Low Carbing It!
raytamtay3
Posts: 18 Member
Hello. I'm fairly new to this site. I am doing the low carb things and would love to have some people who are doing the same to help keep me motivated! I would like to lose about 15 lbs.
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I'm beyond low carb lol, extreme Keto here! But I'd love to share tips!11
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I would find low carbs very hard to do I think?!?!2
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One very important thing I have learned is to focus on all of the tasty and satisfying foods you CAN eat and try not to worry about the things you can't. Check under Groups for the Low Carber Daily Forum, it's a terrific place to talk to people following all sorts of low carb/no carb/keto/meativore and more ways of eating. There are a lot of people with a great deal of knowledge to share and lots of support.4
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It's not for everyone, I'll admit to that. But my GF and I love it and have had way better results than anything else we tried. We're under 25g carbs a day, and that includes our daily shake that actually has 12 net carbs.2
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I love my bread n potatoes!!1
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bread and potatoes are evil lol
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I know but taste great Lol.1
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bread and potatoes are evil lol
If you're not joking with this comment here, I find that extremely sad. There is no such thing as "good" or bad" foods. That kind of attitude toward food can easily lead you down the path to disordered eating and an unhealthy relationship with food.
For the record, I earned
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body eating bread and potatoes regularly. it's just a question of moderation and keeping macronutrients balanced.7 -
It's the only thing that works for me. I have a problem with portion control, so I need to do strict plans where I have to cut out things completely and be able to eat as much permitted food I want and be satisified. Plus I love how flat my stomach gets ftom simply cutting out sugar and white flowers. Truly amazing.2
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I'm beyond low carb lol, extreme Keto here! But I'd love to share tips!
Have you tried SmartCakes yet? omg amazing! I bought some off of Netrition.com the other day and had my first one today. Definently will keep me on track when the dreaded sweet tooth surfaces. 0 net carbs, and you would never guess it!
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AllOutof_Bubblegum wrote: »bread and potatoes are evil lol
If you're not joking with this comment here, I find that extremely sad. There is no such thing as "good" or bad" foods. That kind of attitude toward food can easily lead you down the path to disordered eating and an unhealthy relationship with food.
For the record, I earned
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body eating bread and potatoes regularly. it's just a question of moderation and keeping macronutrients balanced.
You know what? I respectfully disagree. I keep hearing this preach that CICO, that's all that matters. If that were the case, I could simply eat three big macs daily for the rest of my life and stay lean and mean. It's simply not true. Some foods are less healthy for you than others, period. You'll never convince me that 100 calories of corn syrup is just as beneficial as 100 calories of broccoli. Yes, my comment was flippant and meant to be funny, but what is really concerning is the constant mantra around here that anyone can eat whatever they want so long as they don't go over on their calories. That's what I find extremely sad
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I started keto diet Monday. I was so pumped when I went into ketosis within 24 hrs. I think once people educate themselves on exactly what keto is, it's not that hard. I'm sure to keep my macro ratio at 70%Fat 20%Protein 10%Carbs. I didn't realize until recently that too much protein converts to glucose. Bizarre. I'm always trying to come up with creative, satisfying foods so please share if you have any! I'm trying to lose prob about 30ish. How's it going?!3
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Hello and welcome! I suggest you check out the main low carber daily forum group herein MFP. It's where most of Ketophiles (LCHF'ers) tend to hang out:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/discussions/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group2 -
AllOutof_Bubblegum wrote: »bread and potatoes are evil lol
If you're not joking with this comment here, I find that extremely sad. There is no such thing as "good" or bad" foods. That kind of attitude toward food can easily lead you down the path to disordered eating and an unhealthy relationship with food.
For the record, I earned
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body eating bread and potatoes regularly. it's just a question of moderation and keeping macronutrients balanced.
Food stuff is not not "evil" but medically speaking there good and bad foods for some to consume.
Three years ago I accidently went LCHF at the age of 63 but it was a hellish two weeks when I realized my carb craving was an addiction that had lead me down the path of disordered eating and unhealthy relationship with food.
After the first two weeks the cravings just faded and have not returned. Being able to eat AND get full so I never have to go hungry is OK but getting my health back is AWESOME.
@raytamtay3 best of success and watch out for statements on the subject not coming from experience or science.4 -
I've been doing a keto diet for three weeks now! Loving the results and I feel great. 11 pounds down! Accepting any friends with a similar lifestyle.
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AllOutof_Bubblegum wrote: »bread and potatoes are evil lol
If you're not joking with this comment here, I find that extremely sad. There is no such thing as "good" or bad" foods. That kind of attitude toward food can easily lead you down the path to disordered eating and an unhealthy relationship with food.
For the record, I earned
<<<<<<this
body eating bread and potatoes regularly. it's just a question of moderation and keeping macronutrients balanced.
