low carb/high protein diet

i am low carb so of course i agree with this way of eating. many will bash it but its truely saved my life so i highly suggest it to anyone. it is honestly the way we were supposed to eat. Our bodies were not meant to handle the highly processed crap we have all around us.

Here's how I figure it:

During the evolution of humans our brain size increased. The only NATURALLY OCCURRING source of food that provides the needed nutrients for the larger brains is meat. Now, nature is not going to design humans to eat food that will be bad for them. So, we can assume that our bodies are designed to digest meats and raw fruits and vegetables.

Also to know is that carbs turn into glucose in your body, triggering the release of insulin. Insulin promotes the storing of fat. So if you wish to burn your own fat and minimize the storing of more fat reducing carbs (especially starchy carbs) is a good thing.

Personally for me it's an issue of I want to say cleanness. Processed foods mess up my insides and studies show that they can lead to colon cancer. Even if they don't cause cancer, they still mess with me. So I try to eat foods where I can directly tell the plant or animal that they came from and reduce the processed foods. This means lots of meat and not a lot of carbs.

of course processed carbs are out of the question!

what do you mean though by starchy carbs? (i know these are potatoes etc...) but what are non-starchy carbs then?

also guys what % of my calories should come from carbs and protein on a LC/HP diet?

Starchy carbs (vegetables high in carb content) are foods like corn, potato, squash, beans, etc.

Other type carbs which come from vegetables with lower carb content are from foods like cucumber, brocolli, green leafy veggies (spinach, lettuce), celery, mushrooms, peppers, cabbage, radishes, avocado.

The % really depends on your goals. If your goals is to lower carb intake but not go super low I would say under 100g carbs. If you wanna go ultra low on carbs <50g, about 1g of protein per lean body mass pound, and the rest fat.

What the previous poster was talking about I agree that keto (<50 carbs a day) is not sustainable in the long run but is good for cutting fat over a span of a few months.

PS the whole 20 lb I lost was through low carb high protein diet.

I started using this application on my phone as it was recommended by my personal trainer as a way of keeping a track of my protein and carbs as she put me on a body building type high protein low carb diet programme. I am naturally muscular and dont necessarily want to use this as a way of bulking up but to cut the fat so I have some definition in my physique. I have only been following the programme around 90% and have been doing it for about 10 days. I have lost 4lbs since I started and I hope that I can keep up some slow reduction in fat without losing any muscle. I dont train too heavily, about 3-4 hours a week so I dont feel that I am doing this in a body building capacity, more an exercise in getting lean. I have found the high protein low carb system that I follow is simple and very very filling. In fact sometimes I struggle to eat the amount of meals I am suppose to have. And that is coming from someone with a big appetite. It can get boring and tedious but sometimes that makes it simpler in that I dont have the constant fight with my inner self arguing over portion sizes or what I am allowed to have to eat for dinner each day. It has all been worked out for me, I just need to measure and cook without thinking. Easy.......well so far anyway.