Ketogenic-low carb diet??
JustFindingMe
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I was up the whole night researching ( lol ok googling ) diets that look like I may be able to follow them. The Ketogenic one looks appealing. Im going to try it short term because I can only imagine what the high fats will do to my cholesterol etc.
For those who haven't read about it, it works on the theory that if you feed you body high fat ( not chemical fat - natural fat ) and ZERO sugar or white flour, then your body will go into Ketosis. That is where your body goes into your sugar/fat reserves and starts burning it off rather than using it as it comes in and storing the rest.
This is HUGE deal for me. I am sugar addicted. I don't want to set my self up for failure but im constantly in a state of anxiety over the creeping pounds, not fitting clothes, daily. When I stress, I reach for sugar, cinnamon buns, cookies etc.....and watch the pounds stick to me even more.
Anyone want to try this with me? Its my day one. wish me luck
Sarah
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For those who haven't read about it, it works on the theory that if you feed you body high fat ( not chemical fat - natural fat ) and ZERO sugar or white flour, then your body will go into Ketosis. That is where your body goes into your sugar/fat reserves and starts burning it off rather than using it as it comes in and storing the rest.
This is HUGE deal for me. I am sugar addicted. I don't want to set my self up for failure but im constantly in a state of anxiety over the creeping pounds, not fitting clothes, daily. When I stress, I reach for sugar, cinnamon buns, cookies etc.....and watch the pounds stick to me even more.
Anyone want to try this with me? Its my day one. wish me luck
Sarah
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You can manually track your cholesterol on here... I did for a couple of weeks to see what had the most but I always stayed under and remember healthy fats are good for you as well0
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Put Keto in the group function. There are quite a lot of us who eat this way.0
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I've done a great deal of research on Low Carb diets, not just googling, but a wide variety of papers. Don't worry one bit about your cholesterol. My father had dangerously high triglyceride levels, in three months of low carbs (moderate low carbs, he cheated a bit, but, ate right 70% of the time). His triglyceride's dropped from over 300 to the high 100, they cut his medications, and he got off two of his three diabetes medications.0
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It works !! I am not a sugar junkie but I love pretzels, popcorn, the high carb salty stuff. I had started months ago not eating so much .I started eating a lot more vegetables t, fruit etc. During that time I did not gain any additional weight , felt better but lost nothing additional. So I started Atkins 6 days ago and have lost 4 lbs. I want to loose total of 20. When I get there I will continue to eat healthy , add healthy carbs but maintain. It's not that hard to stick to, just watch EVERYTHING you eat and count the carbs you will notice the change by the third day. You can get the list of carbs by checking Atkins . I miss my nightly glass of wine. I also found it really helpful to prepare a head of time everything I was going to eat so there are not last min grabbing high carb food. But I and you can do it !! Get the weight off and when you get where you want...MAINTAIN. Good Luck !!0
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Every body reacts to change differently. There are the known and the unknown with any dietary change. So take all opinions lightly and just find what works for you. Give ketosis a try and if it works, fantastic and if it doesn't...there are plenty of other ways to try to create a healthy lifestyle.
A co worker of mine follows ketogenic diet and it has worked fabulous for her, but it's not for everyone. I personally need balance and simply eat clean and it works for me. I too am a recovering sugar addict so I wish you the best of luck sticking it out. Hold strong and get past the first 3-5 days without the sugars and you will be amazed at how you feel. You won't want to mess up and reach for that sticky bun after that. Pinky swear 0 -
Thanks for all your replies!
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this is all I have for you ..Keto, Low Carb, IF, etc are not some magical diets that burn through fat….all they are is tools to create a calorie deficit..
You can accomplish the same thing with a calorie deficit, hitting macro targets, and working out. Sugar is not making you fat. Eating caloric surplus is. I just think it is not a good idea to label certain foods "bad" and then entirely restrict them.
Ask yourself this. Are you going to eat just about zero carbs/sugar for the rest of your life? I highly doubt it, but I could be wrong...0 -
Just make sure you have urine ketone testing sticks and are willing to test for large amounts of ketones. I was an undiagnosed T1 diabetic for months, and, because my body could not metabolize glucose, in a way, it was like I was on a ketogenic diet. Over time, the ketones built up in my body, and I went into diabetic ketoacidosis less than three months ago.
