Loving Low Carb diet! Anyone have questions?

What have your results been so far??

What have your results been so far??

Most likely the same results as someone eating at a deficit, with or without carbs

I am eating low calories though.

Which is the reason why you are losing weight, it has nothing to do with carbs... :huh:

Do your research, carbs seem to actually make a huge difference, If you eat too many carbs and a lot of protein, that protein gets turned into fat. (; science.

Where is your research coming from? Anything you eat in excess is going to be stored in fat cells.

Calories in vs calories out. If you burn more than you intake you will lose.
Eating carbs has nothing do to with it.

When people hit a plateau, and a plateau is normally after 4-6 weeks at the same weight it's most likely because :
1) they are overestimating exercise calories
2) aren't logging everything
3) aren't weighing everything properly
4) aren't actually eating enough

Once we ask then to open their diaries next thing we'll see are empty days, days half logged , too little calories or they will admit not weighting everything and guesstimating.

Carbs have nothing to do with it.
People restrict types of food while it is unnecessary and not sustainable in the long run. It leads to cravings which lead to binges.

Congratulation on your loss though :flowerforyou:

Actually, I thought that at one point! but then I just hit a plateau eating whatever (healthy of course) and didn't lose for weeks! I then decided to try out low carb, high fat not thinking it was gonna work and it did!

I've read about people who do it eating 1500 calories, still works!

How long have you been on low carbs?

I am eating low calories though.

Which is the reason why you are losing weight, it has nothing to do with carbs... :huh:

Do your research, carbs seem to actually make a huge difference, If you eat too many carbs and a lot of protein, that protein gets turned into fat. (; science.

I would do some more research yourself. If you are in a caloric deficit, protein will not be turned into fat (and it is very very unlikely that protein itself will be turned into fat even at a surplus, if in fact it is possible at all).

Some reading for you:

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/nutrition/excess-protein-and-fat-storage-qa.html

Thanks for the link, I'll definitely read it. Here's one for you that explains Low carb in more detail.

http://authoritynutrition.com/5-most-common-low-carb-mistakes/


"When you eat more protein than your body needs, some of the amino acids in the protein will be turned into glucose via a process called gluconeogenesis (2)"

Yes, but that is not fat. You need to look at the bigger picture of net fat oxidation.

Well, I'm just learning about all of this (: All I know is it's working for me.

Thanks though, if you have any articles describing it more in detail link me!

I would respectfully suggest that you do a bit more research before suggesting people PM you about it.

The whole site that the article was from is solid and science based. The main site is: http://www.bodyrecomposition.com.

I have no issue with low-carb, contrary to what it may look like, as I know it works for some people to keep their calories under control and can be a good choice for people who have metabolic issues. However, it is important to understand the basics to determine whether it is a good choice for you. Low carb is hard to do and can affect people's energy and therefore gym performance very negatively.

Hun, what's working for you is that you are at a calorie deficit, not because you are eating low carbs

Calories vs calories out. Excess calories = gains

^^ science

Glad it's working for you but how long is that low calorie amount and restriction is gonna actually work? More importantly is it sustainable in the long run? Are you gonna spend your life not eating carbs after you have reached your goal?

haha well I was eating exactly the same calories before, and as soon as I cut down on the carbs and increased the fat, BAM, the weight loss started again.

Thanks for the article though. x

How long have you been doing low carb for. You have a start date of this month - where were you tracking your calories and macros before?

Ok, I dont know if this article was peer reviewed but it does make good points!

"I imagine that if protein were going to be converted to fat, it would first have to be converted to glucose and only if the amount produced were then in excess of daily maintenance requirements would there be conversion to fat. But as noted above, this simply isn’t going to happen under any even reasonably normal circumstances. No human could eat enough protein on a daily basis for it to occur."

So basically it's only gonna happen if you're eating excess amounts of protein, which makes sense. Guess it's all about trial.

Articles are not peer reviewed. However, his are based on solid scientific research.

http://libanswers.uvic.ca/a.php?qid=79020


Mannn I'm just being bombarded today haha, but yeah I'm not disagreeing with that article

Different usage of the word article. I use it in the context of the link I gave you - someone's write-up/nlog/website etc.