The calorie shifting diet differs greatly from the traditional diets. The major rule is that you mustn’t calculate and measure the consumed foods. It doesn’t demand tormenting and starvation. But it involves some discipline and changes.
The main target of all diets is metabolism but they act in different ways. A low fat diet as well as low carb diet takes out a piece of the puzzle. It has been proved that low fat diets are not useful. Fat is very important for your health but you should consume only healthy fats, more olive oils and less hard fats. It will be beneficial to consume liquid fats.
Low carb diets have become very popular for the last 5 years. The main disadvantage of these diets is that glucose is crucial for the normal work of your brain. The carbohydrates contain glucose. So if you don’t consume carbs your body will have lack of glucose. Instead of it the metabolism tries to replace it by ketones. They are produced from the metabolized fats. When they start to perform the role of the glucose it may lead to ketoacidosis when breath starts smelling like nailpolish-remover.
According to the VLED (Very Low Energy Diet) you need to starve out the fat. It causes weight lost at the beginning but then your metabolism catches up and can adapt into a low-consuming mode. This diet creates the feeling that you are starving so you body and metabolism look for the ways to help you survive. The main reason why you lose weight during the first few days is that a lot of water is lost by your body. When the glycogen level is lowered you can lose water. It should be mentioned that the metabolism will need a couple of days to adapt. This is very beneficial for you. It means that human metabolism is based on the previous days diet. You can use this successfully to fool your metabolism. For example, when a certain amount of calories is expected you can give it something else. Our metabolism will get confused and for your survival it can begin to empty the reserves which are stored in the fat cells.
 So the basic principle of the calorie shifting diet plan is shifting.
Here are the necessary recommendations:
1. You shouldn’t consume energy rich snacks like chocolate or candy.
2. Don't take fattening meats.
3. The crucial rule is that you must cook your own meals. You need to avoid highly processed ready-cooked meals. Eat fresh groceries instead.
This diet involves 14 day cycles. You need to be on this diet during 11 days and then you get three free days. Those three days play an important role. It gives you the opportunity to stick to the diet during the 11 days. If you crave something, you can eat during the free days.
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