings; don't over do it!
7. Thirty minutes of daily exercise is an important part of the program; see you doctor to be sure that you are OK to begin a program; make it fun, get a partner and do it together, do what you enjoy and change it up to keep it fresh.
