Livable Low Carb

Diets are miserable, aren't they?

You start off on a new diet really enthusiastically, keen to lose a few pounds, but after a day or a week or a month, you find you just can't stick to it. Then you feel like a guilty failure, so you eat to comfort yourself, then you feel even more like a guilty failure. It's a vicious circle!

Here's something to make you feel better - if you can't stick to a diet, it is not your fault, it is because the diet 'experts' are giving you totally the wrong advice.

Wouldn't it be great if you found a diet you COULD stick to, for as long as you need to. Wouldn't it be great if that diet included many of the foods you like to eat? Wouldn't it be great if the diet made you feel good, both physically and mentally? And wouldn't it be great if the diet improved your health, both in the short term and in the future?

Livable Low Carb is the way of eating you've been hoping for. You WILL be able to stick with it for as long as it takes for you to slim down to your perfect weight. It WILL make you feel good, physically and mentally, and it WILL improve your health. Even when you are your perfect weight, you will want to stick with this way of eating.

To introduce Livable Low Carb, let’s consider what questions you, The Reader, might want to ask.

Q. Can you eat cakes and biscuits on this diet?
A. Yes! That's what makes it livable! You can eat cakes, biscuits, cookies, crackers, buns, muffins, pastry, pancakes, cheesecake, ice cream and chocolate truffles! Also lots of other types of food, such as salads, veggies, curries, chillies... This website has lots of easy recipes.

Q. Is Livable Low Carb just a gimmick?
A. No, definitely not. It is a healthy diet based on solid science and many decades experience of diets.

Q. Aren’t cakes and biscuits really bad for you?
A. Normal cakes and biscuits ARE bad for you, as they contain sugar, flour and maybe hydrogenated fats and additives. Livable Low Carb website has lots of recipes for healthier cakes and biscuits that don’t contain sugar, flour, soy, expensive protein powders or bad fats.

Q. What foods can I eat on this diet?
A. There is a long list of foods that you can eat and a list of foods you shouldn’t eat. Vegetables and nuts play a large part in the diet. This site gives lots of recipes for low carb cakes, biscuits and muffins, but you can do Livable Low Carb without eating cakes and biscuits at all! Remember, just because you CAN eat cakes and biscuits, doesn't mean you MUST eat cakes and biscuits! You could live on salads if you want.

Q. What type of diet is Livable Low Carb?
A. Livable Low Carb is a primal-style, low glycaemic load diet, this means that it is low in sugar and starch. Find out why sugar and starch are unhealthy and fattening in the Science section.

Q. Why is Livable Low Carb better than a low fat diet?
A. Because it is much healthier and more satisfying. It is also MUCH easier to stick to, because it doesn’t make you feel deprived and miserable.

Q. Why is Livable Low Carb better than a typical low carbohydrate diet?
A. Livable Low Carb gives a greater choice of foods than a typical low-carbohydrate diet, and is thus much easier to stick to.

Q. Is Livable Low Carb okay for vegetarians?
A. Yes, Livable Low Carb is good for vegetarians.

Q. Is Livable Low Carb okay for Vegans?
A. No. The aim of this way of eating is good health, and some animal-based foods such as eggs are necessary.

Q. How can I find out about the science behind Livable Low Carb?
A. Have a look in the Science section of the website. You will find a lot of information about the science that supports the diet. You can also back this up by reading some of the many recommended books.

Q. How can I know that the diet is healthy?
A. In the 'Health' section of the website there are many pages discussing the health issues of diet. There is a lot of information here, which even your doctor or nutritionist will not know about. You can also back this up by reading some of the many recommended books.

Q. Do you have to count calories or carbs on Livable Low Carb?
A. You can if you want to, but you don’t have to. There are several levels of the diet. You can choose the level that suits you best, or you can even chop and change from day-to-day, for example, one level in the week, but another level at the weekend.

Q. What are the main benefits of Livable Low Carb?
A There are lots of them! Read on for more details.