Has anyone lost weight WITHOUT reducing carbs?

65lbs without restricting carbs. Heck, I lost like 40lbs eating over 200g a day. Now I try to stay under 200 at least & try to keep my macros more balanced. It doesn't always happen though, the balancing part.

The only thing I restricted was Calories. I have not once cared about carbs, fats proteins, micros, macros, minis, salt, sugar, gluten or anything else. JUST CALORIES.

I say yes! I still eat carbs and keep losing weight. All I'm doing is staying under my allotted calories each day. Obviously, some carbs have many calories, so find the carbs you like to eat and eat small portions or find carbs that have less calories.

Ravioli and garlic bread today, pizza last night, mac & cheese and a baked potato the day before... I don't limit my carbs. I aim for at least 110g of protein a day, but I don't restrict carbs.

Some might consider my exercise routine to be "like a maniac," some might not. I lift weights 3x a week and run 3-6 miles 3x a week.

I have always just reduced my daily calories. My fitness said I should eat 1420 calories daily. I eat 1680 daily and seem to lose weight. Also I noticed my fat and sugar is usually above what I should eat. I would like to change that but one step at a time. My goal is to start working out more.

I haven't done anything but watch calories, don't pay attention to any specifics. I've lost 12 pounds and am now doing body recomp with nrol4w. I'm even beginning to see the smallest smidge of a six pack starting, very exciting since I've had two kids and have never been happy with my tum. I guess I do have a protein shake after lifting 3 days a week, that's the most I pay attention to macros.

I did not give them up and hit my goal.

My wife has lost over 40 lbs in the last 5 months and has not restricted carbs at all. She just reduced her calorie intake.

Carbs have a bad rap. For weight loss what really counts is cals. I could eat low carb but still stuff my face with nuts and cheese. I will still gain weight. Since starting MFP , my carbs have gone down. This comes without trying if you are cutting sugar loaded processed foods ( which happen to carb loaded). I have limited bread at times, mainly cause if I eat a 400 cal. Salad, also eating a 200 cal roll makes for 600 cal meal!! Plus for me bread temps me with butter or olive oil. Now we are talking 700 cal meal!!

Tonite I made a thai curry and I will have a cup of rice. That is another thing. In the past i'd just fill my plate FULL of rice. Guessing 500 cals?? Now i measure a 200 calorie serving same thing with pasta.

I dont cut back carbs at all. I've lost over 60 lbs in 7 months. I lose about 10 inches a month cumulative. I'm happy with my progress so far and I have no intention of restricting carbs.

Totally achievable. As of today, i have lost 45.3 kg (or 100 lbs for you non metric folk) in under 11 months without restricting anything but calories. Rice, bread, potatos, pasta, noodles, sugar, beer, etc are all in my food intake so long as they fit within my calorie limit. I don't believe that any one food group is responsible for my weight in the past. Simply that there was too much of it and i didn't move.

I've lost nearly 40 pounds eating at about 55% carbs for the first 20, and about 50% for the last 20ish (still going) I eat around 175 a day now, approximately. Hasn't hindered me. I don't exercise like a maniac, but I do make fitness a priority. I generally work out 4-5 days a week for an average of 30-40 minutes.

(please keep in mind my carbs are ALL whole grains or vegetables, fruits, etc. No white refined nastyness.)

Yes. I just counted calories.

The thing is, it's not so much about reducing carbs as reducing everything but trying to keep protein up to maintain LBM. And in order to do this, you'll find you have to reduce other things to meet your calorie goals. Since carbs are calorie dense and it is not necessary to eat the 300g+ of carbs you probably ate a day, reducing carbs will help. So rather than it being a low carb diet, it becomes a lower carb diet IYSWIM.

Now, my biggest mistake when dieting was to focus too much on calories and not enough on protein. Whilst I got leaner, I lost a fair bit of LBM. I'm not saying you have to focus on all the macros but just eat more meat (horse or otherwise :bigsmile: ) whilst keeping your total calorie intake lower than it used to be.

Christ, to think I only meant to reply with "Yes."

tl;dr: aim for your calorie goal by eating more protein but eat carbs if you want.

I am eating carbs and am currently losing. I eat bread, pasta, fruits, -some- sugar (moderately of course), etc... I see myself 15 years from now still eating carbs, so why cut them out? Just learn what A serving is rather than going no or low carb. A lot of people who cut the carbs out have success...and good for them. But in order for something to work, it has to be something you can live with and sustain...and going no or low carb would have failed me with in a week (I know myself lol).

25 lbs off without reducing carbs.
but my carbs mostly come from whole grains, fruit and vegetables