Low Carb and Low Sugar - who wants to join?

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  • jonni82014
    jonni82014 Posts: 1,534 Member
    Try Miracle Noodles. 0 Carbs.
  • tmoneyag99
    tmoneyag99 Posts: 480 Member
    In! Add me please
  • Melemur
    Melemur Posts: 95 Member
    I myself have tried many diets and decided that I needed to try a low carb diet in feel like it is working best for my body I started October 3rd and have lost about 10 pounds so far
  • KombuchaKat
    KombuchaKat Posts: 134 Member
    I see no issue in watching your sugar, namely fructose, but would caution against going too low carb. It depends on the person but especially for women it can lead to hormonal issues and long term weight gain. I have been down this road and am now having to do some serious metabolic repair because of it. To each there own but talk to me in 2-3 years when you are struggling more than ever from trying to keep your carbs low...
  • LipSmackingFun
    LipSmackingFun Posts: 24 Member
    I've been doing LCHF aka Keto diet for awhile now & have now made it a lifestyle way of eating. No longer calling it a diet lol and I love eating this way! Now I'm not perfect, no one is, and I do binge & cheat every now & then, far & few but this lifestyle is so easy I just own it, not get down on myself & get back to eating the LCHF way.

    With LCHF I keep my carbs at 20 macros a day. I don't eat any sugar (low carb/no sugar) on most days but sometimes I go for the salad dressings with sugar <1 gram but no greater than 4 & I use stevia for my sweetener if I want to sweeten things up (1 carb per packet) that i carry wit me. If I do MFP helps me stay & get back on track.

    Also, if you don't have one, I recommend you invest in a food scale & USE IT. It has helped me tremendously! It's a bit much at first weighing everything but once you get used to it, it'll become second nature. I always keep it out on my counter so I won't have to go digging for it. It's great! Good luck!
  • GaleHawkins
    GaleHawkins Posts: 8,159 Member
    KombuchaKat wrote: »
    I see no issue in watching your sugar, namely fructose, but would caution against going too low carb. It depends on the person but especially for women it can lead to hormonal issues and long term weight gain. I have been down this road and am now having to do some serious metabolic repair because of it. To each there own but talk to me in 2-3 years when you are struggling more than ever from trying to keep your carbs low...

    Could you state more details since I have been doing fine for two years of LCHF. It sounds like your fat intake may have been under 60-80% of your total calories perhaps. No carbs are required to prevent hormonal/metabolic issues that I know about but fats and protein are required to prevent hormonal/metabolic health issues. We still have to eat required food groups in balance when we cut out eating heavy on the carb side. Today I work to eat under 50 grams of carbs daily and have done so for over two years.
  • goldengirl111
    goldengirl111 Posts: 684 Member
    KombuchaKat wrote: »
    I see no issue in watching your sugar, namely fructose, but would caution against going too low carb. It depends on the person but especially for women it can lead to hormonal issues and long term weight gain. I have been down this road and am now having to do some serious metabolic repair because of it. To each there own but talk to me in 2-3 years when you are struggling more than ever from trying to keep your carbs low...

    What's too low for carbs?
  • goldengirl111
    goldengirl111 Posts: 684 Member
    GaleHawkins wrote: »
    KombuchaKat wrote: »
    I see no issue in watching your sugar, namely fructose, but would caution against going too low carb. It depends on the person but especially for women it can lead to hormonal issues and long term weight gain. I have been down this road and am now having to do some serious metabolic repair because of it. To each there own but talk to me in 2-3 years when you are struggling more than ever from trying to keep your carbs low...

    Could you state more details since I have been doing fine for two years of LCHF. It sounds like your fat intake may have been under 60-80% of your total calories perhaps. No carbs are required to prevent hormonal/metabolic issues that I know about but fats and protein are required to prevent hormonal/metabolic health issues. We still have to eat required food groups in balance when we cut out eating heavy on the carb side. Today I work to eat under 50 grams of carbs daily and have done so for over two years.

    Please share some of you 50carb menus. Thanks.
  • JustLikeJordin
    JustLikeJordin Posts: 129 Member
    Low carb/LCHF hybrid and I'm down nearly 80 with 30 more to go. Feel free to add me!
  • jafacct6778
    jafacct6778 Posts: 31 Member
    I've been struggling trying to stay consistent with a low carb diet. My weakness tends to be evening snacking. I'd love for you to add me and we can all keep each other motivated and accountable.
    -joe
  • cindytabor96
    cindytabor96 Posts: 8 Member
    Please add me. I have been doing LCHF for a few months and have lost 35lbs and I'm a woman over 50. That's almost unheard of! I'm looking for more friends who are doing LCHF so please feel free to add me, especially if I can view what you are eating. It helps give me ideas!
  • skotian7
    skotian7 Posts: 15 Member
    Please add me, also I am on a budget , so I like to look for alternatives at home, and prefer home cooked meals
  • lenalovestofish
    lenalovestofish Posts: 80 Member
    I have been doing low card low sugar for 2 months. I lost weight and my a1c went from 10.5 to 6.3
  • jawannamartinez
    jawannamartinez Posts: 1 Member
    Please add me in too! This is new for me, recommended by my endocrinologist. I could use some help! Thanks!
  • Ant488
    Ant488 Posts: 372 Member
    I need to!
  • DaShumps
    DaShumps Posts: 25 Member
    Add me please :)
  • bininj
    bininj Posts: 78 Member
    What a positive thread.
  • kimannhodge
    kimannhodge Posts: 7 Member
    Please add me! I am just getting started and could use some tips
  • LearningToFly13
    LearningToFly13 Posts: 329 Member
    seaniepoohbear wrote: »
    seaniepoohbear wrote: »
    zoeysasha37 wrote: »
    seaniepoohbear wrote: »
    GuitarJerry wrote: »
    Sugar is a carb. It is redundant to say low sugar and low carb. I know what you mean, but it's just...I don't know...it comes from a place of not understanding things.

