1) Your metabolism will love you.
Yes, yes, it will! Think about your life as a whole and the things that aren't necessarily great for you but could also be harmful long-term if you cut them completely out. Let's use germs as an example and the fact that although they are disgusting, our bodies would not be able to build an immunity to anything without them around at some point. Studies have shown over time that kids who played in the dirt, etc., had a better immune system as adults than kids who were sheltered from all that was germy during their younger years.
Now think about carbs... although you may THINK they are bad (because you were lied to), they are actually becoming bad for you because you are eliminating them. Any person cutting carbs to cut weight faster will eventually suffer from weight GAIN once they go back to "normal eating" and may even gain more than what they had to lose in the first place!
Cutting carbs from your diet will cause your metabolism not to recognize them as easily and, therefore, forget how to process them efficiently. What does this mean? It means that these excess carbs will rest as stored body fat. The solution? Never eat carbs again... wrong! The solution is to educate yourself on how to eat carbs properly and most healthily to benefit you and most definitely not hurt you.
2) You need the energy!
This brings us to carbs and what they provide. Count how many times you have heard people on low/no-carb diets complain of being tired, lethargic, etc... now count how many times you've heard people be excited and full of energy, all because of their amazing low carb lifestyle... exactly. Know this: the proteins that you eat can be used for energy, but they are primarily there to maintain your body, help you build muscle, recover from exercise, etc... the healthy fats that you eat are used to combat the bad fats that you eat and are also used as energy at low intensities, such as when you're sleeping.
Carbs are used for energy at moderate to higher intensities which depending on your daily activity level, can be the majority of the day... they are also there to signal to your body important things such as "your workout is over, so stop breaking down muscle" or "hey I'm here, so use me for energy instead of your proteins... they need to build and recover your body". These things are important, and they, in many cases, happen through insulin levels, which carbs have a lot of influence on depending on what type they are.
To cut out this opportunity for carbs is to think that you can "trick" your body and to think that is just wrong. I've had multiple clients upon coming to me be at least pre-diabetic and just through paying more attention to the types of carbs they are eating and when... this condition has been all but alleviated for them, and this wasn't even the initial goal for them to accomplish!
Are you eating the correct amount for your goals? Ask a professional for recommendations to know the best dietary choices to make for yourself.
3) It just makes sense (to your body)!
Think about the vehicles that we drive. I'm sure that for a pretty decent while, cars can run with low or even missing fluids, but would you do this intentionally just because someone told you that your gas mileage might go up as a result? No, you wouldn't. People cut carbs because they are desperate to lose weight fast, and someone tells them that this is the way to achieve that. Not only is cutting carbs a miserable process, but it is NOT a healthy process.
I have a medical doctor-client, and he had an interesting story one day that he "just had to share." A woman comes into the ER with complications internally, specifically with her intestinal tract. Upon further testing, scans, etc., the problem was found... and it was basically a traffic jam inside of her stomach. The cause? Upon further questioning, it was determined that she had been cutting carbs on a certain ketogenic diet to put her body into ketosis and "lose fat fast." After a situation like this, the person has to be reintroduced to carbs so their body can relearn how to use/process them and begin the path back to normality and, eventually, health. This happens because cutting carbs does not make sense to your body, especially for a long period of time.
Bottom Line:
The moral of the story is this: it is never wise or really even fun for that matter to completely cut anything from your diet, especially an entire food group! This seems like a great idea thanks to great marketing and terrible information, but people... you have to educate yourselves! This is a problem, and if you're not careful, then what weight loss success you celebrate today could be the toughest health problem you've encountered in your tomorrow to come.
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