Weight Loss Plateau On a Low Carb Diet

Question I have lost wieght in the past on a low carb diet but I stopped losing. What am I doing wrong? Answer by Tanya Zilberter, PhD Dear Erica, This is a very common situation with most of low carb diets. If you are on the Atkins diet, please keep it in your mind that it's missing an important point of controlling protein intake and keeping the proper ratios of carbs:protein: fat. This results in higher carbohydrate amounts getting into the blood because almost half of the food protein will be transformed into glucose inside the body. To make this long thing short, you can't tell for sure that your diet is a truly low carb one. As to the proper ratio of carbs:protein: fat, Atkins-type diets also disregard it. Meanwhile, if it's below a certain number, you have a hard time controlling appetite and cravings. Read more about it -- click here! More information about weight loss plateaus: When You Stop Losing Weight. A checklist Weight loss plateau and body weight set point Weight Loss Plateau on South Beach Diet Plateau on Wave 2 of Sonoma Diet