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How exactly do you do a low carb diet? Pleaseeee Help me?

I am 14 and I am dying to lose weight & I just found out about this low carb diet and convinced that this diet might actually work. But I have no resources how to do this diet. Can someone please help me what kinds of food I should avoid in order for this diet to work? Thanks :]

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1. stop eating potatoes...
2. Your brain needs lot of carbs. While you can lose weight with the low carb diet, you can get insomnia and depression. Dr. Roizon [ http://www.apbspeakers.com/themes/defaultview/SpeakerPages/Michael%20Roizen.aspx ] says that it is healthy for your waist to be half of your height. At 5 feet, 4 inches that would be a waist of 32 inches. There is a lot of bad information out there. It has made America the fattest society ever. But it makes food companies and diet companies rich. Learn why salt, black coffee, salt, lean meat, salt, non-fat yogurt and salt are so fattening. SALT HAS NO CALORIES. The book, Intuitive Eating, says "If you tell yourself that you can't or shouldn't have a particular food, it can lead to intense feelings of deprivation that build into uncontrollable cravings and, often, bingeing." Nourish your body thin, instead of starving it fat. Learn the fastest way to lose weight. Never cut carbs, fats and calories. Eat foods made by nature, not man-made foods designed to make you fat and addicted to food. Which has more calories: a plain potato or one with a healthy fat like olive oil? The latter. Which is more fattening? The former. How can this be? The fat slows down the calories going into the blood (see glycemic load and glycemic index) making it less fattening. It is not about how many calories but how fast they enter the blood. But plant foods have fiber. Fiber provides no calories, is filling and also slows the calories entering your blood. http://www.phifoundation.org
3. I wouldn't recommend a low carb diet for losing weight since you get alot of energy from carbs, and without them you will feel dead all the time. If you want to loose weight just try to eat healthier foods and measure your calorie intake and don't eat too much. If you are completely convinced on a low carb diet then you have to stay away from all breads, pasta/noodles, potatoes.
4. Honey, at your age you need carbs, carbs are energy. Please talk to a doc or nutritionist before taking on a diet, you are still growing and your body needs carbs, vitamins and other nutrients. What I can suggest is that you eat whole wheat breads, stay away from greasy hamburgers and pizza. Eat lots of fruits and veggies, especially the ones that make you feel full. Grains are good as well such as farina and oatmeal for breakfast. A healthy way to lose weight at your age is to stay active, eat lots of the good stuff, and stay away from pop, candy, chips, burgers and fries.