Did you start low carb but switch to low calorie??

you don't need a gimmick diet.

all weight loss is about calorie deficits. if you count calories accurately and ingest fewer calories than you burn, you'll lose weight.

anybody who tells you anything more complicated than that is full of you know what.

except for medical reasons or personal taste or expense, there's no reason you have to cut any foods out of your dietary intake.

some people find some carbs to fuel their hunger, so perhaps there are some foods you may want to scale back on if your willpower is lacking, but you can still eat carbs in sufficient quantities to make you happy, while losing weight.

for example, bagels and pasta seem to fuel my hunger. i've cut way down on pasta, but i love bagels and still eat them.

My husband had to be put on a low carb diet back in April and since I had some pounds to lose decided to try it too. I lost close to 20 pounds in 2 months (May and June) but it didn't really work for me because I got super depressed. At the beginning of this month I was also getting physically ill. Those first two weeks and maybe the last week of June, I had hit a plateau too. So I've switched to low calorie, moderate carbs. In the two weeks since the switch, I've lost 2 more pounds so it's not as fast as what it was while I was low carbing but I feel so much better and have so much more energy.

My husband is still low carbing and it seems to be working for him. He feels great and is still steadily losing but at about the same rate I am now so maybe if I'd stuck with it, I'd be where I am now anyway but just feeling like crap. Obviously, I can't help you with years since this has only been months for both of us.

I've probably done what a lot of people have. I haven't really cut down on anything specifically. Just had what I wanted and counted calories religiously.....

I so think everyone is different though and you should do whatever you think will work for you as you're more likely to stick with something that you actually want to do. :flowerforyou:

I did super low carb - 30 g or under for 2 years.
At first I felt good and lost weight, but after a while I really, really missed fruit and vegetables in reasonable amounts.
I also felt edgy and stressed.
Now I eat huge amount of both fruit and vegetables. - no bread, or cookies cakes pasta though.
my carb count is well over 120 most days - but it's all plants.
I feel great and didn't even gain weight, which I was scared of.
This way of eating suits me better.

I switch between the two from time to time (but eat less than TDEE on both). I do seem to lose a little more on low carb even if eating the same amount of calories as on a low fat diet and don't feel anywhere near as hungry. But I find low carb a little too restrictive for me so like to swtich it up a bit.

i keep seeing a lot of posts about low carb isnt something someone can do for a long time, i get kinda nervous that maybe its not sustainable ..... so i was thinking maybe do atkins for 3 months to give my self a good start and then switch to low calorie when i feel comfortable FOR A LIFE TIME CHANGE

HAS ANYONE DONE THIS AND HAD SUCCESS??
IS THERE ANYONE WITH YEARS OF LOW CARB LIFE CHANGE ??

I went from low-cal, which I hated, to low-carb, which I love and find much easier to stick to. I also recognize other health benefits from the switch.