You know what? I respectfully disagree. I keep hearing this preach that CICO, that's all that matters. If that were the case, I could simply eat three big macs daily for the rest of my life and stay lean and mean. It's simply not true. Some foods are less healthy for you than others, period. You'll never convince me that 100 calories of corn syrup is just as beneficial as 100 calories of broccoli. Yes, my comment was flippant and meant to be funny, but what is really concerning is the constant mantra around here that anyone can eat whatever they want so long as they don't go over on their calories. That's what I find extremely sad
I have yet to see anyone suggesting in posts that people should eat 3 big macs a day (except where you've used it as an example in more than one post). What I do see regularly is people being told that they don't need to fall into the mindset that it it necessary to restrict food types in order to lose weight, which is sadly where a lot of people go wrong and why there are so many serial starters on MFP (myself included until I read through some of the great advice here on the forums and educated myself).
I've definitely not seen anyone suggesting that nutrition is not important and the majority of posts from veteran posters are varied version of "Eat in your calorie goals for weight loss, macro & micro split is important for nutrition and exercise is not necessary for weight loss but is important for overall health".
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Hello, I'm also looking for friends who are doing the low carb thing. Specifically keto, but anything's good.2
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Hello! I am also doing low carb/keto and loving it, though not seeing the weight loss results I want yet (3 months in so far). Always looking for additional friends to add to get real life feedback and examples to learn from!1
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It was 45 days before I lost my first pound after I cut out sugar and all forms of all grains Oct 2014 at the age of 63. My risk of failure was very high for the first two weeks due to the very strong carb cravings but they started to fade week three and have not returned. The weight loss has not been huge because I eat high calorie but my health markers and pain levels are much improved these few years later. My kids kept after me to set up a blog which I did a few weeks ago but am behind on posting more update and info on Keto. I do have a list with some research on vitamins and supplements that I take. I do not sell anything but they are not just a list that I found on the web but are items that I have purchased off Amazon and personally tested on myself for safety before giving them to others in our house. The few things that I found to maybe do more harm than good I did not list.
I am low tech in that I just eat under 50 grams of carbs most daily and weigh myself each morning. I do order lab tests from time to time to track those kinds of factors. I will work to get my last round of lab test summary posted soon. Since cholesterol numbers can go high I gave blood yesterday for a detailed report of LDL-R and HDL-R.
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Much of what I knew has come from others posting on MFP about Keto and then drilling down on that info. I just learned about CAC scoring test and had it done last week and got the results this week that I can blog about in the future. Locally it is a $100 private pay fee. I do wish I had gotten more baseline health data when I started Keto back in 2014 but at that time I had no idea keto would turn my health around physically and mentally and actually give me renewed hope to make it to 110 walking and talking the entire way.1 -
@Rufftimes - Everyone needs to stick to a plan that works for them. If eating carbs works for you, kudos to you. It doesn't work for everyone. I do what works for me. And not eating white bread, sugar, white rice and potatoes works for me. Period.5
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Lost 5 lbs. In 5 days. Woo hoo!7
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It's pretty amazing how my cravings for "bad" carbs goes away after such a short time when I get back on the low carb wagon. My energy and mental clarity is back too.5
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@raytamtay3 - I agree. Everyone has to do what works for them. I used to be able to lose weight on 1500 calories a day of consisting of chicken breasts, oatmeal, apples, sweet potatoes and egg whites. And these days, I can't lose an ounce on that, let alone 1500 calories on bread, potatoes, or pasta. Unfortunately, for me, general CICO doesn't work. But 1500 calories of low carb/high fat foods like whole eggs, butter, coconut oil, avocados, nuts, cheese, and spinach does help me lose weight. Plus, helps me to actually feel full, and my cravings for sugar and starches pretty much disappear on LCHF.3
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HELLO everyone. I'm DAY 2 for low carb eating. So far so good for me. PLEASE feel free to add me, I would love to help and motivate anyone i can!
I have a tubing trip in July and cruise in October, so I am really ready to drop the weight and look my best... I go to the gym in the morning but haven't been in the last couple weeks because I've had a terrible chest cold and can't stop coughing!3 -
Not to sound stupid, but how do I add someone?
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I love how flat my stomach has gotten. I've done LC off and on (more so on) for about 4 years now and every time I go on it long term, I forget to take a before and after pic of my stomach! Ugh! The other strange thing is, other than walking, I'm not really working out like I use to, but yet I'm getting definition in my abs. Anyone else noticing this in theirs?0
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raytamtay3 wrote: »Not to sound stupid, but how do I add someone?
Click on their name below their avatar/photo. That pops up another box then click on their name in the new pop up box. Then you will see the ADD as a Friend button.2 -
I'm Keto. Anyone can add me.
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GaleHawkins wrote: »raytamtay3 wrote: »Not to sound stupid, but how do I add someone?
Click on their name below their avatar/photo. That pops up another box then click on their name in the new pop up box. Then you will see the ADD as a Friend button.
Thank you!!
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5lbs. away from my goal!!!!!4
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