No carbs for 10 days
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I'm thinking of starting this no carb challenge. Is that even possible? No carbs? Will i lose a good amount of weight, at least 5lbs?
@tjsims88 the results are unknown. Oct 2014 I cut out sugar and all forms of grains meant I was (still am) eating <50 grams of carbs daily.
For six weeks I did not lose the first pound but I did lose a lot of my fat face and one inch at the waist during those first six weeks.
Actually if you can cut out carbs or at least eat <50 grams of carbs daily (nutritional ketosis in most cases) for 10 days (after 10 days my cravings were fading fast) you should have no trouble doing it for 1000 days. I have being doing it for 575 days at this point in time. I primary goal was to prevent my premature death by managing my joint and muscle pain. That occurred in just 30 days back in 2014 and my health continues to improve.
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Christine_72 wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Define carbs.
No carbs would seem to mean no foods that contain carbs, no? So basically nothing but meat and oils, for the most part.
Good question, though -- people often use words in surprising ways around here.
My thought was "define carbs" too.
I've ready of people proclaiming that they are on no-carb diets that consisted almost entirely of veggies and dairy.
Of course, what they meant was ... they weren't eating bread.
Yeah, I've often seen folks surprised by the fact that there's carbs in fruit, veggies and milk.. They're usually thinking carbs equal bread, sweet treats and junk type foods in general.
I even had someone tell me once that vegetables were not considered carbs because they contained fibre, and somehow the fibre cancelled out the carbohydrates in the vegetables.
But oddly, the fibre in a whole grain bread didn't have the same carbohydrate cancelling effect.
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You seem to be doing this on a whim or because your friends are or whatever. There are sensible ways to eat low carb if you want to do that. If it's just some crash diet for immediate gratification, it's probably not gonna work out that great.1
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Alluminati wrote: »Carbs = white foods like bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, mystery flavor Airheads, etc.
Uh no.0 -
Christine_72 wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Define carbs.
No carbs would seem to mean no foods that contain carbs, no? So basically nothing but meat and oils, for the most part.
Good question, though -- people often use words in surprising ways around here.
My thought was "define carbs" too.
I've ready of people proclaiming that they are on no-carb diets that consisted almost entirely of veggies and dairy.
Of course, what they meant was ... they weren't eating bread.
Yeah, I've often seen folks surprised by the fact that there's carbs in fruit, veggies and milk.. They're usually thinking carbs equal bread, sweet treats and junk type foods in general.
Which is one of the more annoying things in these conversations. Especially since their "carbs" often are 50% or more fat (like many potato chips and fries and many kinds of sweet treats).1 -
Alluminati wrote: »Carbs = white foods like bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, mystery flavor Airheads, etc.
Uh no.
I think he was being facetious.
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lemurcat12 wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Define carbs.
No carbs would seem to mean no foods that contain carbs, no? So basically nothing but meat and oils, for the most part.
Good question, though -- people often use words in surprising ways around here.
Thus the reason I asked.Alluminati wrote: »Carbs = white foods like bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, mystery flavor Airheads, etc.0 -
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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »So olive oil is a carb.
A food cannot be 'a carb'. Carbs are one part of the macronutrients that make up a food. Meat has protein and fat but typically not a lot of carbs. Bread has carbs but very little fat or protein.
To the discussion of fibre - it is a carbohydrate. Fibre, starch and sugar are the groups within carbs. Fibre cannot be broken down into the type of glucose that the body uses for fuel.
No carbs makes the body burn fat, its true, but you have to replace the fuel you no longer get from carbs in your diet with fat. So you have to eat slightly less fat than you use in fuel - controlled by your calorie intake. That means once you're over the initial stages of water weight loss you will lose at a rate decided by your calories deficit.
Low Carbs and Low Fat is a really dumb idea - your body isn't getting any fuel. You can't use protein like either of these things so you'll end up tired, run down and very quickly off track if not ill.
There's a lot of partial answers and misguidance on here but one thing I agree on is that the asker needs to do more research before deciding this is something she wants.
Personally low carbs works for me because I don't crave sugar, the extra protein stops me getting hungry and my blood sugar levels are more controlled. But I did a lot of research before I went into this, there are other things to watch out for.0 -
dancing_daisy wrote: »
A food cannot be 'a carb'. Carbs are one part of the macronutrients that make up a food. Meat has protein and fat but typically not a lot of carbs. Bread has carbs but very little fat or protein.
