Grains and Carbs

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  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    SideSteel wrote: »
    Annie_01 wrote: »
    Before this becomes a fight on carbs, here's a link to the group. OP, if you really are looking for like-minded folks, this is where you'll find them:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group

    What I don't understand is why it always has to turn in to a fight. I don't low-carb but if someone else wants to...that's up to them.

    I have a tendency to overeat carbs at the detriment of protein and fat so I try to moderate them. I aim for 100-125 grams of carbs. This as much as anything has helped me meet my goals.


    I'm typing this from my phone with the voice software, so there's going to be a few grammatical errors here.

    I think there are a few factors that I see happening typically on the main forms.

    I hate to use labels but for purposes of explanation I will use pro low-carb and anti-low-carb.

    Someone comes on the forums and ask a question about carbs or talks about going low-carb. Which first of all as an ambiguous term that does not have a well-defined number.

    Then without any context at all, an anti-low-carber will show up and say "Why would you do low-carb, it's all about calories you shouldn't do low-carb"

    Then, the pro low-carbers show up and start saying things about low-carb dieting that are just not true.

    Then a bunch of arguing happens that gets further and further away from actually helping the original poster.

    Two big issues as I see it: carbs and sugar are sort of a whipping boy of the diet industry currently. So unfortunately there are many people who believe that carbs are inherently fattening due to the diet industry and largely due to Taubes (who imo is wrong).

    So then people are quick to bash the idea of low-carb dieting when the reality is it can be very effective for some people in some situations largely for satiety and adherence purposes.

    I do think it's important to dispel some of the rumors about carbs being fattening so that people don't go on with the misunderstanding which could lead them to an overly restrictive diet.

    But often times because people neglect that context, they end up not helping the op and a fight ensues.

    This is certainly compounded by the fact that we are on a calorie counting website. And while calories are fundamentally responsible for changes in weight (yes, CICO is correct), that doesn't mean that every dieting method must involve tracking calories contrary to the group think that goes on in the forms.

    Calories are responsible for driving changes in weight. Calories in also influences calories out. Energy deficits are mandatory for causing fat loss.

    It's up to the individual to find a sustainable method for adhering to that energy deficit.
    Low carb dieting is one method that may work for some people but it's primarily the hunger blunting properties and the reduction or removal of an entire macronutrient that facilitate the energy imbalance, and thats not the mechanism proposed by some of the LCers.

    The forum fighting happens because of poor context and misinformation from both sides of the carb fence.

    Finally, I'm not referring to "all" people despite the language above.

    Solid post, agree with everything you said. At the end of the day weight loss does come down to those pesky calories/following an appropriate calorie deficit. But there's different ways to approach that, and if eating lower carbs helps someone then I say good for them, for finding what works for them. Heck, I did alternate day intermittent fasting, which is way wackier than low carbing :p

    I do think the frustration is that there are a few people who advocate low carbing as the 'only' way to make progress though. Same with some of the 'clean' eaters, some 'paleo' followers etc etc. And these people are typically the most vocal, which then raises the hackles of others and around and around we go :p

    I agree with all of this as well. I also believe there are a few, typically vocal, posters who believe that IIFYM/CICO is the only way to go, and reply to every request for advice on something specific regarding HOW to do low carb with a "WHY are you doing it" type response, getting the hackles of others up, and around and around we go.
    I don't know how this community will ever get past it.

    Are you still doing IF?

    CICO is the only way to lose weight; no matter what kind of "diet" one follows… high carb, low carb, high protein, moderate protein, low fat, high fat, Mediterranean, Paleo, Keto, blah blah blah.

    I didn't disagree with any of that.
    IIFYM is too, technically. Since low carb is also IIFYM. My point: there are many ways to do this. Low carb is a VALID way as well. It should be respected along side traditional calorie counting, and IIFYM "flexible" dieting.

    I'm out, gotta work.

    I am curious as to how IIFYM = low carb....?

    Set calories at 1950 and macros at 125 g protein, 25 g carbs, 150 g fat. Then fit your macros.

    Not appealing to me (I don't think I could eat 150 g fat if I tried and I'd miss my carbs), but perfectly valid approach.

