Low carb dieters.. WHAT do you eat?!
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I eat ,ice cream, pizza, bread, and pasta ! ..... oops wrong thread ;-) but I don't limit my carbs because once I reach my protein and fat goals I fill the rest with carbs0
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My friend sent me an excellent guide on ketogenic diet from a body building forum and I've been using it as a resource for identifying low sugar foods. But like a previous poster mentioned, it doesn't allow you to eat much fruit, which I enjoy having in my diet. Still, it is encouraged for people who have diabetes or epilepsy... so it looks healthy to me!
Here's the link - http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=1325982930 -
I imagine basically eggs and meat and not much else?
I eat 100-150grams carbs/day, and I get those from veg/fruit/nuts and occasionally some legumes. I don't know how I'd manage to do less than 50 without severly cutting back my veges.
I eat a primary plant based diet, stay low carb (under 30g). It isn't difficult when you cut unnecessary sugars out of your diet.
I eat at about 1400 cal/day and am fairly active with yoga and weightlifting.
I don't really "count carbs" in the traditional sense, but I think this (above) is a really good explanation/example.
I follow fiber and track my sugar to fiber ratio, which i try to get on a 1g:1g ratio. I wouldn't say my carbs are low, but my simple carbs are really low. unfortunatly, mfp doesn't track that (and i'm not sure it could) so that's why i track my sugar to fiber ratio. as long as i'm 5:1 or below, i'm happy.0 -
When I was doing low carb, which I'm not anymore (but I lost a LOT of weight with it) I ate, bacon, eggs, Atkins shakes, grilled chicken, salads with Ranch dressing, low carb bars, etc. I was getting in my required calories without any trouble.
BTW...I was doing low carb before I joined here so my weight loss shown here does not reflect what I lost while I was on that diet. It was about 70 pounds.0 -
If you are in a caloric surplus. If your doctor prescribed it, then do what he says,. We are talking about people that don't have diabetes or pcos.0
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I should have been more specific, I think it's stupid with strenuous regular exercise. Your body needs carbs for fuel with heavy exercise, that doesn't require knowledge of what a low diet carb consists of that's just fact.
ummm...your body can also burn your stored fat0 -
I thought low carb was 30 grams of carbs? 150-200 is considered low carb?0
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I do lower carb because it was recommended to me for a hypothyroid and it makes me feel better. I eat lots of yogurt, fruit, eggs, meat and veggies. I eat carbs, however if I eat them I try to get them from fruits. I don't eat much bread, or noodles, because if I do I find I crave them. I think you just have to find out what makes you feel better and healthy and go with it. It isn't a one size fits all kind of lifestyle.0
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lots of veg and protein.
lots of nuts.
limited fruit.
no processed carbohydrates.
pretty basic. i was on a modified protein fast for a while and ate under 50 g a day for a couple weeks. it was basically hell. hate low carbing. lol0 -
Your body needs carbs for fuel with heavy exercise, that doesn't require knowledge of what a low diet carb consists of that's just fact.
Not according to top scientific peer reviewed research on nutritional science. The human body requires very few carbs at all. But hey, you want to follow mainstream mythology, whatever.
To name these "top scientific peer reviewed research" studies?...
Your body doesn't NEED carbs, correct. But prefers them as a source of fuel for intense training, such as weight lifting, HIIT, etc.
Your body prefers them because they convert to fat easier. Your physiology wants to store fat,however, this biology is exactly what we are trying to work against to lose weight.
Also, I am not citing any scientific sources for you. Google it yourself and maybe you will read them. I suggest JSTORE if you have a student account. Otherwise, google scholar is a great source for scholarly articles.
LOL you gotta love it when someone says "according to all the peer reviewed literature...' and then can't even cite said peer reviewed literature. If you were writing a research paper you of just received an F -
Yeah, I never sail "all" and I gave sources for someone to research themselves. I have been studying nutrition (specifically hormone responses to nutritional changes) for over a year. I have plenty of journal articles from around the world that confirm that very few carbs are required in human diets and that the body does convert sugars to energy or storage more easily than fat. It is all based on how much effort the body has to put into breaking down or rearranging molecules.
