Low carb diets are good but not for everyone.

Before going on a low carb diet sit down and:

(1). List your current health goals. Ask yourself can this diet meet your short and long term nutritional goals.

(2). List all illnesses you have been diagnosed with (ex:high blood pressure, diabetes, depression). Any diet can impact your health. Low carb diets do have side effects (cramps, fatigue, headaches, low energy).

(3). Reflect on all diet attempts failures and successes. Then consider reasons for those failures and successes to help you create a long term sustainable plan after weight loss

(4). Ask your physician to refer you to a dietician who understand low carb diets to learn the pros, cons, and help you build a plan around your medication.

Finally, an important thing to remember is that “No” matter what diet regiment you decide to try, calories count. You may lose weight but keeping it off is the problem. So, formulate a plan for maintaining weight loss that incorporates good nutrition and exercise to maintain a healthy lifestyle.