No carbs?

Well I have gained muscle and lost fat on Atkins, I still carp the same time every day as I did before low carb I just don't need a cup of coffee in the morning now to kick start it.

My energy is amazing, I backpacked over 72 miles of the flipping AP for days doing only 40-50 carbs a day.

I lost weight on low calories to but after I stopped losing low carb did it for me. I don't see me KILLING it is the gym every day so I can keep my calories in check and up to par so I can still lose weight so I did what worked. Low carb worked but no carb I have not tried I don't think I need to cut out anything completely. It not easy to make that a life style either life low carb or counting calories.

Low carb works for me. I did try the almost no carb Dukan diet once but felt like crap. High protein helps to stabilize the blood sugar so I'm less apt to graze or overeat and when paired with low glycemic vegetables I feel satiated and have energy.

I think there needs to be a distinction between "low/no carb" fad diet and an eating plan where your carbs just happen to be on the low end. E.g., paleo or primal. I eat meat, fish, chicken, veggies, nuts, and berries - while eliminating processed foods and refined/processed sugars from my diet. My carbs tend to be around 50g with sugars around 25-35g.

No carb = not fun; nearly impossible; not healthy.
Low carb can be healthy if done correctly. I can't imagine eating whole fresh food is unhealthy just because it happens to be low carb.

I dont understand how so many people think eliminating crabs from their diet is a good idea. Wouldn't a good macro balance be much more beneficial for you fitness and goals than these crazy carbless diets?

There is plenty of good information out there on how low carb can benefit people who have had issues with diet compliance. Google is your friend.

How does avoiding yummy food help with compliance? I don't think most people could stick to a diet that didn't include their favorites.

This is what I found when I asked Google the same question:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15800559

BACKGROUND: Extremely low carbohydrate/high protein diets are popular methods of weight loss. Compliance with these diets is poor and long-term effectiveness and the safety of these diets for patients with type 2 diabetes is not known.

No carbs....silly and virtually impossible to follow, but if low carbs works for you have at er. Personally, my body responds better to lower carb levels, but that is just me. Its all about finding something that works for you.

Your body need glucose in plentiful supplies or it will die. The easiest/best source is from carbs. If you totally elminate carbs, your body will be forced to convert other things into glucuse using a process called gluconeogenesis. This is a lot of work for your body. This might work out if you laid in bed all day, but your body can't do gluconeogenesis effiently enough to fuel exercise. Therefore, if you plan to give up carbs, plan to also give up all forms of exercise too.

As someone who has gone from being insulin resistant and diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in advanced state to now being 100% free of diabetes and off all meds and back to near normal levels of insulin sensitivity, I'm here to tell you that carbs are your weight loss and healthy living friends.

The keys are:
* High-quality carbs (e.g., brown rice, whole grains, etc. versus white bread pasta and twinkies)
* Evenly-spaced carbs (e.g., moderate amounts of carbs 5-6 times a day in meals/snacks, not a "carb bomb" dinner)

Most American's eat low-quality carbs, and they have "carb bomb" meals where they consume a disproportionaly large amount all at once. The result is high spikes and drops in blood sugar. Eating like this over time creates insulin resistance as your body tries to cope. Some studies estimate that as much as 60% of Americans have some level of insulin resistance. Many will progress to diabetes.

GOOD NEWS: Carbs are your key to creating stable blood sugar and stable supply of energy throughout your day. Eat a small-moderate amount of high-quality carbs in each meal all day to keep your blood sugar in the "fat burning zone" between 72-120 mg/dL. This will accelerate fat loss. If you are a woman, that means that to be effective a snack should have about 15-18 net carbs and you should have around 160-210 net carbs by the end of the day (net carb is total carbs minus fiber). For example, daily total could be 225 carbs, but when you subtract fiber, its 190 net carbs.

carbs are necessary for brain function...nuf said.

If you mean dietary carbs, you're wrong.

Ah, the good old steak and vitamin supplement diet.

You will lose it fast but gain it just as fast when you go back to the way you ate. Do not do a no carb diet, Best is a change in lifestyle to a low carb, your body needs the carbs so do minimal intake and stay that way and you will do great.

Yes, because no one that loses weight counting calories gains back the weight.

If you go back to eating the way you did before the weight loss you'll gain it back whether it's calories or carbs you're counting.

I'm doing LCHF staying around 5% or 20 net carbs. I think it would be impossible to go no carb since even an egg has some carbs.