I don't think carbs are bad!

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  • wilson10102018
    wilson10102018 Posts: 1,306 Member
    edited April 2019
    MySweetLavinia wrote: »
    Does it really matter what each of us thinks of carbs (or fat, or protein?) Eat whatever diet suits you, works for you and contributes most to your health. I don't understand why it even matters what others think of it.

    Part of successful dieting is peer acceptance and esteem. There are a very small number of self-actualizing persons in the world, mostly of the genius or kook variety, who do not care what others think. One can wish it not so, but then one would be wrong. Fat shaming and virtue signalling is the ubiquitous characteristic of this millennium. And, there is no greater virtue to signal than an abhorrence for carbs . . . unless it is for "processed foods."
  • georgieamber2
    georgieamber2 Posts: 229 Member
    vegan here... I eat probably more carbs than the average person and lost over a stone in the process. Just eat healthy and train consistently🤷‍♀️
  • amorfati601070
    amorfati601070 Posts: 2,890 Member
    My diet is probably like 75% carbs.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,175 Member
    edited April 2019
    Lost 50ish pounds eating 150-200 carbs every day, going from obese to a healthy weight, from high LDL/triglycerides to solidly normal, from high blood pressure to low-normal, from low HDL to high HDL, at age 59-60, while severely hypothyroid (treated).

    Carbs are not the devil. For some people, they can be an appetite trigger; for some, they cause issues with a medical condition they have. Those people benefit from limiting carbs. The rest of us should be fine.

    That said, protein is very important for good health. I'd encourage you to strive to hit the MFP minimum, or the USDA mininimum, which should be minimally adequate. Personally, I prefer to eat more than the USDA recommendation, feeling that it is on the low side for those losing weight, quite active, aging, or vegetarian (which I am). But that's a personal preference/belief. Getting enough (like the USDA recommended level as a minimum) is a good health strategy, and worth working toward. There are plenty of non-meat sources (I haven't eaten meat, at least not intentionally ;) , in almost 45 years).
  • sherrymerlot
    sherrymerlot Posts: 1 Member
    I've followed the lifestyle and diet of low-carbers for about seven years. Unless you really need to be on VLC (ketogenic) for health conditions or because you have T2 diabetes or you are pre-diabetic, I see no reason to go to 50 grams or less of carbs daily.

    I am female and I have seen the stories of women who just didn't feel well on VLC. Beware. They truly ruined their health for a period of time because they prolonged the keto, way past the point of having "low carb flu." One must listen to the body. Some people do great on keto!

    Our family doesn't have a history of T2 diabetes or much obesity. I kind of follow in that way genetically, as I have always stayed within a pretty healthy weight.

    I am lower carb (probably have 30% complex carbohydrates in my eating plan at this moment), which for me, means about 70-90 grams of carbs per day. Years ago, I used to eat a lot of bread, and I no longer do that, or pasta. It took over my diet and crowded out vital nutrients.

    I would not mind going to 100-120 grams of carbs per day once I reach my weight loss goal, which is modest. I actually prefer my diet having 50% well-chosen fats, because they are delicious! I refuse to do without my creme fraiche!
  • Raghead
    Raghead Posts: 7 Member
    But they also eat large amounts of fish!!!
    wilson10102018 wrote: »
    Rice is carbs. The healthiest populations eat mass quantities of rice. Pure carbs.

  • blubell0422
    blubell0422 Posts: 9 Member
    I do reduce carbs BUT processed carbs. I eat rice and potato and vegetables and fruit. But I won't eat cake or anything with sugar in. I eat porridge for breakfast but I won't eat other breakfast cereals. Before I started this I really craved processed carby food. Now I don't. If I tried to lose weight by just reducing calories and still carried on eating pizza but in smaller portions I would fail because that would make me crave more. I also majorly hold water when I have processed carbs. Rice for example doesn't have that effect on me.
  • dreygo66
    dreygo66 Posts: 1 Member
    I am a type II diabetic and was taking 4 types of medication. I went on the Keto diet and now my A1C is down from 8.3 to 5.7 and off of 2 of the 4 medications. I have been on the Keto diet for 10 months now and it works for me. I limit my carbs to non-starchy vegetables and no fruit. I have substituted cauliflower for potatoes and rice. For me, eating fewer carbs (Keto) is what works for me.
  • fuzzylop_
    fuzzylop_ Posts: 100 Member
    edited April 2019
    Raghead wrote: »
    But they also eat large amounts of fish!!!

    Which ones specifically? For example, okinawans didn't really eat much rice or fish (sweet potatoes were their main carb source, and fish was aprox 1-2% of daily calories).

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