low carb all the way!

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  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
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    SuggaD wrote: »
    Do low carbers play sports? Serious question. I run and cycle. No way I could do low carb. Just not possible.

    I'm sure some do. I have always thought of "low carb" as the sedentary diet in my head though so I get where you are coming from.
  • flick1883
    flick1883 Posts: 1
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    I'm trying to do as low carb as possible. Your welcome to add me
  • SuggaD
    SuggaD Posts: 1,369 Member
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    PlaydohPants wrote: »
    SuggaD wrote: »
    Do low carbers play sports? Serious question. I run and cycle. No way I could do low carb. Just not possible.

    Yes, I could run and exercise quite a bit on low carb. Once you're on it for a while your body burns fat for energy instead of carbs/glycogen.

    That wouldn't work for me. I just dont have the fat to spare. I just started training for triathlons and one of the first thing my coach said to me is be very careful with my race nutrition as I have very little room for error.
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    edited January 2015
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    Well, I'm certainly not a performance athlete, but... I have several medical conditions that induce fatigue. I try to have a moderate carb intake, and if it dips too low, that fatigue worsens and I don't have energy for the gym. My trainer wanted me to keep my carb intake to 75g a day and it just wasn't enough.

    I've done very low carb before too. The energy buzz and all that? Meh. I feel the same way now after a good workout. Even with eating things no self-respecting low carber would eat.

    Saying that, if low carbing is a sustainable lifestyle for someone else (it wasn't for me), go for it!
  • OneOddOne
    OneOddOne Posts: 8
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    Like everything else, there is no cookie cutter perfect solution for everyone. Paleo has worked for me in the past, is working for me now, and it is something that I believe will work for me in the future. Without it I would still be 380 lbs. It is a tool, just like all tools it has its purpose.

    I am not an athlete, hell I can barely walk some days. So, this is a solution for me.

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