Low carbs - high fat

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  • brandiecolquitt
    brandiecolquitt Posts: 11 Member
    If you have a person with any type of metabolic resistance, in general the low carb approach will work better, due to the hormonal triggers of a low carb/higher fat diet. A person with no issues with resistance could lose close to the same amount of weight regardless of diet type as long as there is a caloric deficit. Age is also a factor in this, largely due to conditioning and hormone levels.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    edited March 2015
    brandiecolquitt wrote: »
    If you have a person with any type of metabolic resistance, in general the low carb approach will work better, due to the hormonal triggers of a low carb/higher fat diet. A person with no issues with resistance could lose close to the same amount of weight regardless of diet type as long as there is a caloric deficit. Age is also a factor in this, largely due to conditioning and hormone levels.

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    I would also add that many overweight/obese individuals have insulin sensitivities even if they're not actually pre-diabetic or diabetic or have any other metabolic issues...overweight/obese individuals definitely can benefit from reducing carbohydrate intake as well...though in most cases, keto or low carb isn't totally necessary. I was in that category and simply reducing my carb intake to have a more balanced diet and eating more complex carbohydrates was beneficial.
  • IamUndrCnstruction
    IamUndrCnstruction Posts: 691 Member
    I have tried the same deficit with both ways of eating, low carb works better for me. I have some medical issues that may play into that. I don't think carbs are the enemy for everyone, for me though, they don't work. It IS the deficit that creates the actual weight loss....but for some, how you create that deficit really does make a difference.
  • brandiecolquitt
    brandiecolquitt Posts: 11 Member
    This is why I lean more towards the keto approach in my case. I've found that if I eat 1000-1200 calories of low fat, "typical" carb diet, I tend to be a bit more hungry and lose less weight than when I do 1000-1200 calories of high fat/protein/ low carb dieting. But I don't believe in pushing it as the only way.. because for some it won't work because either they can't stick to it or they have food allergies that would make it arduous-- and for others, it is a simple matter of CICO.
  • JPW1990
    JPW1990 Posts: 2,424 Member
    curt40 wrote: »
    The only issue is eating low carb is much more expensive than carbs. Any ideas on being more cost conscious? FYI, I am a terrible cook!

    Step 1 - learn to cook. Honestly, if you break it down into little tasks and stay organized, it's not hard to learn or get good at. Don't start out trying to make something elaborate, just learn how to sear a hunk of meat and finish it in the oven. Then try putting some veggies with a splash of olive oil in the oven until they're done to where you like them. Learn those two things, you've just given yourself a few hundred different meal combinations. Use YouTube, and you can find tons of chefs and home cooks alike showing anything you can imagine step by step. When you think you're ready, you can even try the Epic Meal Time bacon weave.

    Step 2 - start using couponer logic. Don't plan your meals before you go to the store. Go to the store, buy more than you need of whatever meat is on sale. Do the same for frozen veggies - the plain kinds, not the ones with sauces. When you get better at step 1, you can do the same with fresh produce and have a better handle on how to get it freezer ready.

    When you get home, rewrap anything that has any room for air in it before you freeze it, use parchment paper and tinfoil from the dollar store or get it cheap in bulk at Costco/Sam's. Or if you have/want to buy a vacuum sealer, it will pay for itself with this step. If you're cooking for 1, this also gives you a chance to buy the bigger packages of meat, and break it down into smaller packs when you freeze it. Label EVERYTHING with what's inside and the date it went in. You'll have a few boring weeks of eating the same meat every day, but by the end of the month, you should have some variety saved in your freezer that you can start planning meals around what's already in your house instead of what you need at the store.

    BTW, if you're in the US, there's a thing called "frozen food month." It's when the big food corps get together and have a huge industry sales push. In a lot of stores, that means all kinds of frozen stuff will be on sale, and have coupons printed in the paper, too. It's every March, so look around right now.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    curt40 wrote: »
    The only issue is eating low carb is much more expensive than carbs. Any ideas on being more cost conscious? FYI, I am a terrible cook!
    Fatty ground beef, chicken thighs and drum sticks with skin on, canned tuna once in a while, eggs, peanuts, pork rinds, full fat yogurt, butter or other fats and oils, frozen low carb veggies.
    Using a crock pot can make cooking easier.Get other appliances/ gadgets that work for you.
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    edited March 2015
    spittso wrote: »
    I eat between 1500-2000 calories per day of high fat, low carbs. I am very rarely (if ever) hungry. I eat delicious food and I have loads of energy, sleep really well and no longer have any form of mood swings. Oh and I have also lost 10 lbs in the past 3 weeks. Low carbs really works.


