Low carbs - high fat
spittso
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I eat between 1500-2000 calories per day of high fat, low carbs. I am very rarely (if ever) hungry. I eat delicious food and I have loads of energy, sleep really well and no longer have any form of mood swings. Oh and I have also lost 10 lbs in the past 3 weeks. Low carbs really works.
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Indeed it does; although I find it helps to have a little healthy carbohydrate especially if you're exercising.0
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I just started back at low carb but also keeping track of calories to stay in line. Low carb is the only way of eating for me that doesn't leave me hungry every few hours. Hopefully I'll stick to it! Going to keep up with the forums for some encouragement
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I eat low carb, high fat as well and have lost 92 lbs. to date. Please join fellow low carbers on the Low Carber Daily Forum http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group and keto groups: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1143-keto. Hope to see you there!0
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How many grams daily do you all consider low carb?0
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Are you subtracting the fiber and that's how many carbs you are really having? Are you going by net carbs?0
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edwardryan8808 wrote: »How many grams daily do you all consider low carb?
Depends on the person. My goal is 35 g or fewer total carbs a day, though I range from 10-50 g/day. There is no hard and fast rule, but most people consider low carb to be 100 g or less per day, moderate carb up to 150 g/day. Many people do "keto" or very low carb which is certainly 50 g/day or less, often much less.0 -
edwardryan8808 wrote: »How many grams daily do you all consider low carb?
I'm at 22g(net) right now. When I'm in maintenance, I usually keep it around 35-40. I'm also full keto, not just low carb. Once I cross the threshold near 60, I get hungry. When I'm under 50, I don't feel hunger ever.0 -
edwardryan8808 wrote: »How many grams daily do you all consider low carb?
<130 grams
"Carbohydrate restriction" I would say is between there and 50% of total calories.
Feinman made a better job of defining it in http://www.nutritionjrnl.com/article/S0899-9007(14)00332-3/abstract :-Table 1
Suggested definitions for different Forms of low-carbohydrate diets*
Very low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet (VLCKD)
Carbohydrate, 20–50 g/d or <10% of the 2000 kcal/d diet, whether or not ketosis occurs. Derived from levels of carbohydrate required to induce ketosis
in most people.
Recommended early phase (“induction”) of popular diets such as Atkins Diet or Protein Power.
Low-carbohydrate diet: <130 g/d or <26% total energy
The ADA definition of 130 g/d as its recommended minimum.
Moderate-Carbohydrate Diet: 26%–45%
Upper limit, approximate carbohydrate intake before the obesity epidemic (43%).
High-Carbohydrate Diet: >45%
Recommended target on ADA websites.
The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends 45%–65% carbohydrate. The average American diet is estimated to be w49% carbohydrate.
Carbohydrate Consumption (NHANES)y
:
Men
1971–1974: 42% (w250 g for 2450 kcal/d)
1999–2000: 49% (w330 g for 2600 kcal/d)
Women
1971–1974: 45% (w150 g for 1550 kcal/d)
1999–2000: 52% (w230 g for 1900 kcal/d)0 -
edwardryan8808 wrote: »How many grams daily do you all consider low carb?
I'm at 22g(net) right now. When I'm in maintenance, I usually keep it around 35-40. I'm also full keto, not just low carb. Once I cross the threshold near 60, I get hungry. When I'm under 50, I don't feel hunger ever.
Hi, I am new to this, a few weeks on low carb so far abd feeling great. Can you summarize what ful keto means? I have read about it but do nit feel I have a great understanding. Thanks!0 -
cherylmlane wrote: »edwardryan8808 wrote: »How many grams daily do you all consider low carb?
I'm at 22g(net) right now. When I'm in maintenance, I usually keep it around 35-40. I'm also full keto, not just low carb. Once I cross the threshold near 60, I get hungry. When I'm under 50, I don't feel hunger ever.
Hi, I am new to this, a few weeks on low carb so far abd feeling great. Can you summarize what ful keto means? I have read about it but do nit feel I have a great understanding. Thanks!
To put it very simply, when you're in ketosis, your body processes fat for energy instead of carbs, and a byproduct of that is ketones. While in ketosis, you feel fuller longer after eating. For some people it simply means feeling satiety for hours longer than they would if they were eating carbs. In my case, for whatever reason, it's basically a permanent state. It's different for each person, just as the exact level where you go into ketosis is different for each person. I fall out around 50-60, others have to stay lower, others can go higher. Your body won't enter ketosis as long as there are enough carbs around to prevent it, which is why people differentiate between LC and keto when explaining what version they do.
If you want a more detailed explanation of how it works, I'd suggest reading this:
http://www.reddit.com/r/keto/wiki/faq
And there's also info in the LCD group mistizoom linked up near the beginning.0 -
LCHF is awesome, but come to the sub-groups @Mistizoom linked to ... these topics often go sideways on the main boards.
I do 20-30 net carbs.0 -
I'm growing keto curious. I eat about 2700 calories most days with around 40% from carbs, 40% from fat, and 20% from protein. I'm Not trying to lose weight. But, I do I like learning about new options for eating. I could use more energy. I have an energy deficit.
