Giving up Carbs for Lent

PaleoPath4Lyfe

lolwat

:laugh:

it's pretty much true. You can't live without fat or protein, but you can live without carbs. Maybe it's not optimal, but you can do it.

Considering carbs are the body's preferred source of energy, and the fact that those sugars fuel your brain.... Your body needs carbs.

:noway: The body burns Glucose first because it wants that *kitten* out your system (just joking - but its not the bodys preferred fuel).

Granted, a quick google search shows that fat may be the primary preferred fuel source, but carbs aren't something your body doesn't need.

Carbs are NOT a necessity. Look at any medical journal. Fat and protein are the only necessities.

PaleoPath4Lyfe

lolwat

:laugh:

it's pretty much true. You can't live without fat or protein, but you can live without carbs. Maybe it's not optimal, but you can do it.

Considering carbs are the body's preferred source of energy, and the fact that those sugars fuel your brain.... Your body needs carbs.

Human body does NOT need carbs. ZERO.

Gluconeogenesis is a metabolic pathway that results in the generation of glucose from non-carbohydrate sources such as fat.

PaleoPath4Lyfe

The currently established human essential nutrients are water, energy, amino acids (histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine), essential fatty acids (linoleic and α-linolenic acids), vitamins (ascorbic acid, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B-6, pantothenic acid, folic acid, biotin, and vitamin B-12), minerals (calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and iron), trace minerals (zinc, copper, manganese, iodine, selenium, molybdenum, and chromium), electrolytes (sodium, potassium, and chloride), and ultratrace minerals (4). (Note the absence of specific carbohydrates from this list.)

The theoretical minimal level of carbohydrate (CHO) intake is zero, but CHO is a universal fuel for all cells, the cheapest source of dietary energy, and also the source of plant fiber.

http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/75/5/951.2.full

Theoretically speaking.

Carbs are pushed because they are cheaper than fats and meats. Plain and simple.

Grains are pushed because the government is in bed with the likes of Monsanto, Dupont, Cargill and other Big AG, hence the reason the amount of grains "recommended" in the food pyramid crap keeps going up and up.

DavPul

lolwat

:laugh:

it's pretty much true. You can't live without fat or protein, but you can live without carbs. Maybe it's not optimal, but you can do it.

Considering carbs are the body's preferred source of energy, and the fact that those sugars fuel your brain.... Your body needs carbs.

:noway: The body burns Glucose first because it wants that *kitten* out your system (just joking - but its not the bodys preferred fuel).

Granted, a quick google search shows that fat may be the primary preferred fuel source, but carbs aren't something your body doesn't need.

Carbs are NOT a necessity. Look at any medical journal. Fat and protein are the only necessities.

Not a necessity is a far cry from CARBS IZ POISON, isn't it?

Holly_Roman_Empire

The currently established human essential nutrients are water, energy, amino acids (histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine), essential fatty acids (linoleic and α-linolenic acids), vitamins (ascorbic acid, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B-6, pantothenic acid, folic acid, biotin, and vitamin B-12), minerals (calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and iron), trace minerals (zinc, copper, manganese, iodine, selenium, molybdenum, and chromium), electrolytes (sodium, potassium, and chloride), and ultratrace minerals (4). (Note the absence of specific carbohydrates from this list.)

The theoretical minimal level of carbohydrate (CHO) intake is zero, but CHO is a universal fuel for all cells, the cheapest source of dietary energy, and also the source of plant fiber.

http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/75/5/951.2.full

Theoretically speaking.

Carbs are pushed because they are cheaper than fats and meats. Plain and simple.

Grains are pushed because the government is in bed with the likes of Monsanto, Dupont, Cargill and other Big AG, hence the reason the amount of grains "recommended" in the food pyramid crap keeps going up and up.

Here we go...

You do know that most grains produced in the US are for livestock, right?

DavPul

The currently established human essential nutrients are water, energy, amino acids (histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine), essential fatty acids (linoleic and α-linolenic acids), vitamins (ascorbic acid, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B-6, pantothenic acid, folic acid, biotin, and vitamin B-12), minerals (calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and iron), trace minerals (zinc, copper, manganese, iodine, selenium, molybdenum, and chromium), electrolytes (sodium, potassium, and chloride), and ultratrace minerals (4). (Note the absence of specific carbohydrates from this list.)

The theoretical minimal level of carbohydrate (CHO) intake is zero, but CHO is a universal fuel for all cells, the cheapest source of dietary energy, and also the source of plant fiber.

http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/75/5/951.2.full

Theoretically speaking.

Carbs are pushed because they are cheaper than fats and meats. Plain and simple.

Grains are pushed because the government is in bed with the likes of Monsanto, Dupont, Cargill and other Big AG, hence the reason the amount of grains "recommended" in the food pyramid crap keeps going up and up.

Here we go...

You do know that most grains produced in the US are for livestock, right?

Why are we poisoning our livestock?

ThickMcRunFast

Lulz.

Ain't no hangry like keto hangry.

tennisdude2004

Keto has cravings under control

We just angry.

swaggityswagbag

Everyone in this thread acting like giving up carbs is dangerous...smh.

DamianaKitten

Everyone in this thread acting like giving up carbs is dangerous...smh.

I find it hard to believe that any person can have a diet containing no carbs, unless you're completely carnivore.

tennisdude2004

I'm a carnivore. But I still eat some grass to clear the fur balls.

ndj1979

good luck with that OP …

I am Italian and I am never giving up carbs…I heard they revoke your Italian card for stuff like this…

is there a specific reason, besides lent, that you are doing this? Just curious..

ndj1979

I will still continue to eat the "good carbs" that are in most fruits and veggies! So I guess there will still be a little carb intake.

LOL at "good carbs"….

sigh, MFP threads..where every food has to be "bad" or "good" ….

ndj1979

I am doing, "No to all sugar products." for the next 40 days to see if I can make it a HABIT.

There has got to be a way to say no to those products and live with fresh fruits as desserts or between meal snacks.

:bigsmile:

You do know there is sugar in that fruit, right?

I was thinking the same thing...

lynn_glenmont

Wait, so you're giving up carbs for Lent... but you're not supposed to eat meat on Fridays...

Damn girl, are you doing it Jesus in the desert style?

But didn't Jesus eat bread and drink wine. Aren't those carbs?

He didn't eat bread and drink wine during the 40 days in the desert.

Serah87

Ohhhh my.....:noway:

Charlottesometimes23

As a pastafarian I doubt I could give up carbs.

tennisdude2004

Wait, so you're giving up carbs for Lent... but you're not supposed to eat meat on Fridays...

Damn girl, are you doing it Jesus in the desert style?

But didn't Jesus eat bread and drink wine. Aren't those carbs?

He didn't eat bread and drink wine during the 40 days in the desert.

I though he manufactured them as opposed to eating and drinking them?