Any have success with Low Carb?

I am starting out doing low carb again. I did it 2 years ago and lost almost 50 lbs but eventually stopped and gained all of it plus some back. Is there anyone who has had real success with this diet? What are some should and should not do's? Before and after pics would be inspiring! Any problems maintaining?

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Mandamanda93

Are you a member of the Low Carb Daily Forum? You're likely to find some folks who are doing your thing and having varying levels of success.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group

boomyrose

Its so hard cutting it out at first but you do it ! I first cut out all my bread going to wraps ..then i cut that out..i started using my salads to dip into my tuna for lunch lol and it was fine ! I started to cut out potatos at night as well as rice and pasta..and bread of course. I started having home made soups instead consisting of protein and lots of veg..i even tried zoodles

up to them i didnt even miss the carbs but i have to say when i first started it was sooo hard i had to write notes and stick them on the fridge saying no carbs ! No ! No! no ! I and i underlined them for effect hehe..but it worked! And u can do it too

ive lost 13.2 kilos so far im pretty much at my goal now so while im careful still with carbs i will allow myself some bread once or twice a week as well as some rice i just remind myself not to over do it. But honestly just count your calories and burn more than you eat and you will lose weight quicker than u can believe

SarcasticBlondie

I'm keto. Lost 26 so far since the first of the year. Anyone can add me that wants more low carb/keto friends.

DietPrada

4 years and 80lbs is pretty successful I guess. Especially when you compare it to 25years of yoyo dieting and never being able to stick to the traditional low fat high carb calorie restricted diet. Main reason being low carb gives you power over your hunger - in my opinion it is the single most important factor in my success.

matt88uk

Low carb high carb soup diet herba life slimming world all these diets = caloric deficit .....just eat less cals than you body needs you lose weight regardless best diet is one that suits your life style don't restrict yourself or you will crash

lay011

amusedmonkey wrote: »

It doesn't really matter which kind of diet you use while losing weight, to avoid regain you need a maintenance plan. You don't really need success tales to know if this diet works for you, your past weight loss shows that it does. Now what you need to focus on is developing strategies for maintenance. When you think back about your regain, yes you were eating more calories than you should have, but what caused you to overeat? Have you introduced back foods but were not prepared to moderate them? Too many "it's just one day"s? Became lax with tracking? Snuck too many extra bites here and there that you did not account for? Anything else?

Personally, I prefer for my weight loss diet to be as similar as possible to my maintenance diet because I will have picked a few tricks and strategies come maintenance. So ideally, if you want to lose weight following a low carb diet, it's best to continue eating low carb into maintenance. It is, however, possible to lose weight on a low carb then switch to a moderate carb and introduce new foods, but it's very important you understand that there will be a learning curve associated with a new eating approach and new strategies to learn.

Basically, just have a game plan for maintenance to avoid regain. You can't just be done with dieting once you reach your goal weight.

As for personal experience: low carb was not for me. It was too unpleasant and I gained weight on it because it did not align well with my eating preferences and habits so I ended up eating too many calories. I eat a high-ish carb diet and I'm happier on it, so it's easier to stick to it long term for me (and yes, I am insulin resistant and I still find a higher carb diet easier).

This is spot on!

nanapuddin1

I am doing nutritional keto (vs medical keto for health problems like seizures, cancer). Have been on this WOE for 6 months and have lost 33 pounds so far. I am 55 yo postmenopausal. This lifestyle has cleared up heartburn/GERD, joint pain, fatigue to name a few. I feel soooo much better and for that alone I am determined to continue this for life. I keep my net carbs no more than 25 grams, 100 to 120 grams protein and fats at 70-80 grams (I want my body to use the fat off my butt for fuel--lol). So far I am loving it

As others have stated, to have long term success, you must make up your mind that you cannot go back to your old way of eating. You'll wind up right back where you started from. I hope you find a WOE that will fit YOUR lifestyle and that you will be able to maintain from now on. Good luck.