    So burning through over 10,000 calories weekly and eating up to 2,000 a day; well, very interesting OP. For some folks this would be equal to running 9 miles. . . .every day. Maybe my math just isn't very good. . . .so at maintenance the OP was consuming 3,500 calories( 3 1/2 pounds 10,500 calories weekly divide by 7) a day on the low end. 43 YO female with 11 pounds left to goal according to the profile. Hmmm. . . .
  • al33_lee
    al33_lee Posts: 1
    just started keto. Im on day 8 and I have lost 10lbs. I have a broken metabolism that has undergone 9 years of heavy medication and tried low fat good carb high protein dieting but always got hungry and never really lost weight no matter how much i lifted and did cardio. Seriously so glad I found out about this way of eating.
  • spittso
    spittso Posts: 6 Member
    I am a sports teacher in a school. I start every day with a 30 minute swim and then also do a 12 minute weights / body weight work out at some point in the day. I am on my feet a lot with the teaching, but also run a boarding house full of girls so am walking around until 11pm every night. I used to graze all day, nonstop and as I hit my mid40s, that midline of my body started to expand. So I decided to follow someone called Tim Noakes and his 'Banting'. Look him up as he will give you any health knowledge you want on this style of eating. My husband lost 15 kg with absolutely no calorie restrictions apart from no carbs and lots of fat. He soaks everything in olive or coconut oil or butter and he looks and feels so much better. I went over the top with the amount of fat I was having so am following someone called Zana Morris to lose the 10 pounds I want to get rid of. Thereafter I will follow her maintenance plan where I eat far more green veg than I am doing now and also have some bread / potatoes/ rice /occasional cake etc, but moderate it and keep doing a 12 minute workout every day. The important thing for anyone is to find what works for you, the individual. You must be able to enjoy your food and not be constantly hungry, otherwise it is a 'diet' in all the wrong ways and you will never stick to it. I have days when I eat anything I like and I used to go a bit mad, but I feel so sick and bloated at the end of the day (even though I eat far less sugar that day than I ever used to on a regular basis) that now my 'cheat days' consist of a couple of lattes and maybe one bar of chocolate. It has made me realise fully the impact sugar has on your body and there is absolutely nothing positive to say about it.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    spittso wrote: »
    I am a sports teacher in a school. I start every day with a 30 minute swim and then also do a 12 minute weights / body weight work out at some point in the day. I am on my feet a lot with the teaching, but also run a boarding house full of girls so am walking around until 11pm every night. I used to graze all day, nonstop and as I hit my mid40s, that midline of my body started to expand. So I decided to follow someone called Tim Noakes and his 'Banting'. Look him up as he will give you any health knowledge you want on this style of eating. My husband lost 15 kg with absolutely no calorie restrictions apart from no carbs and lots of fat. He soaks everything in olive or coconut oil or butter and he looks and feels so much better. I went over the top with the amount of fat I was having so am following someone called Zana Morris to lose the 10 pounds I want to get rid of. Thereafter I will follow her maintenance plan where I eat far more green veg than I am doing now and also have some bread / potatoes/ rice /occasional cake etc, but moderate it and keep doing a 12 minute workout every day. The important thing for anyone is to find what works for you, the individual. You must be able to enjoy your food and not be constantly hungry, otherwise it is a 'diet' in all the wrong ways and you will never stick to it. I have days when I eat anything I like and I used to go a bit mad, but I feel so sick and bloated at the end of the day (even though I eat far less sugar that day than I ever used to on a regular basis) that now my 'cheat days' consist of a couple of lattes and maybe one bar of chocolate. It has made me realise fully the impact sugar has on your body and there is absolutely nothing positive to say about it.

    Do you mean "no carbs" or "low carbs"? No carbs would be very challenging.
  • spittso
    spittso Posts: 6 Member
    Low carbs. Just the carbs you get from green veg and one piece of fruit a day.
  • edwardryan8808
    edwardryan8808 Posts: 11 Member
    I've become interested in LC and Keto due to the science supporting improvement in diabetes, infertility, PCOS, epilepsy, etc. It's an interesting subject. And admittedly not fully understood. If you're interested in the science, Dr. Peter Attia has a great blog sharing the ins and outs of LC and Keto. Prepare to be in a reading mood. This page will get you started.
    http://eatingacademy.com/how-can-i-lose-weight
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