Do no carb diets work?
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For the short term, yes. Use it to kickstart weight loss or get past a plateau.
If you're looking for a guide, check out Lyle McDonald's Rapid Fat Loss handbook. His plan is very low calorie, high protei diet with minimal carbs and fats. It's not meant to be a diet that you stay on forever, of course.0 -
Well veggies are very important for health i mean they have carbs but if you ate them all day long nothing els you would lose weight and flush your system!0
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So I'm trying to go on a no-carb diet in order to lose the fat covering my muscles... Is that healthy? I've been at it for a week now and its easier than you think....
it is an extreme approach
it is not required to reach your goal
very hard to maintain for any extended length of time
risks outweigh the benefits
my vote is no.......not worth it
No it's not. Scare tactic.
This is true, but a half truth. Method matters just as much as the caloric intake.
Opinion, I think the opposite. 10 months in and I feel better now than when I tried a carb loaded CR diet. Some people can't get over the initial carbohydrate withdraws, and that's because they crash into it.
Baseless scare tactic.
My vote. Yes..... Totally worth trying.
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she said NO carbs not low carbs
NO carbs is an extreme approach0 -
It's not sustainable and when you resume old habits the weight may return. Eat a balanced diet and burn more than you consume if you want to lose weight.0
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Even going from a high carb to a moderate carb diet made me feel like crap. If I cut carbs totally I think I would short circuit. Plus how long can you keep it up? What happens when you reach your goal? I would rather get my body used to running on a well balanced diet. Then you don't have to worry about gaining everything back when you can't stand it any more and eat 2 loaves of white bread in one sitting
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No. It does NOT "melt the fat off." Bodybuilders switch to a low carb diet before a competition to eliminate water weight, which makes their muscles look bigger. Has nothing to do with fat.No carbs means you will be eating pretty much just meat and eggs. Even dairy has carbs. I wouldn't recommend that. However, a LOW carb diet would let you include veggies and dairy into your diet, which would be much healthier in terms of nutrition.
When I maintain a low carb diet, the fat just melts off me and I find it hard to put weight on. As soon as I get over 110 gms/carbs/day (which will be different for everyone, of course), I get puffy and bloated, no matter how many (or few) calories I'm eating.
There's a reason that body builders go to a low carb diet before competitions. It really melts the fat off and shows your muscle tone. Of course, you have to EAT and EXERCISE to have muscles. It's a bit of trial and error till you figure out the magic formula for yourself.0 -
When I wanted to lose weight for my wedding I cut out bread, potatoes, rice and pasta (the starchy carbs) for a month and I did lose quite a bit, and then I reintroduced them, but in small amounts, and I didn't put the weight back on.
Now I try to just cut down on them. Usually I only have 1 slice of bread a day (although today I had some ciabatta too) and I rarely eat pasta or rice. I'm still losing weight at a nice rate, so eating some carbs hasn't done me any harm.0 -
Did the Atkins diet once. 30 carbs per day. Lost 50+ lbs in 3 1/2 months. Started gaining it all back 3 months later. Then gained even more. Did NOT work for me. It will get the weight off, but then it is not sustainable. To this day, I cannot look at an egg without cringing. I ate so many eggs. And this was ten years ago.....
did you ever get out of the induction phase and add carbs back slowly until you started gaining then back off to a maintenance level?0 -
It's not sustainable and when you resume old habits the weight may return. Eat a balanced diet and burn more than you consume if you want to lose weight.
And if after losing weight by eating a balanced diet, you go back to bad habits, what will happen?0 -
No carb diets are perfect for dead people.0
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Bump.0
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I have cut all refined carbs and sugar for the most part, although I still have a weekend here and there where I carb due to parties or holidays, etc. But I have not cut veggies at all. I just try to stay away from starchy stuff like peas and corn and focus my veggie eating on stuff like spinach, beets, okra, tomatoes, broccoli, etc.
You can cut carbs for sure (I have done it because I am diabetic and it allows me to control my blood sugar), but DON'T cut fruits and veggies!! They are good for you. 0 -
You might not be able to poop. Like, at all. That would be enough deterrent for me.0
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Yes they work. Well, low carb diets do. I personally, don't believe you need 300+g of carbs in a day..... (At least not the average person anyway) That is insane to me.
