Low carb

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  • dangerxbadger
    dangerxbadger Posts: 396 Member
    Has anybody had as much success doing a low carb diet as they advertise?? Thinking about trying it. Any input??

    The best diet is the one that is easiest for you to adhere to, barring any medical issues that require special diet practices. Low carbers as with other "special" diets like to make all sorts of fantastic claims about their diet that are more fantasy then reality


    Exactly. I am one of those people who HAVE to eat low carbs because my blood glucose is too high and if I continue down that path I will most likely get diabetes. I noticed when I eat low carb, my sugar stays normal and doesn't spike unhealthily. If you are just someone who wants to lose weight by watching carb its very possible, but its also a lot harder to keep for a long period of time. I think the best diet is moderation and trying to incoroporate things that you know are good for you. I wish I could just do that but every time I have anything over 30g of carb per meal, my sugar goes up. Best of luck to you!

    Yep. Medically necessary over here, too. I would kill to eat pasta and potatoes again, but I keep to a net of 20g or less a day. However, it's not hard for me to stick to, because I have consistently lost weight, WITH carb-laden cheat meals (maybe one or two max since I started in October) and haven't had any adverse effects. In fact, I've LOWERED the viral load in my body from my illness by 30%. It's not for everyone, mostly because it's a full lifestyle shift. Not something you can do temporarily, and definitely not something you want to do if you aren't willing to eat 90% of your meals at home.
  • dangerxbadger
    dangerxbadger Posts: 396 Member
    I've lost 207 pounds doing low carb for the last 2 years. I had to decide that i would never eat the "bad carbs" good carbs yes veggies etc.. It can be done its hard yes and people do gain it back because it is very very very hard to go anywhere and not have carbs stuck in your face. I buy my groceries and cook totally different meals than my family.. going out to eat is pretty much impossible but ive figured ways around it. DONT DO IT JUST TO LOSE A FEW POUNDS ITS A COMPLETE LIFESTYLE CHANGE

    BTW IT WAS THE ONLY THING THAT WORKED FOR ME. I WAS 420 LBS AND A DIABETIC. :)

    Congrats!


    Thank you :)

    Seriously. Congrats for real. That's amazing.
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  • taybathar
    taybathar Posts: 1
    I agree with THExNEKOxCHAN
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    If you're not getting enough energy from your food, you're not getting enough fat in your diet. This low fat/no fat bull**** is the most destructive advice I've ever seen advocated. You need fat to fuel your body and oh, maybe do a few repairs here and there too. Just because you're an adult doesn't mean your body isn't constantly repairing and replacing itself, and fat is an efficient, slow burning substance that leaves you feeling full and satisfied for longer.

    Your brain is 66% fat. Whether you like it or not, you are all fat heads. So don't be afraid of butter, egg yolks, coconut oil, or clean animal fats, especially for your children. (If you are feeding your children low fat/no fat, then I have no respect for you. It's child abuse in my book, because guess what they need to build bones, organs, and most importantly, their brains? That's right: FAT.)

    Lol
  • yousillyredhead
    yousillyredhead Posts: 1
    Yes! Thank you for being the first person to bring up the fact that we each have our personal carb limit, and have to slowly incorporate them back into the diet. People gain back from low carb ways of life after they reach their goal weight, but then they go back to all the food that got them to a high weight in the first place. My body, personally, has a low tolerance for carbohydrates, so even when I get to where I would like to be, I'm guessing it'll be 60 carbs a day, max. I feel better without the grains, pasta, rice, etc. that I used to eat. I don't do Atkins or any specified diet per se, just listen to my body, eat when I'm hungry, and make sure what I'm eating is healthy for me. I did read Dr. Atkins' book from 1972 and the information about the way our bodies process carbs into fat, how fat isn't necessarily bad to eat (when you're active and not eating lots of simple carbs)...it was fascinating stuff and put me on track.

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