    It might get confused by the net carb thing somehow--I'm sure there's nuance to it that one would figure out.

    I would only dispute that by saying you are not restricting carbs to below a set number in IIFYM, which would seem to be the main difference..

    unless, of course, I am looking at it incorrectly.
    You lost me. Aren't you restricting all of your macros to below a set number in IIFYM? Or are you saying that the set number for carbs is so arbitrary that it isn't IIFYM anymore?

    well ...

    fat and proteins are minimums in IIFYM and then you fill the rest in with carbs and/or as you see fit.

    the main difference in my mind is that with low carb you are restricting them to a set minimum that you should not exceed; where as, with IIFYM there is no maximum, unless of course you go over your calories...
    I guess I've misunderstood IIFYM all this time, then. I thought it meant, "if it fits your macros." If your macros are 125 g protein, 25 g carbs, 150 g fat and that's what you eat, it fits your macros.

    It sounds like you're saying that there is some framework for what macros are allowed to fit, which is never the impression I got. But, again, I could have been misunderstanding it all this time.

    Your understanding is correct. The application generally, for adherence is adapted for most people to set fats a.d protein as minimums - but that's an adaptation of what IIFYM is. IIFYM came from the bb'ing world and generally they have a target for all macros. For the casual dieter it's just not necessary/preferable to be that rigid.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    SideSteel wrote: »
    Annie_01 wrote: »
    Before this becomes a fight on carbs, here's a link to the group. OP, if you really are looking for like-minded folks, this is where you'll find them:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group

    What I don't understand is why it always has to turn in to a fight. I don't low-carb but if someone else wants to...that's up to them.

    I have a tendency to overeat carbs at the detriment of protein and fat so I try to moderate them. I aim for 100-125 grams of carbs. This as much as anything has helped me meet my goals.


    I'm typing this from my phone with the voice software, so there's going to be a few grammatical errors here.

    I think there are a few factors that I see happening typically on the main forms.

    I hate to use labels but for purposes of explanation I will use pro low-carb and anti-low-carb.

    Someone comes on the forums and ask a question about carbs or talks about going low-carb. Which first of all as an ambiguous term that does not have a well-defined number.

    Then without any context at all, an anti-low-carber will show up and say "Why would you do low-carb, it's all about calories you shouldn't do low-carb"

    Then, the pro low-carbers show up and start saying things about low-carb dieting that are just not true.

    Then a bunch of arguing happens that gets further and further away from actually helping the original poster.

    Two big issues as I see it: carbs and sugar are sort of a whipping boy of the diet industry currently. So unfortunately there are many people who believe that carbs are inherently fattening due to the diet industry and largely due to Taubes (who imo is wrong).

    So then people are quick to bash the idea of low-carb dieting when the reality is it can be very effective for some people in some situations largely for satiety and adherence purposes.

    I do think it's important to dispel some of the rumors about carbs being fattening so that people don't go on with the misunderstanding which could lead them to an overly restrictive diet.

    But often times because people neglect that context, they end up not helping the op and a fight ensues.

    This is certainly compounded by the fact that we are on a calorie counting website. And while calories are fundamentally responsible for changes in weight (yes, CICO is correct), that doesn't mean that every dieting method must involve tracking calories contrary to the group think that goes on in the forms.

    Calories are responsible for driving changes in weight. Calories in also influences calories out. Energy deficits are mandatory for causing fat loss.

    It's up to the individual to find a sustainable method for adhering to that energy deficit.
    Low carb dieting is one method that may work for some people but it's primarily the hunger blunting properties and the reduction or removal of an entire macronutrient that facilitate the energy imbalance, and thats not the mechanism proposed by some of the LCers.

    The forum fighting happens because of poor context and misinformation from both sides of the carb fence.

    Finally, I'm not referring to "all" people despite the language above.

