low carb diet

msmi1970

Chief_Rocka wrote: »

That must be why there are so many obese Asians, with their enormous quantities of white rice.

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ViolaLeeBlueberry

baconslave wrote: »

Chaotic_Weevil wrote: »

For overall weight loss, calories are what matter in the end. You could eat low carb, high carb, high fat, high protein etc but you aren't going to change the laws of physics. Expend more energy than you consume and you will deplete your fat stores.

That being said, I eat fairly low carb. Aside from a small amount of bread at breakfast, the majority of my carbs come from vegetables. I do so for the following reasons

• it's harder to snack when you're limiting carbs, and I tend to take too many calories in via snacking

•Protein and fat make me feel fuller than carbs do

•By cutting starches out of meals and snacks, I tend to take in more vegetables. If I have the option of rice or bread or what have you, I normally won't eat enough veg. That leads to me not getting enough nutrients.

•it leads to me being more creative with my meals and having more variety.

•I find it leaves me less bloated.


So, choosing to go low carb has some benefits for some people, but it's more related to how it affects your food choices and satiety than anything. If you have no trouble stating within your calorie goals whilst eating carbs, there isn't much reason to cut them out.

Exactly.

Precisely exactly. Great explanation.

kmelocfp

shai74 wrote: »

SnuggleSmacks wrote: »

Actually, it isn't possible to lose weight if you're not in a calorie deficit, whether you achieve that deficit through a low-carb diet or just portion control. In other words, you can't eat more than you burn and still lose weight, no matter what you eat, and you can lose weight in a calorie deficit, no matter what you eat, even if it's nothing but Twinkies and Doritos (which I don't suggest as a healthy diet, but if you're curious, Google "Twinkie Diet.")

Some people find that it's easier to maintain a calorie deficit if they cut out or limit certain foods or types of food, like carbs, alcohol, sweets, juice, starches, or whatever. If you find that cutting carbs helps you to stay within your goal, that might be a reason to consider it. But there is no magic to low-carb dieting which would make it possible to eat an excess of calories and still lose weight.

Actually, you're sort of right, well done. However all calories are not created equal, and all macros are not treated the same by your body. Too many carbs causes your body to resond with insulin, and store fat. Low carb has the opposite effect. Which is why people can struggle to lose weight on 1200 cals of a low fat high carb diet, and easily lose weight on 1800 to 2000 cals of a low carb high fat diet. You can try and simplify a very complex process (how our bodies work) all you want, but there's more to it than you think. Maybe you just don't understand, and that's okay, there is plenty of reading out there and thousands of people who have shared their real life findings.

Shai, well done! All calories are NOT the same. We can't be dumb about the calories we take in, but if you learn to eat only when hungry, you won't eat enough calories from fat to be able to gain fat. I've lost 12 lbs in 3 weeks on a LCHF diet and I only watch my macro nutrients. I've stayed at 10% carbs on about 2000 calories a day. This is enough calorie restriction to make all the difference and yet I'm never hungry. You may notice that 2000 calories can't really be considered "restricted". For those who work out a lot, you'll need to up those calories and maybe even the carb %. In the end, we need to know what our bodies respond to, as we may have some underlying medical conditions like insulin resistance (as I do, thanks to PCOS). If you're insulin resistant, low carb with no calorie counting will be an awesome start for you!