Went low carb, gained 4 pounds

Akimajuktuq

And Atkins himself died of a heart attack, didn't he?

"Dr. Atkins died as a result of a serious head injury from a fall that occurred April 8th, 2003. Hospital records detail the clinical course that occurred following arrival of Emergency Medical Services through the entirety of his hospitalization, confirming that after losing consciousness on the way to the hospital, Dr. Atkins condition failed to improve despite emergency neurosurgical treatment. Dr. Atkins was adamant about not wanting life support, and when his wishes were honored, he passed away on April 17th when ventilator life support was withdrawn.

Near the end of his life, Dr. Atkins was struggling with the effects of cardiomyopathy, and he did not hide that fact. Cardiomyopathy is a serious and progressive condition caused by a viral infection. Though this condition weakened his heart, its cause was clearly related to an infection and not his diet."

Thank you for being the one to correct that misinformation! I get tired of hearing it as "proof" that people shouldn't lower their carb intake.

Also, the person who posted that got on the "don't eat fat" kick too. Wrong. Fat and protein go together in nature; there's a reason for that. However, limit the processed meats. Lots of healthy fat, meat and veggies have cured all my health issues, and the side effect has been a most excellent rate of weight loss. The quality of food is just as important as the macros imo.

Akimajuktuq

low carb can result in very high sodium if you're not careful of that. might need to change the sources of your protein (i.e. cut back on the bacon and jerky, fresh fish instead of canned tuna, soups can be killer as well.) keep your water intake high and make sure you're getting enough veg and good fats.

NO. Processed foods result in very high sodium.

sobriquet84

Short answer: your doing it wrong. Longer answer: what exact type of low carb diet are you trying to go on? Or are you just guessing if you lower your carbs and don't adjust anything else that you'll lose weight? Because that's not how it works at all. I'm on a keto diet (one of many forms of low carb). Keto diet is low carb, high fat, moderate protein. You can't just lower your carbs and not replace that energy source else where. From what I can see you have lowered your carbs, but you still have low fat, and moderate protein....You also eat ALOT of sugar, no one on a real low carb diet would consume as much sugar as your diary is reflecting. And I saw above you are counting net carb (carb-fiber) that's fine but if all your carbs are simple and not complex I really fail to see the point. Please do your research before you jump on the band wagon and give low carb a bad name because I've seen too many threads like yours "I went low carb for only a week and did no research, and am just calling it low carb without actually knowing what I'm doing isn't low carb, and I'm completely shocked it's not working".

100% agreed and true. Low/lower carb is meant to cut out simple carbs, and what carbs you do intake are to be complex/slow digesting. 50g of carbs a day that are all sugar while on a "low carb diet" is completely defeating the entire point of going low/lower carb. Anyone considering or on a low/lower carb diet/lifestyle NEEDS to know the science behind it, and not just do it because they hear that it works. You need to know what you're doing, why you're doing it, and how to do it. Understanding the science behind it is the only way to know that. Else, you could very well be setting yourself up for failure and setting yourself up to gain everything back.

sobriquet84

low carb can result in very high sodium if you're not careful of that. might need to change the sources of your protein (i.e. cut back on the bacon and jerky, fresh fish instead of canned tuna, soups can be killer as well.) keep your water intake high and make sure you're getting enough veg and good fats.

NO. Processed foods result in very high sodium.

Um, bacon, jerky, canned tuna and soups ARE processed foods. And have you ever even READ the nutrition labels on those items? It doesn't sound like it.