DietPrada

matt88uk wrote: »

Low carb high carb soup diet herba life slimming world all these diets = caloric deficit .....just eat less cals than you body needs you lose weight regardless best diet is one that suits your life style don't restrict yourself or you will crash

Tell me, why do people like you feel the need to make comments like this on every single low carb post? If only life were that simple. No one's arguing that you don't need to eat at a calorie deficit on low carb, but there are all kinds of other benefits such as reduced inflammation, less frequent migraines, ability to control your hunger rather than yoyo dieting. Also every diet is restricting, and "you will crash" is based on what exactly? 4 years and I haven't "crashed" yet, although when I was eating "CICO" without minding carbs I "crashed" every other day. Why is it whenever someone mentions low carb (despite many many science to back up it's effectiveness and validity) y'all get so threatened? No one's going to come to your house and take your junk food away, it's ok.

amusedmonkey

EbonyDahlia wrote: »

matt88uk wrote: »

Low carb high carb soup diet herba life slimming world all these diets = caloric deficit .....just eat less cals than you body needs you lose weight regardless best diet is one that suits your life style don't restrict yourself or you will crash

Tell me, why do people like you feel the need to make comments like this on every single low carb post? If only life were that simple. No one's arguing that you don't need to eat at a calorie deficit on low carb, but there are all kinds of other benefits such as reduced inflammation, less frequent migraines, ability to control your hunger rather than yoyo dieting. Also every diet is restricting, and "you will crash" is based on what exactly? 4 years and I haven't "crashed" yet, although when I was eating "CICO" without minding carbs I "crashed" every other day. Why is it whenever someone mentions low carb (despite many many science to back up it's effectiveness and validity) y'all get so threatened? No one's going to come to your house and take your junk food away, it's ok.

These comments are usually made to make sure a person is doing a certain diet because it fits them, and not because some website somewhere or some youtuber said it was the only way to lose weight, regardless of their personal preferences and body response. The same comments are made for high carb low fat diet and other named diets and shake products. When something is trendy people flood to it, including people who are not a good fit for a certain diet. It's not a case of being threatened at all, but a case of some people having been burned before by stubbornly attempting things that didn't work for them over and over and trying to save others the same trouble.

In fact I'm one of the people who sometimes makes these kinds of comments on certain specific threads, but in this thread you can see I asserted that this diet looks like a good for OP, so she needs to focus on the actual issue she is having (being prepared for maintenance) not the kind of diet itself since it appears to have been sustainable enough for her to lose a good amount of weight.

People need to stop feeling victimized when they aren't. You don't need to feel like you have defend yourself or your diet. You know what works for you.

JanetDoesDiet

I'm recently diagnosed with diabetes and I'm learning which foods to eat to manage insulin response. After learning so much, I can no longer accept that any diet is fine as long as there is a calorie deficit.

matt151200

DietPrada wrote: »

matt88uk wrote: »

Low carb high carb soup diet herba life slimming world all these diets = caloric deficit .....just eat less cals than you body needs you lose weight regardless best diet is one that suits your life style don't restrict yourself or you will crash

Tell me, why do people like you feel the need to make comments like this on every single low carb post? If only life were that simple. No one's arguing that you don't need to eat at a calorie deficit on low carb, but there are all kinds of other benefits such as reduced inflammation, less frequent migraines, ability to control your hunger rather than yoyo dieting. Also every diet is restricting, and "you will crash" is based on what exactly? 4 years and I haven't "crashed" yet, although when I was eating "CICO" without minding carbs I "crashed" every other day. Why is it whenever someone mentions low carb (despite many many science to back up it's effectiveness and validity) y'all get so threatened? No one's going to come to your house and take your junk food away, it's ok.

and it's people like you who don't have a clue about nutrition ...read her post she lost all that weight and gained it back low carb is temporary the only benefit of low carb weight loss wise is the scale will shoot down due to water weight so low carb high carb you eat 2000 cals of the same u lose same weight so shut it

matt151200

JanetDoesDiet wrote: »

I'm recently diagnosed with diabetes and I'm learning which foods to eat to manage insulin response. After learning so much, I can no longer accept that any diet is fine as long as there is a calorie deficit.

