anyone doing a no carb/no sugar diet?

nope, not doing it. I can't do anything that I KNOW I won't be able to sustain for the rest of my life, as that means all the weight comes back.

good luck though.

Our bodies do not need sugar at all. In fact our body is able to produce glucose from protein molecules! It is a biochemical synthesis pathway.
Energy is way better now than it was with sugar,
I have to add though that I am carbohydrate sensitive and sugar causes an over production of insulin in my body folloowed by a sharp decline in glucose leading to hypoglycaemia.

I could never have envisaged a life without sugar, and it has been a struggle for a while but at the moment feel so much better that I hope never to touch it again.

I followed Atkins several years ago and successfully lost 50+ lbs and felt great doing it. The problem for me was long term sustainability as some have mentioned. I still make higher protein and lower simple carbohydrate choices opting instead for whole grains. But I know that never eating yogurt, cottage cheese and fruit all generally no no's on Atkins induction isn't a way I want to live. But for those living la vida low carb. More power to you, it's better than choosing to do nothing at all.

I still regularly nosh on awesome recipes from those days. I prefer Puréed Fauxtatoes to real mashers and have the best recipe for Mock fried rice. Mmmmm. Cauliflower.

Nik

Eating no carbs and no sugar, or even extremely low carbs, is a great way to set yourself up for a rude and frustrating awakening once you are done losing the weight. It will be so easy to put it all back on as quickly or quicker than you lost it and your metabolism won't be a happy camper.

A better idea would be to cut out processed sugars and refined carbs only (white flour, white rice, anything packaged that is made with added sugar like candy, soda, cookies... which are all things that you would have to cut out if going "no-carb" anyway). I think you should start there first and see how that works.

7 Lbs lost first week in water as you pee a lot and have insatiable thirst and by day 4 i was on a natural high from chemicals released in the body and was sleeping better than for years and waking fully refreshed - even noticed some other health benefits.

carb refeed every week after first 2 weeks and in daily life tthere s enough energy bar training which i ve adjusted to drop a set or two on certain body parts to keep the weights high.

I d say its very easy to stick to as i eat the same every day and know one step towards an unnecessary carb and i ve blown all the hard work and effort, which is a powerful barrier to doing so and one i wont cross.

When the weights off it should be easy to introduce carbs slowly and keep a check on weight and find maintenance or bulk relatively cleanly which also appeals to me.

keep it simple as who wants to spend a day watching macros and calculating calories and fitting the odd treat in and obsessing on food !!!!!!!!!!!

I did. I lost a lot of weight in the first few weeks. 15 lbs to be exact. You gain it all back once you eat carbs again.

I avoid flour, sugar and I am vegetarian^^
Is pretty awesome.

I am diabetic and have found a low carb, low sugar diet exceptionally good for me. Not only am I loosing weight but I have also noticed the health benefits. I have so much more energy, I don't get a bloated stomach after eating, my skin is clearer and glowing and I just feel so much better. It is hard as I think I was a bit of a carb junkie before and I do fall off the wagon occasionally, but when I do I know about it, as I feel like someone has sucked the energy from me the bloating returns and I feel awful. So thats a good reason to stick with it. I don't eat any potatoes and try to keep root veg to a minimum. I rarely eat pasta and then only whole wheat. I don't eat rice and I rarely eat bread and when I do its multi grain. It definately works for me, and it helps my blood glucose levels so for me it's a life style change not really a diet.