How do people go on a "no carb" diet?

Going no carb is nearly impossible. It would require a diet of not much more then meat and fats. Vegetables have some carbs, fruits have lots of carbs, dairy has carbs. There is also no advantage to going no carb. I could not possible see how a diet that prevents you from eating any fruits or vegetables could possibly be a good thing.

I could be wrong but I thought the body needed at least 50g/day to survive and actually function? Again, I may be wrong but that's what I've heard from my low-carb friends.

I could be wrong but I thought the body needed at least 50g/day to survive and actually function? Again, I may be wrong but that's what I've heard from my low-carb friends.

On average, my net carbs are 30, sometimes under 20. I'm still alive.....I think.

I could be wrong but I thought the body needed at least 50g/day to survive and actually function? Again, I may be wrong but that's what I've heard from my low-carb friends.

actually the body requires glucose, not carbs per se and the body can manufacture glucose, so if you get coaught up in the tundra for a year or two, your golden, you will live.

I could be wrong but I thought the body needed at least 50g/day to survive and actually function? Again, I may be wrong but that's what I've heard from my low-carb friends.

On average, my net carbs are 30, sometimes under 20. I'm still alive.....I think.

Thanks for that! I have learned something new today! I never did the research myself, just was going off of what I heard. I believe you unless you're a zombie or something.

I love, and at the same time, hate the fact that I'm feeling somewhat obsessive about my carb intake these days. It used to be tough to get it down below 50, then I got used to that and went 30 and below, now I'm starting to feel like anything above 20 grams a day of carbohydrates is too much. I know this isn't a healthy way of thinking but it's weird how I think I'm screwing up my "diet" if I go above 20 grams a day. This is probably why I'm wondering how people can do "no carb" and how they're able to do this so I can "learn" how to do it their way. It's messed up, I know, but I'm a bit OCD about my diet.

The benefits of a super low carb diet are debatable. But if your just trying to lose weight it's not necessary. But generally, if your just trying to stay in ketosis, you may be able to have 50gr or more of carbs. I've seen numbers like 75 and 100 thrown around. It is a bit of an individual thing.

But a keto diet is not required to lose weight and be healthy.

Having said that I keep my net carbs below 33. But that's me.

The Better question is why

Fat asian nerd. How long have you been on such low carbs. You are indeed unnecessarily obsessive. And this will ultimately be the end of your diet.

Screwing up your diet is eating too many calories, not increasing your carbs.

I am speaking as someone who's done low carb and haven't really got anything against it if you like it. Eating even 100 carbs is fine. It may take an adjustment of your diet - i did me. You have to cut back on the fats and that is tricky. However you can successfully increase your carbs and in fact you would be better served by doing it if you've been doing low carb already for some period of time.

The fact is that in our current food environment, a wide variety of food and lots of fibre is going to give you optimal health benefits. I am not suggesting your start eating junk food again. I am suggesting you probably would benefit from a lot more vegetables at the very least but also some other forms of fibre.

The problem with low carb is coming off it. I think it is a good idea for almost everyone to gradually increase their carbs as suggested by the atkins protocol. That would be the ideal way but i do not really believe in his LLCL or whatever its called. The thing is as you increase your carbs, your muscles will hold more water. But in most people water is not bad and its not what we are dieting for here. Its just fat we want to lose.

One think i like about a low carb diet is that most people's problem foods are completely off the table - no more cakes ice-cream etc. But still you discover new problem foods even if they are not unhealthy such as say nuts. Eat too many, your calories go over your TDEE and then you will increase weight.

Going off low carb will not automatically necessarily make you grow fat. The body does not work like that. if you put on weight (fat) its because you are eating too many calories. If you are struggling to manage your calorie intake when you go off low carb, you need to mainly reduce your fat intake. And i must say i found it trick so i did attempted a water fast day so that i could rejig my direction. But i failed because a water fast is hard. But then i ended up on 5:2 fasting and that has been great. I still eat moderately low carbs most days. I still eat more fat than i used to in previous diets. My food is more delicious than ever because of my experience with low carb dieting.

But i am nearly at my goal. And i am very happy with my diet. I have friends who are terrified of coming off low carb. I think that's a real shame.

I do not crave sugar. I gave up sugar at the beginning of the year well before i started low carb. Sugar cravings are caused by various things some to do with what we eat day in and day out but others caused by fatigue low mood etc.

Well the "no carb" groups I follow do less than 20 grams a day. I have trouble sticking with it though because when I do I eat lots of cheese to help fill up because it's so limiting I get little to no fiber. Not a good combo on the body.

Technically, it's almost impossible to consume no carbs at all. Even eating just meat and fat, you're unlikely to really be consuming absolutely none. Throw in organ meats or brains, and you'll get a "bunch" [relatively speaking]. Lots of shellfish have carbs, too. Then your eggs and high fat dairy will have some trace amounts. Still, for all intents and purposes, when you're below 5g a day (not net... that's total), you can safely consider yourself no carb.

Someone mentioned nuts. Generally, those are considered non-approved food items by truly no carb people. Even around an oz of macadamia nuts will have more total carbs than no carb people eat in a day.

How is it done? Basically, just eat meat. The eating plan itself is extremely simple (meats, eggs, high-fat dairy). What vegetables are allowed are trace amounts of spices. That's just about it.

While the eating plan is simple, following such a plan is often extremely hard (if not impossible) for most people. The idea that a salad is a "bad" food is shocking. The thought of 0g of fiber is terrifying. The concerns about deficiancies like scurvy (although unfounded) can drive one to a panic. If you are asking this because you know someone who eats that way, ask them how they do it.