    Solid post, agree with everything you said. At the end of the day weight loss does come down to those pesky calories/following an appropriate calorie deficit. But there's different ways to approach that, and if eating lower carbs helps someone then I say good for them, for finding what works for them. Heck, I did alternate day intermittent fasting, which is way wackier than low carbing :p

    I do think the frustration is that there are a few people who advocate low carbing as the 'only' way to make progress though. Same with some of the 'clean' eaters, some 'paleo' followers etc etc. And these people are typically the most vocal, which then raises the hackles of others and around and around we go :p

    I agree with all of this as well. I also believe there are a few, typically vocal, posters who believe that IIFYM/CICO is the only way to go, and reply to every request for advice on something specific regarding HOW to do low carb with a "WHY are you doing it" type response, getting the hackles of others up, and around and around we go.
    I don't know how this community will ever get past it.

    Are you still doing IF?

    CICO is the only way to lose weight; no matter what kind of "diet" one follows… high carb, low carb, high protein, moderate protein, low fat, high fat, Mediterranean, Paleo, Keto, blah blah blah.

    I didn't disagree with any of that.
    IIFYM is too, technically. Since low carb is also IIFYM. My point: there are many ways to do this. Low carb is a VALID way as well. It should be respected along side traditional calorie counting, and IIFYM "flexible" dieting.

    I'm out, gotta work.

    I am curious as to how IIFYM = low carb....?

    Set calories at 1950 and macros at 125 g protein, 25 g carbs, 150 g fat. Then fit your macros.

    Not appealing to me (I don't think I could eat 150 g fat if I tried and I'd miss my carbs), but perfectly valid approach.

    It might get confused by the net carb thing somehow--I'm sure there's nuance to it that one would figure out.

    I would only dispute that by saying you are not restricting carbs to below a set number in IIFYM, which would seem to be the main difference..

    unless, of course, I am looking at it incorrectly.
    You lost me. Aren't you restricting all of your macros to below a set number in IIFYM? Or are you saying that the set number for carbs is so arbitrary that it isn't IIFYM anymore?

    well ...

    fat and proteins are minimums in IIFYM and then you fill the rest in with carbs and/or as you see fit.

    the main difference in my mind is that with low carb you are restricting them to a set minimum that you should not exceed; where as, with IIFYM there is no maximum, unless of course you go over your calories...
    I guess I've misunderstood IIFYM all this time, then. I thought it meant, "if it fits your macros." If your macros are 125 g protein, 25 g carbs, 150 g fat and that's what you eat, it fits your macros.

    It sounds like you're saying that there is some framework for what macros are allowed to fit, which is never the impression I got. But, again, I could have been misunderstanding it all this time.

    I could have it wrong..I don't follow IIFYM per say ...

    the main difference in my mind is that you don't restrict your carbs in IIFYM and you do in LC....again, I could be wrong but that is my impression.
  • auntstephie321
    auntstephie321 Posts: 3,586 Member
    You can fit ice cream and pop tarts in low carb, if your staying under 50g a day, even more if your under 100g a day. Keto, no, unless you are making your own keto friendly ice cream.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,428 MFP Moderator
    Back to the OP, while it was slightly discussed, getting a food scale can be very eye opening. It is very easy to under estimate calories. In fact the average person under reports calories as much as 400 ish calories and over estimates calories burned through exercise.

    For the average person on MFP, they typically fail at accurately logging and consistently logging. Ao while reducing carba is an effective strategy, i would also address the basics first.
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    psulemon wrote: »
    Back to the OP, while it was slightly discussed, getting a food scale can be very eye opening. It is very easy to under estimate calories. In fact the average person under reports calories as much as 400 ish calories and over estimates calories burned through exercise.

    For the average person on MFP, they typically fail at accurately logging and consistently logging. Ao while reducing carba is an effective strategy, i would also address the basics first.
    Heck, your average trained dietitian fails at accurate and consistent logging.
  • mantium999
    mantium999 Posts: 1,490 Member
    SideSteel wrote: »
    Annie_01 wrote: »
    Before this becomes a fight on carbs, here's a link to the group. OP, if you really are looking for like-minded folks, this is where you'll find them:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group

    What I don't understand is why it always has to turn in to a fight. I don't low-carb but if someone else wants to...that's up to them.

    I have a tendency to overeat carbs at the detriment of protein and fat so I try to moderate them. I aim for 100-125 grams of carbs. This as much as anything has helped me meet my goals.


