What happens when you cut out carbs & sugar?
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Maybe try just cutting the obvious things like bread and rice and pasta and see what kind of results you get from that? Going to the extreme end of keto just cold turkey might not be necessary.0
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jenmarie8784 wrote: »I want to cut way back on my carbs and sugar intake. I know I get way too many and i don't want to cut them out completely but cut way back. The thing is... I Googled it and now I'm nervous because so many ppl say they felt terrible and sick for a while after they cut out extra sugar from their diet. Personal experiences..?
All your doing is lowering your calories provided that you eat the same number of protein and fats as before. The answer would be the same if you asked the question if you want to cut back on protein or fats. The one question I want to ask you is if there's a reason why you want to get rid of carbs/sugar??? Is it because you have a discipline issue when it comes to eating carbs??? Do you feel satiated by eating only high fatty foods and protein??? Or you're doing it because "everyone is doing it" so therefore you think it's the best diet for fat loss??? The only thing I can tell you is to try it out, if it fails, then move on to something else.5 -
karenlong7 wrote: »P.S. I've lost 100 pounds in just over 5 months. If you are insulin resistent, eating this way works.
Caloric deficit made you lose 100 pounds in over 5 months, but congratulations on finding a tool that helped you achieve your goal.6 -
I cut carbs, sugars and some fats simply because when I cut calories, those seem to be the easiest foods for me to do without. I eat as many veg as I can fit in, my dairy products also have carbs, and I keep the yogurt in.
I always feel better without sugary sweets, but the odd fruit is ok.
When I eat at maintenance, I eat more fruits, legumes and vegetables that are higher in carbs, like potatoes.
For me, I feel better without the heavy foods that are fried or grease laden or sugary, and oddly those are the foods that are higher calorie. I could probably say I like a certain volume of food too, so in other words, I'm not happy with a piece of cheese cake and a bag of chips for the day, it might meet my calorie goal, but I would find that a hard way to stick with my plan of weight loss!0 -
For me it's meant:
- No more daily headache
- No more 3pm crash
- No more knee and joint pain
- Weight loss (finally... finally!)
- No hunger
- No more 'brain fog'
- A WOE that I can do indefinitely
I'm on keto (when my protein goes too high, I keep most of the benefits but stop losing weight) but I would highly, highly recommend cutting back carbs and sugar to as little as possible. It's been a game changer for me.10 -
I get sad and cranky.6
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coolchick207 wrote: »For me it's meant:
- No more daily headache
- No more 3pm crash
- No more knee and joint pain
- Weight loss (finally... finally!)
- No hunger
- No more 'brain fog'
- A WOE that I can do indefinitely
I'm on keto (when my protein goes too high, I keep most of the benefits but stop losing weight) but I would highly, highly recommend cutting back carbs and sugar to as little as possible. It's been a game changer for me.
high protein wont cause you to stop losing weight,unless you are over eating it and its causing you to eat maintenance calories. weight loss comes down to a deficit not matter what way of eating you do including keto. if you are in a deficit weight loss still happens it doesnt matter what your macros are. or it could be you are retaining more water for some reasons during those times of eating more protein7 -
CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »coolchick207 wrote: »For me it's meant:
- No more daily headache
- No more 3pm crash
- No more knee and joint pain
- Weight loss (finally... finally!)
- No hunger
- No more 'brain fog'
- A WOE that I can do indefinitely
I'm on keto (when my protein goes too high, I keep most of the benefits but stop losing weight) but I would highly, highly recommend cutting back carbs and sugar to as little as possible. It's been a game changer for me.
high protein wont cause you to stop losing weight,unless you are over eating it and its causing you to eat maintenance calories. weight loss comes down to a deficit not matter what way of eating you do including keto. if you are in a deficit weight loss still happens it doesnt matter what your macros are. or it could be you are retaining more water for some reasons during those times of eating more protein
This is the one thing that bothers me with keto and how it's thought to those who don't understand about nutrition. People (mainly newbies who start doing keto) fear far too much about the individual macros more than the calories, there's too much bad information that gets played out. It's seem to be always a macros fault if they stopped losing weight (except the fats macro).6 -
I get into an awful mood when I don't get enough carbs. That goes with any macro.4
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karenlong7 wrote: »P.S. I've lost 100 pounds in just over 5 months. If you are insulin resistent, eating this way works.
Caloric deficit made you lose 100 pounds in over 5 months, but congratulations on finding a tool that helped you achieve your goal.
