http://www.carveoutcarbs.com/low-carbs-diet.html A low carbs diet can help you lose weight. If you're shopping for a diet, read this info on how a low carbs diet works. en-us Mon, 09 Jan 2006 10:02:15 EST Mon, 09 Jan 2006 10:02:15 EST Weblog Editor 2.0 It's that time of year--time to make your New Year's resolution to lose weight stick.To that end, you're probably diet shopping. On this page, we'll tell you how a low carbs diet works. Read this before you decide if low carb dieting is right for you. Low Carb Dieting When you're shopping for a low carbs diet, you'll find that there are many more out there besides the Atkins and South Beach diets. There are different versions of these everywhere, but most have at least three phases: During the initial phase, you get the fewest amount of carbs that you'll get throughout the whole diet. Most of the time, this initial phase lasts two weeks, and you generally get only 20-30 grams of carbs a day (depending on which low carbs diet you're on). This phase sort of "jump starts" your weight loss and gets your body into fat-burning mode. During the next phase, you get 40-60 grams of carbs a week (again this depends on which low carbs diet you choose). During this phase, you continue to lose weight. The final phase is a maintenance phase. During this phase, you get up to 130 grams of carbs a day. (This is good because 130 grams is what your body needs to function properly. If you're a bread lover or addicted to carbs in some way, you might find a low carbs diet to be too restrictive. And in many ways, it is. First of all, it limits the amount of fruits and vegetables you get, which, as you know, isn't really good for you. To compensate, many low carb diets suggest taking supplements. In addition, as we said before, your body needs 130 grams of carbs a day just to function properly. The problem is that most of us eat far, far more than 130 grams of carbs a day. Try counting your carb intake for a day and see what it is. Then try to lower it to 130 grams of carbs a day. You're bound to see improvements. Especially if you incorporate exercise. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 10:02:15 EST