Low Carb to Kick Start Anyone?

LittleMissSmiley75
LittleMissSmiley75 Posts: 4
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi

is anyone following a low-carb plan to kick start their weight loss?

I used to be a runner but had an accident and have gained weight wallowing in my own misery :blushing: Have a way to go to shed the pounds and have started low carb with a view to increasing gradually... i am a total carb fiend... just call me bread... or pasta... or rice.....
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  • BigT555
    BigT555 Posts: 2,067 Member
    unless your doing low carb for reasons other than weight loss, its unnecessary. low carb just helps you shed water weight, which comes back on as soon as you start eating carbs again.

    if your doing it to control cravings though (most people are more prone to binge on carbs) then thats another matter, but a low carb diet vs a high carb diet will be just as effective at the same calorie intake in terms of fat loss
  • 4legsRbetterthan2
    4legsRbetterthan2 Posts: 19,590 MFP Moderator
    unless your doing low carb for reasons other than weight loss, its unnecessary. low carb just helps you shed water weight, which comes back on as soon as you start eating carbs again.

    if your doing it to control cravings though (most people are more prone to binge on carbs) then thats another matter, but a low carb diet vs a high carb diet will be just as effective at the same calorie intake in terms of fat loss

    what he said :smile:
  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    No kick start needed, unless you're Elvis' motorcycle.
    elvis-presley-kick-starting-harley-davidson-model-k.jpg
  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    Nope
  • kansas_km
    kansas_km Posts: 73 Member
    You could try lower carb but be sensible. I've tried low carb and I did lose weight but I also got bad headaches and constipation. Then when I stopped all the weight came back and brought more with it. Everything in moderation.
  • socajam
    socajam Posts: 2,530 Member
    You could try lower carb but be sensible. I've tried low carb and I did lose weight but I also got bad headaches and constipation. Then when I stopped all the weight came back and brought more with it. Everything in moderation.

    That's true. Started off at 100, had to increase to at least 175 per day to ease constipation. I am twice a day person, could not even manage one a day.

    At 175, I do feel a lot better and plan to stay there.
  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
    I'm just gonna leave this right here. These links will do more for you than low carb (barring a medical condition). Good luck.


    Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.
    -Wayne Dyer

    It's about moderation not deprivation. There are no good/bad foods, only bad eating habits. Do or do not, there is no try. You have to want it, you have to work for it, you have to realize that only you can do it.

    Read these:
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    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1217573-so-you-want-to-start-running

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/974888-in-place-of-a-road-map-2k13

    TL:DR the link right above this one then ->http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/975025-in-place-of-a-road-map-short-n-sweet

    Excuses??? http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2014/06/02/the-no-excuses-play-like-a-champion-challenge/

    If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal

    Want to lift heavy things?
    http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/07/21/meet-staci-your-new-powerlifting-super-hero/

    Stronglifts Summary
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    Stronglifts Womens Group
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/4601-stronglifts-5x5-for-women
  • Springfield1970
    Springfield1970 Posts: 1,945 Member
    It will only make you lose water, get excited about the drop in weight, then make you depressed when you put it all back on again when you eat carbs again.
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    Losing water weight to "kick start" your weight loss is like saying, "I'm going to wear boots and a heavy coat when I weigh in the first time, to kick start my weight loss."
  • LittleMissSmiley75
    LittleMissSmiley75 Posts: 4
    Thanks for all your advice guys.

    I've been binging on so much refined sugar and rubbish carbs that i'm going down the route of cutting out white bread and pasta etc. and trying to eat good healthy carbs.

    At the end of the day it's move more, eat less :smile:
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    is anyone following a low-carb plan to kick start their weight loss?

    How would low-carb "kick start" weight loss?
  • LittleMissSmiley75
    LittleMissSmiley75 Posts: 4
    is anyone following a low-carb plan to kick start their weight loss?

    How would low-carb "kick start" weight loss?

    Let me re-phrase.... low-carb plan to start my weight loss....
  • _lyndseybrooke_
    _lyndseybrooke_ Posts: 2,561 Member
    No. Weight loss does not require a "kick start" or any "start" that's not simply eating at a reasonable caloric deficit.

    Carbs are not the enemy.
  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    is anyone following a low-carb plan to kick start their weight loss?

    How would low-carb "kick start" weight loss?

    Let me re-phrase.... low-carb plan to start my weight loss....

    Or, just do it correctly from the start and never have to change it up?
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    No way, love my carbs too much
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    No.
  • willnorton
    willnorton Posts: 995 Member
    PALEO !
  • TutuMom41
    TutuMom41 Posts: 278 Member
    Low carb diets can be an excellent to have speedy results but for your weight loss to be sustainable you still need to make changes in your lifestyle. It is not realistic to think you can live on a low carb diet long term. In the end you need to find balance. Calories in and calories out. If you are looking for quick results low carb diets can work. I have been on them before. Once I gained everything back. This time it was just a kick starter for quick results. While I was loosing I started jogging 3 seconds every half mile until I worked up to a 5k every morning. Then I started distance running and worked up to half marathons. It took some time but 330-130. In the end I still needed to make lifestyle, exercise and dietary changes I could live with.I have keep my weight off for 9 years. I did have loose track and gain back 70 lbs when I had two kids but when I started living my healthy lifestyle again the weight came right off.
  • TX_Rhon
    TX_Rhon Posts: 1,549 Member
    PALEO !

    :noway: :noway:

    yay.......another bad idea!