Quite aware of this. However, eating at broader "everything in moderation" calorie deficit DIDN'T work for me... even with added exercise.
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karenlong7 wrote: »karenlong7 wrote: »P.S. I've lost 100 pounds in just over 5 months. If you are insulin resistent, eating this way works.
Caloric deficit made you lose 100 pounds in over 5 months, but congratulations on finding a tool that helped you achieve your goal.
Quite aware of this. However, eating at broader "everything in moderation" calorie deficit DIDN'T work for me... even with added exercise.
It always works, no one is immune to caloric deficit. Even when you're on keto and losing weight....you are at a caloric deficit whether you believe it or not. If you actually ate the same number of calories like you are doing right now not on keto, you would be losing weight. Keto doesn't directly cause it. By the way, I am not bashing on keto or on your choice, I don't care if one enjoys that diet or not. I just want to make it clear, because someone who is new to the world of nutrition and weight loss and reads what you wrote, they may end up believing that keto directly causes one to lose weight. Go around the forums and you will see how much bad information is out there.8 -
karenlong7 wrote: »karenlong7 wrote: »P.S. I've lost 100 pounds in just over 5 months. If you are insulin resistent, eating this way works.
Caloric deficit made you lose 100 pounds in over 5 months, but congratulations on finding a tool that helped you achieve your goal.
Quite aware of this. However, eating at broader "everything in moderation" calorie deficit DIDN'T work for me... even with added exercise.
It always works, no one is immune to caloric deficit. Even when you're on keto and losing weight....you are at a caloric deficit whether you believe it or not. If you actually ate the same number of calories like you are doing right now not on keto, you would be losing weight. Keto doesn't directly cause it. By the way, I am not bashing on keto or on your choice, I don't care if one enjoys that diet or not. I just want to make it clear, because someone who is new to the world of nutrition and weight loss and reads what you wrote, they may end up believing that keto directly causes one to lose weight. Go around the forums and you will see how much bad information is out there.
Its pretty well established that insulin resistance and low carb and/or keto diets are a good fit (similarly diabetics). So for those who have those conditions, there are other variables to consider to maximize the ability to get in a deficit.
So its really not that beneficial to say that all yoi need to do is to achieve a deficit because while its 100% true, its rather difficult to do so with those conditions while being high carb.3 -
Good to knowkarenlong7 wrote: »karenlong7 wrote: »P.S. I've lost 100 pounds in just over 5 months. If you are insulin resistent, eating this way works.
Caloric deficit made you lose 100 pounds in over 5 months, but congratulations on finding a tool that helped you achieve your goal.
Quite aware of this. However, eating at broader "everything in moderation" calorie deficit DIDN'T work for me... even with added exercise.
It always works, no one is immune to caloric deficit. Even when you're on keto and losing weight....you are at a caloric deficit whether you believe it or not. If you actually ate the same number of calories like you are doing right now not on keto, you would be losing weight. Keto doesn't directly cause it. By the way, I am not bashing on keto or on your choice, I don't care if one enjoys that diet or not. I just want to make it clear, because someone who is new to the world of nutrition and weight loss and reads what you wrote, they may end up believing that keto directly causes one to lose weight. Go around the forums and you will see how much bad information is out there.
Its pretty well established that insulin resistance and low carb and/or keto diets are a good fit (similarly diabetics). So for those who have those conditions, there are other variables to consider to maximize the ability to get in a deficit.
So its really not that beneficial to say that all yoi need to do is to achieve a deficit because while its 100% true, its rather difficult to do so with those conditions while being high carb.
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"What happens when you cut out carbs & sugar?"
Life is no longer worth living. No more ice cream. No more MT DEW. I cannot live on bacon alone (well almost, but MT DEW helps wash it down).
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Ditto those who said that the symptoms you described are caused by unbalanced electrolytes. Low sodium.
When you lower your carbs ( I'm assuming you aren't replacing your reduced sugars and starchy carbs with the same amount of carbs from veggies) you insulin drops. Insulin tells your kidneys to retain water and electrolytes, so when there is less you like water and sodium. You need to replace list sodium with 3000-5000+ mg of sodium a day. For reference, there is 2300 mg sodium in a teaspoon of salt. If you let electro,yes stay low you could get fatigued, headaches, moodiness, brain fog, nausea, bm issues, muscle weakness and spasms.2 -
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