Anyone not doing low carb?

Wickedjoanna8 · August 2018

I see alot of low carb on here and was just wondering if anyone has had success just following the guidelines given by MFP and not necessarily doing low carb.

JeromeBarry1 · August 2018

I don't try low carb and sometimes do manage to lose weight. Those times follow days of consuming fewer calories than needed to maintain.

whitpauly · August 2018

I've lost my weight so far just eating less of the same stuff I ate before and that's included donuts and pizza

JeromeBarry1 · August 2018

whitpauly wrote: »

I've lost my weight so far just eating less of the same stuff I ate before and that's included donuts and pizza

Indeed. Today I'm just about done with the day and under my calorie target, having had a pizza for supper.

garystrickland357 · August 2018

I eat whatever I want. As long as I stay at a calorie deficit, I lose weight. I’ve lost over 60 pounds so far.

SueSueDio · August 2018

whitpauly wrote: »

I've lost my weight so far just eating less of the same stuff I ate before and that's included donuts and pizza

Ditto here! (70+ lbs and maintaining.) Low carb, keto, etc. are all the rage at the moment, but all "diets" just boil down to a way of consuming less calories. If that way of eating works for you and makes you feel good, then great! If you feel deprived when you cut out carbs, find another way of reducing calories. Eliminating an entire food group isn't necessary unless you're intolerant/allergic to it.

Wickedjoanna8 · August 2018

Thanks for the response guys. With all the craze diets and stuff, it makes me feel like the old fashion way of just counting macros and calories without eliminating is no longer appreciated. Not saying low carb is inefficient but I feel like everyone is on low carb but me. Lol.

SouthernMamaUnderConsruction · August 2018

I am doing the Atkins diet. I did it before and lost 50 lbs. I recommend getting the original Atkins book written by Dr. Atkins. My only down fall is potatoes.

It's a lifestyle change and the book is awesome.

SouthernMamaUnderConsruction · August 2018

Oops. Just re-read the thread tittle. I was thinking you were asking who did do low carb.

Wickedjoanna8 · August 2018

Haha its ok. No prob. Glad its working for you!

angelamwoodruff · August 2018

There was a headline today- low carb people die faster! So there, let me eat my dang bagels in peace. ;-)

jgnatca · August 2018

I eat a variety. From my diabetic training I ideally include every macro in every meal with plenty of vegetables and fruit. Carbs are for sure in every meal. They are more accessible, cheaper, and digestible.

ExistingFish · August 2018

I do zone based (40-30-30 carbs/fat/protein). It's low-er carb, just limiting to 40%. That said protein is king for me (I lift) so if I hit my protein and I'm over/under carbs/fat, I don't worry too much. They come out in the wash.

couponlady072 · August 2018

I just go exactly by calories. I am literally losing weight while eating ice cream! 😃

nutmegoreo · August 2018

I consider my protein and fat a minimum goal, and carbs fall where they may. I had pizza and ice cream the other day, and I've been craving carrot cake, so I might pick up some for tomorrow. At the end of the day, the calories are what works for weight loss.

Candyspun · August 2018

I eat carbs and love them. My weight loss has been fine

Caralarma · August 2018

Wickedjoanna8 wrote: »

Thanks for the response guys. With all the craze diets and stuff, it makes me feel like the old fashion way of just counting macros and calories without eliminating is no longer appreciated. Not saying low carb is inefficient but I feel like everyone is on low carb but me. Lol.

I'm not sure where you got that impression because on the other message boards it's only about calories ... apart from the few keto posts (dont get me started on those lol). Weight loss has nothing to do with carbs it's only calories that matter. Simple

neugebauer52 · August 2018

I stay away from bread / pasta / rice / potatoes simply because they are my trigger points. I am not interested in sweet food, but bread....can easily eat a kg of bread and then the binge eating starts. So I better stay away from high carbs trigger food.

estherdragonbat · August 2018

I'm vegetarian. Most of my protein staples have carbs in them. I keep to the default macros and I've dropped over 107lbs to date.

jdubois5351 · August 2018

I eta 100% the same stuff I ate before, just less of it. I do find myself naturally craving fewer sweets and salty snacks, but I'm sure that's just a conincidence. You do you. Find out what works for you. For me it's counting calories - low-carb would make me a miserable rage monster.

