Any low carbers not counting carbs or calories?
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After I reached my second target weight I went about 4-5 months without tracking calories or carbs and stayed within 1-2 kilos of my ideal target weight. I just weighed myself in the morning most days. I was using IF intermittent fasting to control my weight after eating off plan several times a week. I stopped walking and stopped going to the gym and still maintained I guess I was experimenting to see how far I could go eating off plan without putting on weight once my body was fat adapted. Now I feel highly motivated to log again and to really understand LCHF and IF at a deeper level so I have started logging again.0
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I actually stopped obsessing over the numbers a couple of weeks ago and notice that I'm finally losing weight.
I eat protein and fat and sometimes a bit of veg for brunch (we're retired), have a snack instead of lunch (maybe half an avocado with some salmon or tuna) and protein fat and low-carb vegetables for dinner. Perhaps twice weekly we have berries with whipped cream for dessert. If I get hungry before bed I make a sort of fat bomb with coconut oil and almond butter. That seems to be enough food for me, and I have no cravings.
If we go out I look for a low carb meal. Most places have something. Last night it was a huge bowl of shellfish in a coconut-based curry broth. Lovely. The Spousal Unit scarfed my garlic toast, so all was well.
I can now get into all of my bras with dignity (no oozage), some of my shirts button up again without being precariously tight in the bust, and one of my really expensive pairs of skinny pants almost fits again (I could actually wear them now, but nobody needs to see that).
Small goals every week, and no obsessive counting.6 -
Wanted to update that I lost 3 lbs after my first week of not logging! YES!
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I actually stopped obsessing over the numbers a couple of weeks ago and notice that I'm finally losing weight.
I eat protein and fat and sometimes a bit of veg for brunch (we're retired), have a snack instead of lunch (maybe half an avocado with some salmon or tuna) and protein fat and low-carb vegetables for dinner. Perhaps twice weekly we have berries with whipped cream for dessert. If I get hungry before bed I make a sort of fat bomb with coconut oil and almond butter. That seems to be enough food for me, and I have no cravings.
If we go out I look for a low carb meal. Most places have something. Last night it was a huge bowl of shellfish in a coconut-based curry broth. Lovely. The Spousal Unit scarfed my garlic toast, so all was well.
I can now get into all of my bras with dignity (no oozage), some of my shirts button up again without being precariously tight in the bust, and one of my really expensive pairs of skinny pants almost fits again (I could actually wear them now, but nobody needs to see that).
Small goals every week, and no obsessive counting.
I actually bought a jar of coconut oil/almond butter mixed together. Its so good!0 -
After 3 months of logging every bite, I haven't really logged anything since May. I got to the point where I knew the serving sizes of the 30 or so foods I ate the most of and didnt need to any more. I have continued to lose about 10lbs a month until the last couple months when my alcohol consumption ramped up (damn you summer bbqs). I don't plan on logging again, and I am still losing, just not as quickly.2
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How is everyone doing? I'm a few weeks into this and down a few pounds more.1
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Xo_healthylc wrote: »How is everyone doing? I'm a few weeks into this and down a few pounds more.
I've had fantastic success on this. I'm actually down 39 lbs since February. At one point, I was losing 2.5-3 lbs a week.3 -
RowdysLady wrote: »You guys not counting stuff amaze me....I'm envious and certain I'll never be able to stop counting carbs or calories!
What works for you is the only thing that counts for you. As long as we are improving our health markers the "HOW" we do it is left up to each of us.5
