Giving up Carbs for Lent

I will still continue to eat the "good carbs" that are in most fruits and veggies! So I guess there will still be a little carb intake.

Oh good, because I was going to say giving up all carbs isn't a good idea at all. It's also a good idea to keep whole grains. Give up the refined carbs! They're in so much everyday food as it is.

I suggest keeping wholegrain unprocessed carbohydrated in your diet - just keep it under 100g a day if you really want to keep the carbs lower. You will still lose weight and your body won't go into shock and put weight back on when you start eating carbs again...

Don't be scared of carbs, your body needs good carbs, protein and healthy fats for weightloss to work efficiently and last.

There is NO need for carbs in the human diet..............

Fat and protein are the most important macro-nutrients to consume.

Scientific proof please.

And I don't mean Paleo Propaganda either. I mean real science.

I mean it's true that the body can SURVIVE on no carbs (ketosis), but IMO it's a far, far cry from optimal.

I am doing, "No to all sugar products." for the next 40 days to see if I can make it a HABIT.

There has got to be a way to say no to those products and live with fresh fruits as desserts or between meal snacks.

:bigsmile:

It sounds unnecessary.

But Jesus.

Now this is just a hunch...





But I don't think Jesus cares if we give up carbs, sugar, bread, chocolate, <insert-food-you-love-here>.
Most people "giving up" something for Lent miss the entire point of doing it in the first place.

I am doing, "No to all sugar products." for the next 40 days to see if I can make it a HABIT.

There has got to be a way to say no to those products and live with fresh fruits as desserts or between meal snacks.

:bigsmile:

It sounds unnecessary.

But Jesus.

.....died so that I could eat carbs. That's why in church we celebrate his sacrifice by waiting in line to drink some sugary juice and eat a small piece of bread.

And now the OP wants to give up communion.....for lent

:laugh:

I am doing, "No to all sugar products." for the next 40 days to see if I can make it a HABIT.

There has got to be a way to say no to those products and live with fresh fruits as desserts or between meal snacks.

:bigsmile:

It sounds unnecessary.

But Jesus.

.....died so that I could eat carbs. That's why in church we celebrate his sacrifice by waiting in line to drink some sugary juice and eat a small piece of bread.

And now the OP wants to give up communion.....for lent

Best. Response. Ever.

I am doing, "No to all sugar products." for the next 40 days to see if I can make it a HABIT.

There has got to be a way to say no to those products and live with fresh fruits as desserts or between meal snacks.

:bigsmile:

It sounds unnecessary.

But Jesus.

Now this is just a hunch...





But I don't think Jesus cares if we give up carbs, sugar, bread, chocolate, <insert-food-you-love-here>.
Most people "giving up" something for Lent miss the entire point of doing it in the first place.

BLASPHEMY!

I wonder if the superpowers upstairs are saying, "Hmm, Susie is not eating sugar for 40 days. She will be greatly rewarded."

probs

You are taking an essential nutrient away from yourself and it's dangerous. These stupid diets have people thinking carbs are bad for you.

There is NO need for carbs in the human diet..............

Fat and protein are the most important macro-nutrients to consume.

Scientific proof please.

And I don't mean Paleo Propaganda either. I mean real science.

Never easy to prove a negative. There are well defined "essential fats" and "essential amino acids" that we have to eat for health because we don't make them. There are no "essential carbohydrates".

We can make the blood glucose we need for some organs. Glucose in blood produced by the liver was discovered as "sugar in a dog" which caused the scientist to investigate how this happened as the dog ate no sugar or carbs.

A learned US body state at http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/DRI/DRI_Energy/265-338.pdf that "The lower limit of dietary carbohydrate compatible with life apparently is zero, provided that adequate amounts of protein and fat are consumed. However, the amount of dietary carbohydrate that provides for optimal health in humans is unknown" on p275.

There are numerous clinical trials with carbohydrate levels below 50 grams a day, these were approved by ethics committees and nobody died or got ill.

Best I can offer.

You are taking an essential nutrient away from yourself and it's dangerous. These stupid diets have people thinking carbs are bad for you.

What essential nutrients can you only get from carbs and not from a fat or protein alternative?????

Answers on a postcard please.

beer?

I suggest keeping wholegrain unprocessed carbohydrated in your diet - just keep it under 100g a day if you really want to keep the carbs lower. You will still lose weight and your body won't go into shock and put weight back on when you start eating carbs again...

Don't be scared of carbs, your body needs good carbs, protein and healthy fats for weightloss to work efficiently and last.

There is NO need for carbs in the human diet..............

Fat and protein are the most important macro-nutrients to consume.

erm.... Speaking in absolutes is always dangerous. You say there is NO need for carbs. Then you say that fat and protein are the MOST important macros, indicating that other macros are also important, just less so. Such as carbs? Considering how carbs are used by the body during times of exercise stress, it's hard to believe that they are completely unneccessary.

I am doing, "No to all sugar products." for the next 40 days to see if I can make it a HABIT.

There has got to be a way to say no to those products and live with fresh fruits as desserts or between meal snacks.

:bigsmile:

You do know there is sugar in that fruit, right?

Yeah, and this person completely missed the point of Lent.

I gave up "giving up" for lent. It's working wonders.

Lol

I honestly don't understand this. Is this religious or just dieting? I find these statements confusing, I thought lent was about giving up luxuries.

It's supposed to be religious, and it's being made out to be a diet. Personally, I find it somewhat offensive. Lent is about strengthening your relationship with God, however that may be. The Catholic Church stresses doing acts of service, like volunteer work, increased prayer, and charity.

The ONLY thing during Lent that is about food is written in Catholic Doctrine. You do not eat meat on Ash Wednesday and Fridays, and you must fast 2 meals on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. It's sort of an antiquated rule based on the sentiment that if you are hungry for food, you will feed your soul.

ETA: The Canons: 1250-1253

I always give something up...this year is bread and fried foods... plus I have added that I'm going to do Random Acts of Kindness.. and teaching my girl scout troop about Random Acts of Kindness/Pay it Forward..