As for my "F". I am not writing a research paper for you. I do not have to cite anything. I gave a resource. Like I said, maybe if you chose to make the effort to find it yourself, you might actually read it. In the mean time, post some of your own scientific sources or stop being a pompous *kitten*.
why do I have to quote/cite anything? I did not cite any studies...you cited studies, then someone asked for a source, and you said "go google it"....LOL0 -
touche sister!0
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Your body prefers carbs (as an energy source) because carbs are composed of monosaccharides (in their most basic form), like GLUCOSE, which is the body's primary (and FAVORITE) source of energy- not because they're the easiest to convert to fat. They're the easiest to STORE... as in glycogen storages (again, one of the body's favs) and when glycogen stores are sufficient, excess glucose will be stored as fat.0
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You body prefers carbs because carbs are composed of monosaccharides (in their most basic form), like GLUCOSE, which is the body's primary (and FAVORITE) source of energy- not because they're the easiest to convert to fat. They're the easiest to STORE... as in glycogen storages (again, one of the body's favs) and when glycogen stores are sufficient, excess glucose will be stored as fat.
there you go again...talking all sexy about glycogen stores....damn its getting hot in here!0 -
I do love that she used "pompous *kitten*" though.. :-)0
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LOL I guess that was kind of funny...
I am just curious why I have to cite sources for studies that I have not referred to...weird..?0 -
Well SOMEONE needs to cite them.. why not you? Oh, you have no idea what study is being referenced and can't provide appropriate citation? Yeahhhhhhhh....0
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I eat a lot of things. I make sure I eat a lot of protein, fruits, and veggies and I'm usually at around 1300 to 1600 calories. I don't do strenuous exercise though.0
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My doctor suggested I try for around 100 grams per day to control tryclerides. I have been eating this way except for holidays or feast days (like today at church). I eat great foods. Berries, a half banana, or half an apple, with peanut butter or cheese twice a day, great salads, lots of green vegetables, almond milk, Josephs pita breads & meat.. I don't do heavy lifting but I am very active doing gardening, carpentry, etc. My diary is open is anyone wants to look. Lots of doctors are advising those of us with metabolic syndrome to cut down on carbs to reduce going into full blown diabetes. I watch calories too but mostly average 1300-1400 day. I am 57 and have lost 30lbs since the first of August 2012. If you don't have health issues & your body does well with carbs, eat them. I do not eat this way because I think it is the Only Way to lose as some have suggested. Some people lose counting calories, some fat grams & some count carbs. Why don't we encourage each person in their quest for better health as long as we don't feel they are harming themselves. I wish you all, regardless of your plan the very best health & success in all you do.0
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Disclaimer 1, it's not really stupid.
Disclaimer 2, find your own way that works and do it
Lean meats, fish, vegetables, full fat dairy, nuts, eggs, many more.
Post as many studies as you like, till you are blue in the face. It doesn't matter. There are people on both sides who will laugh at anything you post valid or not. The only thing that matters is 'does it work for you'.
For some people, the fact is, it's just easier.0 -
Let's be honest here. The only reason people do low carb is because they think that's the "only way to lose weight." I used to do that and I can't imagine ever going back to that. People that have the mentality "oh carbs cause an insulin response. If I remove them, it's impossible to store fat." Your body turns protein into glucose.
