How It Works

METABOLIC ADVANTAGE - the science

Some people think that The Go Lower Programme is essentially just another low calorie low fat or low carb diet. Well this could not be further from the truth. The Go Lower diet is cleverer than these simple but inadequate solutions.

Low calorie and low fat diets work on the basic principle that if you eat less calories and do more exercise you will lose weight. Because fat has a high calorific value the easiest way to cut calories from your diet is to cut fat. However our bodies are not as simple as that. Low Carb diets work on the principle that carbohydrates are bad for us so cut them out but this is also too simple.

Go Lower gets great results with real food by doing lots of things at once.

Here are the unique combined features of Go Lower -

Fat Burning – by removing easily accessible energy in the form of starch and sugar we force your body to use its own fat supplies as energy. This is known as ketosis and you can read more about ketosis in FAQ.

Feeling Full – even though we reduce your calorific intake to 1500 calories a day (or thereabouts) you will feel full because we ensure that there is sufficient natural protein in your diet to keep the hunger at bay. Protein (such as meat or fish or eggs) contain essential amino acids which contain peptides that tell your brain that you are full - how clever is that?

Build and protect muscle – The weakness with low fat diets is that they don’t discriminate between the loss of weight from fat or muscle. On the Go Lower Programme you are eating lots of protein which means that you have a diet rich in essential amino acids which help build muscle and therefore your weight loss is focused on excess fat. It is for this reason that often you can lose inches but not pounds because fat weighs less than muscle. Also by retaining muscle your metabolic rate is likely to stay higher. To read more about this go to FAQ.

High in fibre – we ensure that you get loads of fibre from the combination of nuts seeds and vegetables. We also use a pre biotic fibre in our bars which means that not only do you feel fuller for longer you actually help your digestive system. To read more about this go to FAQ.

Low GI and Low GL- By ensuring that all our meals and snacks are low GI and low GL we can be sure that your body does not over produce insulin which is the hormone that causes our bodies to store fat. Excessive insulin production can cause diabetes and other health problems- to read more about Low GI and Low GL go to FAQ.

Calorie burn – By eating lots of protein you will actually burn more calories than the usual low fat diet without a trip to the gym. This is because your body has to work really hard to turn protein into energy. To read more about Thermodynamics go to FAQ.

And why does it last when other diets don’t?

Real Food – Because you eat real natural food the diet as such doesn’t end.

No Sugar – Because we are a very low sugar diet with no sweeteners your taste buds begin to change so that very sweet foods are no longer attractive.

Metabolic Rate – Because The Go Lower Programme is not very low calorie and is high in protein your metabolic rate does not drop dramatically and you should not lose muscle tone.

Education – Because we tell you how to cook everything for yourself you can do it all for you and your family and friends when you are ready to go alone.

Lifestyle- Because the diet works with your life it doesn’t need to stop.

Healthy- Because you feel so great on the diet you won't want to change the way you eat when you reach your target weight/size.