Low Carb Diet Tips

timeformetofly

I've experimented with Weight Watchers Online (which is a nothing off limits plan) and a low carb diet. on WW I was always hungry and obsessing over cravings. The fact is, junk carbs cause cravings. Cravings that eventually, will win over your "weak will" *sarcasm* The low carb diet makes me feel satisfied because of the higher fat content, and the missing carbs allow my body to burn its fat stores for fuel by entering ketosis as a PP so wonderfully explained.

That is a bad list of LC diet "tips" but the same way some people fill their calories with crap like 100 calorie packs of oreos, cheetos, baked chips or whatever, there are an equal amount of people filling their carb allotment with crap as well. Stick with ACTUAL food, pastured meat and eggs, mostly veggies and a little bit of fruit and nuts and you will do just fine.

You can have a bowl of corn flakes with no added sugar, or you can have a bowl of sugar with no added cornflakes. Biologically comparable to your body.

I find it hard to eat healthy with WW because they allow you all those veggie chips and I end of eating them for my points instead of good choices. on LC I eat more veggies, nuts, good protein, that keeps me full and satisfied. Just like you are saying.

hobsoloff

Nice post. Once again, I wish these forums had "like" buttons!

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timeformetofly

yes, you will lose weight going low carb but you will eventually gain it all back once you actually eat a slice of bread

Umm, no. I see all the time in low carb thread people discounting it because they did it and gained the weight back or knew someone who did it and gained the weight back. Find me any diet that doesn't have that statistic since the stats say a majority of all people who lose weight gain it back within a year.

You gain weight back...not because you ate a slice of bread, but because you ate more calories than your body needed.

I lost weight back in the day doing low carb (60-80 carbs/day). When I got to goal...I maintained for 4+ years...and yes, had carbs again. I didn't gain all the weight back. I only gained some back (25 lbs of the 80+ lbs lost) when I stopped using my maintenance tools and ate more calories than my body needed...and stopped exercising. That doesn't mean low carb doesn't work. That means I was no longer using my maintenance skills..which if followed, do work.

Having said that. As a low carber...I would not eat most of the things on the OPer's list. I think it's a list of a bunch of really salty, overly processed, crappy food.

I eat Bead on my LC diet, it's all about choice I eat bread that has only 4 Net carbs. Just like any diet you give up things you like to loose, and if you do not have control over it you will gain weight back. I lost 25 pounds over a year ago, Never gained any of it back and now I'm taking it one notch lower and already have lost 15 more. another 5 and I will be at my goal weight. I like how I feel on LC.. that is one reason I did not gain any back in the past year. works for me. And I agree the list is not a good one.. I eat way healthier than that list.