Anyone not doing low carb?

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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).

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

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

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.