To the discussion of fibre - it is a carbohydrate. Fibre, starch and sugar are the groups within carbs. Fibre cannot be broken down into the type of glucose that the body uses for fuel.
No carbs makes the body burn fat, its true, but you have to replace the fuel you no longer get from carbs in your diet with fat. So you have to eat slightly less fat than you use in fuel - controlled by your calorie intake. That means once you're over the initial stages of water weight loss you will lose at a rate decided by your calories deficit.
Low Carbs and Low Fat is a really dumb idea - your body isn't getting any fuel. You can't use protein like either of these things so you'll end up tired, run down and very quickly off track if not ill.
There's a lot of partial answers and misguidance on here but one thing I agree on is that the asker needs to do more research before deciding this is something she wants.
Personally low carbs works for me because I don't crave sugar, the extra protein stops me getting hungry and my blood sugar levels are more controlled. But I did a lot of research before I went into this, there are other things to watch out for.
If I understand the quote mishap, you're replying to me. Yes, yes, I know a food can't be a carb, per se. Nor is it accurate to say if it doesn't come from an animal it's a carb (which is what I was replying to)
Limiting heavily refined carbs (and added sugars) works best for me, and it ends up being a bit lower in overall carbs.0 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »dancing_daisy wrote: »
If I understand the quote mishap, you're replying to me. Yes, yes, I know a food can't be a carb, per se. Nor is it accurate to say if it doesn't come from an animal it's a carb (which is what I was replying to)
Limiting heavily refined carbs (and added sugars) works best for me, and it ends up being a bit lower in overall carbs.
Apologies, still getting used to the etiquette and technique of a forum, sorry if I caused offence!0 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
olive is an animal3 -
dancing_daisy wrote: »
If I understand the quote mishap, you're replying to me. Yes, yes, I know a food can't be a carb, per se. Nor is it accurate to say if it doesn't come from an animal it's a carb (which is what I was replying to)
Limiting heavily refined carbs (and added sugars) works best for me, and it ends up being a bit lower in overall carbs.
Apologies, still getting used to the etiquette and technique of a forum, sorry if I caused offence!
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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
Olive is an animal0 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Define carbs.
No carbs would seem to mean no foods that contain carbs, no? So basically nothing but meat and oils, for the most part.
Good question, though -- people often use words in surprising ways around here.
Thus the reason I asked.Alluminati wrote: »Carbs = white foods like bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, mystery flavor Airheads, etc.
Yeah, I get it. I think people should use words properly, though. The abuse of the term "carb" in particular, as well as the assumption that all carbs are somehow bad and all "junk foods" = "carbs" (forget that they are fat and other things too) drives me crazy. It's like people can't be bothered to learn a thing about nutrition before making proclamations.0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Define carbs.
No carbs would seem to mean no foods that contain carbs, no? So basically nothing but meat and oils, for the most part.
Good question, though -- people often use words in surprising ways around here.
Thus the reason I asked.Alluminati wrote: »Carbs = white foods like bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, mystery flavor Airheads, etc.
Yeah, I get it. I think people should use words properly, though. The abuse of the term "carb" in particular, as well as the assumption that all carbs are somehow bad and all "junk foods" = "carbs" (forget that they are fat and other things too) drives me crazy. It's like people can't be bothered to learn a thing about nutrition before making proclamations.
Not disagreeing with you. Definitely.1 -
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There really is no need to go NO carb - I'm just thinking how your energy will really take a nose dive from the lack of carbs... they're not the devil you know.
Losing weight is all about calories in/out - I seem to have to keep saying this over and over, day in day out LOL
but it really is that simple, eat less than we burn and we lose, simple
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RunRutheeRun wrote: »There really is no need to go NO carb - I'm just thinking how your energy will really take a nose dive from the lack of carbs... they're not the devil you know.
Losing weight is all about calories in/out - I seem to have to keep saying this over and over, day in day out LOL
but it really is that simple, eat less than we burn and we lose, simple
^^^^^^^^^^ So much of this. ^^^^^^^^^^
I lose 2lbs/week (the maximum safe and sane amount to lose) by counting calories. CICO (Calories In Vs. Calories Out) works.
