The barb is in the Carb

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  • beahz1
    beahz1 Posts: 69 Member
    I am one who recently thought if I just loose weight and cut carbs I will be better of since I am diabetic. But I been just dieting LC and my body feels weaker. So stupid and lazy to just diet. Back to the gym I go.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,426 MFP Moderator
    beahz1 wrote: »
    I am one who recently thought if I just loose weight and cut carbs I will be better of since I am diabetic. But I been just dieting LC and my body feels weaker. So stupid and lazy to just diet. Back to the gym I go.

    it's not uncommon to feel weaker, especially in the beginning as your glycogen is being depleted and you start to run off of fat. But if it persist, I would go to a moderate carb approach, but focus on getting your carbs through the day and eating a lot of carbs with fiber.
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    Cholesterol levels are not thought to be a risk factor for women, except that women who have low cholesterol are at greater risk of CAD, especially as they age.

    Plus, saturated fat generally does not raise cholesterol, or if it does it is generally the more beneficial fluffier LDL or HDL. Lp a and triglycerides usually go down in a diet higher in saturated fats, especially if it is lower carb.
    This claim sounds like someone misinterpreting the HRT studies on menopausal women.
    What is true is that lowering cholesterol in post menopausal women doesn't appear to lead to better health outcomes for cardiovascular disease - the general interpretation being that intervention is too little, too late at that point. It did not change that lifetime cholesterol figures are predictors of cardiovascular events.

    Lowering cholesterol tends to lead to a worse health outcomes in women, postmenopausal or not. The thought that it was the hormones that protect women from heart disease has also lost credibility in recent years. It can't be proven.

    Cholesterol has very little to do with your risk of heart disease unless you are a man, under age 50, with high cholesterol levels, as I understand it.

    You might want to stop perpetuating that myth. It's dangerous. Heart disease is the number one cause of death in women (in the US). http://www.cdc.gov/women/lcod/2013/index.htm

    -and on the subject of 'Women and Cholesterol' http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/Cholesterol/UnderstandYourRiskforHighCholesterol/Women-and-Cholesterol_UCM_305565_Article.jsp
    they clearly say in a bold red box, just in case you miss it, that 'It's not just a man's problem'.

    http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/Cholesterol/AboutCholesterol/What-Your-Cholesterol-Levels-Mean_UCM_305562_Article.jsp
    http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/Cholesterol/WhyCholesterolMatters/Why-Cholesterol-Matters_UCM_001212_Article.jsp
    http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/Cholesterol/UnderstandYourRiskforHighCholesterol/Understand-Your-Risk-for-High-Cholesterol_UCM_001213_Article.jsp
    http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/Cholesterol/PreventionTreatmentofHighCholesterol/Prevention-and-Treatment-of-High-Cholesterol_UCM_001215_Article.jsp

    In these links The American Heart Association says the exact opposite of what you're saying.
    --High cholesterol is one of the major controllable risk factors for coronary heart disease, heart attack and stroke. As your blood cholesterol rises, so does your risk of coronary heart disease.

    --When too much LDL (bad) cholesterol circulates in the blood, it can slowly build up in the inner walls of the arteries that feed the heart and brain (View an animation of cholesterol). Together with other substances, cholesterol can form a thick, hard deposit called plaque that can narrow the arteries and make them less flexible. This condition is known as atherosclerosis. If a clot forms and blocks a narrowed artery, a heart attack or stroke can result.

    --Keeping your cholesterol levels healthy is a great way to keep your heart healthy – and lower your chances of getting heart disease or having a stroke.

    --A low LDL cholesterol level is considered good for your heart health.
    --A diet high in saturated and trans fats raises LDL cholesterol.


    --The American Heart Association recommends LDL (bad) cholesterol-lowering drug therapy for most women with heart disease. Drug therapy should be combined with a diet low in saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, sodium, and added sugars and rich in fruits, vegetables, fiber-rich whole-grain foods, and fat-free and low-fat dairy.

    Yes, heart disease is a problem, but high cholesterol doesn't cause it. There is no proof it does because it does not exist. At worst, it is a co-occurring situation.

    Low cholesterol is linked to poor health, especially in women. Google it if you doubt it.
    mccindy72 wrote: »
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    Cholesterol levels are not thought to be a risk factor for women, except that women who have low cholesterol are at greater risk of CAD, especially as they age.

