Low carb diet <100g
Tenster
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I'm on my 5th day of a low carb diet and the weight is starting to come off pretty fast, is anyone else on a similar diet? I have upped my fat intake and that helps, I haven't had a proper carb meal in 5 days and it's starting to catch up on me
Has anyone had much success on the same kind of diet? How are you finding it
Has anyone had much success on the same kind of diet? How are you finding it
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Here is a group of low carbers: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group0
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I have done atkins twice before. Lost 30lbs in about 3 months. The weight comes off quick the first week due to losing all stored water but definitely slows down after... I would diet for vacation time and stop after. Weight comes back on faster then it came off... Im counting calories this time around. Im definetly much happier this time but weightloss is just a little slower.0
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I'm currently on a ketogenic "diet".
The cravings do go away. Weight loss may not meet expectations all the time. All in all, I love it.0 -
@Tenster my cravings faded fast after about 15 day any my joint and muscle pain dropped after 30 days and 1.5 years later I still have good control on this WOE. The first 30 days was a steep learning curve in my case and kind of weird the first 90 days.0
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I have done atkins twice before. Lost 30lbs in about 3 months. The weight comes off quick the first week due to losing all stored water but definitely slows down after... I would diet for vacation time and stop after. Weight comes back on faster then it came off... Im counting calories this time around. Im definetly much happier this time but weightloss is just a little slower.
What happens after this?
my point? it doesn't matter if you low carb or not, if you don't have a plan for AFTER the weight comes back.0 -
Hi fat, moderate protein, and very low carb has always been the better route for me! I love keeping a lot of good fat in the diet naturally because I eat Paleo.0
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I'm on day 5 of no carb and have lost a lb already brilliant! How can I up my fat intake? Why would I do this?0
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Thanks for all the responses. Gale Hawkins, 1 and a half years is great control, fair play to you!annajaynemanvell wrote: »I'm on day 5 of no carb and have lost a lb already brilliant! How can I up my fat intake? Why would I do this?
The main reason to up your fat intake is to kind of force your body to use fat as its primary energy sauce opposed to carbohydrates.0 -
I lost a ton of weight quickly last year on it. Then I went back to normal and gained it all back0
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annajaynemanvell wrote: »I'm on day 5 of no carb and have lost a lb already brilliant! How can I up my fat intake? Why would I do this?
Google "fat bombs" for some yummy recipes. I personally was too lazy to ever really make anything, so I would just eat a mixture of peanut butter, cream cheese and cocoa powder to satisfy my sweet tooth and get some extra fat in my diet.0 -
jandsstevenson887 wrote: »I lost a ton of weight quickly last year on it. Then I went back to normal and gained it all back
this is the story of 90% or more of dieters. Go back to overeating and you gain weight. Slow handclap.1 -
annajaynemanvell wrote: »I'm on day 5 of no carb and have lost a lb already brilliant! How can I up my fat intake? Why would I do this?
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I've also done Adkins diet, on the 3rd day I severe leg cramps, it was hard to get out of bed.0
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annajaynemanvell wrote: »I'm on day 5 of no carb and have lost a lb already brilliant! How can I up my fat intake? Why would I do this?
No carb?0 -
I had carbs in the form of semi skimmed milk in my tea and whatever the amount of carbs that was in the food I ate. I had a few carb meals yesterday as I was whiped out and made some healthy brownies today (dates, almonds, peanuts, peanut butter and ca cacao powder)0
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The main reason to up your fat intake is to kind of force your body to use fat as its primary energy sauce opposed to carbohydrates.
I'm obviously not saying low carb diets don't work for weight loss. We all know that regardless of diet type, a calorie deficit is necessary for weightloss. BUT, what some people don't realize is that a low carb diet usually means high fat and this has a tendency to increase cholesterol levels (happened to me before I stopped, and it's a very common occurrence amongst low carb dieters). Low carbing also has a tendency to cause thyroid problems especially among women, so one should monitor their labs if they do this on a long-term basis.0 -
Traveler120 wrote: »The main reason to up your fat intake is to kind of force your body to use fat as its primary energy sauce opposed to carbohydrates.
I'm obviously not saying low carb diets don't work for weight loss. We all know that regardless of diet type, a calorie deficit is necessary for weightloss. BUT, what some people don't realize is that a low carb diet usually means high fat and this has a tendency to increase cholesterol levels (happened to me before I stopped, and it's a very common occurrence amongst low carb dieters). Low carbing also has a tendency to cause thyroid problems especially among women, so one should monitor their labs if they do this on a long-term basis.
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I think Eric is absolutely rite there. Calories in v calories out has a lot to do with weight loss but so does your hormones0
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I'm on my 5th day of a low carb diet and the weight is starting to come off pretty fast, is anyone else on a similar diet? I have upped my fat intake and that helps, I haven't had a proper carb meal in 5 days and it's starting to catch up on me
Has anyone had much success on the same kind of diet? How are you finding it
I am experimenting with this as well. How many carbs are you taking in a day ? I have been between 20-30 for the last week,.0
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