Low carb?

JanetReyna
JanetReyna Posts: 291 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I love pasta and bread but I’ve been seeing so many posts about going low carb and people noticing results rapidly. What do you all think about low carb? I really want to lose weight but aghh so many myths about different diets.

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  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    I've dropped 108lbs on moderate to slightly high carb. (I never tinkered with the MFP defaults and I'm typically right around 50% carbs or slightly over).

    Nothing magical about it. If eating fewer carbs makes you feel fuller for the calories, go for it. In my case, I do better on protein and high-fiber carbs. Plus I'm vegetarian so, like the old Reese's Peanut Butter Cup commercials, "Hey! There are carbs in my protein. Hey! There's protein in my carbs! Two great macros that taste great together..."
  • brenn24179
    brenn24179 Posts: 2,144 Member
    I ate low carb and lost 30 pounds fast within 3 months. I was very happy with it. A lady at my gym ate 100 gr or less of carbs a day and lost 160 pounds so I thought if she could do that I could certainly lose 20-30 lbs. Yes giving up bread and fruits was very hard, don't get much of that. Now my weight is down I am eating all in moderation. If it goes up I will definitely go back to LC
  • MikePTY
    MikePTY Posts: 3,814 Member
    People who eat low carb often drop water weight quickly, because glycogen (glucose from carbs) is stored with additional water in the body. So cutting out carbs will reduce your water weight quickly, and lead to a lot of smiles during your first weigh ins. The thing is that that's not the same thing as fat. Going lower carb doesn't lose fat any quicker than a higher carb diet at the same calorie level. So while the water weight loss is nice for the scale number, it doesn't really have any benefits, and it is a temporary illusion, because as soon as you up your carb intake (unless you want to eat low carb your entire life), you are going to regain that water weight you lost.
  • JanetReyna
    JanetReyna Posts: 291 Member
    Oh okay, I kind of get it now. So I can lose weight a little fast without going low carb correct?
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    JanetReyna wrote: »
    Oh okay, I kind of get it now. So I can lose weight a little fast without going low carb correct?

    Yes :)

    How much weight do you want to lose total?
  • JanetReyna
    JanetReyna Posts: 291 Member
    Around 50 lbs.
  • SueSueDio
    SueSueDio Posts: 4,796 Member
    Don't go low carb or your butt will deflate like a burst balloon!!


    Seriously, just find a way of eating less calories than you usually do, and which you feel you can stick with for the amount of time it will take to lose the excess weight and beyond. If you go back to the way you used to eat afterwards, you'll end up looking the way you used to look.

    So find something that's not challenging and doesn't make you feel deprived. If you love bread and pasta, then low carb is not for you in the longer term.
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