Originally Posted by Leli
Please be careful. Your body needs some measure of carbs to function properly. Your brain, for example, runs exclusively on glucose. If you're not eating it, the body will make some from protein. Unfortunately, the byproduct of that process is toxic and can cause permanent damage to multiple organs and even cause death in some cases. It's a serious danger for people on very restrictive diets.
Please check with your doctor or a nutritionist to ensure that you are meeting your daily metabolic requirements! There are certain things your body must have and skewing your metabolism for quick weight loss is not worth the damage that could be done if needs are not being met.
I would advise you to substitute rather than cut out carbs. Eat carbs with high fibre content, such as whole wheat pasta and multigrain breads. Your weight loss will be slower, but healthier.
A loss of 20lbs in one month is not just going to be fat, it's a loss of muscle mass. That means your body will literally be eating its own muscle to fuel your brain. Does that really sound like something you want to do just to drop a few sizes in clothes? And I haven't even mentioned the imbalances and heart problems that can come from cutting out potassium (no potatoes or bananas in that diet, huh?).......
I STRONGLY advise against doing this, especially without sitting down with a dr to map out the minimum of carbs, fibre, protein, vitamins and minerals you need to eat in a day. Sorry if this is harsh, but I don't want you to do yourself harm!
A healthy weight loss should be UP TO 2 lbs a week (or about 8 lbs a month).
In addition starving your body from all carbs and sugar can lead to diabetes. There were many reported cases from the Atkins era where people developed diabetes from robbing their bodies of the appropriate carbs (in addition to the high blood pressure and cholesteral).
The key to a GOOD diet is the pyramid that we were all taught in grade school as well as SELF CONTROL. Many people "pretend" they're hungry just because they want the food so badly and they want to eat it NOW.
Also to avoid a flabby body you do need to exercise. If you lose the weight but do not tone the skin or muscles then you just wind up being flabby. Try accompanying with bike riding or doing pilates (actually I found pilates to be the best at maintaining a firm body)