no carbs just protein

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  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    Everyone has different ways of dieting (Y)

    Everyone may have different ways of creating a calorie deficit, but the basic scientific principle that CI<CO for weight loss holds true regardless of however you like to eat.

    I just don't understand why people like to take such extreme approaches when you can eat any food in moderation and lose weight.



  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,431 MFP Moderator
    lodro wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    If you are going to cut carbs (which it's impossible to cut all carbs because veggies, fruits, dairy, etc.. all have carbs) you will need to increase fats. Fats and carbs are a source of glucose, which is what your body runs on. So if you do a low carb diet, you will need to make sure that fats are really high, carbs low and moderate protein.

    And bare in mind, that there are benefits of cutting carbs or moderating carbs, it is not a requirement for weight loss, unless you have a medical condition like PCOS or are insulin resistant.


    Also, when you cut carbs, the few weeks will be large losses due to glycogen depletion (and subsequent water weight loss) but after a few weeks, fat loss will be the typical 1-2 lbs depending on how aggressive your weight loss goal is.


    Fats are NOT a "source" of glucose. Protein may be, a little.

    Also we can estimate that 1/3 to 1/2 of the population in affluent western countries are insulin resistant to an extent.

    Would you have preferred if I said glucose could be derived from fatty acids through gluconeogenesis?
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    psulemon wrote: »
    lodro wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    If you are going to cut carbs (which it's impossible to cut all carbs because veggies, fruits, dairy, etc.. all have carbs) you will need to increase fats. Fats and carbs are a source of glucose, which is what your body runs on. So if you do a low carb diet, you will need to make sure that fats are really high, carbs low and moderate protein.

    And bare in mind, that there are benefits of cutting carbs or moderating carbs, it is not a requirement for weight loss, unless you have a medical condition like PCOS or are insulin resistant.


    Also, when you cut carbs, the few weeks will be large losses due to glycogen depletion (and subsequent water weight loss) but after a few weeks, fat loss will be the typical 1-2 lbs depending on how aggressive your weight loss goal is.


    Fats are NOT a "source" of glucose. Protein may be, a little.

    Also we can estimate that 1/3 to 1/2 of the population in affluent western countries are insulin resistant to an extent.

    Would you have preferred if I said glucose could be derived from fatty acids through gluconeogenesis?

    No, cause that wouldn't have given him a chance to be nitpicky...
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    lodro wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    If you are going to cut carbs (which it's impossible to cut all carbs because veggies, fruits, dairy, etc.. all have carbs) you will need to increase fats. Fats and carbs are a source of glucose, which is what your body runs on. So if you do a low carb diet, you will need to make sure that fats are really high, carbs low and moderate protein.

    And bare in mind, that there are benefits of cutting carbs or moderating carbs, it is not a requirement for weight loss, unless you have a medical condition like PCOS or are insulin resistant.


    Also, when you cut carbs, the few weeks will be large losses due to glycogen depletion (and subsequent water weight loss) but after a few weeks, fat loss will be the typical 1-2 lbs depending on how aggressive your weight loss goal is.


    Fats are NOT a "source" of glucose. Protein may be, a little.

    Also we can estimate that 1/3 to 1/2 of the population in affluent western countries are insulin resistant to an extent.

    Would you have preferred if I said glucose could be derived from fatty acids through gluconeogenesis?

    No, cause that wouldn't have given him a chance to be nitpicky...

    LOL so much this..
  • size102b
    size102b Posts: 1,370 Member
    edited January 2017
    If this was the Terri Ann 123 diet plan, it was made up diet by a yo-yo dieter with no nutritional background. Low calorie, low carb and low fibre.

    She's kept her weight off for years and tbh most of the advice in here isn't from any professionals !

    Also professionals get things wrong many times
    Like I was 5 months pregnant last year felt very ill 3 professionals told me it was pregnancy sickness !! No I had sepsis lost my baby and nearly my life .....

    Some people can't eat many carbs as it effects they're weightloss
    Some people can't exercise due to medical problems and so restricting they're calories too low is incredibly tough

    We are all different - Terri Ann has shown people it can be done and she's done it herself you don't need training that's evidence in itself

    Have you seen her ? She looks a millions times better than those professionals you talk about.

    Open your mind to how lifes isn't all about certificates & degrees it's about life experiences

    Terri Ann has done amazing especially after losing her baby



  • size102b
    size102b Posts: 1,370 Member
    Sorry it's all about the calories.. It's calorie in and calorie out that is the only way to lose weight. If you are losing you are in a calorie deficit. I'm happy you are losing, but there is pure science behind weight loss. Your health is important so you should really understand what's going on in there.

    Obviously your restricting your calories on this plan maybe look into it before saying negatives
    It's colour coded and your only allowed certain allowances a day

    Better than slimming world which promotes eat as much as you like now that's a terrible plan
  • bagge72
    bagge72 Posts: 1,377 Member
    edited January 2017
    size102b wrote: »
    Sorry it's all about the calories.. It's calorie in and calorie out that is the only way to lose weight. If you are losing you are in a calorie deficit. I'm happy you are losing, but there is pure science behind weight loss. Your health is important so you should really understand what's going on in there.

    Obviously your restricting your calories on this plan maybe look into it before saying negatives
    It's colour coded and your only allowed certain allowances a day

    Better than slimming world which promotes eat as much as you like now that's a terrible plan

    That's what casper is saying. Obviously the OP is losing weight because of a calorie deficit, not speficifically because they are no carb. People come on here thinking that eating a certain way (no sugar, no carb, all carb) is why they lost weight, and a lot of times tell people that is what they need to do, but the reason they lost the weight is because of a calorie deficit. I mean just look at the person on this thread that said they lost weight by cutting out sugar, and doesn't realize they lost weight because they cut out couple of hundred calories a day by switching from calorie rich drinks to zero calorie to very few calorie drinks.

    People get so mad on here when somebody tells them they lost weight by cutting calories. For the most part as long as it's not dangerous the people on here don't care how you lost weight, they just care that you are telling people that your way is the only way.

  • WalkingDeadFrank
    WalkingDeadFrank Posts: 124 Member
    psuLemon wrote: »
    If you are going to cut carbs (which it's impossible to cut all carbs because veggies, fruits, dairy, etc.. all have carbs) you will need to increase fats. Fats and carbs are a source of glucose, which is what your body runs on. So if you do a low carb diet, you will need to make sure that fats are really high, carbs low and moderate protein.

    And bare in mind, that there are benefits of cutting carbs or moderating carbs, it is not a requirement for weight loss, unless you have a medical condition like PCOS or are insulin resistant.


    Also, when you cut carbs, the few weeks will be large losses due to glycogen depletion (and subsequent water weight loss) but after a few weeks, fat loss will be the typical 1-2 lbs depending on how aggressive your weight loss goal is.

    Agree with his statement...I will add, if you haven't been in the game for a while, counting macros like this might be a tough road to go through. I would advice that anyone getting back in a routine needs to stick with a basic approach...calories in, calories out. Log what you eat versus what you're burning. Be under 500-600 calories per day to start.
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  • Commander_Keen
    Commander_Keen Posts: 1,179 Member
    Lost 2st so far

    what do you mean 'No Carb"
    do you main only fruits and veggies?
    do you mean only eggs, fish, chicken, beef etc?
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