Low Carb Lifestyle?? Yay? Or Nay?? Did you have success?

I eat a well balanced diet (50% carb, 30% protein, 20% fat). Fruits and vegetable contains carb, if you go low carb, you are cutting all those great stuffs. I don't want to be a person kept eating meat (little meat-head) and it's just not healthy. Good luck

I'm following the Rosedale Diet by Ron Rosedale. It is a low carb lifestyle. I started in April of 2010. I lost 76 of my 96lbs with it.

I feel great! No more daily miagraines, tones of energy and I actually feel like I eat more now than I ever had. Although I still follow the diet for the most part, I have added more fruits back in to make it more balanced... but I would say that I'm 95% still on plan, if that makes sense.

i tried the low carb thing a few years back, and yes, you will see quick results. But, who wants to live always craving what you can't have? My friend has been low carbing for years, (she cheats alot) haven't seen any real loss, and she is always sick.
I will stick with the calorie thing. It works for me, and i wouldn't want it any other way.

Yes, I have been on a Low Carb Diet for years. Not because I want to, but, because I HAVE to. I am a Diabetic and it is the only I can live without taking a ton of drugs. I was very opposed to it when my Dr's. said they wanted to change my lifestyle to a low carb diet. At first it seemed like I would not be able to eat anything. But to the contray. As I got into it more and more it became very clear to me that it is a very healty way to eat/live. I did lose a lot of weight and have not put it back on. However, it is because just like anything else it MUST be a lifestyle not just a diet. Here today and gone tomorrow, it will not work. I eat a ton of veggies, lean meats and I do have to limit my fruit or my Blood Sugar spikes.

So, in answer to your question it is a good and healty way to live. All these people that have negative comments about a low carb diet really do not know that it is the recommended diet for most Diabetics. So it should be clear that it is a healty way to live but not a quick fixt.

A resounding YAY. The rest of the diet and nutrition world seem to be catching on. Has anyone noticed that Weight Watchers, and Dr. Oz have both jumped on the low-carb wagon? Just saying...

i tried the low carb thing a few years back, and yes, you will see quick results. But, who wants to live always craving what you can't have? My friend has been low carbing for years, (she cheats alot) haven't seen any real loss, and she is always sick.
I will stick with the calorie thing. It works for me, and i wouldn't want it any other way.

Who wants to always be craving what you can't have? Would you tell that to a smoker or alcoholic?

Just because people might be addicted to sugar and grains and would crave it if they dropped it, doesn't mean they should continue eating them regularly or that the cravings would necessarily persist.

I would much rather eat my steak and bacon, and olive oil and veggies and be satisfied until my next meal.
Who wants to always be concerned about counting calories and always being hungry for fear they might go over?

My carbs are set at 40% (as opposed to the default setting of 55%). I find it manageable at that level. I can't eat a lot of pasta, bread, rice or cereal (1 small servign per day basically). The rest comes from my veggies and fruit. I tried a 20g per day carb diet and it was not for me. I was raised a vegatarian and simply must have my veggies. I could care less about meat except for it's protein contribution. So I was frakkin miserable on 20g a day and all that fat. Ugh yuck barf. I'd rather have a nice rounded nutrient set up that I can maintain permanently.

i tried the low carb thing a few years back, and yes, you will see quick results. But, who wants to live always craving what you can't have? My friend has been low carbing for years, (she cheats alot) haven't seen any real loss, and she is always sick.
I will stick with the calorie thing. It works for me, and i wouldn't want it any other way.

Who wants to always be craving what you can't have? Would you tell that to a smoker or alcoholic?

Just because people might be addicted to sugar and grains and would crave it if they dropped it, doesn't mean they should continue eating them regularly or that the cravings would necessarily persist.

I would much rather eat my steak and bacon, and olive oil and veggies and be satisfied until my next meal.
Who wants to always be concerned about counting calories and always being hungry for fear they might go over?

Are you saying the carbs, a natural substance that fuels the body is the same as cigarettes?! Really?!

I followed a low carb diet a few years ago. I basically cut out all carbs with the exception of fruits and veggies. I would occassionally have whole wheat bread, or whole grain pasta. I lost 70lbs and I lost it pretty quickly, but once I started re-introducing those items to my diet, all the weight came back on so I am not a fan of the low carb diet. I believe a balanced diet with whole grain is the best way to go. I now love brown rice and wheat pasta. HTH

As a student majoring in nutrition, I say nay. Low carb diets are very unhealthy for the body. Diets such as the Atkins diet are so low in carbohydrates that your body will go into a state of ketosis.

You can read more detail about it here: http://women.webmd.com/guide/high-protein-low-carbohydrate-diets

Although low carb diets are tempting due to the quick results, they are not healthy in the long run. If your looking to be fit and health, feed your body with the nutrients it needs and consume a balanced diet. The key to loosing weight is simple, expend more calories than you consume. You will have success and feel great

Hope this helps!

PS- Carbohydrate restricted diets are beneficial for people suffering from insulin resistance issues such as diabetes and polycystic ovarian syndrome.

As a student majoring in nutrition, you should know that Atkins is high fat, not high protein.

As a student majoring in nutrition, I say nay. Low carb diets are very unhealthy for the body. Diets such as the Atkins diet are so low in carbohydrates that your body will go into a state of ketosis.