    I'm typing this from my phone with the voice software, so there's going to be a few grammatical errors here.

    I think there are a few factors that I see happening typically on the main forms.

    I hate to use labels but for purposes of explanation I will use pro low-carb and anti-low-carb.

    Someone comes on the forums and ask a question about carbs or talks about going low-carb. Which first of all as an ambiguous term that does not have a well-defined number.

    Then without any context at all, an anti-low-carber will show up and say "Why would you do low-carb, it's all about calories you shouldn't do low-carb"

    Then, the pro low-carbers show up and start saying things about low-carb dieting that are just not true.

    Then a bunch of arguing happens that gets further and further away from actually helping the original poster.

    Two big issues as I see it: carbs and sugar are sort of a whipping boy of the diet industry currently. So unfortunately there are many people who believe that carbs are inherently fattening due to the diet industry and largely due to Taubes (who imo is wrong).

    So then people are quick to bash the idea of low-carb dieting when the reality is it can be very effective for some people in some situations largely for satiety and adherence purposes.

    I do think it's important to dispel some of the rumors about carbs being fattening so that people don't go on with the misunderstanding which could lead them to an overly restrictive diet.

    But often times because people neglect that context, they end up not helping the op and a fight ensues.

    This is certainly compounded by the fact that we are on a calorie counting website. And while calories are fundamentally responsible for changes in weight (yes, CICO is correct), that doesn't mean that every dieting method must involve tracking calories contrary to the group think that goes on in the forms.

    Calories are responsible for driving changes in weight. Calories in also influences calories out. Energy deficits are mandatory for causing fat loss.

    It's up to the individual to find a sustainable method for adhering to that energy deficit.
    Low carb dieting is one method that may work for some people but it's primarily the hunger blunting properties and the reduction or removal of an entire macronutrient that facilitate the energy imbalance, and thats not the mechanism proposed by some of the LCers.

    The forum fighting happens because of poor context and misinformation from both sides of the carb fence.

    Finally, I'm not referring to "all" people despite the language above.

    Solid post, agree with everything you said. At the end of the day weight loss does come down to those pesky calories/following an appropriate calorie deficit. But there's different ways to approach that, and if eating lower carbs helps someone then I say good for them, for finding what works for them. Heck, I did alternate day intermittent fasting, which is way wackier than low carbing :p

    I do think the frustration is that there are a few people who advocate low carbing as the 'only' way to make progress though. Same with some of the 'clean' eaters, some 'paleo' followers etc etc. And these people are typically the most vocal, which then raises the hackles of others and around and around we go :p

    I agree with all of this as well. I also believe there are a few, typically vocal, posters who believe that IIFYM/CICO is the only way to go, and reply to every request for advice on something specific regarding HOW to do low carb with a "WHY are you doing it" type response, getting the hackles of others up, and around and around we go.
    I don't know how this community will ever get past it.

    Are you still doing IF?

    CICO is the only way to lose weight; no matter what kind of "diet" one follows… high carb, low carb, high protein, moderate protein, low fat, high fat, Mediterranean, Paleo, Keto, blah blah blah.

    Cosigned. The frequent misguided attachment of CICO to IIFYM is also at the heart of many arguments in the forum. They are mutually exclusive, with CICO being the root of success for all chosen diets.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,428 MFP Moderator
    senecarr wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    Back to the OP, while it was slightly discussed, getting a food scale can be very eye opening. It is very easy to under estimate calories. In fact the average person under reports calories as much as 400 ish calories and over estimates calories burned through exercise.

    For the average person on MFP, they typically fail at accurately logging and consistently logging. Ao while reducing carba is an effective strategy, i would also address the basics first.
    Heck, your average trained dietitian fails at accurate and consistent logging.

    Very true. Its just human nature to want to believe we do everything right.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    No, that's... really not how science works. I explained the process to you in the laymen's terms by which I understand it. There are actual scientists on this board who can help you out here. I need caffeine, help me out real science nerds!!!

    Even a basic high school level knowledge of the scientific method knows that "100%" doesn't happen.