If you could see my diary, you'd freak out if you believed that no carb = weight loss. I have stuff like, Noodle Bake (Made with things like, 3 types of cheese...pasta...yummy tomato sauce...), spaghetti, pizza, ice cream, etc etc etc.
But I lose 2lbs/week.
And I've been doing that since Feb. 25th of this year. I've dropped 24lbs so far. CICO is easy, straight-forward, based 100% in science and simply put - works.
No need for fancy fad diets, no need for harming yourself by dropping quick energy foods out of your diet. Just. Count. Calories.
And if by doing so you find yourself without enough calories to enjoy the foods you want? No problem - work for those foods by exercising. Burned calories = extra calories for the day. Again, it's all about CICO.3 -
You'd be better off doing a squat challenge! 1
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RunRutheeRun wrote: »There really is no need to go NO carb - I'm just thinking how your energy will really take a nose dive from the lack of carbs... they're not the devil you know.
Losing weight is all about calories in/out - I seem to have to keep saying this over and over, day in day out LOL
but it really is that simple, eat less than we burn and we lose, simple
^^^^^^^^^^ So much of this. ^^^^^^^^^^
I lose 2lbs/week (the maximum safe and sane amount to lose) by counting calories. CICO (Calories In Vs. Calories Out) works.
If you could see my diary, you'd freak out if you believed that no carb = weight loss. I have stuff like, Noodle Bake (Made with things like, 3 types of cheese...pasta...yummy tomato sauce...), spaghetti, pizza, ice cream, etc etc etc.
But I lose 2lbs/week.
And I've been doing that since Feb. 25th of this year. I've dropped 24lbs so far. CICO is easy, straight-forward, based 100% in science and simply put - works.
No need for fancy fad diets, no need for harming yourself by dropping quick energy foods out of your diet. Just. Count. Calories.
And if by doing so you find yourself without enough calories to enjoy the foods you want? No problem - work for those foods by exercising. Burned calories = extra calories for the day. Again, it's all about CICO.
If it's all about calories in vs calories out. I should be able to eat cookies, candy and chips instead of fruits and veggies all I want as long as I don't go over my 1500 cal goal? Why are we told what to eat and what not to eat in order to lose weight?0 -
RunRutheeRun wrote: »There really is no need to go NO carb - I'm just thinking how your energy will really take a nose dive from the lack of carbs... they're not the devil you know.
Losing weight is all about calories in/out - I seem to have to keep saying this over and over, day in day out LOL
but it really is that simple, eat less than we burn and we lose, simple
^^^^^^^^^^ So much of this. ^^^^^^^^^^
I lose 2lbs/week (the maximum safe and sane amount to lose) by counting calories. CICO (Calories In Vs. Calories Out) works.
If you could see my diary, you'd freak out if you believed that no carb = weight loss. I have stuff like, Noodle Bake (Made with things like, 3 types of cheese...pasta...yummy tomato sauce...), spaghetti, pizza, ice cream, etc etc etc.
But I lose 2lbs/week.
And I've been doing that since Feb. 25th of this year. I've dropped 24lbs so far. CICO is easy, straight-forward, based 100% in science and simply put - works.
No need for fancy fad diets, no need for harming yourself by dropping quick energy foods out of your diet. Just. Count. Calories.
And if by doing so you find yourself without enough calories to enjoy the foods you want? No problem - work for those foods by exercising. Burned calories = extra calories for the day. Again, it's all about CICO.
If it's all about calories in vs calories out. I should be able to eat cookies, candy and chips instead of fruits and veggies all I want as long as I don't go over my 1500 cal goal? Why are we told what to eat and what not to eat in order to lose weight?
Because most people are misinformed.4 -
I'd be so sad without carbs!! Fruits and veggies have carbs, but they're still good for you.
What are your daily calorie and macro goals? The key to losing weight is a healthy balance in your macros and staying within your calorie range without starving yourself. Message me if you want to chat about it and feel free to add me as a friend! 0 -
RunRutheeRun wrote: »There really is no need to go NO carb - I'm just thinking how your energy will really take a nose dive from the lack of carbs... they're not the devil you know.
