Does low carb make you lose faster?
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No .. it is stupid. Carbs are needed for energy for your body .. unless you plan on sitting and watching tv all day, have some carbs.
I get my energy from dietary fat - coconut oil, avocado, nuts etc, - I do not need carbs for energy. I work 2 jobs and do not sit on my butt for either of them. I have plenty of energy on this woe. 5% carbs, 25% protein, 70% fat0 -
No .. it is stupid. Carbs are needed for energy for your body .. unless you plan on sitting and watching tv all day, have some carbs.
There's only one word above that accurately describes your statement.
Carbs (well glucose) are needed by the body, but dietary carbs are not! They are optimal but not essential.
Limiting your intake is healthy, especially if you are someone that currently over indulges.0 -
The body produces sugar on its own by the liver when needed. So no real need for carbs at all0
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The body produces sugar on its own by the liver when needed. So no real need for carbs at all
if a person ate 2000 calories from nothing but sugar and took a few omega 3 and amino tabs to stay alive I promise you they would lose weight more slowly than someone eating 2000 from protein and fat0 -
The body produces sugar on its own by the liver when needed. So no real need for carbs at all
if a person ate 2000 calories from nothing but sugar and took a few omega 3 and amino tabs to stay alive I promise you they would lose weight more slowly than someone eating 2000 from protein and fat
Like twinkies?
27 lbs in 10 weeks is not slow.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/0 -
The body produces sugar on its own by the liver when needed. So no real need for carbs at all
if a person ate 2000 calories from nothing but sugar and took a few omega 3 and amino tabs to stay alive I promise you they would lose weight more slowly than someone eating 2000 from protein and fat
It's probably the opposite. If someone was only getting there calories from sugar and eating in a deficit they would likely lose mainly lean mass. So would lose probably double the weight.0 -
The body produces sugar on its own by the liver when needed. So no real need for carbs at all
Dietary carbs are not essential for human existence. However they are 'in limited quantities' optimal for best health. And if someone is heavily resistance training or performing a lot of anarobic exercise then a larger quantity is probably best.0 -
if a person ate 2000 calories from nothing but sugar and took a few omega 3 and amino tabs to stay alive I promise you they would lose weight more slowly than someone eating 2000 from protein and fat
something like that has been observed in a clinical trial, exchanging 100g of glucose for the equivalent cals of fat practically stopped weight loss at least in the short term. 21 g/day protein, 1700 cals, diet 3 has 56g of glucose, diet 4 has 156g :-
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The body produces sugar on its own by the liver when needed. So no real need for carbs at all
if a person ate 2000 calories from nothing but sugar and took a few omega 3 and amino tabs to stay alive I promise you they would lose weight more slowly than someone eating 2000 from protein and fat
First of, no one here is saying to eat 2000 calories of sugar so don't try that lame argument. I'm not surprised though due to the quality of your bro posts that you lack the skill to have a reasonable debate.
its to show that there is more to weight loss than calories in vs calories out. if it were this simple then 2000 calories of sugar would work just the same. my science is based on years of teaching it, training in it and training countless other people0 -
Oh, have we reached the absurd comparisons portion already? I love this part!
Which will help you lose weight faster, 500 calories of organic grass-fed beef from a local farm cow who you helped deliver, name, and crocheted sweaters for in colder weather, OR 500 calories of gelatinous goo-like substance scraped out of a truck-stop deep fryer that the cooks use for "can we fry it" experiments after the dinner rush?0 -
The body produces sugar on its own by the liver when needed. So no real need for carbs at all
if a person ate 2000 calories from nothing but sugar and took a few omega 3 and amino tabs to stay alive I promise you they would lose weight more slowly than someone eating 2000 from protein and fat
First of, no one here is saying to eat 2000 calories of sugar so don't try that lame argument. I'm not surprised though due to the quality of your bro posts that you lack the skill to have a reasonable debate.
its to show that there is more to weight loss than calories in vs calories out. if it were this simple then 2000 calories of sugar would work just the same. my science is based on years of teaching it, training in it and training countless other people
You are trying to discredit CICO by ignoring TEF, micronutrient necessity and the need for protein and fat minimums for overall health. So again, your extreme example is flawed.
not making an arguement for overall health. just simply weight loss. I find it strange that you use Int. fasting but still take this stance. IF is based primarily on controlling insulin in a fasted state0 -
Oh, have we reached the absurd comparisons portion already? I love this part!
Which will help you lose weight faster, 500 calories of organic grass-fed beef from a local farm cow who you helped deliver, name, and crocheted sweaters for in colder weather, OR 500 calories of gelatinous goo-like substance scraped out of a truck-stop deep fryer that the cooks use for "can we fry it" experiments after the dinner rush?
eww :laugh:
barf-city!0 -
I have noticed a trend with people who post about their weight loss stalling is that they are all on low carb diets.0
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Now that I'm thinking about it, I attribute my 70-ish pound success with low carb to it helping me be consistent. I no longer had days where I ate well followed by days where I covered myself in shame and cookie crumbs.0 -
The body produces sugar on its own by the liver when needed. So no real need for carbs at all
if a person ate 2000 calories from nothing but sugar and took a few omega 3 and amino tabs to stay alive I promise you they would lose weight more slowly than someone eating 2000 from protein and fat
First of, no one here is saying to eat 2000 calories of sugar so don't try that lame argument. I'm not surprised though due to the quality of your bro posts that you lack the skill to have a reasonable debate.
its to show that there is more to weight loss than calories in vs calories out. if it were this simple then 2000 calories of sugar would work just the same. my science is based on years of teaching it, training in it and training countless other people
You are trying to discredit CICO by ignoring TEF, micronutrient necessity and the need for protein and fat minimums for overall health. So again, your extreme example is flawed.
not making an arguement for overall health. just simply weight loss. I find it strange that you use Int. fasting but still take this stance. IF is based primarily on controlling insulin in a fasted state
Don't bother. This is an old argument that gets done over and over again. Some will say it's all purely CICO and then in the next breath talk about macros and micros. They don't see the inherent contradiction that if micros and macros are important, then it can't be all about CICO only. The way most try to reconcile it is by making this silly differentiation between health and weight loss, and even that doesn't fully reconcile the contradictions.0 -
I have noticed a trend with people who post about their weight loss stalling is that they are all on low carb diets.
Really? I've noticed the other way -- that there are more people on IIFYM or CICO based diets that have stall issues, but then that's usually blamed on inaccurate logging. I imagine stalling is not exclusive to either, but more the nature of weight loss for many.0 -
Low carb, low fat, calorie deficit, etc. allows me to have more bourbon.
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