    OP - no need to kick start - just start eating less and moving more. But I did enjoy Elvis on a motorcycle! Good luck OP :flowerforyou:
  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
    unless your doing low carb for reasons other than weight loss, its unnecessary. low carb just helps you shed water weight, which comes back on as soon as you start eating carbs again.

    if your doing it to control cravings though (most people are more prone to binge on carbs) then thats another matter, but a low carb diet vs a high carb diet will be just as effective at the same calorie intake in terms of fat loss

    Yes, the first 5-10 lbs you lose is water weight. However, I'm pretty sure I didn't have 20 lbs of water in my body that I lost after switching from high carb and low fat to low carb and high fat.
  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
    is anyone following a low-carb plan to kick start their weight loss?

    How would low-carb "kick start" weight loss?

    Let me re-phrase.... low-carb plan to start my weight loss....

    As much as I love this way of eating, it's not a temporary "kick start" program. You have to stick with it long-term. So unless you plan to keep your carbs low and your fat high and your protein moderate long-term, any weight you lose will not stay off.
  • LittleMissSmiley75
    LittleMissSmiley75 Posts: 4
    Low carb diets can be an excellent to have speedy results but for your weight loss to be sustainable you still need to make changes in your lifestyle. It is not realistic to think you can live on a low carb diet long term. In the end you need to find balance. Calories in and calories out. If you are looking for quick results low carb diets can work. I have been on them before. Once I gained everything back. This time it was just a kick starter for quick results. While I was loosing I started jogging 3 seconds every half mile until I worked up to a 5k every morning. Then I started distance running and worked up to half marathons. It took some time but 330-130. In the end I still needed to make lifestyle, exercise and dietary changes I could live with.I have keep my weight off for 9 years. I did have loose track and gain back 70 lbs when I had two kids but when I started living my healthy lifestyle again the weight came right off.

    Thanks Tutumom41. I've literally cut out the refined sugar and the rubbish carbs - i love fruit and veg. Before my accident i was running 10k 3 times a week as well as doing weights and high intensity - things just went a bit wonky last year! I've been feeling so rotten because of the rubbish i was eating and i have to say, cutting down on the wheat and the refined carbs i have stopped getting such bad headaches - just made me feel better and more positive. That then has had a knock on effect and i've been exercising again so positivity all round!
  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
    It is not realistic to think you can live on a low carb diet long term.

    How is it not realistic? I plan to do that. I might up my carbs a little bit once in maintenance, but I honestly do not plan to go back to the way I was eating pre-keto. There are plenty of people who continue to eat this way for the rest of their lives.
  • 59gi
    59gi Posts: 307 Member
    Thanks for all your advice guys.

    I've been binging on so much refined sugar and rubbish carbs that i'm going down the route of cutting out white bread and pasta etc. and trying to eat good healthy carbs.

    At the end of the day it's move more, eat less :smile:


    Yes, this is the way to get control of your bingeing, cut all refined sugar carbs out and eat protein, vegi, and fat. It is important to eat the fat. Drink lots of water to flush your metabolic pathway.
  • 59gi
    59gi Posts: 307 Member
    It is not realistic to think you can live on a low carb diet long term.

    How is it not realistic? I plan to do that. I might up my carbs a little bit once in maintenance, but I honestly do not plan to go back to the way I was eating pre-keto. There are plenty of people who continue to eat this way for the rest of their lives.


    Agree with you that it's perfectly safe and effective to control carbs. Eliminating processed carbs IS HEALTHY!
  • LotusAsh
    LotusAsh Posts: 294 Member
    It is not realistic to think you can live on a low carb diet long term.

    How is it not realistic? I plan to do that. I might up my carbs a little bit once in maintenance, but I honestly do not plan to go back to the way I was eating pre-keto. There are plenty of people who continue to eat this way for the rest of their lives.


    Agree with you that it's perfectly safe and effective to control carbs. Eliminating processed carbs IS HEALTHY!

    nothing wrong with processed carbs
  • BigT555
    BigT555 Posts: 2,067 Member
    unless your doing low carb for reasons other than weight loss, its unnecessary. low carb just helps you shed water weight, which comes back on as soon as you start eating carbs again.

    if your doing it to control cravings though (most people are more prone to binge on carbs) then thats another matter, but a low carb diet vs a high carb diet will be just as effective at the same calorie intake in terms of fat loss

    Yes, the first 5-10 lbs you lose is water weight. However, I'm pretty sure I didn't have 20 lbs of water in my body that I lost after switching from high carb and low fat to low carb and high fat.
    im not saying that you wont lose fat low carb, just that its caused by the calorie deficit not the lack of carbs. some people find it easier and some find it harder to go low carb, personal preference really
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    Hi

    is anyone following a low-carb plan to kick start their weight loss?

    I used to be a runner but had an accident and have gained weight wallowing in my own misery :blushing: Have a way to go to shed the pounds and have started low carb with a view to increasing gradually... i am a total carb fiend... just call me bread... or pasta... or rice.....

    Unless you are going to make switch to Low carb long term, it's not the diet to do as a short term fix.

    If you are only look at short term then just stick to the standard calorie restricted diet (it works great for loads of people on MFP).

    Log your food and eat in a deficit. For short term weight loss there's nothing better or easier.

    Good luck
  • KetoToThin
    KetoToThin Posts: 185
    Why yes, yes I am. Shall I tell you all about it?
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    It is not realistic to think you can live on a low carb diet long term.

    How is it not realistic? I plan to do that. I might up my carbs a little bit once in maintenance, but I honestly do not plan to go back to the way I was eating pre-keto. There are plenty of people who continue to eat this way for the rest of their lives.
    My life without (a lot of) corn tortillas wouldn't be worth living. I wouldn't have room for any other carbs and probably not enough tortillas. That's pretty idiosyncratic, though.

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