Low glycemic index diets (like The South Beach Diet) can increase energy & promote weight loss.
by Did you know that choosing to eat foods that are low on the glycemic index can increase your energy level and also help you lose weight?
It's true.
Foods that are high on the glycemic index (like bread and pasta) will give you a quick boost of energy, but very quickly your blood sugar will crash and you will become fatigued. However, foods that are low on the glycemic index help you to sustain energy over time, and will help you lose weight.
From The Glycemic Index...
Eating a lot of high GI foods can be detrimental to your health because it pushes your body to extremes. This is especially true if you are overweight and sedentary. Switching to eating mainly low GI carbs that slowly trickle glucose into your blood stream keeps your energy levels balanced and means you will feel fuller for longer between meals.
- Low GI diets help people lose and control weight
- Low GI diets increase the body's sensitivity to insulin
- Low GI carbs improve diabetes control
- Low GI carbs reduce the risk of heart disease
- Low GI carbs reduce blood cholesterol levels
- Low GI carbs can help you manage the symptoms of PCOS
- Low GI carbs reduce hunger and keep you fuller for longer
- Low GI carbs prolong physical endurance
- High GI carbs help re-fuel carbohydrate stores after exercise
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Low Carb, Bad Carb...
Is there any danger in rebounding from these diets, and gaining more weight? I think the South Beach diet and others can sometimes make you feel so deprived!
Your blog is great though. I'm really enjoying the posts.
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I imagine it's all diets...
I imagine it's all diets that have a kind of "rebound" effect once you stop following them. That's why it is so important to have a plan to maintain your weight loss by continuing to eat healthy, even once you are finished with your diet. And that's also why going on a strict "diet" isn't always the best idea...Sometimes it's a better idea to incorporate healthy eating habits into your everyday life, and make a commitment to healthy living rather than X amount of days on a diet.
Contributing Editor Catherine Morgan
at Catherine-Morgan, Capessa Health, Women4Hope
Yes!
I'm a diabetic PCOS-er and have been living low-GI for several years now (as a lifestyle choice to deal with my own personal health issues). With research and careful planning--and a commitment to eat this way for a lifetime--I don't ever feel deprived. There are all kinds of products on the market today (keeping in mind that anyone on a special diet can not generally do the local-and-in-season thing), such as whole grain pastas, alternative flours, berries & melons available year-round. I make low-fat muffins with oat bran cereal & oatmeal, make my own chocolate chips with unsweetened chocolate & my favorite sugar sub, and I make berry-filled sugar-free flourless chocolate cakes that keep my sugar- and flour-eating friends drooling. It can be done, and deliciously.
Amanda
Mrs.W's Kitchen
This is so true!
I've been eating this way for so long that I hardly consider it a "diet" any more. And I do eat things once in a while (like at Christmas!) that aren't really low-glycemic foods. I can tell when I do eat the wrong things though, simply by the way I have less energy, more moodiness, and more cravings for sugar and other empty carbs.
As for the question about rebounding, this is a lifestyle change, not a diet. If you go back to eating mostly chips, burgers, and fries, yes you will gain all the weight back. But once you reach your goal weight you can get add back enough of your favorite foods that I don't think there is any reason to feel deprived. There are so many low glycemic options for things like pasta, rice, bread, and low GI vegetables, that you really can eat lots of delicious food.
Seriously, even if it wasn't for the weight loss benefits, I think most people would be amazed at how much better they felt if they ate this way.
Thanks for the link too!
Kalyn Denny
Kalyn's Kitchen