    Read the wiki on it.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method

    Pretend i studied a science and have a 4-year degree (bachelor of science)

    I believe the word science means 'knowledge' or 'the study of knowledge' from memory (whereas engineering was the "practical application of science")..... I was once a trained scientist working as an engineer (really, about 20 years ago) If something's not true 100% of the time, it's not really knowledge, it's more like "it seems likely".

    Statistics inform science, but they don't define it. That is if something is statistically significant, it can give you a place to look to better define a problem (For example, is it true for a particular studied subgroup 100% of the time, what about that subgroup is different-- then restudy with similar subgroup and see if it's true 100% of time with them).

    -Rob

    @senecarr @crazyjerseygirl ... ??????

    I've not read this, nor do I care to, but here's one of the best infographics I've seen explain science.
    nopS8.png


    What a great graphic!
  • JPW1990
    JPW1990 Posts: 2,424 Member
    edited June 2015
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  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    senecarr wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    Back to the OP, while it was slightly discussed, getting a food scale can be very eye opening. It is very easy to under estimate calories. In fact the average person under reports calories as much as 400 ish calories and over estimates calories burned through exercise.

    For the average person on MFP, they typically fail at accurately logging and consistently logging. Ao while reducing carba is an effective strategy, i would also address the basics first.
    Heck, your average trained dietitian fails at accurate and consistent logging.

    based on what people post in here as to what dieticians are telling them to do, I would avoid all dieticians like the plague....
  • FatFreeFrolicking
    FatFreeFrolicking Posts: 4,252 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    Back to the OP, while it was slightly discussed, getting a food scale can be very eye opening. It is very easy to under estimate calories. In fact the average person under reports calories as much as 400 ish calories and over estimates calories burned through exercise.

    For the average person on MFP, they typically fail at accurately logging and consistently logging. Ao while reducing carba is an effective strategy, i would also address the basics first.
    Heck, your average trained dietitian fails at accurate and consistent logging.

    based on what people post in here as to what dieticians are telling them to do, I would avoid all dieticians like the plague....

    I don't think half of the people who say they are seeing a registered dietitian actually are. I think they are seeing a nutritionist based on the BS they spew :#
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    Back to the OP, while it was slightly discussed, getting a food scale can be very eye opening. It is very easy to under estimate calories. In fact the average person under reports calories as much as 400 ish calories and over estimates calories burned through exercise.

    For the average person on MFP, they typically fail at accurately logging and consistently logging. Ao while reducing carba is an effective strategy, i would also address the basics first.
    Heck, your average trained dietitian fails at accurate and consistent logging.

    based on what people post in here as to what dieticians are telling them to do, I would avoid all dieticians like the plague....

    A lot of people here get advice from a nutritionist - anyone here can be a nutritionist if they want to call themselves ones.
    Dieticians actually have to have a certain education and pass certain testing, so there's a lower chance of them being a crank, but even then. Mercola and Dr. Oz both have medical degrees. Oz is actually an incredibly good surgeon - stopped clocks and all of that.
    You have to consider people on here looking for advice probably have a selection bias - people that had good dietitian advice that they stuck to probably don't need to ask MFP for help.
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    Back to the OP, while it was slightly discussed, getting a food scale can be very eye opening. It is very easy to under estimate calories. In fact the average person under reports calories as much as 400 ish calories and over estimates calories burned through exercise.

    For the average person on MFP, they typically fail at accurately logging and consistently logging. Ao while reducing carba is an effective strategy, i would also address the basics first.
    Heck, your average trained dietitian fails at accurate and consistent logging.

    based on what people post in here as to what dieticians are telling them to do, I would avoid all dieticians like the plague....

    I don't think half of the people who say they are seeing a registered dietitian actually are. I think they are seeing a nutritionist based on the BS they spew :#
    Great minds think alike.
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    My "favorite" Nutritionist even has a PhD, from her 3,000 word "dissertation". https://www.facebook.com/NutritarianNancy
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    senecarr wrote: »
    My "favorite" Nutritionist even has a PhD, from her 3,000 word "dissertation". https://www.facebook.com/NutritarianNancy

    Comedy gold.

