Sep 01 2008
Low Carb WILL Work AGAIN
The One-Shot Myth
It happens. Low Carb Losers often stray from the path even when they’ve experienced tremendous weight loss success. Whatever led them away from their low carb journey, what brings them back is always the desire to recapture the amazing benefits they experienced on the road to success. When they return, many as the same question: can it work as well the second time?
It’s easy to understand why someone would ask the question. Their first experience with low carb weight loss was so profound, they often fear the magic won’t happen again. That’s human. What is more difficult to understand are the bizarre and inaccurate answers provided by fellow low carb loser.
The answer, simply, is YES! Low carb eating can absolutely work as well, often better, the second time around. Your first experience was about learning. You learned the rules of the low carb lifestyle. You learned how your body reacted to low carb eating. You learned the tricks that make a low carb lifestyle both more convenient and more pleasant. So why do so many Low Carb Losers give just the opposite answer?
They’re not lying. Some people have a lot more difficulty losing weight the second time around. They don’t achieve the same results as quickly or easily as before. That’s the truth. The UN-truth comes when the blame for those disappointing results is misplaced.
Just as we learn to low carb better, we learn to low carb worse as well. When we first start a low carb weight loss plan, we stick to the rules. We don’t even know a lot of the risky cheats and modifications until we’ve had some time to network with long-time low carbers. These lessons in bad low carb eating are waiting for us, right next to the best of what we’ve learned, when we decide it’s time to continue our journey.
Many long-time or return Low Carb Losers are unaware or dishonest with themselves about their failure to recapture the magic. We make up theories about the body adjusting to low carb eating, or the metabolism refusing to cooperate the second time around. In fact, we are often simply unwilling or clueless about the low carb practices that sabotage our success.
The low carb lifestyle is not magic. It’s not a one-shot deal. You get the chance to try over and over. You can always climb back on the wagon and continue down the path to success. We simply must be honest with ourselves about our best and worst habits
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I am so glad I read this. I have been really bummed out, thinking that I blew my “one shot” when I started cheating and gaining again. Now I can see how all the little cheats are likely holding me back from losing like I did. Time to eat clean again! Thanks for the encouragement.
Hi, I just found you while doing a search on low carb dieting. There are so many studies with such varying conclusions, it’s hard to know what to think or to do. I guess it just depends upon the person’s specific physiological and psychological profile. I know some people who do very well on low carb and others who don’t. As for myself, I’m still not sure what to do. There is probably no magic pill.
Listen, I’m wondering what you and other people think. I’ve been doing some research on healthy eating and low carb diets in particular and came up with this one site called OpposingViews.com where there are debates by experts on various subjects. There is one debate called: “Are Low Carb Diets Healthy?”.
I like the idea that these people are experts in their fields, but this one guy says something that gives me pause. He says something to the effect that eating whole plant foods is associated with having good health but diets high in animal protein and fats are not. He also says that in a global sense, a sustained low carbohydrate diet which comes mainly from animal foods creates significant challenges for the planet and also other health issues for people such as antibiotic resistance.”
What do you think he means when he says that a diet which comes primarily from animal proteins is bad for the planet? That’s the first time I ever heard that. If you have time, take a look and let me know what you think by posting your comment. Thanks! http://www.opposingviews.com/questions/are-low-carb-diets-healthy