No carb diet

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Did OP ever come back?!
  • DragonHasTheSapphire
    DragonHasTheSapphire Posts: 184 Member
    VUA21 wrote: »
    toxikon wrote: »
    Misty_1375 wrote: »
    Everything has carbs. You just need to decipher good/bad carbs

    Meat and pure fats/oils don't have carbs... And there's no such thing as good or bad carbs.

    Good carbs are carbs that taste good to me: like Cookie Crisp cereal.
    Bad carbs are things I don't like: like sweet potatoes and quinoa (aka bird seed).

    Lol I love quinoa XD, but it does taste pretty awful without seasoning.
  • fb47
    fb47 Posts: 1,058 Member
    Sarahfaster wrote: »
    Carbohydrates are essential to our health because of the basic energy source that they provide. Carbs are especially important for those who are bodybuilding because they provide a source of energy to burn while you are working out. Now if you are more of a cardio person or enjoy endurance training, cutting out most carbs (low carb) and increasing your daily fat intake (a keto diet) would allow your body to go into ketosis which allows the body to use fat as an energy source instead of carbs, which you may be interested in.

    As much as I love carbs, you're wrong with carbs being essential. The body can survive without it, I do agree with you that it helps you thrive more when it comes to physical activities, but they are by no mean essential for living.
  • BlessedMom70
    BlessedMom70 Posts: 124 Member
    edited July 2018
    I haven't done a no carb diet (is that possible?), but I did do low carb when I was told last summer that I was pre-diabetic. I was able to lower my A1C into the normal range again by consuming on average, 100-120 carbs a day. I continue to keep an eye on my carbs, trying not to go above 150/day.

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