You can read more detail about it here: http://women.webmd.com/guide/high-protein-low-carbohydrate-diets

Although low carb diets are tempting due to the quick results, they are not healthy in the long run. If your looking to be fit and health, feed your body with the nutrients it needs and consume a balanced diet. The key to loosing weight is simple, expend more calories than you consume. You will have success and feel great

Hope this helps!

PS- Carbohydrate restricted diets are beneficial for people suffering from insulin resistance issues such as diabetes and polycystic ovarian syndrome.

As a student majoring in nutrition, you should know that Atkins is high fat, not high protein.

Still ends with the same result. It stops your body functioning as it should and forces it to protect its major organs by putting you in ketosis.

I have been cutting back on my starchy carbs and am noticing results with that. I still eat fruits and vegetables.

I have noticed an increase in energy from cutting back and I feel full longer.

As a student majoring in nutrition, I say nay. Low carb diets are very unhealthy for the body. Diets such as the Atkins diet are so low in carbohydrates that your body will go into a state of ketosis.

You can read more detail about it here: http://women.webmd.com/guide/high-protein-low-carbohydrate-diets

Although low carb diets are tempting due to the quick results, they are not healthy in the long run. If your looking to be fit and health, feed your body with the nutrients it needs and consume a balanced diet. The key to loosing weight is simple, expend more calories than you consume. You will have success and feel great

Hope this helps!

PS- Carbohydrate restricted diets are beneficial for people suffering from insulin resistance issues such as diabetes and polycystic ovarian syndrome.

I'd recommend doing a bit of your own research on the topic. As a student of nutrition, I'm sure this kind of thing would be of interest to you.

There is nothing wrong with ketosis. It is a natural state for our body.

We've eaten low carbs since the dawn of time and our bodies have evolved doing that.

There is plenty and plenty of science that supports low-carb being healthier in the long-run. Have a read through Robb Wolf's stuff or Dr. Loren Cordain.

Also Gary Taubes' books are great and shows the whole history behind the low-fat vs low-carb debate. Before the 60's, it was common knowledge that carbs made you fat.

I've done the Atkins type of diets over and over. You discover new and unique ways to satisfy that sweet-tooth - and still drop pounds. My favorote was Half and Half, and use a handmixter to mix in Sugar-Free Chocolate Fudge pudding. It whips up to a frosting type of consistency - then chill and you have low-carb Chocolate Mousse. Freeze for chocolate ice cream.

So, yes it works. Get those Keto-strips and monitor your ketosis. You can over-do it.

But, I don't support them. Why? Did I lose weight? Yes, I lost 20-50 lbs each and every time I tried it; this is a TEMPORARY lifestyle change. Sooner or later, you are going to have some spaghetti, bread, real ice cream, pancakes - those carbs are going to come back; and you'll resume your old eating habits - and before you know it; you are smack back where you started, plus usually another 10 lbs for good measure.

To get the weight off, and KEEP IT OFF - requires a diet that you can eat, literally anywhere - and some exercise. I'm using MFP to learn to budget my calories. So, light breakfast; and I get Chinese buffet (anything I want) for lunch, and a light supper before bed (probably lightly buttered microwave popcorn and Crystal Light) - and I'll be below my calorie intake for the day - and will STILL manage to lose weight. It's about learning portion control, caloric intake, and budgeting. These are key concepts that the low carb diet does NOT take into acccount.

Low carb does not mean you stay in ketosis your whole life. Most low carb diets take away all (almost all) carbs for two weeks, just two weeks, then you begin to add healthy carbs back into your diet til you find the amount that is right for you, anyone who does an Atkins or South Beach diet should know that, if not, they didn't follow the plan properly. (I only said Atkins & South beach since those are the only two I've read)

It's funny how low carb diets are automatically assumed to be extremely low and nothing but meat and butter. I do a lower carb diet that keeps me below about 75 grams a day. Sometimes it's a little higher, sometimes a little lower depending on what my day was like. I have a green smoothie every days and this is where the bulk of my carbs come in. My diet consists of mostly vegetables and meat, eggs, cheese and nuts. Notice the vegetables are first in the list? That's because I eat a lot of them and many of them are nicely low carb.

I feel better eating like this than I ever have before and not only am I losing weight but I've also increased my fitness levels quite a bit. I'm two thirds of the way through my second round of P90X (which is pretty physically demanding) and I do Taekwondo and bike ride along with this program. I do very, very little grains and while I do consume fruit I watch the amounts pretty closely.

I have a friend who is about 10 years older than me who has eaten the "everything in moderation" type of diet for a long time. He's a runner and he's a healthy weight yet last week he underwent a procedure to open a 99.9% blocked artery. His doctor told him he was a massive heart attack waiting to happen and told him to eat pretty much like I already do. Reduce the carbs, lots of vegetables, watch the fruits, plenty of protein and watch the inflammatory fats. He'll be going back in to have another artery checked in a week or so because they think he's got another blockage but they had to take care of the first one immediately because it was so bad.

So I'm feeling comfortable with my diet both from a medical standpoint and a "how I feel" stand point. I'll be starting the "Insanity" workouts as soon as I'm done with P90X. This is pretty amazing since last summer all I could do was sit around and feel like crap.