  • Azexas
    Azexas Posts: 4,334 Member
    edited June 2015
    senecarr wrote: »
    My "favorite" Nutritionist even has a PhD, from her 3,000 word "dissertation". https://www.facebook.com/NutritarianNancy

    I stopped reading her page when she posted a link that vaccines cause Autism. smh. I couldn't take any more.
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    Troutsy wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    My "favorite" Nutritionist even has a PhD, from her 3,000 word "dissertation". https://www.facebook.com/NutritarianNancy

    I stopped reading her page when she posted a link that vaccines cause Autism. smh. I couldn't take any more.

    She's up there with the worst of the worst. So is David Avocado Wolf.
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  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    SideSteel wrote: »
    Troutsy wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    My "favorite" Nutritionist even has a PhD, from her 3,000 word "dissertation". https://www.facebook.com/NutritarianNancy

    I stopped reading her page when she posted a link that vaccines cause Autism. smh. I couldn't take any more.

    She's up there with the worst of the worst. So is David Avocado Wolf.

    What the Heck is up with that hair???
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    Troutsy wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    My "favorite" Nutritionist even has a PhD, from her 3,000 word "dissertation". https://www.facebook.com/NutritarianNancy

    I stopped reading her page when she posted a link that vaccines cause Autism. smh. I couldn't take any more.

    Then you missed out on the line about fruits and vegetables being nature's vaccines or something like that.

  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Troutsy wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    My "favorite" Nutritionist even has a PhD, from her 3,000 word "dissertation". https://www.facebook.com/NutritarianNancy

    I stopped reading her page when she posted a link that vaccines cause Autism. smh. I couldn't take any more.

    Then you missed out on the line about fruits and vegetables being nature's vaccines or something like that.

    Reminds me of when Alicia Silverstone said her son didn't need vaccinations because he ate miso soup every day.

    I mean, I love me some miso . . . but I don't think it makes me immune to illness.
  • Azexas
    Azexas Posts: 4,334 Member
    Troutsy wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    My "favorite" Nutritionist even has a PhD, from her 3,000 word "dissertation". https://www.facebook.com/NutritarianNancy

    I stopped reading her page when she posted a link that vaccines cause Autism. smh. I couldn't take any more.

    Then you missed out on the line about fruits and vegetables being nature's vaccines or something like that.

    I'm glad I missed it.

    I work with the developmental disability population (mainly Autism) so when I see bunk like that I have a tendency to rage a little.
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    SideSteel wrote: »
    Annie_01 wrote: »
    Before this becomes a fight on carbs, here's a link to the group. OP, if you really are looking for like-minded folks, this is where you'll find them:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group

    What I don't understand is why it always has to turn in to a fight. I don't low-carb but if someone else wants to...that's up to them.

    I have a tendency to overeat carbs at the detriment of protein and fat so I try to moderate them. I aim for 100-125 grams of carbs. This as much as anything has helped me meet my goals.


    I'm typing this from my phone with the voice software, so there's going to be a few grammatical errors here.

    I think there are a few factors that I see happening typically on the main forms.

    I hate to use labels but for purposes of explanation I will use pro low-carb and anti-low-carb.

    Someone comes on the forums and ask a question about carbs or talks about going low-carb. Which first of all as an ambiguous term that does not have a well-defined number.

    Then without any context at all, an anti-low-carber will show up and say "Why would you do low-carb, it's all about calories you shouldn't do low-carb"

    Then, the pro low-carbers show up and start saying things about low-carb dieting that are just not true.

    Then a bunch of arguing happens that gets further and further away from actually helping the original poster.

    Two big issues as I see it: carbs and sugar are sort of a whipping boy of the diet industry currently. So unfortunately there are many people who believe that carbs are inherently fattening due to the diet industry and largely due to Taubes (who imo is wrong).

    So then people are quick to bash the idea of low-carb dieting when the reality is it can be very effective for some people in some situations largely for satiety and adherence purposes.

    I do think it's important to dispel some of the rumors about carbs being fattening so that people don't go on with the misunderstanding which could lead them to an overly restrictive diet.

