Who here is doing low carb/Keto/ Paleo diet?

skinnybitch1987

Lately, it seems all I can find is stuff on 'eating clean' or vegan, which is great but my body hates me when I don't get a lot of fat or protein, so I started following a low carb/high protein approach after reading up on Ketosis and the Paleo diet. It is seriously working for me. I feel great and have lost a good amount of weight so far.

Am I the only one ?

bmonahan115

not at all! paleo/primal here :-D it's done wonders for my health, i'm glad there are like-minded folks!

angechilada

I'm doing keto, but I'm planning on switching to paleo after this semester is over to be able to fully adjust. It's awesome!

trainguy917

Me too! Just posted something on my wall about that very thing.

jessicajoy87

eating clean doesn't mean you can't have fat or enough protein. Its about eating the right kind of fat and protein. Not to sound mean but I have done low carb diets and I hope you are ready to eat that way for the rest of your life because once you stop you will most likely gain it all back and plus some. I'm not a fan of low carb diets. Good luck!

leamgood

I am doing low carb as well! It has been the only diet that really works for me. As far as maintaing this life style I feel that is not as difficult as one may think.

skinnybitch1987

@jessicajoy87 I suppose I could say the same to you : ) I was a vegetarian/clean eater for a year, and had a really hard time not cheating because I was SO ravenous all the time. This way of eating just works really well for me.

Meganne1982

I'm a primalish girl. I've cut way back on dairy, but still eat a bit (though I go organic as much as possible. Way prefer clean eating. And my body definitely prefers high fat/ protein and low carb. I'm a meat and veggies girl.

I was vegetarian for about 4 years, and vegan for about one. I was hungry all the time and it made me eat a lot, and I didn't feel good... and I gained weight.

To console my former vegetarian conscience, I buy freerange and ethically farmed animal products

jessicajoy87

@jessicajoy87 I suppose I could say the same to you : ) I was a vegetarian/clean eater for a year, and had a really hard time not cheating because I was SO ravenous all the time. This way of eating just works really well for me.

I'm not a vegetarian:noway: . I try to eat healthy carbs and fats. I had a lot of problem when I went a low carb. It didn't work for me and I know several people who went on then off and gained all there weight back plus some. Its my personal opinion because of what I went through. I just wanted to caution you. I really hope it works out better for than it did for me.

skinnybitch1987

I didn't say you were a vegetarian. A lot of clean eaters are, and I was.

peppycat

Eating the Atkins diet here. Getting wheat, dairy, and sugar out of my diet has made a world of difference. My skin issues, and heartburn have cleared up. I've also had steady weight loss and not felt ravenous.

Grokette

Another Paleo girl here................

Come on over and join us in these forums with other like minded people................

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/226494-no-grain-no-pain

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/232749-palelo-support-group?page=2#posts-3084891

Forensic

I'm trying to watch my carbs, but I'm not following any particular diet.

emandbri

I'm doing low carbs for now. I hurt my foot and need to stay off as much as possible but don't want to gain while I'm sitting all day! So far it is working. I've been sitting for 2 days and have lost 2 lbs.

jamie31

Im doing low carb, high protein.... Its actually more of the body builders carb cycling diet which is easier to maintain for the rest of your life. every 4th day i get to load up on carbs to replenish my body, so if im craving a sweet potato or oatmeal i eat in on those days.

tmaksparkie

I do a keto/primal and LOVE IT, it woos for me and I feel great.

tmaksparkie

Im doing low carb, high protein.... Its actually more of the body builders carb cycling diet which is easier to maintain for the rest of your life. every 4th day i get to load up on carbs to replenish my body, so if im craving a sweet potato or oatmeal i eat in on those days.

Yes this is what I do also, I have a carb up day when I find my workouts suffer then I am fine, normally about every other week. Then I can have my popcorn!!!! Love popcorn.

bigdawg025

Good luck to all on this... it sounds terrible unhealthy and close to being anorexic in nature. I see some HUGE weight loss totals in this group, though, so it obviously is working for most of you here. I would just say... be careful. That's all. I'm not here to judge, but I know this lifestyle wouldn't work for me. Best to all!

BR1986FB

Paleo/Primal here for 4 months. LOVE it !!!

