Skip carbs?

ALL the carbs? Fruits and veg? Beans and lentils?

By all means experiemnt a bit with reducing your carbs, and see how your body reacts. But there is absolutely no need to eliminate them totally.

Unless you have some medical condition which requires it, there is absolutely no reason to cut out an entire group of nutrients. You CAN do it but it will just make eating 'normally' harder so unless you are planning on never eating carbs again for the rest of your life you may wish to reconsider that path.

Is it okay to skip all the carbs? No pasta, potatos and stuff like that?

skipping all carbs, which would include among other things also fruit, vegetables, legumes/pulses etc is not only very difficult to do, but most of all is also very unhealthy. With such a plan you also skip fiber and many vitamins and nutrients. I would not recommend it. Limit processed carbs...yes. But all of them is a recipe for disaster.

Whatever floats your boat.

Thank you so much guys. I do only mean carbs like pasta, rice, bread, potatos and so. I do eat oatmeal, fruit, veggies and nuts. But I Believe those might be the good carbs.

No such thing are "good" or "bad" carbs. If you mean they don't have much nutrition in them, then okay, but that doesn't mean bad. But some of what you pointed to do have nutrition. Potatoes and a good source of fiber (with the skin on) and potassium.

I stay away from pasta, breads, etc. I do eat beans, fruits and veggies.

Thank you so much guys. I do only mean carbs like pasta, rice, bread, potatos and so. I do eat oatmeal, fruit, veggies and nuts. But I Believe those might be the good carbs.

Oh! you mean only the high glycemic carbs. Yes, by all means, cut back on those. If you really want to go bonkers, try the Paleo eating plan. It eliminates all grains and most fruits, too. People have seen a great deal of success with the Paleo plan.

Thank you so much guys. I do only mean carbs like pasta, rice, bread, potatos and so. I do eat oatmeal, fruit, veggies and nuts. But I Believe those might be the good carbs.

No such thing are "good" or "bad" carbs. If you mean they don't have much nutrition in them, then okay, but that doesn't mean bad. But some of what you pointed to do have nutrition. Potatoes and a good source of fiber (with the skin on) and potassium.

Exactly, just simple or complex. Simple break down quickly into glucose which your body uses what it can and stores the rest. Complex carbs break down slower allowing the body to use more of them instead of just storing the excess.

No just , just consume complex carbs, oatmeal, brown rice, quinoa, sweet potatoes... All the other stuff you should ditch forever.. eat your healthy carbs at breakfast, snack, lunch, I do not eat anything but veggie and nut/protein carbs for dinner.

Great to hear you are just eliminating bad carbs. Good carbs (fruits,vegetables beans) are good for you and needed by the body. Wishing you the best.

If you cut them down to the point of going into ketosis there can be a rough week or two where your body adjusts. You might want to read up on that, especially if you start feeling fatigued, get headaches (hint: drink lots of water if this happens), or have any other odd symptoms.

I go in and out of ketosis quite easily now however, with few or no symptoms.

Did you get all your protein for the day? Enough micronutrients? And enough fats?

Then eat whatever you want for the rest of your calories.


And btw there are three ESSENTIAL macronutrients. Fats, protein, and ice cream.

Just got to tell you that it is scientifically proven that carbs are part of the human diet. Carbs give us energy. There are a mimimum amount of carbs needed daily to maintain health. There is no point in being skinny and ill. Without carbs you will eventually die so keep on with the vegetables if you want to stay well.

So that being said there are good and bad carbs. Good ones are the starches like potatoes and rice. Bad ones are things like processed sugars, white breads shortenings and trans fats etc - in other words junk foods.

If you are going to skip carbs and go into ketosis to lose weight - when you do you will actually be ill

Just stick to the approved amounts of good carbs and be careful that you do not overdose on protein. Doctor Robert Atkins dide because he slipped on his steps going into his office. But when they did the autopsy they discovered - guess what? heart disease. It is quite difficult to come back from heart disease. Try looking up J McDougall MD of Santa Rosa (on line) for the proof

It is up to you - but you did ask

it's fine, but why would you want to? They're tastey and filling all at the same time.