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WHY IT JUST DOESN'T WORK...
THE TRUTH ABOUT LO-CARB DIETS
If you consume, during the course of a day, a supportive mix of proteins, carbs and essential fats, the carbohydrate foods break down into glucose. Some of that glucose goes into muscle and the liver where it is stored as glycogen. As you move, think, and breathe, your body calls upon that glycogen and as you eat carbs the glycogen stores are replenished. (Glucose is the body's primary fuel source, especially for your brain!)
Glycogen attracts water. In fact, your muscles are primarily water. Glycogen storage in muscle, therefore, contributes significantly to the number of pounds you weigh when you get on the scale. For every gram of glycogen stored in muscle tissue, your muscle attracts approximately 2.4 grams of water.
After a few days of carb depletion, your body realizes something is going on, and begins to alter its production of hormones and enzymes in order to manufacture its own glucose. All it needs are 3 amino acids and the best resource for these amino acids is muscle tissue. Your body breaks down muscle tissue in order to make glucose. When it comes to fat loss you'll have a problem: muscle is the site where fat is burned!
If you don't drink enough water on these diets, you might find yourself waiting to pass kidney stones. (Very painful).
When the body is in ketosis, your blood chemistry is being altered.
Ketoacidosis is where the alkaline balance of your blood is altered, and can lead to heart failure.