Fruit - low carb diet silly question

SLLRunner

Nightmare_Queen88 wrote: »

I believe I read somewhere that it's best to eat fruits in the morning and afternoon. I personally eat mine in the morning for breakfast or for a snack. I love strawberries myself and they're lower in carbs. I put em in my shake or in some Greek yogurt. Delicious. I do eat bananas too but in smaller portions due to them being high in carbs.

That's broscience. It does not matter when you eat.

Wheelhouse15

Nightmare_Queen88 wrote: »

I believe I read somewhere that it's best to eat fruits in the morning and afternoon. I personally eat mine in the morning for breakfast or for a snack. I love strawberries myself and they're lower in carbs. I put em in my shake or in some Greek yogurt. Delicious. I do eat bananas too but in smaller portions due to them being high in carbs.

That fruit in the morning claim (so called "elimination phase") was part of a discredit book by a "PhD" who got his degree from a diploma mill. Bad science never dies, unfortunately.

kshama2001

mike_milligan90 wrote: »

Fruit is good for you, show me one overweight person on a fruit diet lol

Ya, when I went to Costa Rica for 6 weeks I didn't own a scale and wasn't trying to lose weight. There was tons of fruit and no ice cream, cheese, or baked goods (or junk food/convenience food/ultra processed food.) I lost a considerable amount of weight for that short time - must have been at least 20 pounds as my coworkers were freaking out about it and none of my pants except my skinny jeans fit.

I stuffed myself with bananas and mangoes, and also ate plenty of coconut, avocado, pineapple, etc., nom nom nom. Oh, green papaya salad too. And rice & beans.

teetertatertango

When I was eating lower carb, I found that I could most easily get away with eating a small amount of carby something either before or directly after a workout. (By get away with I mean eat without triggering additional carb cravings). So my vote is pre or post workout.

Wheelhouse15

kshama2001 wrote: »

mike_milligan90 wrote: »

Fruit is good for you, show me one overweight person on a fruit diet lol

Ya, when I went to Costa Rica for 6 weeks I didn't own a scale and wasn't trying to lose weight. There was tons of fruit and no ice cream, cheese, or baked goods (or junk food/convenience food/ultra processed food.) I lost a considerable amount of weight for that short time - must have been at least 20 pounds as my coworkers were freaking out about it and none of my pants except my skinny jeans fit.

I stuffed myself with bananas and mangoes, and also ate plenty of coconut, avocado, pineapple, etc., nom nom nom. Oh, green papaya salad too. And rice & beans.

There is much to say about whole foods vs processed in the weight gain department. Whole foods with plenty of fibre are hard to overeat.

kshama2001

Wheelhouse15 wrote: »

kshama2001 wrote: »

mike_milligan90 wrote: »

Fruit is good for you, show me one overweight person on a fruit diet lol

Ya, when I went to Costa Rica for 6 weeks I didn't own a scale and wasn't trying to lose weight. There was tons of fruit and no ice cream, cheese, or baked goods (or junk food/convenience food/ultra processed food.) I lost a considerable amount of weight for that short time - must have been at least 20 pounds as my coworkers were freaking out about it and none of my pants except my skinny jeans fit.

I stuffed myself with bananas and mangoes, and also ate plenty of coconut, avocado, pineapple, etc., nom nom nom. Oh, green papaya salad too. And rice & beans.

There is much to say about whole foods vs processed in the weight gain department. Whole foods with plenty of fibre are hard to overeat.

Sure. I added the foods in parenthesis as an afterthought - other than ice cream, they weren't part of my regular diet. I was living in a yoga community and eating lots of whole foods.

Wheelhouse15

kshama2001 wrote: »

Wheelhouse15 wrote: »

kshama2001 wrote: »

mike_milligan90 wrote: »

Fruit is good for you, show me one overweight person on a fruit diet lol

Ya, when I went to Costa Rica for 6 weeks I didn't own a scale and wasn't trying to lose weight. There was tons of fruit and no ice cream, cheese, or baked goods (or junk food/convenience food/ultra processed food.) I lost a considerable amount of weight for that short time - must have been at least 20 pounds as my coworkers were freaking out about it and none of my pants except my skinny jeans fit.