MissKim

keto/primal here love it !!!! but there are alot of haters on mfp, just shake em off!! lol...ignorance is bliss....

MissKim

Good luck to all on this... it sounds terrible unhealthy and close to being anorexic in nature. I see some HUGE weight loss totals in this group, though, so it obviously is working for most of you here. I would just say... be careful. That's all. I'm not here to judge, but I know this lifestyle wouldn't work for me. Best to all!

not every diet works for everyone. it really all comes down to your genetics, some people can metabolize carbs better than other people, it's all related to your insulin response. I'm insulin resistant, so a low carb diet works for me. it's not unhealthy at all. and i don't see any of us that are anorexic???

ladyviola

What's unhealthy/anorexic about eating healthy carbs, healthy fats, and a good amount of protein? *confused*

Grokette

Eating the Atkins diet here. Getting wheat, dairy, and sugar out of my diet has made a world of difference. My skin issues, and heartburn have cleared up. I've also had steady weight loss and not felt ravenous.

With Atkins your eventually going to add those foods back in. If you are feeling that much better without the wheat and dairy, take a look at transitioning over to the Paleo / Primal way of eating and living...............

Just food for thought.

kayemme

for people on a paleo type diet that also don't eat meat, i found a great list for items full of protein that may surprise you..

compare pumpkin seeds to steak:

Pumpkin seeds 1 cup 67g protein
T-Bone Steak 8 oz 30g protein

(for some of you that don't remember, 8oz = 1cup

shellfish even have considerably more protein than beef...

Shrimp 8 oz 41g protein
Lobster 8 oz 37g protein
Crabmeat 8 oz 34g protein


so there are plenty of ways for vegetarians (or modified vegetarians that eat fish/seafood) to get plenty of protein if they want to; we just have to be a little smarter about it.

i eat meat occasionally, so it's not about me being a vegetarian and telling you how to live. we just have to remember that meat is not a good environmental value, even if it's raised right. it takes a lot of energy to raise meat; by the time that meat comes to us, it's way less energy efficient. if we simply ate the energy given to the animals, we could eat several times as opposed to once.

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georgiagorwell

eating clean doesn't mean you can't have fat or enough protein. Its about eating the right kind of fat and protein. Not to sound mean but I have done low carb diets and I hope you are ready to eat that way for the rest of your life because once you stop you will most likely gain it all back and plus some. I'm not a fan of low carb diets. Good luck!

A diet change SHOULD be for the rest of your life. If you stop a diet then gain back al lthe weight then some more you can't have learnt anything on your journey.

georgiagorwell

Good luck to all on this... it sounds terrible unhealthy and close to being anorexic in nature. I see some HUGE weight loss totals in this group, though, so it obviously is working for most of you here. I would just say... be careful. That's all. I'm not here to judge, but I know this lifestyle wouldn't work for me. Best to all!

I find your choice of words very funny: "close to being anorexic in nature". The "in nature part", do you think Special K exists in nature? The people on this thread are only restrictive in that they are eating foods that are actually only found in nature. The irony! I'm not suggesting you eat Special K by the way, it just a generic 'diet' food.

seansquared

I am currently practicing a ketogenic lifestyle and have been since early April. Last year I did a 3-month stint on keto and lost 50lbs. I then sat at 220 for several months because I stayed at maintenance. After that, I did a strength training program and gained 9lbs of muscle and 3lbs of fat because I ate over maintenance and lifted heavy weights.

You only GAIN weight when you intake more than your body needs.

You only LOSE weight when you intake less than your body needs. Whether on Keto or on some other diet, eating at (Maintenance - 500) causes weight loss. Unless someone is eating only a few hundred calories a day - which isn't a diet it's a psych issue - there's nothing anorexic about it.

seansquared

Good luck to all on this... it sounds terrible unhealthy and close to being anorexic in nature. I see some HUGE weight loss totals in this group, though, so it obviously is working for most of you here. I would just say... be careful. That's all. I'm not here to judge, but I know this lifestyle wouldn't work for me. Best to all!

1lb/wk is totally normal for any nutrition lifestyle (or "diet"). 2lbs/wk is totally normal when obese, too. I know I lost 50lbs in 3 months because it was all junk weight.

wheelieblade

am considering doing this, need all the support I can get!