There is a risk of going into ketoacidosis with a ketogenic diet. The urine ketone sticks can help in determining when you need to get to the ER ASAP.0 -
I've done low carb/Atkins-ish for awhile and it really is what I can stick to for a long amount of time. For some reason I don't binge eat like I do when I don't eat low carb. I've tried low cal and its very difficult for me to stick with it. You may experience the "low carb flu" so don't let that stop you if it's something you seriously want to try to see if it's something for you to get to your goals. I actually have the opposite, when I eat low carb I have more energy and alertness almost right away.
Good luck! You may want to find a low carb or keto group on MFP that you can join. You also may want to find some ketone strips. (I didn't use them my first round of low carb and had a lot of success but I use them now just to see where I'm at and if I need to cut my sugar/carb intake or if I knocked myself out of ketosis)0 -
I've done low carb/Atkins-ish for awhile and it really is what I can stick to for a long amount of time. For some reason I don't binge eat like I do when I don't eat low carb. I've tried low cal and its very difficult for me to stick with it. You may experience the "low carb flu" so don't let that stop you if it's something you seriously want to try to see if it's something for you to get to your goals. I actually have the opposite, when I eat low carb I have more energy and alertness almost right away.
Good luck! You may want to find a low carb or keto group on MFP that you can join. You also may want to find some ketone strips. (I didn't use them my first round of low carb and had a lot of success but I use them now just to see where I'm at and if I need to cut my sugar/carb intake or if I knocked myself out of ketosis)
does anyone else think that a diet that gives you a 'flu' is a good thing? I never understood why people want to torture themselves to lose weight when you can just eat in a calorie deficit and work out/move more….0 -
this is all I have for you ..Keto, Low Carb, IF, etc are not some magical diets that burn through fat….all they are is tools to create a calorie deficit..
You can accomplish the same thing with a calorie deficit, hitting macro targets, and working out. Sugar is not making you fat. Eating caloric surplus is. I just think it is not a good idea to label certain foods "bad" and then entirely restrict them.
Ask yourself this. Are you going to eat just about zero carbs/sugar for the rest of your life? I highly doubt it, but I could be wrong...
I agree with the first statement, but for some people it is what helps them create that calorie deficit. Its much more difficult for me to stick to low cal than low carb, others they can't imagine a day without a piece of bread. It isn't magic doing low carb and is so easy, but neither is low cal for many people.
Also, you don't eat zero carbs. Its low carb and as you continue you slowly add more carbs into your diet.0 -
I suggest you do some reading about what the "low carb flu" is. For some people eating low calorie is torture. If it works for some people great. It doesn't work for everyone. Everyone knows that eating less and working out will get you to lose weight, but its a whole other thing to actually do it.I've done low carb/Atkins-ish for awhile and it really is what I can stick to for a long amount of time. For some reason I don't binge eat like I do when I don't eat low carb. I've tried low cal and its very difficult for me to stick with it. You may experience the "low carb flu" so don't let that stop you if it's something you seriously want to try to see if it's something for you to get to your goals. I actually have the opposite, when I eat low carb I have more energy and alertness almost right away.
Good luck! You may want to find a low carb or keto group on MFP that you can join. You also may want to find some ketone strips. (I didn't use them my first round of low carb and had a lot of success but I use them now just to see where I'm at and if I need to cut my sugar/carb intake or if I knocked myself out of ketosis)
does anyone else think that a diet that gives you a 'flu' is a good thing? I never understood why people want to torture themselves to lose weight when you can just eat in a calorie deficit and work out/move more….
Do what works for you. She will do what works for her. If she tries low carb but it doesn't seem to help her cut her calories then she can try harder to limit her cals overall. I will continue to do what works for me. I'm not torturing myself.0 -
Just make sure you have urine ketone testing sticks and are willing to test for large amounts of ketones. I was an undiagnosed T1 diabetic for months, and, because my body could not metabolize glucose, in a way, it was like I was on a ketogenic diet. Over time, the ketones built up in my body, and I went into diabetic ketoacidosis less than three months ago.
