Why Low Carb is the Best Way of Eating for Permanent Weight Loss
This guest blog is written by Sheryl Takayama, Founder of Why Weight Academy. Sheryl has maintained a 30kg weight loss for the past 23 years on a low carb nutrition plan. She is a qualified nutritionist who has helped women achieve their weight loss goals for the past 13 years. Her online programme — Why Weight Academy — includes low carb nutrition plans, mindset resources to help with emotional eating, and coaching for individual support. For more info visit
Recently I caught up with a client I haven't seen for several months. When he walked in the door with a big beaming smile, he looked like a completely different man.
Having followed a low carb food plan for the past six months, he's seen dramatic improvements with his blood sugar levels, energy, and weight. He has lost 13kg in total — 10kg of that pure fat. But the best part for me was hearing how much he is enjoying the journey:
"I can't believe how easy this way of eating is. I love every meal and don't feel hungry. I've struggled with food all my life and this is the easiest thing I've ever done."
Hearing this gave me so much joy and validates why I'm so passionate about this way of eating.
I've followed a low carb eating plan for the past 23 years and changed my career in my 30s to retrain as a nutritionist so I could share it with others. Thanks to low carb, I've been able to maintain my original 30kg weight loss for 23 years, as well as lose the 40kg I gained across two pregnancies. I've seen amazing results with clients too.
Here are five reasons why I believe low carb truly is the best way of eating for weight loss and maintenance:
1. It's Delicious
Mayonnaise, pesto, bacon, cheese, nuts, bread, wraps, delicious meats and seafood, vegetables, and dairy foods are just some of the options on a low carb plan. Real food with maximum flavour. Need I say more?
2. It's Satiating — You Won't Feel Hungry
When you eat the correct balance of protein and healthy fats with each meal, you feel full and satisfied. Think about how long you stay full after a meal of bacon and eggs. This is because your blood sugar levels remain stable throughout the day, and healthy fats provide a long-burning source of energy.
3. It's Easy
The explosion in popularity of keto and low carb eating has seen lots of new products hit the shelves. Low carb bread, pasta, rice, and wrap alternatives are now widely available. There are even online stores specialising in low carb products — from chips and chocolate to cake mixes and candy.
Here at Flour and Dough, our keto bread mixes are designed to make low carb baking as easy as possible. Our Original Keto Bread Mix, Rosemary & Garlic, and Pumpkin & Cashew varieties are all gluten free, dairy free, and low carb — and they taste like proper bread. No cardboard, no compromise.
You can easily get a low carb version of almost anything your heart desires.
4. It's Sustainable
Whatever you do to lose weight, you need to continue doing it — in a modified way — if you want to keep the weight off. This is why diets don't work. If you don't enjoy what you're eating, the minute you go back to old habits, you'll go back to your old weight.
Low carb is sustainable for life because it's built around real, delicious food. I know this because I've done it for 23 years — and many of my clients have stayed on track for several years too.
5. It Works
This is the most important thing of all. In addition to fat loss, my clients have reported better energy levels, less inflammation, and much better digestion and gut health.
As one of my clients said: "This really is the holy grail of eating."
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