Hit the nail on there head type 1 diabetic here I'm on hardly any insulin and I'm on 2300 cals a day 260 plus carbs just keep in a deficit a track you will get to ur goal

matt151200

amusedmonkey wrote: »

EbonyDahlia wrote: »

matt88uk wrote: »

Low carb high carb soup diet herba life slimming world all these diets = caloric deficit .....just eat less cals than you body needs you lose weight regardless best diet is one that suits your life style don't restrict yourself or you will crash

Tell me, why do people like you feel the need to make comments like this on every single low carb post? If only life were that simple. No one's arguing that you don't need to eat at a calorie deficit on low carb, but there are all kinds of other benefits such as reduced inflammation, less frequent migraines, ability to control your hunger rather than yoyo dieting. Also every diet is restricting, and "you will crash" is based on what exactly? 4 years and I haven't "crashed" yet, although when I was eating "CICO" without minding carbs I "crashed" every other day. Why is it whenever someone mentions low carb (despite many many science to back up it's effectiveness and validity) y'all get so threatened? No one's going to come to your house and take your junk food away, it's ok.

These comments are usually made to make sure a person is doing a certain diet because it fits them, and not because some website somewhere or some youtuber said it was the only way to lose weight, regardless of their personal preferences and body response. The same comments are made for high carb low fat diet and other named diets and shake products. When something is trendy people flood to it, including people who are not a good fit for a certain diet. It's not a case of being threatened at all, but a case of some people having been burned before by stubbornly attempting things that didn't work for them over and over and trying to save others the same trouble.

In fact I'm one of the people who sometimes makes these kinds of comments on certain specific threads, but in this thread you can see I asserted that this diet looks like a good for OP, so she needs to focus on the actual issue she is having (being prepared for maintenance) not the kind of diet itself since it appears to have been sustainable enough for her to lose a good amount of weight.

People need to stop feeling victimized when they aren't. You don't need to feel like you have defend yourself or your diet. You know what works for you.

just to point out it's a lifestyle not a diet I don't do shakes or all this nonsense I'll admit I've jumped on every diet wagon going more fool me ....to many sharks out there calorie deficit no matter where they come from you will lose the weight

Mom2ATM

Im currently doing low carb/high fat and watching my calorie intake as well, I know that it;s calories in vs calories out to lose but I just found out last week I'm insulin resistant so I really need to watch my carbs, I AM getting a tiny bit of healthy carbs in during my day, not cutting them completely, But compared to what I WAS eating......Im doing MUCH better already!

SafioraLinnea

I'm not low anything I eat what works for me. I do reduce my carbs a bit because it's easier to lose the calories there without significantly impacting my enjoyment of meals. An open face sandwich or half the pasta still lets me eat my sandwich or pasta but cuts my calories. And realistically, if I cut some carbs I cut some other bits too because my enjoyment changes. It doesn't hurt and it's a long term goal I can commit to.

brendacs21

I have twice . First time I did Atkins back in 2003 and lost close to 40 lbs. I was religious about avoiding so many carbs, counting carbs, etc . I was so miserable, and eventually I gained it ALL back because I missed/ loved and started eating carbs again. This go round I have lost 24 lbs in 3 months and I have limited certain carbs. (breads/pasta /sweets) There isn't a certain amount I count per day, I just make better choices on whats healther and its working. I think this time I can sustain

ndj1979

tarothelp wrote: »

Hmmm I have tried keto and it definitely works no question ... I shudder to think how many calories I consumed a day doing keto. You do eat large quantities of fat Fat is really the staple of the diet. To get in and stay in ketosis In the absence of carbohydrates the body will turn to fat you eat and stored fat on the body for fuel.