There is a risk of going into ketoacidosis with a ketogenic diet. The urine ketone sticks can help in determining when you need to get to the ER ASAP.
I did very low carb/keto for a couple of weeks there. I lost quite a bit and managed to focus on that over the physical effects that worried me a little. I asked about acidosis in the Atkins group and the risks of it and was totally torn apart for it and told I was an idiot.
Reseearching it was difficult as a lot of medical thought seems to say keto can cause acidosis but lots of research saying it cannot and actually can cure it?
Left me very confused and I upped my carbs a bit to come out of keto as just wasn't sure anymore.0 -
I suggest you do some reading about what the "low carb flu" is. For some people eating low calorie is torture. If it works for some people great. It doesn't work for everyone. Everyone knows that eating less and working out will get you to lose weight, but its a whole other thing to actually do it.I've done low carb/Atkins-ish for awhile and it really is what I can stick to for a long amount of time. For some reason I don't binge eat like I do when I don't eat low carb. I've tried low cal and its very difficult for me to stick with it. You may experience the "low carb flu" so don't let that stop you if it's something you seriously want to try to see if it's something for you to get to your goals. I actually have the opposite, when I eat low carb I have more energy and alertness almost right away.
Good luck! You may want to find a low carb or keto group on MFP that you can join. You also may want to find some ketone strips. (I didn't use them my first round of low carb and had a lot of success but I use them now just to see where I'm at and if I need to cut my sugar/carb intake or if I knocked myself out of ketosis)
does anyone else think that a diet that gives you a 'flu' is a good thing? I never understood why people want to torture themselves to lose weight when you can just eat in a calorie deficit and work out/move more….
Do what works for you. She will do what works for her. If she tries low carb but it doesn't seem to help her cut her calories then she can try harder to limit her cals overall. I will continue to do what works for me. I'm not torturing myself.
right. so restricting whole food groups is easy, but eating in a moderate 500 per day calorie deficit is hard….sounds legit...0 -
this is all I have for you ..Keto, Low Carb, IF, etc are not some magical diets that burn through fat….all they are is tools to create a calorie deficit..
You can accomplish the same thing with a calorie deficit, hitting macro targets, and working out. Sugar is not making you fat. Eating caloric surplus is. I just think it is not a good idea to label certain foods "bad" and then entirely restrict them.
Ask yourself this. Are you going to eat just about zero carbs/sugar for the rest of your life? I highly doubt it, but I could be wrong...
I agree with the first statement, but for some people it is what helps them create that calorie deficit. Its much more difficult for me to stick to low cal than low carb, others they can't imagine a day without a piece of bread. It isn't magic doing low carb and is so easy, but neither is low cal for many people.
Also, you don't eat zero carbs. Its low carb and as you continue you slowly add more carbs into your diet.
I said just about zero….
Also, Calorie Deficit is what makes you lose weight, not low carb. All you are doing with keto/low carb is eliminating certain food groups to create a calorie deficit. At the end of the day it all boils down to calories in v s calories out...0 -
Just make sure you have urine ketone testing sticks and are willing to test for large amounts of ketones. I was an undiagnosed T1 diabetic for months, and, because my body could not metabolize glucose, in a way, it was like I was on a ketogenic diet. Over time, the ketones built up in my body, and I went into diabetic ketoacidosis less than three months ago.
There is a risk of going into ketoacidosis with a ketogenic diet. The urine ketone sticks can help in determining when you need to get to the ER ASAP.
I did very low carb/keto for a couple of weeks there. I lost quite a bit and managed to focus on that over the physical effects that worried me a little. I asked about acidosis in the Atkins group and the risks of it and was totally torn apart for it and told I was an idiot.
Reseearching it was difficult as a lot of medical thought seems to say keto can cause acidosis but lots of research saying it cannot and actually can cure it?
Left me very confused and I upped my carbs a bit to come out of keto as just wasn't sure anymore.
