Me. I once tried to do keto and didn't succeed but the low carb worked very well for me. I leave out anything with flour, or sugar, and don't eat pasta, rice or spuds.
This made eating out or visiting people so much easier and making meals for the family was just a matter of not eating the carb-y bits.
I lost 50 pounds and I would like to lose 20 more. I started 18 months ago and I haven't been tempted to quit at all.
For me, the practical element is the most important factor in any diet.
If it's a big struggle I'm going to drop out.
If it fits nicely in my life I can go on indefinitely.

Tina0488 wrote: »

Has anyone had success with being low carb, around 100g? I've done keto and find it hard to stick to but I can do 100g or so quite easily. I'm working full time and going to school for time and was going weight watchers but I'm finding it takes to much planning for me to be successful on that when I'm so time crunched. Any help would be appreciated!

Success depends on what your goal is. If your goal is merely weight loss, the quantity of carbs you consume is irrelevant. Creating a calorie deficit is responsible for that - and many people find it much easier to consume fewer calories when their carbs are low and their fat is high (and for many it is so effortless they don't even need to count calories). I've unfortunately had more than one go-round at weight loss. My loss rate is identical on high carb v. low carb. I have to actively count calories in order to lose weight either way.

If your goal is to be in ketosis, 100 grams is probably too high.

If your goal is control of blood glucose, the number is very individual. Mine depends on carbs consumed in a meal - not in a day. As long as my meals are below 20 net, my BG is in control. Depending on when I start eating - and how tightly I want to time it, during a waking period of 16 hours I could theoretically have 160 carbs and still be in control. Typically, I'm around 60-80.

If ability to stick to a way of eating long enough to lose the weight you want is your goal - I think you answered your own question. You apparently are more successful at being able to stick to your resolve eating a higher portion of carbs.

I try to limit my carbs to below 100g a day, restrict all sugar and have been successful. I had the most success with Keto; it's true that you do lose weight fast but for me I needed a break after 6 months of very low carb. I have upped my carb limit to 100g and have been doing that for a few weeks now. Losing weight has been slower but allows me a wider range of food obviously, which helps me stick to my plan. LCHF allows me to have one starch a day of my choosing, which is usually at dinner The rest of the day I am following "keto" and limiting carbs.

If I don't really feel like having any carbs then I follow keto for the day.

At the end of the day you have to do what is manageable for YOU. If Keto is working, that's great, follow it! If you find yourself slipping too much and not hitting your goals it's time to change something.

My daughter is doing about 100 g of carbs a day or less and she's not seeing much loss on the scale but her jeans have are falling off her butt these days. She's in marching band so she's also gaining muscle in her legs and arms from marching every day carrying a baritone sax (that's the great big sax). She's feeling better overall with joint pain and general fatigue (which is why I wanted her to try low carb).