How Low-Carb Diets Actually Work

wabmester
wabmester Posts: 2,748 Member
edited November 13 in Social Groups

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  • KnitOrMiss
    KnitOrMiss Posts: 10,103 Member
    Love this!!!
  • Zenwenner
    Zenwenner Posts: 166 Member
    Cool to see it laid out visually like that!
  • kpk54
    kpk54 Posts: 4,474 Member
    Truth!
  • BaconSan2
    BaconSan2 Posts: 260 Member
    I'm printing this and putting it on my fridge!
  • Time2LoseWeightNOW
    Time2LoseWeightNOW Posts: 1,730 Member
    Awesome! Thanks, wabmester!
  • lodro
    lodro Posts: 982 Member
    not "less", but "fewer". when will people learn? <rolls eyes> ;)
  • RalfLott
    RalfLott Posts: 5,036 Member
    <refresh> Great chart!
    wabmester wrote: »

  • AlexandraCarlyle
    AlexandraCarlyle Posts: 1,603 Member
    lodro wrote: »
    not "less", but "fewer". when will people learn? <rolls eyes> ;)

    Thank you, thank you thank you! I thought the same, but dared not say!

    LESS = Volume/measure

    FEW = Numerical measure

    Less than 2 weeks/a fortnight
    Fewer than 14 days

    Less eight
    fewer pounds.

    Ok.

    I might get banned now.

    For sure.
  • RalfLott
    RalfLott Posts: 5,036 Member
    lodro wrote: »
    not "less", but "fewer". when will people learn? <rolls eyes> ;)

    Thank you, thank you thank you! I thought the same, but dared not say!

    LESS = Volume/measure

    FEW = Numerical measure

    Less than 2 weeks/a fortnight
    Fewer than 14 days

    Less eight
    fewer pounds.

    Ok.

    I might get banned now.

    For sure.

    The chart is not the handiwork of anyone here (of course). We make less errors here than most places.
  • kpk54
    kpk54 Posts: 4,474 Member
    Haaaaa @RalfLott.
  • FIT_Goat
    FIT_Goat Posts: 4,224 Member
    The actual chart is a very good summary, especially as it includes some of the benefits of higher protein intake. Many people forget that this is a good thing about low-carb.
  • AlexandraCarlyle
    AlexandraCarlyle Posts: 1,603 Member
    RalfLott wrote: »
    lodro wrote: »
    not "less", but "fewer". when will people learn? <rolls eyes> ;)

    Thank you, thank you thank you! I thought the same, but dared not say!

    LESS = Volume/measure

    FEW = Numerical measure

    Less than 2 weeks/a fortnight
    Fewer than 14 days

    Less eight
    fewer pounds.

    Ok.

    I might get banned now.

    For sure.

    The chart is not the handiwork of anyone here (of course). We make less errors here than most places.

    Aaaaaaargh!! My eyes! Can't....Un-see.....!!!

    :D
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    lodro wrote: »
    not "less", but "fewer". when will people learn? <rolls eyes> ;)

    Thank you, thank you thank you! I thought the same, but dared not say!

    LESS = Volume/measure

    FEW = Numerical measure

    Less than 2 weeks/a fortnight
    Fewer than 14 days

    Less eight
    fewer pounds.

    Ok.

    I might get banned now.

    For sure.

    less= mass nouns
    fewer=count nouns
    YUP

    less gas
    fewer gallons
    yup
  • SlimSonic
    SlimSonic Posts: 127 Member
    thanks for the info....great graph, now printed to show the hubby.
  • kpk54
    kpk54 Posts: 4,474 Member
    That is a wonderful graph....there are misconceptions about low carb diets.

    Being a month into Atkins (old school) .. it all clicked this week I find myself not needing to eat - or thinking constantly about food. I've gone from breakfast to 4:00 p.m without eating and not giving it a second thought. Tonight at late dinner... I ate part of my entree... ordering a salad with it seemed like too much food. "Who is this person?'

    I'm losing weight because my low carb diet makes me eat less. it is another way to get into a calorie deficit.

    I used to think, low carb meant a person could eat all the fat and meat they wanted and still lose weight. Not so.. It hasn't been easy..transitioning into ketosis, but if you can get there... it is like taking a vacation from being food obsessed.

    The bold is what I like most about lchf eating.
  • rungirl1973
    rungirl1973 Posts: 2,559 Member
    That is a wonderful graph....there are misconceptions about low carb diets.

    Being a month into Atkins (old school) .. it all clicked this week I find myself not needing to eat - or thinking constantly about food. I've gone from breakfast to 4:00 p.m without eating and not giving it a second thought. Tonight at late dinner... I ate part of my entree... ordering a salad with it seemed like too much food. "Who is this person?'

    I'm losing weight because my low carb diet makes me eat less. it is another way to get into a calorie deficit.

    I used to think, low carb meant a person could eat all the fat and meat they wanted and still lose weight. Not so.. It hasn't been easy..transitioning into ketosis, but if you can get there... it is like taking a vacation from being food obsessed.

    I do eat all the fat and meat I want and still lose weight! I just don't eat as much as I thought I would before I'm full... :smiley:

    Love the flow chart!
  • julescba04
    julescba04 Posts: 40 Member
    edited June 2017
    I'm finding Keto making huge difference. No more rumbling tummies and thinking that I might starve to death. I've had one meal today!!!! ( 1100 calories and a low carb chocolate bar)
  • 2t9nty
    2t9nty Posts: 1,631 Member
    There are habits of eating as well as the physical hunger. The LC has really taken care of the physical for me. It took a while to reprogram the habits.
  • rocknlotsofrolls
    rocknlotsofrolls Posts: 418 Member
    julescba04 wrote: »
    I'm finding Keto making huge difference. No more rumbling tummies and thinking that I might starve to death. I've had one meal today!!!! ( 1100 calories and a low carb chocolate bar)

    Are you saying you eat one meal a day? If so, what do your meals look like. I'm so tired of bingeing at night on carbs, that I've got to find some way of sticking to my 1200 calories a day without starving to death.
  • Dragonwolf
    Dragonwolf Posts: 5,600 Member
    julescba04 wrote: »
    I'm finding Keto making huge difference. No more rumbling tummies and thinking that I might starve to death. I've had one meal today!!!! ( 1100 calories and a low carb chocolate bar)

    Are you saying you eat one meal a day? If so, what do your meals look like. I'm so tired of bingeing at night on carbs, that I've got to find some way of sticking to my 1200 calories a day without starving to death.

    Are you sure 1200 isn't too aggressive a limit? You might be having trouble because you're restricting too much. Double-check your recommended intake with one of the several calculators mentioned in the Launch Pad and in other threads, and see if you can't bump up your intake a little bit. It might not require much, even something as little as 100-150 might be sufficient to stave off the cravings.

    Additionally, check your foods for artificial sweeteners or other potential trigger foods. It's possible they're sabotaging you without you realizing it, and not allowing your body to drop the cravings.
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