YOu can continue to lose weigh if you just eat in a caloric deficit. The first few weeks of introducing carbs you will "gain" water weight but that will subside and it isn to fat mass that you are gaining...0 -
Seriously? If it was so "easy" and "legit" how do you think people gain weight in the first place? To each their own. Which seems to be a very difficult concept for you to grasp.
I suggest you do some reading about what the "low carb flu" is. For some people eating low calorie is torture. If it works for some people great. It doesn't work for everyone. Everyone knows that eating less and working out will get you to lose weight, but its a whole other thing to actually do it.I've done low carb/Atkins-ish for awhile and it really is what I can stick to for a long amount of time. For some reason I don't binge eat like I do when I don't eat low carb. I've tried low cal and its very difficult for me to stick with it. You may experience the "low carb flu" so don't let that stop you if it's something you seriously want to try to see if it's something for you to get to your goals. I actually have the opposite, when I eat low carb I have more energy and alertness almost right away.
Good luck! You may want to find a low carb or keto group on MFP that you can join. You also may want to find some ketone strips. (I didn't use them my first round of low carb and had a lot of success but I use them now just to see where I'm at and if I need to cut my sugar/carb intake or if I knocked myself out of ketosis)
does anyone else think that a diet that gives you a 'flu' is a good thing? I never understood why people want to torture themselves to lose weight when you can just eat in a calorie deficit and work out/move more….
Do what works for you. She will do what works for her. If she tries low carb but it doesn't seem to help her cut her calories then she can try harder to limit her cals overall. I will continue to do what works for me. I'm not torturing myself.
right. so restricting whole food groups is easy, but eating in a moderate 500 per day calorie deficit is hard….sounds legit...0 -
YOU ARE ALREADY HERE! YOU HAVE AN MFP ACCOUNT!! Why not just use it as its designed? Why cut out foods you enjoy? It's really not difficult to use.
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Seriously? If it was so "easy" and "legit" how do you think people gain weight in the first place? To each their own. Which seems to be a very difficult concept for you to grasp.
I suggest you do some reading about what the "low carb flu" is. For some people eating low calorie is torture. If it works for some people great. It doesn't work for everyone. Everyone knows that eating less and working out will get you to lose weight, but its a whole other thing to actually do it.I've done low carb/Atkins-ish for awhile and it really is what I can stick to for a long amount of time. For some reason I don't binge eat like I do when I don't eat low carb. I've tried low cal and its very difficult for me to stick with it. You may experience the "low carb flu" so don't let that stop you if it's something you seriously want to try to see if it's something for you to get to your goals. I actually have the opposite, when I eat low carb I have more energy and alertness almost right away.
Good luck! You may want to find a low carb or keto group on MFP that you can join. You also may want to find some ketone strips. (I didn't use them my first round of low carb and had a lot of success but I use them now just to see where I'm at and if I need to cut my sugar/carb intake or if I knocked myself out of ketosis)
does anyone else think that a diet that gives you a 'flu' is a good thing? I never understood why people want to torture themselves to lose weight when you can just eat in a calorie deficit and work out/move more….
Do what works for you. She will do what works for her. If she tries low carb but it doesn't seem to help her cut her calories then she can try harder to limit her cals overall. I will continue to do what works for me. I'm not torturing myself.
right. so restricting whole food groups is easy, but eating in a moderate 500 per day calorie deficit is hard….sounds legit...
People who use MFP correctly only gain weight if they want to.0 -
Right and for some people to use it correctly, it means using low carb to not exceed their limits.
Seriously? If it was so "easy" and "legit" how do you think people gain weight in the first place? To each their own. Which seems to be a very difficult concept for you to grasp.
I suggest you do some reading about what the "low carb flu" is. For some people eating low calorie is torture. If it works for some people great. It doesn't work for everyone. Everyone knows that eating less and working out will get you to lose weight, but its a whole other thing to actually do it.I've done low carb/Atkins-ish for awhile and it really is what I can stick to for a long amount of time. For some reason I don't binge eat like I do when I don't eat low carb. I've tried low cal and its very difficult for me to stick with it. You may experience the "low carb flu" so don't let that stop you if it's something you seriously want to try to see if it's something for you to get to your goals. I actually have the opposite, when I eat low carb I have more energy and alertness almost right away.
