When Low Carb Stops Working
You had success with a low carb diet years ago - and because it worked so well - you never gave up hope of low carb working again.
For years you stuck with low carb with a dogged determination to get it working for you again. You tried high fat low carb, zero carb, eliminated nuts and sweeteners, carnivore, intermittent fasting, OMAD, even alternate day fasting - but none of it worked. The cravings never went away - like they did the first time and every time - your hunger and cravings would get the better of you and you would end up putting all the weight back on.
It took me 15 years of this cycle of yo-yoing back to the same weight on every strain of low carb diet - to finally accept that low carb was not going to work for me as it had the first time I tried it.
There are reasons that low carb diets stop working - and - of course - it's to do with the microbiome.
Low-carb diets work because they starve out the problem gut bacteria, but our microbiome adapts. It gets better at thriving in the absence of dietary carbohydrates. Low carb - for many people- simply stops being effective.
For years you stuck with low carb with a dogged determination to get it working for you again. You tried high fat low carb, zero carb, eliminated nuts and sweeteners, carnivore, intermittent fasting, OMAD, even alternate day fasting - but none of it worked. The cravings never went away - like they did the first time and every time - your hunger and cravings would get the better of you and you would end up putting all the weight back on.
It took me 15 years of this cycle of yo-yoing back to the same weight on every strain of low carb diet - to finally accept that low carb was not going to work for me as it had the first time I tried it.
There are reasons that low carb diets stop working - and - of course - it's to do with the microbiome.
Low-carb diets work because they starve out the problem gut bacteria, but our microbiome adapts. It gets better at thriving in the absence of dietary carbohydrates. Low carb - for many people- simply stops being effective.
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So what are we to do now?
Synergy of Strategies:
Plant-based
It is scientifically well established that restricting animal products increases the metabolic rate, suppresses the appetite and improves health.
Very Low-Fat
Eating low-fat lowers the calorie density of the diet and increases the satiety per calorie.
It also reduces the presence of bile in the intestine, which suppresses the appetite and reduces the metabolic rate.
It also reduces the presence of bile in the intestine, which suppresses the appetite and reduces the metabolic rate.
Low in Addictive Qualities
Sugar, salt and fat - especially in combination, can trigger the parts of the brain involved in cravings and compulsive overeating.
Low Energy Density
Lower energy dense foods are more satiating per calorie'. They are also less 'rewarding' so less prone to triggering cravings and overeating.
Low Energy Density
Lower energy dense foods are more satiating per calorie'. They are also less 'rewarding' so less prone to triggering cravings and overeating.
Low Branched Chain Amino- Acids
It is the high levels of BCAA which are responsible for the obesity-promoting properties of animal protein.However, there are certain plant foods which are also quite high in these amino acids. During the weight-loss phase, we need to restrict these too.
Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent Fasting works because it reduces calorie intake without increasing the appetite. In fact, it reduces the appetite, cravings and increases the metabolic rate!
It achieves this via effects on the microbiome and the brain.
High Fibre and
Resistant Starch
Soluble and insoluble fibre has fantastic effects to suppress the appetite, increase the metabolic rate AND enable the excretion of lots of calories (poop them out)! This contributes to creating a calorie deficit without feeling deprived of calories.
Also, fibre makes food more 'chewy', which contributes greatly to satiety.
Also, fibre makes food more 'chewy', which contributes greatly to satiety.
High in Power Foods
Incorporates foods which have particular power to boost the metabolic rate, suppress the appetite and improve overall health.
I am the evidence!
I am a 49 year old woman who has tried every permutation of low carb and intermittent fasting for 15 years and was only ever able to lose a maximum of 10 pounds- before yo-yoing back up to my starting weight of 12 stone over and over again.
Look what happened to me when I finally let go of the failed low-carb dream.
After 15 years of trying SO HARD with low carb, carnivore and intermittent fasting - I was again back to my starting weight of 12 stone.
I was the exact same weight as when I had started trying to lose weight 15 years earlier!
I was the exact same weight as when I had started trying to lose weight 15 years earlier!
