The Impact on Sexual Performance While Dieting Low Carb Articles | Weight Loss

By: Darren Williger

A person who decides to go on a low carb diet plan can expect to see an impact on his or her sexual performance. That impact might well be felt at both the start and the end of any high protein, low carb diet.

At various other places in these low carb pages the reader has learned about the interplay of dieting and feelings. That interplay can have a marked effect on sexual performance. It can color a seldom-mentioned aspect of low carb living.

Researchers have found that a couple shows increased sexual activity whenever they are taking part in a greater number of satisfying experiences. If, for example, a couple has chosen to attend a series of sporting events, or to buy a set of concert tickets, that couple could well display increased sexual activity.

Now when someone first begins trying different low carb recipes, he or she might feel hungry. That low carb food, even when supplemented with some low carb snacks, might not leave the dieter fully satisfied. In that case, the dieter might join his or her partner in some new activities (a way to take the dieter’s mind off of food). That could then lead to an increased desire for sex.

The decision to add more activity to a typical day to day routine can help a person to become more enthused about life. If that enthusiasm then leads to excitement, it can stimulate the urge for greater sexual activity. That is a second way that the start of a low carb diet might produce changes in a dieter’s sexual performance.

Now that we have looked at the initiation of a low carb diet, let us look at the end result from adherence to a low carb diet. A person who has enjoyed weight loss generally feels better. He or she usually feels happier. That feeling of happiness enhances any feelings of excitement. That enhanced excitement then causes and even greater drive for enjoyment of love making.

Now it should be noted that the increased sexual performance produced by a low carb diet is not going to be the same in every individual. Age contributes to the level of sexual performance. The sex drives decrease as a person ages. Gender also affects sexual performance. A woman’s desire for sex declines more with age than a man’s desire for sex.

That being said, it is still true that a person on a low carb diet can expect changes in his or her sexual performance. If the dieter has chosen to step-up his or her participation in various activities, that can enhance the dieter’s sexual performance. If the person on the low carb diet has lost a fair amount of weight, he or she should feel happy. That happiness can show-up in the form of improved sexual performance.

The bottom line is this: Being on a low carb diet does affect sexual performance. It does not hamper that performance; instead it serves to enhance that performance.