    Plus, saturated fat generally does not raise cholesterol, or if it does it is generally the more beneficial fluffier LDL or HDL. Lp a and triglycerides usually go down in a diet higher in saturated fats, especially if it is lower carb.
    This claim sounds like someone misinterpreting the HRT studies on menopausal women.
    What is true is that lowering cholesterol in post menopausal women doesn't appear to lead to better health outcomes for cardiovascular disease - the general interpretation being that intervention is too little, too late at that point. It did not change that lifetime cholesterol figures are predictors of cardiovascular events.

    Lowering cholesterol tends to lead to a worse health outcomes in women, postmenopausal or not. The thought that it was the hormones that protect women from heart disease has also lost credibility in recent years. It can't be proven.

    Cholesterol has very little to do with your risk of heart disease unless you are a man, under age 50, with high cholesterol levels, as I understand it.

    so you missed my post with research linked to prove that this is wrong.

    No, I didn't. There was no proof. They did not even say cholesterol causes heart disease.

    I have gone off course here. Apologies.

    A meta-analysis, from 2012(how much more recent are your studies?):
    http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(12)60367-5/fulltext
    Reduction of LDL cholesterol with a statin reduced the risk of major vascular events (RR 0·79, 95% CI 0·77–0·81, per 1·0 mmol/L reduction), largely irrespective of age, sex, baseline LDL cholesterol or previous vascular disease, and of vascular and all-cause mortality.
  • beahz1
    beahz1 Posts: 69 Member
    Wassup ppl stll doing LC with CICO and having a not bad ride. I will say the beer has got to go but it's so hard.
  • MsJulesRenee
    MsJulesRenee Posts: 1,180 Member
    edited December 2015
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  • beahz1
    beahz1 Posts: 69 Member
    Hi MsJulesRenee
    Whats up you like the low carb life
  • beahz1
    beahz1 Posts: 69 Member
    Whats good yall paleo low carb animals Lol

  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    ^^^^^ I no comprehendo ^^^^
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    ^^^^^ I no comprehendo ^^^^

    Yeah, I can put commas and other punctuation in several places in that sentence and have somewhat different meanings.
    Like does he mean it's good to be an animal that is low carb and paleo, or to eat animals that are low carb and paleo, and does he mean that the animal is a paleo food, or that the animal has been fed a paleo diet? Does an animal on a paleo diet meaning eating paleo for that animal's paleo ancestors, or human ancestors, like having that double grass fed beef prion power by eating cows that have been fed grass-fed beef?
  • beahz1
    beahz1 Posts: 69 Member
    Hey Batman don't complicate things. Life is way to difficult already. I was just saying hello to ALL the people that use or do Paleo or low carb even Keto diets. Make sense Christine_72 no wait Aora comprende?
  • beahz1
    beahz1 Posts: 69 Member
    Hi MFP hope all is well and that you are meeting you goals. Positive vibes Aloha
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    you will never catch me. Oh noooooooo I replied!!!!
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    why did I reply to this....oh noooooo I did it again!!!
  • beahz1
    beahz1 Posts: 69 Member
    Hey low carb pals hope all is well
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    Low carb makes sense because of bacon. I know what you're thinking.
  • extra_medium
    extra_medium Posts: 1,525 Member
    I think bacon can be eaten regardless
  • beahz1
    beahz1 Posts: 69 Member
    guys try making your own bacon it's so awesome
  • beahz1
    beahz1 Posts: 69 Member
    Are the Christmas treats screwing any of you up??????
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,148 Member
    beahz1 wrote: »
    Are the Christmas treats screwing any of you up??????

    No, but I'm not low carb or paleo or whatever this thread is about.

    Yeah, my afternoon is slow today.
  • thelovelyLIZ
    thelovelyLIZ Posts: 1,227 Member
    The last time I lost weight I was eating all the carbs. Calories in vs calories out, baby.

    I will echo the sentiment though that if that's how you prefer to eat, there's nothing wrong with low carb. But it's not going to make you lose fat any faster than any other diet plan as long as your intake is the same.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    beahz1 wrote: »
    Are the Christmas treats screwing any of you up??????

    Little bit. I'm LCHF right now and probably not in ketosis, or at least deeply in ketosis. More like 60-70g of carbs instead of 30g. I'm feeling it though. More fatigued and hungrier.