On my last attempt with zero carb carnivore, combined with intermittent fasting - I was strong for 2 weeks - when I experienced the worst, most depressing craving. It was like a feeling of complete emptiness. It was so awful and I just thought- this is not worth it.
I then went on a carb binge.
I begrudgingly accepted that low-carb was not working for me and I just could not live without carbohydrates for any length of time.
If I was going to make friends with carbs - I wanted to know what would be the healthiest way to go about it.
The exhaustive research I did is what led me to this combination of strategies.
When I combined these strategies; what happened was beyond my wildest dreams.
I NEVER dreamed I would be able to lose weight so effortlessly, free of cravings, hunger and low energy, after suffering for so long, trying to do low-carb.
It's the holy grail that has been hiding in plain sight.
I realised that when low-carb stops working - to continue with it - makes weight loss even harder than a standard diet. I then went on a carb binge.
I begrudgingly accepted that low-carb was not working for me and I just could not live without carbohydrates for any length of time.
If I was going to make friends with carbs - I wanted to know what would be the healthiest way to go about it.
The exhaustive research I did is what led me to this combination of strategies.
When I combined these strategies; what happened was beyond my wildest dreams.
I NEVER dreamed I would be able to lose weight so effortlessly, free of cravings, hunger and low energy, after suffering for so long, trying to do low-carb.
It's the holy grail that has been hiding in plain sight.
Look what happened to me when I finally let go of the failed low-carb dream.
Using the principles of The Appetite Cure
Me (Joanna Collie)
I am also a nutritionist!
I am a degree educated nutritionist.
I have created this program based on over 20 years of research, experience and a synthesis of the knowledge gained from thousands of scientific studies.
I have created this program based on over 20 years of research, experience and a synthesis of the knowledge gained from thousands of scientific studies.
Joanna Collie
Why this way of eating is better than low carb
No more plateaus and stalls
Low fat vegan diets have been found to increase the metabolic rate, increasing over the first few months and then staying higher for life. A recent study found that low fat vegan diets
increase the metabolic rate by 18%!
This means that you don't experience the metabolic slow down that occurs with other diets.
increase the metabolic rate by 18%!
This means that you don't experience the metabolic slow down that occurs with other diets.
No more yoyoing
Because the plan improves leptin sensitivity (lowering your set point); it enables you to lose weight without going into 'starvation mode' - with the increased hunger and cravings that cause you to rebound back to your starting weight - over and over again.
When you do eat, it is more difficult to regain weight, because it is far more difficult for the body to store excess carbohydrates as fat, than it is to store excess fat calories as fat.
When you do eat, it is more difficult to regain weight, because it is far more difficult for the body to store excess carbohydrates as fat, than it is to store excess fat calories as fat.
No return of poor health symptoms
Many people find that their poor health symptoms start to reappear after a while on keto and carnivore. E.g. they start seeing their blood sugars rising again.
Again - this is a sign that your microbiome has adapted and problem bacteria are now thriving even in the absence of dietary carbohydrates.
There is no adaptation that occurs with this way of eating - it will keep working for the rest of your life - to keep you lean and healthy into old age.
Again - this is a sign that your microbiome has adapted and problem bacteria are now thriving even in the absence of dietary carbohydrates.
There is no adaptation that occurs with this way of eating - it will keep working for the rest of your life - to keep you lean and healthy into old age.
Far more flexibility
When you 'cheat' on a low carb diet –
it can take 7 or more days to get ‘adapted’
again. One cheat can ruin every thing.
With this
way of eating – there is far more leniency. Eating the 'wrong' thing won't set you back 7 days or more. It won't ruin everything. You can
go back to this way of eating and and start getting the benefits straight away.
It is a LOT less expensive.
Potatoes, rice, oats, berries, bread and vegetables are a lot cheaper than steaks and avocados!
You can eat more
Because the diet increases the metabolic rate by at least 18% - you get away with eating more calories.
Also - because it is far more difficult for your body to store excess carbohydrate calories as fat, as long as you are eating low fat- you can get away with a lot more calories.