your body burns fat in a calorie deficit, keto does not improve fat burning of stored fat...

ndj1979

DietPrada wrote: »

matt88uk wrote: »

Low carb high carb soup diet herba life slimming world all these diets = caloric deficit .....just eat less cals than you body needs you lose weight regardless best diet is one that suits your life style don't restrict yourself or you will crash

Tell me, why do people like you feel the need to make comments like this on every single low carb post? If only life were that simple. No one's arguing that you don't need to eat at a calorie deficit on low carb, but there are all kinds of other benefits such as reduced inflammation, less frequent migraines, ability to control your hunger rather than yoyo dieting. Also every diet is restricting, and "you will crash" is based on what exactly? 4 years and I haven't "crashed" yet, although when I was eating "CICO" without minding carbs I "crashed" every other day. Why is it whenever someone mentions low carb (despite many many science to back up it's effectiveness and validity) y'all get so threatened? No one's going to come to your house and take your junk food away, it's ok.

CICO is not a way of eating, it is a math formula..

and this poster was pointing out to the OP that what matters is being in a deficit of calories, not what way of eating they choose...

J72FIT

comittobethin wrote: »

I am starting out doing low carb again. I did it 2 years ago and lost almost 50 lbs but eventually stopped and gained all of it plus some back. Is there anyone who has had real success with this diet? What are some should and should not do's? Before and after pics would be inspiring! Any problems maintaining?

Don't do it if you can't stick to it for the rest of your life.

J72FIT

amusedmonkey wrote: »

People need to stop feeling victimized when they aren't. You don't need to feel like you have defend yourself or your diet. You know what works for you.

^^^This...

inertiastrength

I had success with low carb for a couple years in my younger days but not understanding CICO and the energy balance was disasterous and I regained and then some like yourself.

Once I understood CICO, the effect of carbs on my glycogen stores etc. I was able to take off the 80lbs I had to lose in about 2 years back in 2013. I wouldn't say I hated being low carb but what ultimately ruined it for me was my ignorance to CICO and this time, while my carbs are lowish, I understand the mechanics of weight loss. Good luck OP

J72FIT

mrsnattybulking wrote: »

I had success with low carb for a couple years in my younger days but not understanding CICO and the energy balance was disasterous and I regained and then some like yourself.

Once I understood CICO, the effect of carbs on my glycogen stores etc. I was able to take off the 80lbs I had to lose in about 2 years back in 2013. I wouldn't say I hated being low carb but what ultimately ruined it for me was my ignorance to CICO and this time, while my carbs are lowish, I understand the mechanics of weight loss. Good luck OP

J72FIT

tarothelp wrote: »

Hmmm I have tried keto and it definitely works no question ... I shudder to think how many calories I consumed a day doing keto. You do eat large quantities of fat Fat is really the staple of the diet. To get in and stay in ketosis In the absence of carbohydrates the body will turn to fat you eat and stored fat on the body for fuel.

Not unless you are in a deficit...

matt151200

J72FIT wrote: »

tarothelp wrote: »

Hmmm I have tried keto and it definitely works no question ... I shudder to think how many calories I consumed a day doing keto. You do eat large quantities of fat Fat is really the staple of the diet. To get in and stay in ketosis In the absence of carbohydrates the body will turn to fat you eat and stored fat on the body for fuel.

Not unless you are in a deficit...

Yup spot on there buddy

jajohnso77

Been doing keto since December combined with a 20/4 IF routine consuming max 1700 calories per day. I've lost 55lbs and I feel amazing. I typically eat between ~6pm-~9pm and have plenty of energy, no mid-morning crash, no afternoon crash and no cravings. I take a few supplements and drink 80-100oz of water per day. I've got about 50lbs left until I hit my goal weight and I don't plan on introducing carbs back in full time. Too much risk associated with negative metabolic reactions. I just plan to switch back to lazy keto and not focus as much on a calorie deficit.