To be fair, I've lost weight in the past both eating a low-fat diet and just simply restricting calories without specific attention to macros. However, I am now diabetic and have Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
My macros are set to 20% carbs/50%fat/30%protein. I have eliminated grains completely ( I also have celiac sprue and some food intolerances which make that an easier choice) and limit my fruit to small, infrequent servings of berries, melons and apples. I get my carbs from non-starchy vegetables and nuts/seeds. A1c is now in the normal range, cholesterol is now in the normal range, LDL /HDL ratio is almost in the nromal range, triglycerides are in the normal range. I've lost weight and feel great. I'm not sure what you consider "strenuous" exercise. I don't run marathons, but have no problems with weights, HIIT on the elliptical or back-to-back cardio classes
The truth is that carbs ARE the devil for anyone with a metabolic disorder. For those individuals, a low-carb diet is NOT a fad, but something that must be adhered to for the rest of their lives.0 -
I'm only doing 1200 calories a day plus exercising so it usually gets me up to about 1400-1500 calories a day. After taking into account breakfast lunch and dinner of protein and veggies as well as a snack during the day, there isn't any issue with reaching those calories. I guess I don't understand why this topic was posted in the first place though.... When I first clicked on this and posted, I thought there was an actual interest in the response. Unfortunately it seems that this is just a string of posts to bash other people's way of dieting/eating. For anyone that this hasn't worked for, I hope you have found something that does. For those of you that this has worked for, congrats and I am very glad that it has! For anyone who can't accept that what doesn't work for you is 100% wrong and there is no possible way that it could work for someone else, I sincerely hope and pray that you are not this bigoted and judgmental on other aspects of your life.
Nobody provided a substantial argument. I'm not bigoted or judgmental whatsoever.. this is the internet. It's apparently quite easy to misread.0 -
you really should do a little research before you ask questions with disclaimers......
some of us ( type 2 diabetics) cant handle carbs.....our bodies are all different....some people can handle a LCHF (low carb, high fat)
diet and lose unbelievable weight...
me...i lost 130 pounds in 7 months... I am also type 2 diabetic...so low carb high fat works...FAT DOES NOT MAKE YOU FAT....
carbs that turn to sugar and glucose in your body does.....
I find the GOOGLE is a great resource...try it!
If it's a medical necessity that's a different story.0 -
Disclaimer #1: I think ridiculously low carb diets with regular exercise are generally stupid...
... Like I said.. I'm just curious.
If you don't know anything about it, how do you manage to be so opinionated?
You took the words right out of my mouth!!!0 -
Disclaimer #1: I think ridiculously low carb diets with regular exercise are generally stupid...
... Like I said.. I'm just curious.
If you don't know anything about it, how do you manage to be so opinionated?
You took the words right out of my mouth!!!
I still don't understand why it's assumed I don't know anything about it. I know the science behind why carbohydrates are important. What I was asking, is what do people who do low carb diets eat day to day? Out of my apparent "passive aggressive" curiosity, lol. I don't see why me defending my opinion makes me so awful, unless a doctor tells you to do so I don't agree with the idea of cutting an important macronutrient (for the most part) out of your diet.0 -
Peter Attia, M.D. explains it here: http://eatingacademy.com/nutrition/my-pet-peeve
Dr Attia wrote this:
"The notion that you can’t do high-intensity exercise without carbohydrates is simply and categorically false. Everything about this myth is false – the necessity of so-called “carb loading,” the necessity of carbs for glycogen production, the necessity of glucose to feed your brain, the necessity of carbs to “spike” insulin to drive amino acids into muscles. All of this mythology is just that.
Every study I have seen that draws these conclusions is replete with methodological errors and without exception does not carry out an apples-to-apples comparison. In time, I hope to address all of these points in greater detail for folks who are interested in combining low carb eating with intense athletic performance.
But for now I thought I’d demonstrate that you can flip 450 pound tires or do jumping pull-ups without eating carbohydrates.
Furthermore, if you can do these things without carbohydrates in your diet, you can assuredly carry your suitcase through the airport, carry your groceries to your car, pick up your screaming toddler in the mall, or do virtually any other physical challenge you need to."0 -
If the OP would simply read this one page, it would save all this argument.
