Not all Carbs are created equal.

I am trying to lose weight.

I have been told over and over and over eat more carbs(grains) fruit and veg to lose the weight (from two babies with a small gap of 15 months!)Yet I gained more weight! The more I tried the more I gained. No how much I exercised.

My Sister (http://eattolivebykrystal.blogspot.co.uk) and myself have both battled with our health and weight. My sister has found the approach from Joel Fuhrman, M.D. I as you can tell by the blog found Paleo.

The approaches have a few things in common. and this is one of them. Not all Carbs are equal.

This idea is certainly not new.

The First Low-Carb Diet And Diet Book

During the 1850's a physician named Doctor Harvey in England had to treat a patient named William Banting regarding obesity. Harvey advised him to cut down the sugars and starches. In fact, he told him not to eat more than the minimum daily amount that was required. This came to be the very first low-carb diet.

The plan worked so well, that even William Banting was able to write a book about the so-called diet. The book was published in 1862 and was called letter on Corpulence Addressed to the Public. This book came to be the very first diet book made in history.
http://www.thehealthsuccesssite.com/the-history-of-losing-fat.html

 So how do Carbs work you ask ?

http://blog.massivehealth.com/infographics/Carbs_are_killing_you/

So If you are trying to lose weight avoid the carbs!

All refined carbohydrates are to be avoided including…

• bread
• pasta
• white rice
• fruit juice
• sugar

Notice veggies aren't on that list?
But they have carbs...

Carbohydrate Content in Vegetables

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Vegetable	Carbohydrates in gram	Calories
Asparagus	2.1	18
Aubergine	2.7	17
Beetroot	5.9	31
Broccoli	2.9	25
Brussel Sprouts	3.4	31
Cabbage, average	4.4	26
Carrot	4.8	26
Cauliflower	3.3	22
Celery	2	15
Chicory	2.2	16
Courgette	2.2	20
Cucumber	2	12
Fennel	2.9	25
Gherkins	2.8	15
Gourd	2.2	13
Leek	2.5	23
Lettuce	1	11
Marrow	2	10
Mushroom	0.5	15
Okra	2	19
Onion	4.6	26
Onion, Spring	6	23
Parsnip	3	22
Peppers, yellow	4.9	28
Pumpkin	2.1	12
Radish	1.9	13
Spinach	0.6	16
Swede	4.8	26
Sweetcorn	15.7	90
Tomatoes	2.8	18
Turnip	5	26
Watercress	2.1	18
Yam	21.5	97

All values are calculated from raw vegetables. Values for carbohydrates in vegetables may vary between different pieces!

http://www.weightlossforall.com/carbohydrates-vegetables.htm

The difference?
Bread and other "processed " Carbs are quickly turned to sugar as seen above while the body has to work harder to turn veggies and whole Fruit to sugar.

So in closing.
Avoid the carbs lose the weight. eat your veggies( esp the green ones!) and whole fruits :)

#paleo, #carbs, #eat_to_live, #weight_loss