    And, all of it is unnecessary. If you want to do it, do it. It's not harmful. But, it's also not helpful. it's just another way to create a calorie deficit.


    But actually it's not.....thanks for the wrong info in your input though!

    How do you think it's not? Please explain?


    Eating lower carbs is not unnecessary and actually is very helpful not its not just creating a calorie deficit. When I was eating a 1200 calorie diet I was counting calories only. So I was focusing on portions and control and eating how I wanted as long as I had the calories and I still gained weight no cheating at all.
    My dr told me I was pre diabetic and have PCOS so that pasta even though it was whole grain was turning to glucose...so my wheat bread was turning to glucose...I cut out bleached and tried to eat healthy things like brown rice ect and still was not successful. Cut out all carbs besides those from vegetables and some fruit and healthy carbs(not bread and pastas ect) and have lost about 50 lbs in 3 months and I actually usually eat about 1300 calories now so kind of went up most days yet I'm losing. So I have to side with my dr and my weight loss and say that it IS helpful and that information is wrong.

    " And, all of it is unnecessary. If you want to do it, do it. It's not harmful. But, it's also not helpful. it's just another way to create a calorie deficit."



    And not to mention my Cysts on my ovaries are better, my skin is better, my blood pressure is better my mental health is way better and everything is finally changing and I'm healthier than I have been in 10 years due to no longer eating unhealthy carbs

    Carbohydrates are not unhealthy. You may have been advised to reduce them due to certain medical issues that you have but for the majority of people, eating a balanced and varied diet is enough to lose weight as long as there is a calorie deficit.
  • cdekens
    cdekens Posts: 1 Member
    I am new this and would like to join, could use all the help I can get lol
  • dan23chi
    dan23chi Posts: 26 Member
    Oh carbs how much i miss you lol
  • pat0254
    pat0254 Posts: 23 Member
    Please add me also, I'm limiting my carb intake to under 20 grams a day... 5% , 75% fat, 20% protein. I have a Bullet proof coffee in the morning that keeps me feeling full till I eat lunch then I eat dinner around 6pm. I don't have the urge to snack anymore. I feel it must be the fat in eating. I lost 12lbs in 3 weeks.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Zombie thread.
  • GaleHawkins
    GaleHawkins Posts: 8,159 Member
    LearningToFly13 wrote: »
    seaniepoohbear wrote: »
    seaniepoohbear wrote: »
    zoeysasha37 wrote: »
    seaniepoohbear wrote: »
    GuitarJerry wrote: »
    Sugar is a carb. It is redundant to say low sugar and low carb. I know what you mean, but it's just...I don't know...it comes from a place of not understanding things.

    And, all of it is unnecessary. If you want to do it, do it. It's not harmful. But, it's also not helpful. it's just another way to create a calorie deficit.


    But actually it's not.....thanks for the wrong info in your input though!

    How do you think it's not? Please explain?


    Eating lower carbs is not unnecessary and actually is very helpful not its not just creating a calorie deficit. When I was eating a 1200 calorie diet I was counting calories only. So I was focusing on portions and control and eating how I wanted as long as I had the calories and I still gained weight no cheating at all.
    My dr told me I was pre diabetic and have PCOS so that pasta even though it was whole grain was turning to glucose...so my wheat bread was turning to glucose...I cut out bleached and tried to eat healthy things like brown rice ect and still was not successful. Cut out all carbs besides those from vegetables and some fruit and healthy carbs(not bread and pastas ect) and have lost about 50 lbs in 3 months and I actually usually eat about 1300 calories now so kind of went up most days yet I'm losing. So I have to side with my dr and my weight loss and say that it IS helpful and that information is wrong.

    " And, all of it is unnecessary. If you want to do it, do it. It's not harmful. But, it's also not helpful. it's just another way to create a calorie deficit."



    And not to mention my Cysts on my ovaries are better, my skin is better, my blood pressure is better my mental health is way better and everything is finally changing and I'm healthier than I have been in 10 years due to no longer eating unhealthy carbs

    Carbohydrates are not unhealthy. You may have been advised to reduce them due to certain medical issues that you have but for the majority of people, eating a balanced and varied diet is enough to lose weight as long as there is a calorie deficit.

    While carbohydrates are not unhealthy for many people the fact remains that carbohydrates are not required for humans to be healthy as long as they are getting enough protein to make all the glucose they need plus dietary fats that works best for their long term health markers.
  • Erik_ss
    Erik_ss Posts: 94 Member
    I lost 30 plus pounds since adopting the Keto diet (LCHF) in November of 2016. I am a new person with more long lasting energy. I have lost 50 pounds on a traditional diet. I enjoy the ketogentic diet for many reasons.
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