Do low carb fanatics drive you crazy?

Qarol

In fact...what bothers me more than anything are fanatics, in general. Low carbers aren't the only ones who have some fanatics. Every type of diet has one.

kklindsey

If it changed your breath, you were doing it far too extreme and probably in ketosis. This is not something you can sustain long term now would it be healthy. (in my healthy)

When I say "low carb" -- I still get 60-100g of carbs a day, but I DON'T get them from the crap that made me fat in the first place. Donuts, deep fried anything, waffles, pancakes, white bread, cake, cupcakes, cookies, potato chips, frieds... you get the points.

Most of my carbs now are "good" carbs.... fruits/veggies, greek yogurt, quinoa, whole grains etc....

It is still a low glycemic/low carb lifestyle. You don't have to go overboard --- just watch where your carbs and sugar come from.

ditto. I eat up to 100 grams of carbs a day and I never eat butter if there is a lower calorie choice, I also eat cheese rarely. I love a baked potato but I eat onion rings instead of fries the rare times I eat any of that. I don't eat cake, cookies, donuts white bread, etc. unless it's a treat.

I also don't do low carb by choice, I have an insulin resistance issue with refined/sugary carbs, they make me hungry and they make me want more of them so for me, in order to count my calories with any success, I have to limit my carbs. If you felt awful limiting than it's not for you and I have learned that you have to find what works for you.

Lyadeia

Not all people who are low carbers drive me crazy, just the insane ones...

Like the one that I had to defriend a couple of months ago because he flat out told me that I would never reach my goals if I didn't stop eating pasta, brown rice, and couscous not to mention potatoes and sweet potatoes. But if you look at my diary, I only have those things a couple of times a week. I ignored those comments, but this goober continued on and told me that the reason that I get sick is because I eat carbs. He said carbs cause more cancers than animal fat. Hmmm...

For me, I don't care what anyone else wants to do (unless it is a fad diet or something dangerous like HcG). If it works and you can sustain it, go for it! Just don't push your diet righteousness on me when I never asked for advice. I seem to get this mostly from the ones who think eating animals is a bad moral choice and the freaky low carbers described above. On the most part, though, it just doesn't happen like that. I mean, 1-2 people out of 1000 telling me some weirdness about my diet isn't too bad, lol.

Lyadeia

Oh, and I guess some would even dare to say that I eat "low carb" because of my cycling. For 3 days, I try to limit myself to about 125 grams of carbs per day coming from fruits, veggies, whole grains, etc. Every 4th day I eat as much as 50% of my calories from carbs and I even eat more calories total on those days. It basically tricks my own system so it never thinks that I am in fact starting a ketogenic lifestyle. I did do a true low carb diet at one point, but after about a month on it, I didn't have any energy to push through my workouts and I just felt like poo. To each their own. :flowerforyou:

beernutz

Just like there is no one way to exercise in order to get fit, there is no one way to eat in order to be healthy. I am of the mind that if it works for you, go for it.

I dislike fanatics as well but I also dislike ignorance and misinformation, and there is typically plenty of both on display whenever the topic of low carb comes up. For example the original poster implied that low carbers don't eat fruits or vegetables--that is ignorance. Someone else stated that ketosis is bad--that is misinformation.

Jojobeth

I have been doing low carb for the past week and that is the only way I can lose weight(I have done it before and it worked great for me)! I have tried calorie counting and didnt lose hardly anything! Also I watch the fat I take in...I eat tons of fruits and veggies in fact that is most of my diet and where I get the carbs I do eat! I pretty much dont eat breads, pasta, potatoes, ect. I love it! I have tons of energy and have already lost 3 pounds! I totally think it depends on what works for you for sure! I think its what your body can take too! I have much more energy on this then I did counting calories! The only thing is that I think this is going to have be lifestyle change for me because once you start eating all those carbs again you will gain it all back! But I am ok with it because it is really easy for me to eat like this!

naisey

I have NO problem with people who want to follow low carb diets. As I said...IT"S WHAT WORKS FOR YOU. I just find that people make out I'm a nut because I'm not doing low carb. I eat a really healthy diet but low carb did not work for me. SO what if I eat pasta and rice? I've lost 100lbs!!

Pebble321

In fact...what bothers me more than anything are fanatics, in general. Low carbers aren't the only ones who have some fanatics. Every type of diet has one.

Exactly! If you don't like the way someone else eats, leave them to it, it isn't hurting you.

I eat all things in moderation. Lots of people don't agree with that idea but it fits with my lifestyle and is sustainable for me. I don't mind if someone else eats a different way, though I might share my opinion if they ask for it (boiled egg diet anyone?).

Lozzy_82

I eat low carb when I am focussing on losing weight (like now!) This doesn't mean that I don't eat vegetables (I eat plenty of salads, green beans, tomatoes, peppers, mushrooms etc), but I do try to avoid pasta, rice, bread, potatoes, cereals and so on. I do count my calories as well, and I also don't eat a lot of fat. I just find it much easier to lose weight eating this way, and I don't suffer any ill-effects from it. Once I reach my goal weight (or as I get closer) I intend to re-introduce foods into my diet gradually and in moderation. There is no way I'm going the rest of my like without couscous, bread, potatoes or pasta!

