I have lost my motivation ! HELP ! Low Carbers I need advice

findingjanelle
findingjanelle Posts: 12 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi There ,

I was very successful 2 years ago in losing 28 lbs on a low carb diet . The carb creap has hit me and I have slowly gained back 18lbs of that and I feel like I don't even know where to start . I have always been very active but have found now that I am so mad at myself for letting me slip back that I can't even find the motivation to get to boot camp or the gym or anything that I use to do . Has anyone dealt with this before and help me with some advice on how to get started .........again ??

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  • StaciMarie1974
    StaciMarie1974 Posts: 4,138 Member
    To get started again: commit to logging your food intake accurately & honestly. That will help you see where and how you can cut back.
  • Vegplotter
    Vegplotter Posts: 265 Member
    Be kind to yourself. It's not your fault. It's the natural response that your body will make to a low carb(and low calorie) diet.
    So many diets out there are recommended by cynical stick insects simply in order to make money. They make money because you lose weight then put it back on. The perfect money making scam!
    Here are some facts that I've learned.
    For all sorts of reasons your metabolism plummets when you go on a diet. If you further exacerbated the problem by restricting carbohydrate (an essential part of nutrition ) then when you go back to maintenance you will be eating more calories and more carbs and your metabolism will still be running on low.
    The result is languor, depression, binging AND weight gain. It's not due to any lack of willpower on your part. It's simply that every pore in your body is now striving for you to put back the weight you've lost.
    The solution (I'm convinced) is to go on a low calorie but BALANCED diet for the first half of your weight loss. Then increase by 100 calories each week - if you are still losing.
    Make efforts to increase activity after the halfway point. Any activity will do. If you don't like the gym then volunteer, go to salsa classes, take up bowls - whatever interests you.
    This way you'll lose weight quickly and glide safely into maintenance, feeling fit and active.
    Never deny yourself any food group while dieting. The point is to manage portion size of higher calorie foods and learn to enjoy different food not fear it.
    I included chocolate, full fat dairy and wholemeal bread/grains even at the lowest calorie stage of my diet.
    Happy to friend if you need moral support.
    Please don't beat yourself up. It's not your fault.
  • brichards_
    brichards_ Posts: 113 Member
    For me high carb low-fat vegan works the best :smile:
  • tillerstouch
    tillerstouch Posts: 608 Member
    You didnt gain weight back from eating carbs you gained weight from being in a calorie surplus.

    You can lose weight with carbs, use a food scale track everything you eat, and eat a variety of foods.

    Also exercise is for health not weight loss so just start with the calorie tracking.
  • JessicaMcB
    JessicaMcB Posts: 1,503 Member
    Are you planning on letting carbs "creep up" again? If so as a low career myself I'd say this way of eating may not be for you and straight calorie counting might be better.
  • sbubenchik
    sbubenchik Posts: 75 Member
    It's simple. Low carb high fat, high carb low fat ect doesn't really matter as much as people make it out to be. The best diet is the one that works best for you and what you can maintain for the rest of your life. Don't focus on "dieting", you will eventually fail. To lose weight and burn fat is pretty basic. Be in a caloric deficit, and you'll lose weight. Eat healthy, move around and just stay consistant. Don't over think it, you'll just stress yourself out. Personally I do eat an extremely low carb diet with higher fats and moderate to low protein and that works for me.
  • she800hunter2014
    she800hunter2014 Posts: 39 Member
    findingjanelle wrote: »
    Hi There ,

    I was very successful 2 years ago in losing 28 lbs on a low carb diet . The carb creap has hit me and I have slowly gained back 18lbs of that and I feel like I don't even know where to start . I have always been very active but have found now that I am so mad at myself for letting me slip back that I can't even find the motivation to get to boot camp or the gym or anything that I use to do . Has anyone dealt with this before and help me with some advice on how to get started .........again ??

    ...............Tracking really helps keep those numbers in check. Exercising helps but your nutrition is the key..... I have a great low carb plan the doctor gave me if your interested.
  • MulaRoee
    MulaRoee Posts: 1 Member
    Good luck! I also have trouble trying to loose weight
  • DebSozo
    DebSozo Posts: 2,578 Member
    What are "stick insects"?
  • findingjanelle
    findingjanelle Posts: 12 Member
    I think if I can wrap my head around a few things it would make a difference ! 1.) I need to forget "diet " and think healthy eating and the 80/20 rule ! 2.) I need to work keep active and workout for my health and to feel better not to just lose weight 3.) I need to do this to set an example for my kids about how to be active and healthy and not worry about weight /the scale / or always having to lose 10 lbs to be happy . I dont want them to grow up thinking about their bodies the way I did mine and they way my mom does ! Its a Mental game too ..........
  • tlflag1620
    tlflag1620 Posts: 1,358 Member
    I'd start by saying you don't need to do LC to lose weight (even if that's what you did before). If you happen to enjoy LCHF eating, great, you can do it, but if you think the problem is carb creep, the place to start would be logging honestly and figuring out where you can cut back on calories (whether you cut back on carb calories or just overall calories is up to you).

    Oh, and there are no "essential" carbs and eating LCHF does not slow your metabolism (didn't a recent study show keto to give people about 100 kcal per day "advantage"?). Very low calorie diets can do this, but not low carb, at least not so long as you are eating adequate calories.

    And I second what @JessicaMcB said - if you aren't planning to stick with LC, it's probably not the best choice for you. You really need to figure out if it's something you can do long term or not. Only you know the answer to that question.
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  • tillerstouch
    tillerstouch Posts: 608 Member
    BreezeDoveal wrote: »
    brichards_ wrote: »
    For me high carb low-fat vegan works the best :smile:

    I think the OP should try this. Perhaps after years of low carb you've developed glucagon resistance. It is the flip side of insulin resistance. People that continuously low carb often find they stop being able to lose weight that way. It is because they've become so used to insulin and carb reactive that they now have developed a resistance to the glucagon that is the opposite of insulin.

    I disagree completely... OP youre post above sounded like a great plan.
  • dragon_girl26
    dragon_girl26 Posts: 2,187 Member
    edited August 2016
    Sounds like the low carb plan is unsustainable for you in the long run. What made you decide to do low carb in the first place, OP (wondering if it was a medical reason)?

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