Weight loss plateau on a low carb diet

Question
I am currently trying a low carb diet.  I havelost wieght in the past on this type of diet but i always seen to fall off the wagon because I stop losing,  I also have a problem eating at night after my snack.  What am I doing wrong?

Answer
Dear Erica,

This is a very common situation with most of low carb diets.

If you are on the Atkins diet, please keep it in your mind that it's missing an important point of controlling protein intake and keeping the proper ratios of carbs:protein: fat.

This results in higher carbohydrate amounts getting into the blood because almost half of the food protein will be transformed into glucose inside the body. To make this long thing short, you can't tell for sure that your diet is a truly low carb one. As to the proper ratio of carbs:protein: fat, Atkins-type diets also disregard it. Meanwhile, if it's below a certain number, you have a hard time controlling appetite and cravings. Read more about it here:
http://dietandbody.com/fat_burning_recipes.html

More information about weight loss plateaus are here:

When You Stop Losing Weight. A checklist
http://dietandbody.com/article1045.html

Weight loss plateau and body weight set point
http://dietandbody.com/article1009.html

Weight Loss Plateau on South Beach Diet
http://dietandbody.com/weightloss/2006/08/plateau-on-south-beach-diet.html

Plateau on Wave 2 of Sonoma Diet
http://dietandbody.com/weightloss/Sonoma_wave2_plateau.html

= TZ

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