Anyone not doing low carb?
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I don't do low carb. I basically just eat whatever I want while keeping a calorie deficit. So far, I'm down 185lbs.
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Down 74 pounds and in maintenance for almost a year. I eat what I want (within the context of a reasonably nutritious diet), stick to my calorie goals (most of the time, anyway), and have never been anywhere near keto macros during that time. According to my MFP stats, I average somewhere around 200g of carbs per day.12
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neugebauer52 wrote: »I stay away from bread / pasta / rice / potatoes simply because they are my trigger points. I am not interested in sweet food, but bread....can easily eat a kg of bread and then the binge eating starts. So I better stay away from high carbs trigger food.
It's probably not the carbs in those foods you crave, but all the butter, cheese, and fat that's served with them.7 -
I follow the MFP guidelines religiously and have lost 129 pounds here. My biggest meal of the day is a big bowl of steel-cut oats with raisins in the morning -- high carb!
I did the Atkins diet many times, starting around 1980. I peed deep purple on ketostix, lost weight every time, then put it all back on and then some. This is the first time in my life I've lost anything near this much, and I've been at it for eight months. Never lasted longer than three on that crazy low-carb stuff.
Incidentally, my diabetes is controlled now. My A1C was 5.3 a few months ago. The MFP/FDA guidelines really do work. The one thing I do, though, is chase my nutrients every day -- both macros and micros. I suspect this is the key to remaining satisfied at low caloric intake (I've gotten down to 1700 for the last few months).12 -
I also eat around 200g carbs per day. I love carbs and would hate to have to restrict them!
When I started my weight loss journey, I decided that I was not going to eat in a way I wasn’t prepared to carry on for life. I wanted to make sustainable changes I could stick to. No way low carb was sustainable for me for life!
So I just eat at a deficit, and have lost around 60lb now.10 -
I'm just doing CICO which works for me. Granola for brekkie, sambo for lunch later and potatoes at dinnertime, yum!7
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I’ve lost 85lbs and am building muscles eating HIGH CARB! Carbs are life! I would never do low carb15
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I've never low carbed. Even when on a deficit. I try and hit my protein goal and then keep fats to around 50-60gs, the rest is filled with carbs5
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All food in moderation, correct serving size, logging everything I eat and drink, staying at a calorie deficit and moving more. No food is off limits and I stay away from beverages, except water, coffee, and tea as I prefer chewing my calories. Carbs are great!
Makes for an easy transition when reaching maintenance, no reintroducing foods.9 -
I personally think there are relatively few, at least of the regular posters, who are low carb on the main forums.
There are a few LC/Keto posters who contribute regularly but most of them say it's a way for them to balance CICO and/or manage medical problems.
Almost any approach will work if you stick to CICO (even if you don't know you are). Different strokes for different folks.
If you want to look at overall long term health and not just fat loss then who knows right now. People will argue one approach over another.
However, I'm personally banking on eating more veggies not being a bad thing so I'm trying to go that more than I'd be inclined naturally.9 -
if i had to describe my diet it would be high carb - i eat on average betwen 3-400g carbs a day on a calorie budget of 25-2900cal...protein fixed at 130g and fat in the 65-80g range2
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I cannot live without pasta and bread. I was successful in losing about 40lbs without cutting out carbs.9
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I have never paid attention to macros, never tried low-carb anything, eat bread, pizza, pasta etc. on a regular basis. I've lost more than 65lbs from a high of 205.6
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Definitely not a low carb gal.
I tried it. I was miserable (tired, brain fog, etc for 6 weeks). It is not worth the water weight you lose doing it in my opinion.
My success = staying within my calories adjusted by Fitbit, adequate protein, and staying active11 -
I’m not low carb, I eat a pretty balanced diet of foods I like within my calorie allotment. I have eaten low carb in the past, but I definitely feel better (and happier) eating them.3
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Thanks for all the responses. It motivates me. I understand why low carb works but for me, I dont see it long term. I have no problem using weight once I set my mind to it but I cant keep it off bc I see it as a diet and not a lifestyle. This time will be diff for me but Im glad Im not the only one who isnt on low carb. ❤️9
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I definitely DONT do low carb! I barely eat much meat so that would be near impossible! I am a firm believer that fatty and processed meat is a huge factor to the major health problems people have today6
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Kinda in the middle. I’m a bit lower carb than the MFP recommendations due to Type 2 diabetes concerns, but still up to 40% of my daily calorie allowance can come from carbs. The other 60 percent from fat and protein.
I’ve been able to lose close to 50# and reduce my A1C from 7.3% to 5.4% after 6 and 3 months respectively.3 -
I never ate low carb & lost weight2
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estherdragonbat wrote: »I'm vegetarian. Most of my protein staples have carbs in them. I keep to the default macros and I've dropped over 107lbs to date.
That's a great loss! Good for you2
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