Low carb diet

tamar1_gordon
tamar1_gordon Posts: 8
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I have a question... I did low carb diet for seven days eating only twenty gram carbs and one day at the evening I couldn't control myself and ate tons of fruit and when I woken up this morning I gotten one kilo back and my stomach was swollen ( I mean , never had such a big stomach before.) what should I do? Will this always happen if I eat to much carbs? Why is this happening ?

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  • abadvat
    abadvat Posts: 1,241 Member
    Yep - fluctuation in weight is due to water + glycogen levels going back to normal.
    Stomach bloating happens in some.
  • The_Godwin_72
    The_Godwin_72 Posts: 102 Member
    The not being able to control your carbs craving is maybe your bodys way of telling you that you need the carbs. Are you working out? you really need natural carbs if you are. The bloat can be couple things related to processing the food- you should take probiotics.
  • Walter__
    Walter__ Posts: 518 Member
    Lol.

    Ditch the low carb diet.
  • derik999
    derik999 Posts: 73
    Are you trying to stick with low carb for the long term? Gorging on fruit is probably not going to make it easy on your digestive system.
  • missh1967
    missh1967 Posts: 661 Member
    Lol.

    Ditch the low carb diet.


    *ding ding ding* Correct!
  • qmmanager69
    qmmanager69 Posts: 71 Member
    People are generally on a strong pro or a stong con side of the carb fence. i say, do what works for you, perhaps a "consistent carb" diet similar to what diabetics use? Simple carbs like bread, baked goods and pasta upset my stomach something fierce so i avoid them 95% of the time. I get my carbs from fruits, veggies and yogurt, generally between 50-100 per day and always with some form of lean protein. It seems to be a winning combination for me. As a side note, I had gestational diabetes 9 years ago and followed the same exact diet at the recommendation of my perinatalogist and diabetic educator so I'm sure it's very safe as well as effective.
  • derik999
    derik999 Posts: 73
    Lol.

    Ditch the low carb diet.


    *ding ding ding* Correct!

    Having stuck with a low carb lifestyle for the past 10 years, I'd have to disagree.
  • derik999
    derik999 Posts: 73
    People are generally on a strong pro or a stong con side of the carb fence. i say, do what works for you, perhaps a "consistent carb" diet similar to what diabetics use? Simple carbs like bread, baked goods and pasta upset my stomach something fierce so i avoid them 95% of the time. I get my carbs from fruits, veggies and yogurt, generally between 50-100 per day and always with some form of lean protein. It seems to be a winning combination for me. As a side note, I had gestational diabetes 9 years ago and followed the same exact diet at the recommendation of my perinatalogist and diabetic educator so I'm sure it's very safe as well as effective.

    All these diets out there, regardless of what approach they take, are all just guidelines and experiments for people to perform on themselves. People put too much trust in nutritional science, the supplement industry and all the fitness/diet gurus out there who are all speculating 99% of the time.

    Once you throw in an individual's genetic predisposition you can throw most of these theories out the window because there is not a blueprint that is foolproof for every person, other than calorie deficits and that's just physics that existed long before all the diet fads.

    If someone did low carb for a week and then gorged on fruit, I'd say that's a pretty poor experience to base the denouncing of a certain eating plan on. Low carb isn't a guaranteed fix for everyone, but I'd stick with it a bit longer before making a decision.

    Check out the book Natural Hormonal Enhancement. It's a low carb plan but it differs quite a bit from the rest. I think Atkins is complete garbage and would avoid it completely.

    The "eat as many calories as you want because you are ketogenic" mindset is not supported by NHE. It also advocates carb-loading on specific days to coincide with replenishing muscle glycogen that has been depleted from working out.

    Even if you decide not to go with NHE it's still an interesting read and clears up a lot of things about low carb diets.

    When I changed to low carb and moderate fat and dropped my total intake to below 60g of carbs per day I felt a lot better, have had great blood work and my blood pressure is right where it needs to be, I pretty much never get colds and my energy levels did not drop whatsoever and actually improved somewhat. My strength and endurance didn't diminish (even after I decided to skip carb-loading) where resistance training and cardio is concerned either.
  • missh1967
    missh1967 Posts: 661 Member
    Lol.

    Ditch the low carb diet.


    *ding ding ding* Correct!
    .... I'd have to disagree.

    I know. Discussing eating habits gets people as emotionally fired up as discussing politics and religion. lol
  • parkscs
    parkscs Posts: 1,639 Member
    Lol.

    Ditch the low carb diet.


    *ding ding ding* Correct!

    Having stuck with a low carb lifestyle for the past 10 years, I'd have to disagree.

    If the OP made it all of 7 days before eating a bunch of fruit, I'd have to agree the OP should probably ditch the low carb diet. It can be a great tool for cutting weight but a restrictive diet isn't the right answer for everyone.

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