Skip carbs?

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  • elsdonward
    elsdonward Posts: 81 Member
    By the way, the elephant is a large animal with very great ivory tusks. It drinks water and eats carbs - that is all it eats and I dont see any fat elephants around Do You? You can find most of the enzymes and vitamins you need in the humble potato - which is the storehouse of the plant. Have a look around Asia to see how many fat people there are - they all eat rice and only get fat when they adopt the Western diet
  • Showcase_Brodown
    Showcase_Brodown Posts: 919 Member
    I think you're able to get by without them... but I'm confused as to why you'd want to cut them completely.
  • Showcase_Brodown
    Showcase_Brodown Posts: 919 Member
    By the way, the elephant is a large animal with very great ivory tusks. It drinks water and eats carbs - that is all it eats and I dont see any fat elephants around Do You?

    While I realize your point is that carbs aren't evil, elephant nutrition is a completely different animal, ya know?
  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
    Just got to tell you that it is scientifically proven that carbs are part of the human diet. Carbs give us energy. There are a mimimum amount of carbs needed daily to maintain health. There is no point in being skinny and ill. Without carbs you will eventually die so keep on with the vegetables if you want to stay well.

    So that being said there are good and bad carbs. Good ones are the starches like potatoes and rice. Bad ones are things like processed sugars, white breads shortenings and trans fats etc - in other words junk foods.

    If you are going to skip carbs and go into ketosis to lose weight - when you do you will actually be ill

    Just stick to the approved amounts of good carbs and be careful that you do not overdose on protein. Doctor Robert Atkins dide because he slipped on his steps going into his office. But when they did the autopsy they discovered - guess what? heart disease. It is quite difficult to come back from heart disease. Try looking up J McDougall MD of Santa Rosa (on line) for the proof

    It is up to you - but you did ask

    Um, I've been doing keto for almost three months now. I'm not ill. In fact, I've never felt better. I'm also down over 20 lbs. Take your fear-mongering elsewhere.
  • SPPutnam
    SPPutnam Posts: 51 Member
    Best thing to do is get individualized advice from a medical professional. I used to be on a diet that allowed no more than 100 g of carbs per day in order to put the body into ketosis. Now, as a pre-diabetic, that is VERY dangerous for me and my doctor and nutritionist worked to craft a plan that works for ME at my weight. Since being on a regimented lifestyle change that INCLUDES ice cream, bread, and donuts (on occasion) with a lot of healthy green leafy vegetables and an hour of exercise a day, I've lost about 25 pounds in the last 2-3 months. The key for me was working with professionals.
  • richardheath
    richardheath Posts: 1,276 Member
    Did you get all your protein for the day? Enough micronutrients? And enough fats?

    Then eat whatever you want for the rest of your calories.


    And btw there are three ESSENTIAL macronutrients. Fats, protein, and ice cream.

    Um, that's four: fat, protein, ice cream and BEER!

    @ The OP: Cutting out carbs like bread and pasta is a great way to cut calories. I don't know why anyone would do it by choice though! There really is no other health benefit to it. I'm pre-diabetic, and I still eat some bread rice and pasta.
  • richardheath
    richardheath Posts: 1,276 Member
    By the way, the elephant is a large animal with very great ivory tusks. It drinks water and eats carbs - that is all it eats and I dont see any fat elephants around Do You?

    I'm looking around, and I don't see any skinny elephants here either :wink:
  • pcastagner
    pcastagner Posts: 1,606 Member
    Did you get all your protein for the day? Enough micronutrients? And enough fats?

    Then eat whatever you want for the rest of your calories.


    And btw there are three ESSENTIAL macronutrients. Fats, protein, and ice cream.

    Um, that's four: fat, protein, ice cream and BEER!

    @ The OP: Cutting out carbs like bread and pasta is a great way to cut calories. I don't know why anyone would do it by choice though! There really is no other health benefit to it. I'm pre-diabetic, and I still eat some bread rice and pasta.

    No sorry, beer is not essential. I know lots of healthy people on gin only
  • Canman51
    Canman51 Posts: 41
    By the way, the elephant is a large animal with very great ivory tusks. It drinks water and eats carbs - that is all it eats and I dont see any fat elephants around Do You? You can find most of the enzymes and vitamins you need in the humble potato - which is the storehouse of the plant. Have a look around Asia to see how many fat people there are - they all eat rice and only get fat when they adopt the Western diet

    Your observation is out of date. I have lived in asia for 20 years and there are plenty of overweight people around these days.
    You are correct in saying its because of western influences such as all the crap american fast food that has popped up everywhere. Here in Singapore i can get a big mac home delivered 24/7. In Thailand its the same, vietnam is fast catching up. The indo's and malays have always had a diet high in sugars and fats and have always been on the heavy set side in general.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    No sorry, beer is not essential. I know lots of healthy people on gin only

    :laugh:

    POTD.

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