How to tell if you are losing fat or water weight
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A few years ago, when carbs were the minion in the kitchen, one of my cousins went on the Atkins diet. Within the first month, she lost over 30 pounds. After three months a grand total of 50 pounds were off of her. Less than a year after she started the diet, she put all the weight back on. The problem with her weight loss regiment was that she shed water weight instead of burning of excess fat.
Everyone will lose water weight at some point during the diet process. The secret to determining whether its fat or water you are burning is paying attention to the approach you take to weight loss.
The reason why Atkins dieters, and all other followers of restrictive-diets that ban certain food groups or nutrients, lose so much (water) weight in a very short period of time is [ Continue Reading ]