I have the hardest time with low carb diets.

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  • icrushit
    icrushit Posts: 773 Member
    For me, I genuinely feel carb control is where its at for me to maintain control over my weight, as once bread, grains and added sugar leave my diet, I simply find it impossible to overeat on what remains in my diet. Maybe others are different, but thats how it is for me, and I must say I do enjoy having a very effective lever like carb control when it comes to my weight, as it gives me hope that when I lose what I'm seeking to lose, that I shall have a powerful tool in helping me calibrate my weight when I need to :)

    All that said, low carb may not be for everyone, but I'm finding it definitely is for me. If you're seeking to explore the low carb path, why not consider doing it gradually, and take it in stages ? I've found when it comes to my dietary habits, slow changes seem to work best, and make things so much easier to maintain. In your case, why not strip back the superfluous carbs and added sugar bit by bit, and in doing so gradually, see if it doesn't eliminate any severe cravings either. Also, it gives you the coice to stop wherever you want if you find dropping below a certain level of carbs to be counterproductive, and always remember low carb isn't the only way to go, but instead rather one of three ways to go, those three being high carb-low fat, low carb-high fat, and moderate carb-moderate fat.

    Lastly, no matter which way you go, or however many carbs you choose to include in your intake, try make sure they are decent carbs, ie of the complex, slow-releasing sort, as opposed to the simple, blood sugar spiking sort. This should help deal with the cravings a little, and when I've lost weight in the past following a moderate to high carb approach, a large element in my success was keeping my blood sugar under control by eating decent carbs. I still find the low carb way easier, as higher amounts of fat and decent amounts of protein in my diet just keep me feeling full for so long, and thus find it less of an effort to stay the course :)
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Every time I try and eat lower carb I end up with those physical cravings for carbs. Low carb is not for me. Thankfully, there are other ways.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Sorry, but losing weight & gaining it back is not really success. I've tried "diets" too....always gained the weight back. Now I'm doing something different. If it's not something that I will change permanently......then I won't change it to lose weight.

    I will exercise regularly.....forever. I will eat more veggies (everyday!).....forever. I will not snack mindlessly....forever. I have to make some permanent changes to be successful.
  • strassenkoenigin
    strassenkoenigin Posts: 259
    I have the same problem. I lose weight quickly on low carb but I am unable to stay on it because first of all it is not my kind of food and second I get tired, even if I am in ketosis.
    So I do it sometimes just to jump start my weight loss but then I have to go back to good carbs (no processed food) because I am too sluggish on low carb.
  • BombshellPhoenix
    BombshellPhoenix Posts: 1,693 Member

    Oh, you know me?

    Eating a low carb intake, does in fact make me feel badly. It's why I eat quite a bit of carbs. Because carbs aren't the enemy. They are a source of energy. I feel wonderful with carbs. This is where the "it's an individual thing" comes into play.

    I'll be enjoying my lovely carbs now

    "Low carb" is a vague term so attacking "low carb" for making you feel bad is a bit of a straw man. I am not saying that the vague "low carb" diets make you feel better. I am saying a diet that produces ketosis and is properly getting correct amounts of macros, micros, water, etc. will probably make you feel better. Maybe it won't. There are certain people that can't do this. It isn't for everybody. Particularly, we know that severe alcoholics and certain diabetics may get into ketoacidosis.

    I have a feeling that you weren't on a proper ketogenic diet. Again, this is just a specific strategy for health and weight loss, but it isn't a good argument to attack the strategy when you aren't getting the strategy

    I'm not attempting to make a strawman I'm telling you that if I am happy with my carbs. I'm going to eat my carbs. Give me one goooood solid reason if I've lost 53 lbs 17% BF and gained a considerable amount of strength from doing so that I should do keto? Of course I've never done it because I'm happy with what I'm doing.

    Not once did I say OP shouldn't do it.

    My point was merely that they are means to the SAME end and if, in the event, OP is doing all things correct for keto, and is STILL miserable. There are other ways that work the EXACT same.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,043 Member
    Personally whenever I hear someone say "I've tried everything" on average they've tried maybe 5 things out of the hundreds of different types of programs out there. What's the biggest issue for failure? INCONSISTENCY.
    So whether it's a low carb, low fat, high protein, high carb, high fat, moderate protein, "clean" eating, raw food, meal replacement, etc. the ONE thing they all have in common is ........................................get ready for it...........................................calorie deficit. IF one stays consistent with it regardless of what program they decide to do, weight will come off.

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