To Low Carb or not to Low Carb???

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812sara
812sara Posts: 72 Member
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I have done this before with great sucess....
Anyone else have big success? Any good recipes? How do you feel about low carb diets?
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  • sevencallmemom
    sevencallmemom Posts: 505 Member
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    My ticker is brought to you today by 10 months of low carb. :)

    eta: plus working out like my life depends on it...I never want to give the impression that this happens by sitting on the couch eating bacon. LOL
  • kathyc609
    kathyc609 Posts: 258 Member
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    i am having great success with low carb, low fat, high protein. i have been doing it for 3 1/2 months and have not felt this good is a really long time. healthy eating and no processed foods or sugars and fast results.. feel free to look in my diary for food suggestions

    and best of luck to you whatever you decide : )
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
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    I'm not insulin resistant, so as long as I stick to my calories, it doesn't seem to matter what I eat. I do like to choose healthier, balanced meals, though. I only want to do things I can stick with forever, and low-carb is not something I would want to do for any length of time. Whatever works for you! Good luck! :drinker:
  • sevencallmemom
    sevencallmemom Posts: 505 Member
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    My ticker is brought to you today by 10 months of low carb. :)

    eta: plus working out like my life depends on it...I never want to give the impression that this happens by sitting on the couch eating bacon. LOL

    totally awesome job, i been here about 7 months, lost 43lbs i think? before MFP i lost 60. So a total of 100lbs. Most of the time I wasn't low carb. You did get great results quickly, i am surprised.

    There were times when it happened really quickly and then there were times that I would yo-yo the same 8 pounds for quite awhile. I think the entire fall was spent yo-yo'ing. This week the pounds are dropping off again, but I know from experience to enjoy it while it lasts...'cause it won't.
  • 812sara
    812sara Posts: 72 Member
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    Wow this is great guys! I find I feel more energetic and healthy when I am going low carb.... I am not going to lie I think I may be a carb-o-holic :) So its good for me. Please feel free to add me all I would love to share recipes, goals, and inspiration! I am going on about a week... and cant wait to step on a scale to see if this is working as well for me this time as last time.

    Question... I was told I should buy Ketone Strips... anyone have any info?
  • kathyc609
    kathyc609 Posts: 258 Member
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    Wow this is great guys! I find I feel more energetic and healthy when I am going low carb.... I am not going to lie I think I may be a carb-o-holic :) So its good for me. Please feel free to add me all I would love to share recipes, goals, and inspiration! I am going on about a week... and cant wait to step on a scale to see if this is working as well for me this time as last time.

    Question... I was told I should buy Ketone Strips... anyone have any info?

    best of luck to u. i have not used ketone strips but i see people talk about them and was just saying earlier today that i wanted to pick some up this weekend just because i am curious about them
  • sevencallmemom
    sevencallmemom Posts: 505 Member
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    I've never used them.
  • 812sara
    812sara Posts: 72 Member
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    I will google it :) They say on the box good for low carb dieting :) TY for the ADD
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
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    Yes
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  • BarbWhite09
    BarbWhite09 Posts: 1,128 Member
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    If you can actually stick to it, then go ahead. I find if I go a few days attempting [see how I say 'attempting', never lasts, give me my tasty food! I'm not that much of a meat eater really] low carb I feel disgusting. I can't eat that much meat & that little fruits or veg...I just feel all greasy & icky inside. I also end up getting like no fiber when I'm giving it a go...I just end up going back to counting my calories, not my carbs.
  • dcmat
    dcmat Posts: 1,723 Member
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    It all depends on what you do with those carbs - cycling over 1000 miles a month I soon burn/use the carbs that make up 60% of my daily intake. OK, so I am cycling further than before, but I am keepng the weight off this time
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
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    Cycle carbs throughout the week.
    Dont go low carb.
    Most low carb peeps gain back if they cant handle the temptations.

    Id rather Intermittent Fast and eat normal macros.
    Its easier!
  • 812sara
    812sara Posts: 72 Member
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    http://www.lowcarb.ca/tips/tips011.html

    This was helpful!
  • rainbowworks
    rainbowworks Posts: 1
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    Low carb helps lose weight, but can you keep that weight off? How long can you really go low carb before you get so sick of it and have to function day to day in the real world? I have lost 50 to 70 pounds doing low carb diets. I can do them for about a year before I get completely burnt out.. I say do the abs diet, or eat some of the good carbs. Sweet potatoes (especially) and regular potatoes, as well as certain fruits, are good carbs to have. You won't lose the weight as fast, but you will feel fuller.
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
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    Let me ask you a few quick questions...

    What is your short term goal?

    What is your long term goal?

    How long have you been dieting?

    How many calories do you eat daily?

    Whats your TDEE?

    BMR?

    Body Fat%?

    How tall are you?
  • sevencallmemom
    sevencallmemom Posts: 505 Member
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    ANY of us can and probably will gain the weight back if we stop doing whatever it was that got the weight down in the first place...that's not just a low carb thing, folks.
  • nicintime
    nicintime Posts: 381 Member
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    I lost 50 lbs with low carb dieting... Then gained those 50 back.... And lost them again.... Then gained them back... Etc etc etc.

    At least 6 times.

    And unfortunately I'm not kidding. :-(

    I know, I know, I'm a bit hard headed.

    Low carb works, but is not sustainable and healthy LONG TERM, in my opinion. As a lifestyle it falls way short. I am now counting calories, eating healthy, and trying to rebuild my destroyed metabolism and almost destroyed life.

    Whatever you do, can you see yourself doing it for 10 years? If not, then you might want to consider another strategy.

    YMMV
  • airlily
    airlily Posts: 212 Member
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    I've never been a big fan of complex carbs, so I don't know if I'm losing more or less because of it. I am just eating what I think I will continue eating once I've reached my goal weight and enter maintenance mode. Well, I'll probably eat a little more of it. You know. :D

    Edit: I am a big lover of rice, though! Everything else, not so much. :P
  • 812sara
    812sara Posts: 72 Member
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    :wink: Would you like my social and DOB too?

    KIDDDDIIINGGG!
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
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    Let me ask you a few quick questions...

    What is your short term goal?

    What is your long term goal?

    How long have you been dieting?

    How many calories do you eat daily?

    Whats your TDEE?

    BMR?

    Body Fat%?

    How tall are you?

    all jokes aside dan, i honestly want you to run your program on me, i want to see how accurate it is, what info do you need?

    I thought you were done with MFP!
    =D


    I was being serious!
    I see an impatient person looking for a quick fix.
    Low carbing sucks and isnt for everyone!
    OP will make herself hate life if she:
    1) isnt eating the right amount of calories
    2) doesnt have a realistic goal
    3) doesnt know her BIG 3!
    TDEE
    BMR
    Body Fat%

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