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=132598293
It begins
There is a lot of understandable skepticism and tons of misconceptions about keto; I want to give back to the community and let newcomers know, however surprising it may be, that keto (or at least a diet low in grains/sugars and high in fats) is a very healthy diet with numerous benefits....
so click the link0 -
Furthermore, if you can do these things without carbohydrates in your diet, you can assuredly carry your suitcase through the airport, carry your groceries to your car, pick up your screaming toddler in the mall, or do virtually any other physical challenge you need to."
Which of course compares to heavy lifting and HIIT. Why didn't I think of that before?But for now I thought I’d demonstrate that you can flip 450 pound tires or do jumping pull-ups without eating carbohydrates.
Yes, of course it CAN be done, by why WOULD you do it? You'd feel a hell of a lot better, could push more weight and do more "jumping pull ups" with carbs than without.0 -
Disclaimer #1: I think ridiculously low carb diets with regular exercise are generally stupid...
... Like I said.. I'm just curious.
I still don't understand why it's assumed I don't know anything about it. I know the science behind why carbohydrates are important. What I was asking, is what do people who do low carb diets eat day to day? Out of my apparent "passive aggressive" curiosity, lol. I don't see why me defending my opinion makes me so awful, unless a doctor tells you to do so I don't agree with the idea of cutting an important macronutrient (for the most part) out of your diet.
You weren't being passive-aggessive. You were being aggressive - words like "stupid" certainly tend to be interpreted that way, especally when "stupid" really would be ignoring a HUGE subset of people with metabolic disorders. And, no, coming back later with lolz and "If it's a medical necessity that's a different story" doesn't work. How about if you do some research about the reasons why a low-carb approach might be preferred by some BEFORE you post about how stupid it is.
Fat (essential fatty acids) and protein (amino acids) are necessary macros. Carbohydrates, while certainly tasty, are not important as you claim.
And to answer your "innocent" question, low-carbers eat vegetables (thereby getting some of those "important" carbs), nuts and seeds (thereby getting some of those "important" carbs), meats (including eggs), fats and cheese (also a source of those "important" carbs. Depending on where a low-carber's macros are set, they may also include small portions of fruits (especially berries), legumes, dairy products in addition to cheese, and starchier vegetables such as sweet potatoes.0 -
Disclaimer #1: I think ridiculously low carb diets with regular exercise are generally stupid...
... Like I said.. I'm just curious.
I still don't understand why it's assumed I don't know anything about it. I know the science behind why carbohydrates are important. What I was asking, is what do people who do low carb diets eat day to day? Out of my apparent "passive aggressive" curiosity, lol. I don't see why me defending my opinion makes me so awful, unless a doctor tells you to do so I don't agree with the idea of cutting an important macronutrient (for the most part) out of your diet.
You weren't being passive-aggessive. You were being aggressive - words like "stupid" certainly tend to be interpreted that way, especally when "stupid" really would be ignoring a HUGE subset of people with metabolic disorders. And, no, coming back later with lolz and "If it's a medical necessity that's a different story" doesn't work. How about if you do some research about the reasons why a low-carb approach might be preferred by some BEFORE you post about how stupid it is.
Fat (essential fatty acids) and protein (amino acids) are necessary macros. Carbohydrates, while certainly tasty, are not important as you claim.
And to answer your "innocent" question, low-carbers eat vegetables (thereby getting some of those "important" carbs), nuts and seeds (thereby getting some of those "important" carbs), meats (including eggs), fats and cheese (also a source of those "important" carbs. Depending on where a low-carber's macros are set, they may also include small portions of fruits (especially berries), legumes, dairy products in addition to cheese, and starchier vegetables such as sweet potatoes.
Let me point out I said "generally" stupid. Which means usually, but not always. As in it's not stupid when it's medically necessary. Anyways. People are too sensitive. Let's remember this is the internet before we go getting all offended.
Also thank you for so kindly answering my question.
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Let's remember this is srs business before we go getting all offended.
Fixed.
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