I've never heard of a NO carb diet.... also sounds equally insane to me. lol .... You need some carbs.0 -
Of course they work... at least i'm getting result. Feel free to check my body comp markers, photos, etc.0
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NO diets work, period.0
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there isn't really such a thing as a no carb healthy diet. Even fruits and vegetables) which you need) have a small amount of carbs. Like others have said, cutting out refined carbs is a good idea( white bread, etc). but cutting out an entire food group is neither balanced nor sustainable0
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low carb is great to lose fat/weight, zero carbs is ridiculous...you need some, I am on paleo, which is pretty low carb/sugar diet, but even on that diet , you need carbs.. I just get carbs from veggies and some fruits.....but keep my carb intake low and eat more protein and good fats to balance it out.0
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low carb is great to lose fat/weight, zero carbs is ridiculous...you need some, I am on paleo, which is pretty low carb/sugar diet, but even on that diet , you need carbs.. I just get carbs from veggies and some fruits.....but keep my carb intake low and eat more protein and good fats to balance it out.
mine is same as above except no fruits and no starchy vegetables like potatoes (I dislike potatoes anyways
). My carb sources are vegetables and those in low-fat diary :drinker: feel free to add.
Cheers!0 -
Here's what WebMD has to say about low-carb diets and ketosis:
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/high-protein-low-carbohydrate-diets
I was on the Carbohydrate Addict's Diet in 2001-2002. I lost 60 pounds in 10 months. No cravings. It felt effortless. I felt sure it was a sustainable diet, especially since it was a "modified" low-carb diet, meaning that I included carbs in one meal out of the day.
It wasn't sustainable. I gained everything back.
Your mileage may differ, though there is a significant difference between LOW-carb and NO-carb. See the link above.0 -
yes.0
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cutting out carbs like white bread and things like that are ok, but you don't need to cut ALL carbs out completely. Many breaded things (white bread, white potatos) turn to sugar in your body, so you should do some research first before you cut everything out. Wheat bread and things like that are ok to eat.
-_______- ALL types of carbs turn to sugar.0 -
I would be very careful. A low-carb diet is hard on your kidneys, a no-carb diet must be worse. I followed Atkins a few years ago, at the encouragement of a doctor, and wound up with a pretty severe kidney infection and in the ER. The ER doctor told me to stay away from the low-carb diets. I only have one kidney, though. I would discuss this with a doctor, and be careful.0
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If you want to cut carbs, just do a pretty strict paleo type diet. Leafy green, non starchy vegetables, and berries wont cause you any weight gain. Having zero carbs is bad for your brain as it primarily runs on glucose so you need SOME carbohydrates you just dont have to eat grains if you don't want to. Bodybuilders go on strict broccoli and chicken type diets before a photo shoot but they don't maintain it because it sucks.....0
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One of the main benefits of low-carb is that you feel full and can eliminate most or all cravings. You can still eat plenty of veggies, but just the ones with low card content, so you can still get the fiber if you need it. One of the things I've noticed with people I know who have gone on Atkins in particular is that they never really follow the program. What I mean by this is that after the 2 week induction, they are over-encouraged and instead of slowing adding the right carbs back in until they achieve maintenance, they try to stay at near zero-carb forever. Also many people still try to avoid fats while on a low-carb, and they end up eating way too much lean protein. If you are going to do low-carb, don't be afraid of the fat, you will need it to be successful!
And what do you consider "way too much lean protein?"0 -
Idk, i had a gf whos father lost like 30 lbs in a few months on Atkins.
I would say it definetly works, but the problem is its really not sustainable for most people. Might also not be very healthy if you did adopt it as your permenant diet.0 -
No carb diets can work but are hard to follow long term. Might lack some vitamins and fiber as well. is definietly not recommended for those with/or at high risk of kidney disease.0
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No. It does NOT "melt the fat off." Bodybuilders switch to a low carb diet before a competition to eliminate water weight, which makes their muscles look bigger. Has nothing to do with fat.No carbs means you will be eating pretty much just meat and eggs. Even dairy has carbs. I wouldn't recommend that. However, a LOW carb diet would let you include veggies and dairy into your diet, which would be much healthier in terms of nutrition.
When I maintain a low carb diet, the fat just melts off me and I find it hard to put weight on. As soon as I get over 110 gms/carbs/day (which will be different for everyone, of course), I get puffy and bloated, no matter how many (or few) calories I'm eating.
There's a reason that body builders go to a low carb diet before competitions. It really melts the fat off and shows your muscle tone. Of course, you have to EAT and EXERCISE to have muscles. It's a bit of trial and error till you figure out the magic formula for yourself.
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