Anyone Else Experiencing Plenty of Energy on Low Carb?

I keep reading post after post, and not just here, pushing people to eat more "complex" carbohydrates in the form of whole grains, rice, starchy fruits, granola, oatmeal, etc because you'll apparently be devoid of energy and vitality without consuming this group.

Anybody else functioning extremely well on a very low carbohydrate/high fat diet? I don't doubt that plenty of people need higher carbohydrate intake to feel energized and alert, but I also know from experience, my own and others, that some of us are flying perfectly high on very little carbohydrate, most of which comes from veg.

Just looking to hear like experiences!

Yes! I felt very tired and cranky when I first started off eating a low carb diet but then I started eating a lot more protein and it keeps me satiated and happy!

I do a pretty hard core boot camp every morning, before breakfast, and I eat less than 50g of carbs a day. I have tons of energy during class and throughout the day, so for me, eating refined foods with carbs is not necessary. You can get plenty of the nutrients and fibers (and carbs) you need from "real" food (nothing that comes in a bag, a box or a can for the most part.) When I start eating grains or starchy foods (carbs), I get lazy and feel bloated most of the time.

Definitely, and no more feeling bloated or sluggish. I love it but crave bread a lot!

I eat about every 3 hours and drink a gal + of water a day . Live on a farm and get plenty of Egg Whites with my Protein shakes that fill any hungar pains I get I have been very pleased with slow fat loose as weight loose is not my primary goal but seem to have hit a wall and far as fet cells in the mid section . small maybe 1/4 barely pinchable side handels and almost flat belly to top portions of awist possible 1/2 in still over but looking for lean flat belly with in 12 mths 8 pac ? I mean lean flexors and would be a dream to be single digit BF%

I burn a lot of calories and do post and pre workout carb mini load but if I even slack for a week and raise my card intack my weight goes up and not lean weight ! All bodies are different and I will be the 1st to admit women are beast in the gym ! When I find a really dedicated female weight lifter I have trouple keeping up with her I can see why women can ingest more carbs than men .

For the know it all no avatar guy I am still courious of your age . your goals , your macros and your esercise routine and besides being fro the north east what else will you share ?

You can take out all processed foods (so almost all "whole grain" products) and do amazingly well. I don't consider that low carb though because anything that isn't a protein or a fat is a carb. If you are eating lots of veggies you are eating a lot of carbs, but the good kind. The less processed foods you can eat the better. Your body will love you for it!

Technically, whole grain wouldn't be processes.

Whole wheat, however, would.

I welcome the assistanc of a pro due to my desire to get my siz pac that has been my goal since a year ago .. I how ever as an older man on TRT and weight training very hard and MTB rider do not agree with your avg 1900 calories a day diet goal I am now eating 3000 primary protein with 75% pROTEIN 15% Carbs and 10% Sats and have lost 60 lbs of fat in a year and gained about 20 lbs of muscle at 54 years old and IMO require these Proein Calories to matain my muscle size which is not huge just above average and lost 6 inches in my waist and had gains were I desire just can't get rid of that last 1/4 inch of fat around my flexors ?

Seeking advice and I do run a little low on energy . I am 100% disabled and taking opiates as scrited so I fight a double edged sword ! I welcome educated comments
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You may want to read my profile & then reply as I am near 3000 calories a day . please I ride 15 to 20 miles a day on MTB and weight train a little less than 1.5 hours 4 sets of 20 5 exercises per body part and on TRT dose of Testosterone scripted by Dr. 100 mg a week 50 mg every 3.5 days and HCG ( not for weight loose for mental well being and prevent shrinkage ) + inject 1000 iu's of B-12 3 x's a week

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How about this when you are thinking of loosing weight ? You get all of your fat cells in your body when you are in your mother's womb and you get more fat cells when you go through pubirity .

With this fact in mind you do not actually loos weight unless you have surgery and = Lipo not healthy and then excess skin issues if you were huge .

When we strive to reshape our bodies all we are doing is shrinking fat cells we do not actually loose fat ? The cells are still there but through exercise and a balanced endo system and proper functioning organs we can shrink fat cells and the most dangerous ones we have that lead to glucose issues and heart problems are belly fat and this is where most average people are happy shrinking fat cells so if you approach your health and weight and BMI with this in mind you will find the results much more easy to understand ! Since all calories do not react the same way in the body ie. fat and carbs are either stored as fat or burned as energy when exercising and protien serves to build health cells so if you ingest to many carbs or to much fat you increase the size of the fat cells ? They never go away only change in size due to life style

For a not actually easy but simple to remember principle will be followed most people will loose 30% of their fat if they stop sodas , Processed / canned foods , bread , dairy products and drink a Gal of water a day . Nothing to count or keep up with or anything except strick healthy foods and these simple rules