Weight Loss Diet Plans: Atkins, Paleo, HCG and Whole Foods

Comparing diet plans like HCG, Paleo, and Atkins can help you find the best extreme weight loss meal plan. Learn the consequences of junk food and how to navigate low-carb cooking with soy flour.

How to Eat Carbs After Low-Carb Dieting

Low-carb dieting is a great way to lose weight quickly and get that super-lean conditioning that is necessary for a competition-winning physique. However, adding carbs back to the diet after a stint of low-carb dieting can cause a "yo-yo" effect if done too fast or incorrectly.

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A Meal Plan for Extreme Weight Loss

When you need to lose a lot of weight, you want to lose it fast. Don't fall victim to fad diets that make big promises and don't pay off in the long run.

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Four-Week and 1,300-Calorie Meal Plans

While not for everyone, a 1,300-calorie meal plan may lead to healthy weight loss over a four-week period of time. Caloric intake varies significantly depending on your individual body weight, so it would be impractical to prescribe 1,300 calories for all dieters.

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The Effects of a High Protein Diet on Metabolism

Protein has profound effects on your metabolism. Though they both contain four calories per gram, protein forces your body to use more calories in digestion than carbohydrates do. This thermic effect accounts for one of the ways that a high-protein diet speeds up metabolism.

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