Good luck! You may want to find a low carb or keto group on MFP that you can join. You also may want to find some ketone strips. (I didn't use them my first round of low carb and had a lot of success but I use them now just to see where I'm at and if I need to cut my sugar/carb intake or if I knocked myself out of ketosis)
does anyone else think that a diet that gives you a 'flu' is a good thing? I never understood why people want to torture themselves to lose weight when you can just eat in a calorie deficit and work out/move more….
Do what works for you. She will do what works for her. If she tries low carb but it doesn't seem to help her cut her calories then she can try harder to limit her cals overall. I will continue to do what works for me. I'm not torturing myself.
right. so restricting whole food groups is easy, but eating in a moderate 500 per day calorie deficit is hard….sounds legit...
People who use MFP correctly only gain weight if they want to.0 -
Ketoacidosis and nutritional ketosis are quite different. Ketoacidosis occurs with extremely high ketones AND extremely high blood glucose. Diabetics with poor insulin response who are not using supplementary insulin or who are using insulin incorrectly are most at risk for ketoacidosis
And your cholesterol may improve on a ketogenic diet. Mine did
beginning lipid panel - 12/27/11 --> last lipid panel 8/22/13
cholesterol - 207 --> 162
HDL - 37 --> 57
LDL - 136 --> 93
triglycerides - 169 --> 62
Lastly, I did not suffer "carb flu" and perform cardio (walk/jog/run, Zumba, swimming) and lift heavy.
I've found keto to be a lifestyle I can live with.0 -
Seriously? If it was so "easy" and "legit" how do you think people gain weight in the first place? To each their own. Which seems to be a very difficult concept for you to grasp.
I suggest you do some reading about what the "low carb flu" is. For some people eating low calorie is torture. If it works for some people great. It doesn't work for everyone. Everyone knows that eating less and working out will get you to lose weight, but its a whole other thing to actually do it.I've done low carb/Atkins-ish for awhile and it really is what I can stick to for a long amount of time. For some reason I don't binge eat like I do when I don't eat low carb. I've tried low cal and its very difficult for me to stick with it. You may experience the "low carb flu" so don't let that stop you if it's something you seriously want to try to see if it's something for you to get to your goals. I actually have the opposite, when I eat low carb I have more energy and alertness almost right away.
Good luck! You may want to find a low carb or keto group on MFP that you can join. You also may want to find some ketone strips. (I didn't use them my first round of low carb and had a lot of success but I use them now just to see where I'm at and if I need to cut my sugar/carb intake or if I knocked myself out of ketosis)
does anyone else think that a diet that gives you a 'flu' is a good thing? I never understood why people want to torture themselves to lose weight when you can just eat in a calorie deficit and work out/move more….
Do what works for you. She will do what works for her. If she tries low carb but it doesn't seem to help her cut her calories then she can try harder to limit her cals overall. I will continue to do what works for me. I'm not torturing myself.
right. so restricting whole food groups is easy, but eating in a moderate 500 per day calorie deficit is hard….sounds legit...
people gain weight for a number of reasons …Eating in a surplus, emotional eaters, just plain old lazy, don't care about what they eat, don't count calories etc…..
Once you realize that you have come to a point where you have OVEREATEN yourself to obesity and realize that you have to make changes is when you are ready to start making sustainable long term changes. All I am saying is that once you reach that point what sounds easier to you:
Option 1 - Restrica almost all carbs to the point where you have a "carb flu" and then continue to eat like 10% carbs for the rest of your life and label said food as "bad"…then get a urine stick so that you can check your pee to make sure you are in "ketosis"…
OR
Option 2 - Create a 500 calorie daily deficit, hit macros, and work out more more and eat 80% healthy and 20% whatever you want (pizza, ice cream, bread, etc)…
Whatever you choose is fine with me..I am just saying that I have been doing option 2 for six years now and have had great success with it...0 -
Seriously? If it was so "easy" and "legit" how do you think people gain weight in the first place? To each their own. Which seems to be a very difficult concept for you to grasp.