Lillymoo01 · August 2018

SouthernMamaUnderConsruction wrote: »

I am doing the Atkins diet. I did it before and lost 50 lbs. I recommend getting the original Atkins book written by Dr. Atkins. My only down fall is potatoes. It's a lifestyle change and the book is awesome.

If you did it before and have to do it again can you really say it was successful? Losing weight is one thing but keeping it off is another. There is no point doing some restrictive diet that you don't plan to stick with indefinitely. Lose weight in exactly the same way you plan to keep that weight off because there really is very little difference between weight loss and maintenance except the scales don't go down anymore and you get to eat a little bit more.

I lost weight by counting calories and making sure I was burning more than I was eating and for over a year have been maintaining by making sure I burn and eat about the same. I eat food that I enjoy that meet my nutritional needs with a few treats on the side here and there where they fit. I can see myself eating this way for as long as I live because I never feel that I am going without something I enjoy.

VUA21 · August 2018

I don't do low carb. I basically just eat whatever I want while keeping a calorie deficit. So far, I'm down 185lbs.

AnvilHead · August 2018

Down 74 pounds and in maintenance for almost a year. I eat what I want (within the context of a reasonably nutritious diet), stick to my calorie goals (most of the time, anyway), and have never been anywhere near keto macros during that time. According to my MFP stats, I average somewhere around 200g of carbs per day.

Orphia · August 2018

neugebauer52 wrote: »

I stay away from bread / pasta / rice / potatoes simply because they are my trigger points. I am not interested in sweet food, but bread....can easily eat a kg of bread and then the binge eating starts. So I better stay away from high carbs trigger food.

It's probably not the carbs in those foods you crave, but all the butter, cheese, and fat that's served with them.

ServusChristi · August 2018

I follow the MFP guidelines religiously and have lost 129 pounds here. My biggest meal of the day is a big bowl of steel-cut oats with raisins in the morning -- high carb!

I did the Atkins diet many times, starting around 1980. I peed deep purple on ketostix, lost weight every time, then put it all back on and then some. This is the first time in my life I've lost anything near this much, and I've been at it for eight months. Never lasted longer than three on that crazy low-carb stuff.

Incidentally, my diabetes is controlled now. My A1C was 5.3 a few months ago. The MFP/FDA guidelines really do work. The one thing I do, though, is chase my nutrients every day -- both macros and micros. I suspect this is the key to remaining satisfied at low caloric intake (I've gotten down to 1700 for the last few months).

Leannep2201 · August 2018

I also eat around 200g carbs per day. I love carbs and would hate to have to restrict them!

When I started my weight loss journey, I decided that I was not going to eat in a way I wasn’t prepared to carry on for life. I wanted to make sustainable changes I could stick to. No way low carb was sustainable for me for life!

So I just eat at a deficit, and have lost around 60lb now.

Aine_60 · August 2018

I'm just doing CICO which works for me. Granola for brekkie, sambo for lunch later and potatoes at dinnertime, yum!

PartyKardy · August 2018

I’ve lost 85lbs and am building muscles eating HIGH CARB! Carbs are life! I would never do low carb

shaf238 · August 2018

I've never low carbed. Even when on a deficit. I try and hit my protein goal and then keep fats to around 50-60gs, the rest is filled with carbs

missysippy930 · August 2018

All food in moderation, correct serving size, logging everything I eat and drink, staying at a calorie deficit and moving more. No food is off limits and I stay away from beverages, except water, coffee, and tea as I prefer chewing my calories. Carbs are great!
Makes for an easy transition when reaching maintenance, no reintroducing foods.

Stockholm_Andy · August 2018

I personally think there are relatively few, at least of the regular posters, who are low carb on the main forums.

There are a few LC/Keto posters who contribute regularly but most of them say it's a way for them to balance CICO and/or manage medical problems.

Almost any approach will work if you stick to CICO (even if you don't know you are). Different strokes for different folks.

If you want to look at overall long term health and not just fat loss then who knows right now. People will argue one approach over another.

However, I'm personally banking on eating more veggies not being a bad thing so I'm trying to go that more than I'd be inclined naturally.

Anyone not doing low carb?

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