LOW CARB DIET from today.- who's with me?

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  • lucasizit
    lucasizit Posts: 28
    i started a low carb 28th october...
    just in the start of my 3rd week now.

    on 100g carbs, 114g fat, 189g protein.

    add me fellow low carbersss. :)
  • valeriejo
    valeriejo Posts: 14 Member
    I follow the Paleo diet. Low carb and I have had much better success with it than a regular diet. Not just for weight loss. I have hypothyroidism and I have never felt as good as I do now that I follow the Paleo diet!
  • LunaInverse
    LunaInverse Posts: 109 Member
    I only eat a lot of carbs on the days I go running. Gotta have that extra energy!!
  • abatonfan
    abatonfan Posts: 1,120 Member
    I was just diagnosed (within the past week) with type 1 diabetes, and I have to go onto the low-carb diet to maintain my glucose levels. Less than seven days in, I am starving, and my glucose levels are all over the place.
  • wilmadee
    wilmadee Posts: 4
    I started low carb this week. I'll join you! I need to lose about 20 lbs.
  • p0nderful
    p0nderful Posts: 29 Member
    I'm with you. Its the only eating plan that keeps my blood sugar in check. Right now I am struggling with whether or not to give up beans in addition to rice, pasta, potatoes and processed food. As for the weight loss, it is still slow going.
  • SJKirk51912
    SJKirk51912 Posts: 176 Member
    I started low card yesterday. Anyone feel free to add me! I need more friends!
  • angie007az
    angie007az Posts: 406 Member
    I'm always low carb. By that, I mean I don't eat junk. No sugar, white flour, potato chips, etc. With me, it's not a diet. It's a lifestyle.
  • jamie88moore
    jamie88moore Posts: 54 Member
    it works good for me and takes my sugar addiction away I just need to get started again
  • jamie88moore
    jamie88moore Posts: 54 Member
    yes perfect
  • 22dream
    22dream Posts: 60 Member
    im joining every one add me
  • Dewymorning
    Dewymorning Posts: 762 Member
    What do you consider low carb? Everyone's idea of low carb is so different.

    I am with this.

    When I describe my current diet to people a lot of them say "Oh, so it is a low carb diet?" But I am still eating lots of carbs through eating heaps of fruit and vegetables, so it is hardly low carbs from my viewpoint.

    Lower then my former diet though.
  • HappyHungryHealthy
    HappyHungryHealthy Posts: 121 Member
    I started low carb high fat yesterday and I have my macros set at 25% C 50% 20% P (is that considered low carb?) I'm freaking out a bit because I do seem to be going over on saturated fat quite a lot, so it would be nice to have some people doing the same who could help and give advice. Feel free to add me! :)
  • HappyHungryHealthy
    HappyHungryHealthy Posts: 121 Member
    I mean 30%C 50% F 20%P ????
  • summitrunner
    summitrunner Posts: 81
    Hi guys,

    A low carb diet can be as strict as you personally want it and depends a lot on your will power. The general rule I like to follow is:

    No bread
    No pasta
    No rice
    No potato
    No junk

    If you just follow this rule, the diet is bound to work but like I said it depends on your will power and personal preferences. You can still have legumes like lentils and chick peas in moderation but mainly focus on lean meats, salads, soups and if you like the taste and cant give up on pastas then I suggest looking into slim konjac pasta. Which is made from a vegetable and is an alternative to pasta.

    I did an even stricter version of this also known as the Dukan diet in which I just ate chicken and fat free yogurt for about a month and lost just over a stone. But that was just too hard to stick to and I easily got bored and put the weight back on. Therefore, I added fruit and veg (avoiding carby fruit and veg such as potato and mangoes) into my diet with fresh fruit juice and chick peas in moderation. Also read food labels before having sauces and dips as they can included added sugars.

    And please feel free to add me and join the group! :) x


    Diet is bound to work?? IN
    Carbs turn right into fats anyways. Its like the devils transubstantiation.
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    Hi guys,

    A low carb diet can be as strict as you personally want it and depends a lot on your will power. The general rule I like to follow is:

    No bread
    No pasta
    No rice
    No potato
    No junk

    If you just follow this rule, the diet is bound to work but like I said it depends on your will power and personal preferences. You can still have legumes like lentils and chick peas in moderation but mainly focus on lean meats, salads, soups and if you like the taste and cant give up on pastas then I suggest looking into slim konjac pasta. Which is made from a vegetable and is an alternative to pasta.

    I did an even stricter version of this also known as the Dukan diet in which I just ate chicken and fat free yogurt for about a month and lost just over a stone. But that was just too hard to stick to and I easily got bored and put the weight back on. Therefore, I added fruit and veg (avoiding carby fruit and veg such as potato and mangoes) into my diet with fresh fruit juice and chick peas in moderation. Also read food labels before having sauces and dips as they can included added sugars.