This works for me, personally. I would never try to tell someone that it's the only way, or even the best way. I just feel, from experience, that it's the best way for ME.

Erin_26

I should add, if you still have a ways to go to your goal weight ... as you get closer to your goal weight or what your weight should be, you may find it harder to lose weight and may need to re-look at bread/pasta/rice consumption.

I was able to lose weight while eating carbs when I had 30 to lose. Now that I have 15-20 to lose, my loss grinds to a halt if I eat carbs. Sad, but true, at least for me.

phinners

Why is it always meat/dairy Vs fruit/veggies? What's wrong with both? yum!

SueInAz

There are plenty of reasons to remove particulars from your diet and that doesn't always mean that someone is allergic to a particular food.

Diabetics... what about them?
People who have a history of heart disease... what about them?

Low carb is not about eliminating foods from your diet. It is about making healthier choices regarding the carb intake, not the elimination of a food group.

^^This!!

And no, low carb "fanatics" do not drive me crazy but the people who do are the ones who bash it without ever having tried it. I have and my breath never "stank" while I did. Personally, I think it's all about what works for an individual. Please don't try to cookie cutter weight loss when it's a very personal and individual process.

RoseBlanc

Hi There,

My highest weight was 308 lbs. I lost over 100 lbs by counting calories and exercise. I recently had a baby so am back on it losing again. I've lost 15lbs in 32 days and I eat plenty of carbs. I eat bread, pasta, rice and potatoes. I don't eat much red meat because I don't like it.
I find that people seem to think that low carb is the only way to go. I tried it once and I felt like fainting all the time and my breath STANK!
I think that everyone has to do what works for them but personally, no one will ever convince me that eating all that meat, cheese and butter is good for you. Bring on the fruit and vegies....yum

My moms a low-carb person...but it works for her. I never have energy and my mood is horrible if I cut something out of my diet (equal oxidizer.)
Only time it bugs me is if we're all going out to eat, or if I have to hide my food so she isn't tempted (reforming comfort eater.)
Otherwise I leave her alone about it.

leix

Hate people who think have eat 25g or under of carbs to lose weight, they want it off quickly.

RoseBlanc

Not all people who are low carbers drive me crazy, just the insane ones...

Like the one that I had to defriend a couple of months ago because he flat out told me that I would never reach my goals if I didn't stop eating pasta, brown rice, and couscous not to mention potatoes and sweet potatoes. But if you look at my diary, I only have those things a couple of times a week. I ignored those comments, but this goober continued on and told me that the reason that I get sick is because I eat carbs. He said carbs cause more cancers than animal fat. Hmmm...

For me, I don't care what anyone else wants to do (unless it is a fad diet or something dangerous like HcG). If it works and you can sustain it, go for it! Just don't push your diet righteousness on me when I never asked for advice. I seem to get this mostly from the ones who think eating animals is a bad moral choice and the freaky low carbers described above. On the most part, though, it just doesn't happen like that. I mean, 1-2 people out of 1000 telling me some weirdness about my diet isn't too bad, lol.

Sun exposure, smog, water contaminates, ozone, and hormones also cause/feed cancer.
So tell him to outlaw all that while he's at it.

edit: also, for anyone interested- the HCG diet isn't actually harmful.
Or, at least it wasn't until they made it available OTC and let the diet pill companies run wild with it.
My mother was a race-horse jockey (we're small boned, lol), back in the late 50's and early 60s. Her father was a doctor, and she received the HCG shot however many times a week it had been approved for back then (don't remember now) and ate a 1500 calorie diet with little to no exercise outside of horseback riding. The jockeys kept on this regimen were followed CLOSELY by the medical community to make sure they were healthy and there were no dangerous side effects going on.
Keep in mind this was directly injected into the body- fastest way to the major organs. None of those people (my mother included) ever suffered complications from this.

Nowadays they have it in pill form (if it's even in the pill AT ALL) and they have people on a starvation diet.
I don't know what idiot in his right mind thought that it was *OK* to approve such drastic and dangerous things but apparently the buck is more valued than human life these days.

And if it came off as me attacking you- I'M SORRY I didn't mean for it to, I promise. I was just stating something I knew because you reminded me of it. :flowerforyou:

beccau_20

I TOTALLY NEED CARBS.

My workouts are horrible if I don't have some carbs beforehand and afterward. I will never be a low-carb dieter, but I am a whole grain, natural sugar dieter )

TheBraveryLover

I'm a limited carb-er and I rarely eat fruit, but I eat lots of veggies. Even the super low carb-ers eat a lot of (green) veggies, so you must not have completely understood what low carb meant when you tried it.


Congrats on your loss so far!