Side of effects of eating low carb- 3 months

It was also a low calorie diet

Edit: That wasn't meant as a dig btw. If low carbs work for you and you're not sick because of it, awesome. I just suspect that most low carb diets work because the person accidentally has a calorie deficit.

I wish diet and nutrition wasn't like religion! There are so many camps and they all say that all other camps are wrong.

Totally agree. Never knew how hot all of these ideals could be until I joined MFP.

If you are losing weight, you are happy, you are healthy, then you are right. (yay!). Just because you are right for you, doesn't mean you are right for me, but I congratulate your successes. I appreciate that the poster was just sharing and not attempting to stuff her low-carb journey down anyone else's figurative throat.

It always turns into a debate because some people love to nitpick or bash it. Bottom line is that you are loosing the weight you want and feeling better, so that's all that matters.

I wasn't nitpicking or bashing at all. I said it hadn't worked for me, that was all. I was then laid into for being a vegetarian.

I wasn't nitpicking or bashing at all. I said it hadn't worked for me, that was all. I was then laid into for being a vegetarian.

I wouldn't say that, and I won't derail the thread more, but originally (though probably coming off wrong?) my thought was to find out why low carbing doesn't work for some people since you mentioned that. More often than not people have not really looked into what low carb really means, and just go off of sensational media ideas (EAT BACON ALL THE TIME AND NOTHING ELSE!!!!!!) and find themselves feeling sick. Case in point a good friend of mine that has always had weight issues tried to go low carb years ago but didn't read any of the books that Atkins published (which I recommended before starting) and just ate TONS of meat and cheese and really no vegtables. No wonder he felt like crap. He's now Paleo years later and making better choices and feels better than he has in his entire life. I think the opposite is also true when you don't introduce fats to a diet primarily vegetable based and try to go low carb.

Diet is a touchy subject and some come off as combative I suppose. To be blunt I think vegetarianism is a fad diet all based around making everyone feeling good about not eating fuzzy little animals, and making other try to feel bad about doing so. Vegetarians generally feel that (in my experience) that my diet is barbaric, heart clogging, bacon fest that will ultimately destroy me and the world. To each his own I guess. I just know that eating this way make me feel and look better and in a misguided pushy way in this thread I have suggested that it is the only way to properly eat. I guess I'd just like to share the wealth as it were with those that don't realize what they are missing. No offense intended, really.

I believe it!:drinker:

Wow that's awesome! The biggest selling point for me was "no PMS". That's incentive to start today!!
Keep it up

If it works for you, that is great, but please be warned that in general low carbing is known to make PMT worse, as carbs help you regulate your premenstrual hormones. Obviously it is different for different people, but don't assume that because it had that effect for her it will for you.

Wow that's awesome! The biggest selling point for me was "no PMS". That's incentive to start today!!
Keep it up

If it works for you, that is great, but please be warned that in general low carbing is known to make PMT worse, as carbs help you regulate your premenstrual hormones. Obviously it is different for different people, but don't assume that because it had that effect for her it will for you.

Where are you getting your info?

I looked into it for a friend a while ago who was struggling with atkins for this reason. I can't remember the exact studies I found back then, but a quick google will give you any number of examples. The gist is keep refined sugars down, but eat plenty of starchy food. Also you need more fit B6 which is in starchy food such as whole grains, bananas, brown rice and nuts.

Here's just one of the many articles out there http://www.jbsoulscan.com/content/premenstrual-tension-pmt-or-premenstural-syndrome-pms

Wow that's awesome! The biggest selling point for me was "no PMS". That's incentive to start today!!
Keep it up

If it works for you, that is great, but please be warned that in general low carbing is known to make PMT worse, as carbs help you regulate your premenstrual hormones. Obviously it is different for different people, but don't assume that because it had that effect for her it will for you.

Where are you getting your info?

I looked into it for a friend a while ago who was struggling with atkins for this reason. I can't remember the exact studies I found back then, but a quick google will give you any number of examples. The gist is keep refined sugars down, but eat plenty of starchy food. Also you need more fit B6 which is in starchy food such as whole grains, bananas, brown rice and nuts.

Here's just one of the many articles out there http://www.jbsoulscan.com/content/premenstrual-tension-pmt-or-premenstural-syndrome-pms

I have never heard of this and every woman I know that has been on a lower carb plan says that giving up the grains and starchy foods is what rid them of their PMS.

And many, many, many OB / GYN's will agree.

I looked into it for a friend a while ago who was struggling with atkins for this reason. I can't remember the exact studies I found back then, but a quick google will give you any number of examples. The gist is keep refined sugars down, but eat plenty of starchy food. Also you need more fit B6 which is in starchy food such as whole grains, bananas, brown rice and nuts.

Here's just one of the many articles out there http://www.jbsoulscan.com/content/premenstrual-tension-pmt-or-premenstural-syndrome-pms

I have never heard of this and every woman I know that has been on a lower carb plan says that giving up the grains and starchy foods is what rid them of their PMS.

And many, many, many OB / GYN's will agree.
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And I know plenty who won't.

I am not saying it didn't happen for the OP, just that there is a lot of evidence out there to the contrary so don't assume it will be a magic pill.

Wow! Awesome!

You can adjust what percentage of your calories come from Protein, Carbs, and Fat. If you go to "My Home", Goals, Fitness Goals. I have mine set to Carbs 25%, Protein 40%, and Fat 35%. It works great parsing the calories from exercise into these categories as well.

Oh wow - thanks so much! I honestly didn't know that... I just went and changed it more in line to what works for me (40-30-30) and I think it'll be so cool to not see all that red! I also ALWAYS go over on my fiber so I thought I'd give myself 5 more grams there. I don't believe a person has to go crazy on fiber but I also know that fiber isn't probably what made me fat lol. I'm so excited to learn I can adjust this I am doing a happy dance! yay - gotta do it 18 more minutes so I can call it a workout