I'm trying to visualize what my plate would like if I took out the carbs. Can anyone give me some examples of 900 calorie, ketogenic meals?0 -
I'm growing keto curious. I eat about 2700 calories most days with around 40% from carbs, 40% from fat, and 20% from protein. I'm Not trying to lose weight. But, I do I like learning about new options for eating. I could use more energy. I have an energy deficit.
I'm trying to visualize what my plate would like if I took out the carbs. Can anyone give me some examples of 900 calorie, ketogenic meals?
If you want to add me, you can check my diary for some that range 900-1200. I usually prepare one large meal a day, and divide it up into smaller portions through the day. It's easier to just log it all as one, though. It's a lot of salads with multiple proteins, frittatas, burgers (no bun, extra avocado). I also use avocado like a condiment, but that might just be an addiction issue. Ignore the week where I have entire meals logged as 1 tramadol, I gave up trying to log from being sick.0 -
I'm growing keto curious. I eat about 2700 calories most days with around 40% from carbs, 40% from fat, and 20% from protein. I'm Not trying to lose weight. But, I do I like learning about new options for eating. I could use more energy. I have an energy deficit.
I'm trying to visualize what my plate would like if I took out the carbs. Can anyone give me some examples of 900 calorie, ketogenic meals?
9 oz. ribeye topped with a tablespoon or two of butter. Yum.
(feel free to add non-starchy vegetables if you like).0 -
My average day consists of a late breakfast of Avocado, bacon and scrambled egg. Lunch (if I'm hungry and feel I need it) is usually Salad, prawns, bacon and cream cheese. Supper is steak / salmon/ lamb with a small amount (70g) of green veg / cauliflower mash, with lots of butter or cream cheese. I usually don't feel hungry, but it does depend a little on how active I am every day. I also have a few cups of coffee a day with a teaspoon of cream in them.
It definitely works for me and apart from a few days of cravings when I first gave up sugar, I am happy and full of energy all of the time.0 -
Low carb is the way to go. Just calorie restriction doesnt work for me at all. Protein over a mountain of green veggies or salad and two eggs for breakfast and I have zero cravings throughout the day. I wish I did this years ago!0
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The only issue is eating low carb is much more expensive than carbs. Any ideas on being more cost conscious? FYI, I am a terrible cook!0
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Higher fat meats and ground beef etc are cheaper, which helps a bit. Eggs aren't expensive. But processed industrial foods use cheaper ingredients than that.0
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Not doing low carb also really works...just sayin'0
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cwolfman13 wrote: »Not doing low carb also really works...just sayin'
you just love the low carb threads, don't you?
OP, i low carb for medical reasons. it works better for me because of said medical reason. eating at a deficit..no matter which way of eating you choose, will also work..barring medical reason.0 -
blktngldhrt wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »Not doing low carb also really works...just sayin'
you just love the low carb threads, don't you?
OP, i low carb for medical reasons. it works better for me because of said medical reason. eating at a deficit..no matter which way of eating you choose, will also work..barring medical reason.
Actually, I'd be curious to know if the OP knows why it works...you can say pretty much any diet works and that would be more or less a correct statement given that they all work on the same fundamental principle.0 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »Actually, I'd be curious to know if the OP knows why it works
they need to know why it works ?
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Both work-- but for some, one will work better than the other. I've done 1000-1200 calories with low fat high carb.. and I've done it with high fat low carb. I lose much faster personally on low carb, most likely due to some metabolic resistance due to all my years of not having the best diet ever.0
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cwolfman13 wrote: »Actually, I'd be curious to know if the OP knows why it works
they need to know why it works ?
it seems that they have also to prove it...
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Gianfranco_R wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »Actually, I'd be curious to know if the OP knows why it works
they need to know why it works ?
it seems that they have also to prove it...
its part of the educate all moronic low carbers who are scared of peas program.
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I eat between 1500-2000 calories per day of high fat, low carbs. I am very rarely (if ever) hungry. I eat delicious food and I have loads of energy, sleep really well and no longer have any form of mood swings. Oh and I have also lost 10 lbs in the past 3 weeks. Low carbs really works.
It sure does.....thanks to a caloric deficit. Not eating a low carb diet also works.0 -
Why do these threads always have to degenerate? The OP was sharing a success story. Let's all be happy for them.0
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cwolfman13 wrote: »Actually, I'd be curious to know if the OP knows why it works
they need to know why it works ?
No, people can be as ignorant as they want to be on any subject...but I find that when I'm talking to someone at the gym or this forum or other fitness and nutrition forums that it is beneficial to having an intelligent conversation if they actually know how things work.
I'm also a knowledge is power kinda guy and I think it's important for long term success to understand what is actually happening in the background...and why a particular something "works". Like, is there some kind of metabolic condition for which taking in lower carbohydrates would be beneficial to the individual and that diet "working" as opposed to another diet, etc. I would think knowing that would be kind of important for someone in such a situation. I also think understanding energy balance overall is pretty important to long term, sustained success....
I don't know...maybe not.Why do these threads always have to degenerate? The OP was sharing a success story. Let's all be happy for them.
Also, yes...good job OP.0
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