war on carbs who's with me

cerise_noir

Turb2o wrote: »

lemurcat12 wrote: »

Enksar1 wrote: »

My new eating diet will be no carbs like rice or bread , only boiled potatoes after training and unlimited fruits and salad throw all the day.

Those are carbs too. I had a smoothie with fruit and veg with breakfast, so no war on carbs for me.

Plus, unless you are burning calories in warring on carbs, I think this is in the wrong section. How much fight does a banana or potato put up?

Also, the whole idea of warring on a food is bizarre. If you don't want to eat it, don't. I try to maximize my intake of healthy fats and higher nutrient carbs (within my calories, of course) and keep consumption of other fats and carbs to a relatively small portion of my calories (although I still fit in cheese and ice cream and the occasional baked good), but I certainly see no point in pretending like "carbs" are uniquely the issue or that I am warring on them. That's so silly!

Anyway, eat the carbs you like. I personally prefer my potatoes roasted with their skin (most of the nutrients are in the skin) vs. boiled, but whatever tastes good to you.

Not all no carbs are bad maybe I shouldn't change the status to war on refined carbs i.e processed foods carbs from none starchy veg e.g. greens are made up of fibroids carbohydrates but war on carbs was quicker to post

Fixed it for ya.
Why are certain carbs bad? I don't get it? They don't prevent weight loss, and they provide quick energy.
And fibroids? That's a medical condition and not in any foods. I think you're looking for fiber.

Sued0nim

sunnybeaches105 wrote: »

I read "donuts." What did I miss?

Bahah


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*tickled*

kaylajane11

Sued0nim wrote: »

dude no!

If you don't wanna eat them then fine, but it's about calories not devil foods

This does the best clarification of all major contentious points that come up on MFP over and over again

Yes! I love James Fell. This is one of my favorite things he's ever posted.

Turb2o

Thanks for positive advice I think or is It a roast

Turb2o

BarbellzNBrotein wrote: »

Are we going down this rabbit hole again? *kitten* me! I believe the only way for OP to understand this is a flawed method of weight loss and quite frankly unsustainable:8 is for him to slip up enough times to realize, you're spinning your wheels because it just doesn't work in the long run (Been there, done that). Power to you my man. Now off to make me a bowl of grilled potato chips.

i only need to lose weight for a powerlifting meet and need to keep my strength

Turb2o

LolBroScience wrote: »

Someone has watched too many Mark Bell YouTube videos and and taken everything literally.

Never heard of him or silent mike hey know

cwolfman13

I eat a lot of whole grains, legumes, and potatoes and sweet potatoes...so I guess I'm out.

kendahlj

To the OP...it doesn't look like you have the support to win this war you're waging. I've sent a raven to the Knights of the Vale...

ninerbuff

Enksar1 wrote: »

My new eating diet will be no carbs like rice or bread , only boiled potatoes after training and unlimited fruits and salad throw all the day.

Um, those are still carbs.

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ninerbuff

Turb2o wrote: »

Enksar1 wrote: »

My new eating diet will be no carbs like rice or bread , only boiled potatoes after training and unlimited fruits and salad throw all the day.

Sweet potatoes are nice any veg really its carbs but mostly fiber not suger

Wut? You do realize that starchy vegetables have more grams of sugar than fiber right?

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bpetrosky

Hmmm....how can you wage a war on carbs if you can't even identify the enemy?

DaniSpees

I'm in...to a point. I went Paleo 2 & half months ago, had the whole 1st month of "carb detox" and am now doing great. I can totally appreciate everyone's "carbs are good", "balanced diet" and "moderation" attitudes. On the other hand, this lifestyle change has balanced my blood sugars and enabled me to reduce my medications by 75%. That being said; with research and experimentation, I have lost almost 30lbs (since January), don't feel deprived, and have rediscovered my love of cooking. Yes, I still have a craving here & there, I just work with them - not fight them. I usually find a way to MAKE what I want/need. Ice cream is my Kryptonite.
I think everyone needs to do what is best for their own body. I don't expect everyone to agree, follow or even like my choices. Stay healthy in whatever your path.

lemurcat12

Paleo doesn't have to be low carb so I wouldn't equate them. I know lots of people who do paleo (from CF), and mostly they eat plenty of carbs. Just not certain ones.

ninerbuff

Turb2o wrote: »

Steak and eggs three times a day

You do realize you need carbs to EFFICIENTLY build muscle?

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janejellyroll

bpetrosky wrote: »

Hmmm....how can you wage a war on carbs if you can't even identify the enemy?

Potatoes, fruits, and salad -- the fifth column.

ndj1979

Turb2o wrote: »

Bad cabs play holy ### with me so its boring veg plenty of proteins and quility fats so i canlose some fat not muscle

if you are in a calorie deficit you are going to lose muscle...if you don't have the right macro balance of carbs and proteins, you will probably lose more muscle...