Losing weight is all about calories in/out - I seem to have to keep saying this over and over, day in day out LOL
but it really is that simple, eat less than we burn and we lose, simple
^^^^^^^^^^ So much of this. ^^^^^^^^^^
I lose 2lbs/week (the maximum safe and sane amount to lose) by counting calories. CICO (Calories In Vs. Calories Out) works.
If you could see my diary, you'd freak out if you believed that no carb = weight loss. I have stuff like, Noodle Bake (Made with things like, 3 types of cheese...pasta...yummy tomato sauce...), spaghetti, pizza, ice cream, etc etc etc.
But I lose 2lbs/week.
And I've been doing that since Feb. 25th of this year. I've dropped 24lbs so far. CICO is easy, straight-forward, based 100% in science and simply put - works.
No need for fancy fad diets, no need for harming yourself by dropping quick energy foods out of your diet. Just. Count. Calories.
And if by doing so you find yourself without enough calories to enjoy the foods you want? No problem - work for those foods by exercising. Burned calories = extra calories for the day. Again, it's all about CICO.
If it's all about calories in vs calories out. I should be able to eat cookies, candy and chips instead of fruits and veggies all I want as long as I don't go over my 1500 cal goal? Why are we told what to eat and what not to eat in order to lose weight?
I am not sure who is telling you what to and what not to eat but there have been quite of few responses from people who really know their stuff.
And it truly is about calories in vs calories out. I eat cookies, candies, chips AND fruits and veggies. It's all about moderation.0 -
RunRutheeRun wrote: »There really is no need to go NO carb - I'm just thinking how your energy will really take a nose dive from the lack of carbs... they're not the devil you know.
Losing weight is all about calories in/out - I seem to have to keep saying this over and over, day in day out LOL
but it really is that simple, eat less than we burn and we lose, simple
^^^^^^^^^^ So much of this. ^^^^^^^^^^
I lose 2lbs/week (the maximum safe and sane amount to lose) by counting calories. CICO (Calories In Vs. Calories Out) works.
If you could see my diary, you'd freak out if you believed that no carb = weight loss. I have stuff like, Noodle Bake (Made with things like, 3 types of cheese...pasta...yummy tomato sauce...), spaghetti, pizza, ice cream, etc etc etc.
But I lose 2lbs/week.
And I've been doing that since Feb. 25th of this year. I've dropped 24lbs so far. CICO is easy, straight-forward, based 100% in science and simply put - works.
No need for fancy fad diets, no need for harming yourself by dropping quick energy foods out of your diet. Just. Count. Calories.
And if by doing so you find yourself without enough calories to enjoy the foods you want? No problem - work for those foods by exercising. Burned calories = extra calories for the day. Again, it's all about CICO.
If it's all about calories in vs calories out. I should be able to eat cookies, candy and chips instead of fruits and veggies all I want as long as I don't go over my 1500 cal goal? Why are we told what to eat and what not to eat in order to lose weight?
For weight loss? You could just eat cookies, candy, and chips. You probably would be hungry and not feel great on that diet, but you would lose weight. For general health, though, you should try to include a variety of foods and at least some veggies.
We're told to avoid this or that for weight loss because people are trying to sell a program, magazine, pill, or other product to you and they choose to use a gimmick to set themselves apart rather than address the actual fact.
Are you familiar with either of these cases?
http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/
and
http://abc7.com/health/teacher-loses-60-pounds-while-eating-nothing-but-mcdonalds/705916/2 -
RunRutheeRun wrote: »There really is no need to go NO carb - I'm just thinking how your energy will really take a nose dive from the lack of carbs... they're not the devil you know.
Losing weight is all about calories in/out - I seem to have to keep saying this over and over, day in day out LOL
but it really is that simple, eat less than we burn and we lose, simple
^^^^^^^^^^ So much of this. ^^^^^^^^^^
I lose 2lbs/week (the maximum safe and sane amount to lose) by counting calories. CICO (Calories In Vs. Calories Out) works.
If you could see my diary, you'd freak out if you believed that no carb = weight loss. I have stuff like, Noodle Bake (Made with things like, 3 types of cheese...pasta...yummy tomato sauce...), spaghetti, pizza, ice cream, etc etc etc.
But I lose 2lbs/week.
And I've been doing that since Feb. 25th of this year. I've dropped 24lbs so far. CICO is easy, straight-forward, based 100% in science and simply put - works.
