Why do low carb?

ncahill77

For those of you claiming a carb is a carb, that is completely innacurate. I am a type 2 diabetic and have to watch and monitor religiously. Want to know what happens when I eat fruit and veggies......pretty much nothing. When I eat cookies or a piece of cake (moderately).....a spike. When I eat whole wheat pasta, bread, or oatmeal.....HUGE SPIKE! a half cup of unsweetened oatmeal automatically pushes my blood sugar over 200 within 30 minutes of eating it. I can eat a large bowl of fruit and blood sugar barely moves. Empirical evidence shows that a carb is NOT a carb.

mrshickey

i eat low carb, also low fat. it means i can stay full, i dont crave sugar or starchy carbs, but i do eat veg and fat free/low fat diary and i get carbs from that. initially i went low carb to lose weight quicker bc the calorie counting just wasnt working. calorie counting meant i could have everything in moderation- but im tthe sort of person who would make bad choices then crave or have binges. i believe low carb was the best thing for my health. i know what i can and cant eat while i follow the stages of my diet. having things in black and white works for me.

upping my protein completley stopped my cravings- this is the biggest benefit for me. i can spend time with friends/family who are snacking/eating the 'naughty' foods i used to love and not crave them at all. my calorie intake is lower because i dont eat high calorie starchy carbs which helps my weight loss too.

for me, its no longer about losing weight quickly, its a healthier lifestyle choice. quick weight loss is an added benefit, lol. Once i get to my weight i will need to increase my calories to maintain my weight, so i may include more carbs at this point.

o yh one more thing- my low carb plan doesnt require me to count calories. i do a the moment as im so used to it but i will stop eventually. i couldnt count calories for the rest of my life, that would be awful.

questionablemethods

For those of you claiming a carb is a carb, that is completely innacurate. I am a type 2 diabetic and have to watch and monitor religiously. Want to know what happens when I eat fruit and veggies......pretty much nothing. When I eat cookies or a piece of cake (moderately).....a spike. When I eat whole wheat pasta, bread, or oatmeal.....HUGE SPIKE! a half cup of unsweetened oatmeal automatically pushes my blood sugar over 200 within 30 minutes of eating it. I can eat a large bowl of fruit and blood sugar barely moves. Empirical evidence shows that a carb is NOT a carb.

However, there are probably other people with a much lower spike when they eat pasta, bread, etc. I think individual reactions vary considerably. I'm personally really interested in getting a glucose monitor to do some n=1 testing on myself too. I have been tested for diabetes before and the tests have come back negative but I definitely find that I do not handle starchy carbs in the way that some people seem to be able to.

kennethmgreen

I think people like being part of a club or a movement.

Be specific. I'm a member in good standing of the Bowel Club.

chrisdavey

rebekah529: Thanks to Grokette for answering for me while I was sleeping

I wasn't saying zero carbs perse but in the order of preference, protein & fat come first and carbs after that.

oh, I'm not anticarb at all. Time and a place. One of meals yesterday LOL 80g of carbs. OMG!



Formicaman: I'd take jerky over cupcakes anytime. (and I do often )

jknops2

Fat isn't very satiating on it's own, while carbs can be.

Fat is satiating while carbs are not. Carbs leave you hungry shortly after eating them and wanting / craving more and more and more.

Fat and protein will keep you full and satisfied for hours and not even thinking about food.

No, actually take a look at any satiating scale or study and you'll see that fat, calorie for calorie is the least satiating. A bit of a myth, mostly perpetuated by the fanatical low carb sect. Also saying carbs in general makes people want to eat more is again a biased statement....some carbs do, not all carbs and not for all people.

I beg to differ and I have read numerous studies that beg to differ with your statement also.

I am not going to debate or argue. After 8 years of being on a low carb plan and then a short time of being off a low carb plan I know what is satisfying to me and many, many others.

yes, right. I think we had this discussion before. I was prediabetic, lost 40lb, change my diet, still eat carbs, eliminated most red meat fats, increased fiber, fish, soy, my glucose is great and cholesterol dropped substantially.

Why do you keep making up things like that carbs are bad, and saturated fat is good for you? You have nothing to support it with. And please stop referring to webpages, any moron can post anything online.

And after 8 years on a low carb diet, how is your health? Glucose? Cholesterol? Any improvement?