What happens when you cut out carbs & sugar?

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  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,426 MFP Moderator
    fb47 wrote: »
    karenlong7 wrote: »
    fb47 wrote: »
    karenlong7 wrote: »
    P.S. I've lost 100 pounds in just over 5 months. If you are insulin resistent, eating this way works.

    Caloric deficit made you lose 100 pounds in over 5 months, but congratulations on finding a tool that helped you achieve your goal.


    Quite aware of this. However, eating at broader "everything in moderation" calorie deficit DIDN'T work for me... even with added exercise.

    It always works, no one is immune to caloric deficit. Even when you're on keto and losing weight....you are at a caloric deficit whether you believe it or not. If you actually ate the same number of calories like you are doing right now not on keto, you would be losing weight. Keto doesn't directly cause it. By the way, I am not bashing on keto or on your choice, I don't care if one enjoys that diet or not. I just want to make it clear, because someone who is new to the world of nutrition and weight loss and reads what you wrote, they may end up believing that keto directly causes one to lose weight. Go around the forums and you will see how much bad information is out there.

    Its pretty well established that insulin resistance and low carb and/or keto diets are a good fit (similarly diabetics). So for those who have those conditions, there are other variables to consider to maximize the ability to get in a deficit.

    So its really not that beneficial to say that all yoi need to do is to achieve a deficit because while its 100% true, its rather difficult to do so with those conditions while being high carb.
  • fb47
    fb47 Posts: 1,058 Member
    psuLemon wrote: »
    fb47 wrote: »
    karenlong7 wrote: »
    fb47 wrote: »
    karenlong7 wrote: »
    P.S. I've lost 100 pounds in just over 5 months. If you are insulin resistent, eating this way works.

    Caloric deficit made you lose 100 pounds in over 5 months, but congratulations on finding a tool that helped you achieve your goal.


    Quite aware of this. However, eating at broader "everything in moderation" calorie deficit DIDN'T work for me... even with added exercise.

    It always works, no one is immune to caloric deficit. Even when you're on keto and losing weight....you are at a caloric deficit whether you believe it or not. If you actually ate the same number of calories like you are doing right now not on keto, you would be losing weight. Keto doesn't directly cause it. By the way, I am not bashing on keto or on your choice, I don't care if one enjoys that diet or not. I just want to make it clear, because someone who is new to the world of nutrition and weight loss and reads what you wrote, they may end up believing that keto directly causes one to lose weight. Go around the forums and you will see how much bad information is out there.

    Its pretty well established that insulin resistance and low carb and/or keto diets are a good fit (similarly diabetics). So for those who have those conditions, there are other variables to consider to maximize the ability to get in a deficit.

    So its really not that beneficial to say that all yoi need to do is to achieve a deficit because while its 100% true, its rather difficult to do so with those conditions while being high carb.
    Good to know ;)
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    Ditto those who said that the symptoms you described are caused by unbalanced electrolytes. Low sodium.

    When you lower your carbs ( I'm assuming you aren't replacing your reduced sugars and starchy carbs with the same amount of carbs from veggies) you insulin drops. Insulin tells your kidneys to retain water and electrolytes, so when there is less you like water and sodium. You need to replace list sodium with 3000-5000+ mg of sodium a day. For reference, there is 2300 mg sodium in a teaspoon of salt. If you let electro,yes stay low you could get fatigued, headaches, moodiness, brain fog, nausea, bm issues, muscle weakness and spasms.
  • dmille2
    dmille2 Posts: 208 Member
    Umm death?
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    dmille2 wrote: »
    Umm death?

    You forgot the winking smilie, right?
    ;)
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    dmille2 wrote: »
    Umm death?

    You forgot the winking smilie, right?
    ;)

    Or the knife indicating that she was going to go Dexter on her neighbourhood. :bigsmile:
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    :o>:) Dark... LOl
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    :o>:) Dark... LOl

    I may be projecting :laugh:
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Black butter.

    http://www.theoldfoodie.com/2011/08/black-butter.html?m=1
  • Nikolaijj
    Nikolaijj Posts: 11 Member
    Well, for me I would just die a horribly painful death. I have low blood sugar, I need my slow release carbs to stay alive and avoid going into shock. Really the only "low carb" I follow is low quick release carbs, things that spike your blood sugar and are linked to heart disease.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    Nikolaijj wrote: »
    Well, for me I would just die a horribly painful death. I have low blood sugar, I need my slow release carbs to stay alive and avoid going into shock. Really the only "low carb" I follow is low quick release carbs, things that spike your blood sugar and are linked to heart disease.

    I treated my reactive hypoglycaemia with a very low carb diet. When glucose is not my primary fuel, I no longer get the shakes, cold sweats, lower BP or racing heart. Sometimes, really cutting back can help too. But if you found another way that works for you so you no longer have symptoms, that's great.
  • debrakgoogins
    debrakgoogins Posts: 2,033 Member
    I get shaky and have headaches. I also get tired and lethargic. I am better with a balance of macros.

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