You actually excrete 'poop' out a lot more calories too, meaning you can create a calorie deficit, without having to deprive yourself of eating them!
Also - because it is far more difficult for your body to store excess carbohydrate calories as fat, as long as you are eating low fat- you can get away with a lot more calories.
You actually excrete 'poop' out a lot more calories too, meaning you can create a calorie deficit, without having to deprive yourself of eating them!
Doesn't cause high cholesterol
Keto and carnivore diets are notorious for causing high cholesterol levels.
In contrast – this way of eating is the optimal way of eating to lower cholesterol levels.
In contrast – this way of eating is the optimal way of eating to lower cholesterol levels.
More Environmentally and Animal Friendly!
It is better for the environment and obviously animals too!
Less Pesticide Exposure
Animals and fish have much higher concentrations of pesticides and toxins - which are known to reduce the metabolic rate, worsen health and accelerate aging processes.
Lesson series
The Diet Cure Coaching Program
I created this coaching program to help people, who - like me - have suffered for years dieting with hunger, cravings and low energy without results.
For me - it was like winning the lottery and I know you will be just as over the moon.
But - as you know - body fat regulation is extremely sensitive - the stars have to be aligned and it can take the smallest wrong thing to knock it off course.
The program is highly streamlined, precise and strategic.
There are lots of things that go wrong with implementation, especially in the context of real life, with all its pressures.
To ensure that you get it just right so that you don't stall, plateau or even worse - start gaining weight - you really need an experienced and knowledgeable coach to help you navigate the potential pitfalls and help you implement the diet within your own unique set of circumstances and pressures.
This can be the last diet attempt you ever make - the last time you have to yoyo diet, the first time you astonish yourself, by powering through your plateaus and stalls to FINALLY reach your holy grail goal weight.
But it's so important that you are guided to avoid the mistakes and pitfalls that could make it just another failed diet attempt. diet attempt.
What You Will Get:
Hotline to Me
(Personal Coaching)
I will answer all your questions within 3 hours (between 8am and 10pm GMT). Unsure if a particular food is ‘safe’?
Unsure which food option to choose?
Find yourself in a situation, which is challenging your ability to stay on track?
I will problem-solve with you to find a way to navigate the pitfalls or minimize the damage.
I will keep you motivated and your eye on the prize, so that you stay on track and are able to finally reach your goals.
What to Eat and Avoid for Optimal Long-Term Fat Loss
- The 'power' foods to incorporate which maximise fat loss by suppressing the appetite, increasing the metabolic rate and increasing calorie excretion.
- The obesity-promoting foods to eliminate.
- How to combine intermittent fasting with this way of eating for optimal fat loss.
- Identify the best intermittent fasting schedule for you personally
The Optimal Exercise for Long-Term Fat Loss
- The exercises which increase the metabolic rate and suppress the appetite, preventing metabolic adaptation on a low calorie diet.
- Which type of cardio creates the most fat loss for the same amount of time.
Practical Tips
How to stay on track in the real world - with its time pressures, social pressures, temptations, lack of access to the right foods etc.
Recipes
Recipes which incorporate the power foods and leave out elements which promote obesity.
Membership Community Forum Area
Share and learn from the experiences of fellow Appetite Cure members. Celebrate and get motivated by each other's successes.
Be each other's cheer leaders.
Find yourself an accountability buddy.
extra Benefits
Learning Videos to Inspire
Confidence and Commitment
The peer-reviewed science
The scientific evidence for the health, anti-aging and fat loss benefits of the strategies in the program.
The science which explains WHY the diet works to optimise fat loss.
(Featuring leptin resistance, the microbiome, bile and opioid receptors in starring roles)
The science behind WHY zone 2 cardio and resistance training is optimal for fat loss
Featuring compensatory appetite responses, myokines ( hormones released by contracting and strong muscle) and leptin sensitivity.
The Scientific Evidence for the Multitude Other Health/Anti-Aging Benefits.
Health, aging and body fat regulation is all linked. What is effective to recover your healthy body weight - also works to reverse the whole range of health disorders which are specific to the western world; both physical and mental as well as premature aging processes, such as aging skin.
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