I stuffed myself with bananas and mangoes, and also ate plenty of coconut, avocado, pineapple, etc., nom nom nom. Oh, green papaya salad too. And rice & beans.

There is much to say about whole foods vs processed in the weight gain department. Whole foods with plenty of fibre are hard to overeat.

Sure. I added the foods in parenthesis as an afterthought - other than ice cream, they weren't part of my regular diet. I was living in a yoga community and eating lots of whole foods.

Approximately 20lbs in 6 weeks is a remarkable weight loss. I'm sure there was a lot of activity with the yoga and walking as well. It's very impressive and sounds like you didn't even have to try.

CasperNaegle

I'm not a fan of low carb diets, but it makes no difference when you eat them in the day. It really all boils down to the calories you put in and the calories you burn.

CasperNaegle

mike_milligan90 wrote: »

Fruit is good for you, show me one overweight person on a fruit diet lol

You can be overweight on anything if you eat too many calories..

rsclause

I am not on a diet but I think of fruit as my good carbs and potatoes, pasta & breads as my bad carbs. I limit (not abstain) the bad and enjoy the good.

bexilashious

lemurcat12 wrote: »

Christine_72 wrote: »

Why don't you try moderate carb? I had success keeping my carbs at 100g or slightly lower. This way you'll still get the low carb benefits and get to eat fruit too.

This seems reasonable.

What I'd suggest, if you aren't specifically doing keto, in which case you need to focus on a carb target, is to eat the fruit and see how it affects you. It may be that it's less keeping a certain carb percentage that is satiating as just eating a more nutrient dense and filling diet overall (for you). If adding the fruit makes you struggle to stay in your calories or feel hungrier, you can decide not to keep eating them.

I know some find fruit unsatisfying, but for me it's quite filling for the calories, and also delicious.

I've quit fruit for a week and lost 3lbs
So I'm just going to have it as a treat from now on

bexilashious

VegetaSKJ wrote: »

bexilashious wrote: »

VegetaSKJ wrote: »

bexilashious wrote: »

Thanks

Because I've tried every diet imaginable and I can't stick to it

This is working so far and im full and content

Isn't asking how to have fruit because it doesn't fit the diet mean you're not sticking to the diet?
It seems you could just knock off the arbitrary label of being on a "low carb" diet and just follow an eating plan that works for you. If fruit works in it, eat fruit. If it eventually seems it doesn't, reduce fruit.

If you're worried you'll suddenly lose satiety - well quiet a bit of the satiety of low carb diets comes from higher protein, just make sure you're not crowding out your protein with fruit and chances are you won't impact that feeling of full and content.

To be honest, I didn't realise how much carbs were in fruit when I started (I only downloaded this app 5days ago).
I was eating it with the 5 a day in mind thinking it was good for my diet.
I haven't had any in the last 5 days and it seems I've stopped plateauing as I've just weighed and lost another 3lb woop woop!
I'm just missing something sweet!

I did have Greek yoghurt and a teaspoon of honey last night as my calories were low. That satisfied my sweet tooth.
I'm looking forward to my peanut butter arriving. It's going to help a lot!

5 days isn't long enough to have a true plateau. The water levels of your body fluctuate so much on a day to day basis that you can't say if you've lost fat (usually what one looks to lose when losing weight) based on one day on the scale change, or even be sure for a week.

And water is probably the reason why you started dropping weight from cutting out fruit on a low carb diet. Carbs besides fiber get converted to glucose in your body and stored in form called glycogen that pulls along 4 parts water for every 1 part glycogen. That's why so many people see a rapid weight loss in the first weeks on low carb and especially ketogenic diets - their body is dumping large amounts of water that can come back from just a single day of eating a fair amount of carbohydrates.

Also, honey is almost pure sugar. For volume and fullness, you can eat a lot more fruit for an equivalent number of carbs as honey, with added benefits of fiber, vitamins, minerals, and other potentially health beneficial components.

I've been plateauing for 2 weeks

ThatUserNameIsAllReadyTaken

Have it a few days a week. This is why I like carb cycling. I get low carb days and then moderate or high carb days. I still lose weight and I don't have to avoid fruit or some other treats constantly. A little flexibility keeps it sane for me.