    And please feel free to add me and join the group! :) x


    Diet is bound to work?? IN
    Carbs turn right into fats anyways. Its like the devils transubstantiation.
    i like big words. You must know what you are talking about... IN
  • Mother_Superior
    Mother_Superior Posts: 1,624 Member
    Hi guys,

    A low carb diet can be as strict as you personally want it and depends a lot on your will power. The general rule I like to follow is:

    No bread
    No pasta
    No rice
    No potato
    No junk

    If you just follow this rule, the diet is bound to work but like I said it depends on your will power and personal preferences. You can still have legumes like lentils and chick peas in moderation but mainly focus on lean meats, salads, soups and if you like the taste and cant give up on pastas then I suggest looking into slim konjac pasta. Which is made from a vegetable and is an alternative to pasta.

    I did an even stricter version of this also known as the Dukan diet in which I just ate chicken and fat free yogurt for about a month and lost just over a stone. But that was just too hard to stick to and I easily got bored and put the weight back on. Therefore, I added fruit and veg (avoiding carby fruit and veg such as potato and mangoes) into my diet with fresh fruit juice and chick peas in moderation. Also read food labels before having sauces and dips as they can included added sugars.

    And please feel free to add me and join the group! :) x


    Diet is bound to work?? IN
    Carbs turn right into fats anyways. Its like the devils transubstantiation.

    ...qui tollis carbohydrates mundi;
    miserère nobis.
  • gabrielleelliott90
    gabrielleelliott90 Posts: 854 Member
    I'm sorry but I love my savoury food, and I could not do that lol, I love my crisps too much. I don't eat much bread though or anything like that even though I love it.
  • k_stew_
    k_stew_ Posts: 38
    I eat a low-carb diet to help control/slow my cancer. It's not something I'm experimenting with or ever plan on stopping. I'm happy to help anyone who needs help figuring out the low-carb thing. It can be tricky at first!
  • summitrunner
    summitrunner Posts: 81


    Diet is bound to work?? IN
    Carbs turn right into fats anyways. Its like the devils transubstantiation.

    ...qui tollis carbohydrates mundi;
    miserère nobis.
    AMAZING.
    Is that angels singing? You just one upped me in the face.
  • Huffdogg
    Huffdogg Posts: 1,934 Member
    From my excessive research and experiments on myself (LOL) I have come to know ...

    here's where I had to stop reading.
  • Mother_Superior
    Mother_Superior Posts: 1,624 Member


    Diet is bound to work?? IN
    Carbs turn right into fats anyways. Its like the devils transubstantiation.

    ...qui tollis carbohydrates mundi;
    miserère nobis.
    AMAZING.
    Is that angels singing? You just one upped me in the face.

    No no. Without the "devils transubstantiation" line, my post would have been nothing.
    We're supporting one another in our respective journeys.
    49669-Roy-and-Moss-fist-bump-gif-lnxt.gif
  • visabsoluta
    visabsoluta Posts: 138
    I am in!
  • fivethreeone
    fivethreeone Posts: 8,196 Member
    From my excessive research and experiments on myself (LOL) I have come to know ...

    here's where I had to stop reading.

    BUT GUISE N = 1!!!!!
  • summitrunner
    summitrunner Posts: 81


    Diet is bound to work?? IN
    Carbs turn right into fats anyways. Its like the devils transubstantiation.

    ...qui tollis carbohydrates mundi;
    miserère nobis.
    AMAZING.
    Is that angels singing? You just one upped me in the face.

    No no. Without the "devils transubstantiation" line, my post would have been nothing.
    We're supporting one another in our respective journeys.
    49669-Roy-and-Moss-fist-bump-gif-lnxt.gif




    Thank you for supporting my journey. It mean so much.
  • elyelyse
    elyelyse Posts: 1,454 Member
    I mean -- you eat as much as you want (from the lists)

    I promise, if I ate as much bacon and eggs as I wanted...I'd gain weight. There is NO DIET where you can eat as much as you want...unless you're limiting yourself to cabbage and other comparable extremely low calorie items.

    Maybe someone already said that in the 11 pages of replies...but I had to.

    Maybe Atkins-type diets work for some people...great, but no, you can not eat as much as you want. In the end, cutting carbs may help reduce your overall caloric intake and cut some cravings...but it's the calorie deficit that melts the weight off.
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    I like lower carbs but really low doesn't suit me.
  • liloldDee
    liloldDee Posts: 92 Member
    Hi there, I can't find the group, will you add me please. I'm doing low carb, sticking to around 20/30 g at the moment. I'm going to increase this slowly to a level where I can still lose weight but not have cravings, eating healthier carbs.
  • logtecbrad
    logtecbrad Posts: 7 Member
    I am with you. I started mine in late October and I am down about 20 lbs in my first 30 days. :tongue: I started at 272 and now at 247.8. I feel better and trying to keep it going. I started it with the modified Atkins approach of 25 or less net cards per day as a goal. After 3 weeks I have decided to keep a similar approach and do the Keto approach. I have modified my macro nutrients to goals of 45 net carbs, h 124 fats and 108 proteins. I guess my worst part of this is that I am recording my weight every two or three days to make sure I am in the right direction. :bigsmile:
  • heyitsnicolejay2013
    heyitsnicolejay2013 Posts: 11
    I have PCOS and a low carb diet did work wonders for me at one point. The only bad thing about it is if you eat "normal" for even one day, the weight piles right back on. Low carb is truly a lifestyle change, not just a diet! Good luck!

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