Results from cutting carbs?

scagneti

Another recommender of Wheat Belly. Fantastic book.

Gave up grains a few months ago (not entirely, but say 80% of the time -- actually before I read Wheat Belly -- and dropped obvious fat so quickly I wish I hadn't followed the stupid recommendations by government mandated "health" sites for the past year since instead of losing muscle by cutting calories, I could have been losing fat and building muscle (eating way more calories now and STILL losing). My stomach is almost entirely flat now (except the two days after I have wheat -- interesting, no?) and my waist is smallest it's been since before high school. Can't believe the energy and the restful night's sleep I get every night.

I still eat dairy (love cheese!) and nuts/peanuts, so I'm not all in Paleo, but I'm actually in maintenance now and really don't need to lose anything else. I'm just looking for a plan to stick with forever that won't cause my belly to bloat 3 inches after a "healthy" serving of whole wheat pasta.

ivikatasha

I do not think grains are so bad. I think the overly processed carbs are. Twinkies and cakes are the problem, not whole grain bread or steel cut oatmeal.

I agree!

High Cholesterol runs in both sides of my family, and one of the best ways to fight it is with oatmeal, which I eat daily. I also bake my own bread!

Grokette

I've been on a very low carb, low cal, high protein diet for the past 2 weeks and have lost over 9 pounds. The downside is, I am verrrrry tired. My doctor says that is because my body is not yet used to running on so few carbs, so I'm hanging in there.

You should increase your fat and water consumption and that will help tremendously with energy.

javablondie

Additionally, modern wheat is very different from the wheat our ancestors ate. It's been hybridized so that the proportion of gluten protein has been increased enormously. The grains we are eating today are not the grains our ancestors ate. Also, in the past, most grains were mixed together with beans and nuts. Pure wheat flour has only been milled into refined white flour since about 200 years ago.

Exactly.

susanofscottsdale

I have repeatedly proven to myself that, in order to lose weight I must manage both my calorie intake and my carb intake (carbs below 120g). If my carb intake is higher, even from good carbs in oatmeal and carrots, I do not lose weight.

I have also seen that individual bodies seem to react very differently to carbs. I have a vegan friend who thrives on a low fat - high complex carb diet that would blow me up like a blimp.

What ever the reasons, we are not all the same. A low carb approach is worth trying.

haileemou

Im doing this mainly because of my thyroid problems and acid reflux.

Im losing weight, but more importantly i dont feel the bloat and the excessive hunger after carbs and im a lot happier! I feel good!

I eat around 100g carbs per day sometimes lower - but from veggies, nuts and fruits etc

and i do cheat every now and again to realise i cant eat that way permanently