    But often times because people neglect that context, they end up not helping the op and a fight ensues.

    This is certainly compounded by the fact that we are on a calorie counting website. And while calories are fundamentally responsible for changes in weight (yes, CICO is correct), that doesn't mean that every dieting method must involve tracking calories contrary to the group think that goes on in the forms.

    Calories are responsible for driving changes in weight. Calories in also influences calories out. Energy deficits are mandatory for causing fat loss.

    It's up to the individual to find a sustainable method for adhering to that energy deficit. Low carb dieting is one method that may work for some people but it's primarily the hunger blunting properties and the reduction or removal of an entire macronutrient that facilitate the energy imbalance, and thats not the mechanism proposed by some of the LCers.

    The forum fighting happens because of poor context and misinformation from both sides of the carb fence.

    Finally, I'm not referring to "all" people despite the language above.

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  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    Troutsy wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    My "favorite" Nutritionist even has a PhD, from her 3,000 word "dissertation". https://www.facebook.com/NutritarianNancy

    I stopped reading her page when she posted a link that vaccines cause Autism. smh. I couldn't take any more.

    Then you missed out on the line about fruits and vegetables being nature's vaccines or something like that.
    So does that mean fruits and vegetables cause Autism?

  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    Troutsy wrote: »
    Troutsy wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    My "favorite" Nutritionist even has a PhD, from her 3,000 word "dissertation". https://www.facebook.com/NutritarianNancy

    I stopped reading her page when she posted a link that vaccines cause Autism. smh. I couldn't take any more.

    Then you missed out on the line about fruits and vegetables being nature's vaccines or something like that.

    I'm glad I missed it.

    I work with the developmental disability population (mainly Autism) so when I see bunk like that I have a tendency to rage a little.

    I rage a lot at that stuff. My four-year-old boy is on the spectrum.
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    SideSteel wrote: »
    Troutsy wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    My "favorite" Nutritionist even has a PhD, from her 3,000 word "dissertation". https://www.facebook.com/NutritarianNancy

    I stopped reading her page when she posted a link that vaccines cause Autism. smh. I couldn't take any more.

    She's up there with the worst of the worst. So is David Avocado Wolf.
    Had to explain to my mom once who he was when she shared one his posts to me on FB. At least it was just a picture of some CGI baby dragon and not his nature is always right woo.
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    SideSteel wrote: »
    Troutsy wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    My "favorite" Nutritionist even has a PhD, from her 3,000 word "dissertation". https://www.facebook.com/NutritarianNancy

    I stopped reading her page when she posted a link that vaccines cause Autism. smh. I couldn't take any more.

    She's up there with the worst of the worst. So is David Avocado Wolf.

    Check out David Guacamole Fox, who satirizes him - good for some grins.

    I follow him, he's hysterical
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  • Azexas
    Azexas Posts: 4,334 Member
    SideSteel wrote: »
    Troutsy wrote: »
    Troutsy wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    My "favorite" Nutritionist even has a PhD, from her 3,000 word "dissertation". https://www.facebook.com/NutritarianNancy

    I stopped reading her page when she posted a link that vaccines cause Autism. smh. I couldn't take any more.

    Then you missed out on the line about fruits and vegetables being nature's vaccines or something like that.

    I'm glad I missed it.

    I work with the developmental disability population (mainly Autism) so when I see bunk like that I have a tendency to rage a little.

    I rage a lot at that stuff. My four-year-old boy is on the spectrum.

    I creeped your profile in a totally legit non creepy way. Your son is adorable :)
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    senecarr wrote: »
    Troutsy wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    My "favorite" Nutritionist even has a PhD, from her 3,000 word "dissertation". https://www.facebook.com/NutritarianNancy

    I stopped reading her page when she posted a link that vaccines cause Autism. smh. I couldn't take any more.

    Then you missed out on the line about fruits and vegetables being nature's vaccines or something like that.
    So does that mean fruits and vegetables cause Autism?

    Apparently...

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    (full disclaimer: I realize the only point of this chart is to prove correlation=/=causation. Just had it on hand and this reminded me of it.)
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