I suggest you do some reading about what the "low carb flu" is. For some people eating low calorie is torture. If it works for some people great. It doesn't work for everyone. Everyone knows that eating less and working out will get you to lose weight, but its a whole other thing to actually do it.I've done low carb/Atkins-ish for awhile and it really is what I can stick to for a long amount of time. For some reason I don't binge eat like I do when I don't eat low carb. I've tried low cal and its very difficult for me to stick with it. You may experience the "low carb flu" so don't let that stop you if it's something you seriously want to try to see if it's something for you to get to your goals. I actually have the opposite, when I eat low carb I have more energy and alertness almost right away.
Good luck! You may want to find a low carb or keto group on MFP that you can join. You also may want to find some ketone strips. (I didn't use them my first round of low carb and had a lot of success but I use them now just to see where I'm at and if I need to cut my sugar/carb intake or if I knocked myself out of ketosis)
does anyone else think that a diet that gives you a 'flu' is a good thing? I never understood why people want to torture themselves to lose weight when you can just eat in a calorie deficit and work out/move more….
Do what works for you. She will do what works for her. If she tries low carb but it doesn't seem to help her cut her calories then she can try harder to limit her cals overall. I will continue to do what works for me. I'm not torturing myself.
right. so restricting whole food groups is easy, but eating in a moderate 500 per day calorie deficit is hard….sounds legit...
people gain weight for a number of reasons …Eating in a surplus, emotional eaters, just plain old lazy, don't care about what they eat, don't count calories etc…..
Once you realize that you have come to a point where you have OVEREATEN yourself to obesity and realize that you have to make changes is when you are ready to start making sustainable long term changes. All I am saying is that once you reach that point what sounds easier to you:
Option 1 - Restrica almost all carbs to the point where you have a "carb flu" and then continue to eat like 10% carbs for the rest of your life and label said food as "bad"…then get a urine stick so that you can check your pee to make sure you are in "ketosis"…
OR
Option 2 - Create a 500 calorie daily deficit, hit macros, and work out more more and eat 80% healthy and 20% whatever you want (pizza, ice cream, bread, etc)…
Whatever you choose is fine with me..I am just saying that I have been doing option 2 for six years now and have had great success with it...
Well seeing how option 1 isn't how I live my life and not an accurate way of how people live their how lives maintaining their weight on low carb, I see how someone would pick option 2. I actually did low carb for a number of months and once I was getting to my goal I just watched what I ate overall and stayed within 5 pounds of my lowest weight. The carb flu doesn't happen for everyone. It's also temporary so try to be a little more accurate on what keto/low carb diets are like for those who actually stick to it.
You might as well say "Just eat less cinnamon buns" to the OP. Which I'm assuming she already knows and why she is on MFP, however doing that is VERY difficult to her to actually do. The will power to stop after 1 or to only eat the portion for her to stay within her allotted calories may not be enough for her.0 -
You might be surprised what fats don't do to your cholesterol. My fats and protein are set at 35% and my blood test are fine. Well within parameters. One size does not fit all. Some people are carb. burning machines and some need higher fats and protein with less carbs. Find what works for you.0
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Going all-out keto might not be the best idea if you really love sugars. Try reducing sugars and starches in increments. You will only keep off the weight by changing your lifestyle: a month of keto and then back to normal will hardly do much good in the long run.0
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go to the keto / low carb boards
I've been keto for a week - check out my diary (although this is for a 200+ man). I've lost 6 pounds in a week (although I know this is mostly water weight)
Try this calculator to see what kind of macros you would like to target
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I was a carboholic and gave up grain, sugar and starchy vegetables at the end of June last year. You will probably go through what they call "Carb Flu" which is basically withdrawal. Mine lasted about 3 days. I've heard of people going through it for a week. The worst part for me was the screaming headache. Once you get past it you will be amazed at how better you feel. If you are on Facebook I recommend joining the "FatHead" page. There is SO much information on there. There are over 3000 people in the group from all over the world. A LOT of good stuff. I have read Wheat Belly and am currently reading Grain Brain. There are other FB pages you can like to get information and recipes in your news feed. Some of the ones I "liked" was Wheat Belly, Low Carbing Among Friends, Low Carb Eating, DJ Foodie. I actually started one just to store all of the recipes I want to try. I haven't lost a lot of pounds because I'm menopausal (TMI) and that hinders. The fact that I'm not exercising is another show stopper. I'm working on that but my energy level and all of my blood work has improved. I was pre-diabetic when I started this way of eating but not any longer. My advise to you is to READ, READ, READ. You will be empowered. Good Luck!!!!0
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I've done low carb/Atkins-ish for awhile and it really is what I can stick to for a long amount of time. For some reason I don't binge eat like I do when I don't eat low carb. I've tried low cal and its very difficult for me to stick with it. You may experience the "low carb flu" so don't let that stop you if it's something you seriously want to try to see if it's something for you to get to your goals. I actually have the opposite, when I eat low carb I have more energy and alertness almost right away.