No need for fancy fad diets, no need for harming yourself by dropping quick energy foods out of your diet. Just. Count. Calories.
And if by doing so you find yourself without enough calories to enjoy the foods you want? No problem - work for those foods by exercising. Burned calories = extra calories for the day. Again, it's all about CICO.
If it's all about calories in vs calories out. I should be able to eat cookies, candy and chips instead of fruits and veggies all I want as long as I don't go over my 1500 cal goal? Why are we told what to eat and what not to eat in order to lose weight?
Because people are trying to sell things. In theory you could lose weight on the diet you just described, but I imagine few people could stick to that calorie goal eating those foods. At least personally, I would not feel satiated and would get low blood sugars, and so I would end up going over 1500.0 -
RunRutheeRun wrote: »There really is no need to go NO carb - I'm just thinking how your energy will really take a nose dive from the lack of carbs... they're not the devil you know.
Losing weight is all about calories in/out - I seem to have to keep saying this over and over, day in day out LOL
but it really is that simple, eat less than we burn and we lose, simple
^^^^^^^^^^ So much of this. ^^^^^^^^^^
I lose 2lbs/week (the maximum safe and sane amount to lose) by counting calories. CICO (Calories In Vs. Calories Out) works.
If you could see my diary, you'd freak out if you believed that no carb = weight loss. I have stuff like, Noodle Bake (Made with things like, 3 types of cheese...pasta...yummy tomato sauce...), spaghetti, pizza, ice cream, etc etc etc.
But I lose 2lbs/week.
And I've been doing that since Feb. 25th of this year. I've dropped 24lbs so far. CICO is easy, straight-forward, based 100% in science and simply put - works.
No need for fancy fad diets, no need for harming yourself by dropping quick energy foods out of your diet. Just. Count. Calories.
And if by doing so you find yourself without enough calories to enjoy the foods you want? No problem - work for those foods by exercising. Burned calories = extra calories for the day. Again, it's all about CICO.
If it's all about calories in vs calories out. I should be able to eat cookies, candy and chips instead of fruits and veggies all I want as long as I don't go over my 1500 cal goal? Why are we told what to eat and what not to eat in order to lose weight?
Because most people are misinformed.
^^This.
Also, because lots of people don't understand proper portion sizes, so they overeat the foods they like very easily. Then they blame the food itself as the reason they gained weight, rather than the fact that they were eating too much.1 -
Those rules are created by weight loss 'diet' and supplement companies. They use it as a 'secret', and desperate people will pay to reveal said secret and shell out money. Eating everything in moderation is the healthy way. We're also told how we should eat, when we should eat as well as what. Stupid unnecessary rules.RunRutheeRun wrote: »There really is no need to go NO carb - I'm just thinking how your energy will really take a nose dive from the lack of carbs... they're not the devil you know.
Losing weight is all about calories in/out - I seem to have to keep saying this over and over, day in day out LOL
but it really is that simple, eat less than we burn and we lose, simple
^^^^^^^^^^ So much of this. ^^^^^^^^^^
I lose 2lbs/week (the maximum safe and sane amount to lose) by counting calories. CICO (Calories In Vs. Calories Out) works.
If you could see my diary, you'd freak out if you believed that no carb = weight loss. I have stuff like, Noodle Bake (Made with things like, 3 types of cheese...pasta...yummy tomato sauce...), spaghetti, pizza, ice cream, etc etc etc.
But I lose 2lbs/week.
And I've been doing that since Feb. 25th of this year. I've dropped 24lbs so far. CICO is easy, straight-forward, based 100% in science and simply put - works.
No need for fancy fad diets, no need for harming yourself by dropping quick energy foods out of your diet. Just. Count. Calories.
And if by doing so you find yourself without enough calories to enjoy the foods you want? No problem - work for those foods by exercising. Burned calories = extra calories for the day. Again, it's all about CICO.
If it's all about calories in vs calories out. I should be able to eat cookies, candy and chips instead of fruits and veggies all I want as long as I don't go over my 1500 cal goal? Why are we told what to eat and what not to eat in order to lose weight?
I lost over 80lbs including the foods that I love... All I did was weigh every single solid and semi solid food I ate, and measure liquids only as well as log accurately.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10390604/84lbs-down-more-than-half-way-there
I didn't cut out a thing. I follow science not some made up junk rules.
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