Good luck! You may want to find a low carb or keto group on MFP that you can join. You also may want to find some ketone strips. (I didn't use them my first round of low carb and had a lot of success but I use them now just to see where I'm at and if I need to cut my sugar/carb intake or if I knocked myself out of ketosis)
does anyone else think that a diet that gives you a 'flu' is a good thing? I never understood why people want to torture themselves to lose weight when you can just eat in a calorie deficit and work out/move more….
It has to do with your body changing over from sugar-burning to fat-burning. The "keto flu" comes from not drinking enough water and not replacing the electrolytes that are being lost. The "keto flu" is quickly "cured" by drinking some broth or boullion to increase the sodium and potassium levels.0 -
I was a carboholic and gave up grain, sugar and starchy vegetables at the end of June last year. You will probably go through what they call "Carb Flu" which is basically withdrawal. Mine lasted about 3 days. I've heard of people going through it for a week. The worst part for me was the screaming headache. Once you get past it you will be amazed at how better you feel. If you are on Facebook I recommend joining the "FatHead" page. There is SO much information on there. There are over 3000 people in the group from all over the world. A LOT of good stuff. I have read Wheat Belly and am currently reading Grain Brain. There are other FB pages you can like to get information and recipes in your news feed. I actually started one just to store all of the recipes I want to try. All of my blood work as improved. I was pre-diabetic when I started this way of eating but not any longer. My advise to you is to READ, READ, READ. You will be empowered. Good Luck!!!!
The Keto Subreddit (http://www.reddit.com/r/keto) has a lot of good information, too. That's where I started.0 -
this is all I have for you ..Keto, Low Carb, IF, etc are not some magical diets that burn through fat….all they are is tools to create a calorie deficit..
You can accomplish the same thing with a calorie deficit, hitting macro targets, and working out. Sugar is not making you fat. Eating caloric surplus is. I just think it is not a good idea to label certain foods "bad" and then entirely restrict them.
Ask yourself this. Are you going to eat just about zero carbs/sugar for the rest of your life? I highly doubt it, but I could be wrong...
Thing is, it seems like carbs are the safest thing (least health risk) for people to cut down on in many cases. Some dieters lose a ton of lean mass because they cut too much protein. I'm not a fan of fad diets, and I actually agree with you...but I also feel that if someone needs to eat low-ish carb for a while in order to make sure they're still getting enough protein, and it's working for them and they actually feel good, then more power to them.
Problem is, these are just tools, like you said. In theory, the OP will eventually reach a point where low carb won't be enough to sustain her body chemistry. weight, strength, and energy levels.
The other thing is, there's a fine line between ketogenesis/ketosis and ketoacidosis. This is definitely something you don't want to go to the 'xtreme" with, especially if you have any tendency toward type 2 diabetes (since blood sugar can drop like a rock without small doses of carbs every few hours. If you're eating very low carb, it can be easy to forget to eat your carbs.)
Overall, I think the mistake that many low-carb dieters make, is continuing to eat that way even once they've reached their weight/body comp goal.0
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