Re: 2014 Low Carbers Tent
Posted: 07 Jan 2014, 11:47
97g is absolutely fine
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"Minumonline wrote: "Its gone very well for me since new year : I started with a fast, followed by 3 days of under 50g carb per day, then a liquid fast. I've lost a good chunk, and I'm not missing anything
Very grateful for this thread, thanks.
chriso57 wrote: For those of you starting this woe I found Zoe Harcombe free ebook 20 diet myths busted easy reading and informative.It started me on my weight loss journey.
All I want to add to the good advice already given is Don't be afraid of eating natural fat,I am going into my third year of low sugar woe. 5 stone lighter and good blood results, check out my diary page if you want to see that eating Sat fat is not harming me. Good luck to you all.
Chris x
CandiceMarie wrote: This year my body is gonna be a temple
Well it looks like a temple anyways..rather big..
.callyanna wrote: CM, I wouldn't worry about your carbs for now as you are still losing consistently with what you are eating at present. Maybe when you are nearly at target or the dreaded plateau rears its ugly head and your loss starts slowing down will be the time to cut back on carbs and give your metabolism that extra kick it needs? x
Ballerina wrote:"Minumonline wrote: "Its gone very well for me since new year : I started with a fast, followed by 3 days of under 50g carb per day, then a liquid fast. I've lost a good chunk, and I'm not missing anything
Very grateful for this thread, thanks.
I was considering doing something similar and now that I've read your post I am definitely going for it. I did a 36 hour liquid fast yesterday and was trying to keep today's carbs under 20 and wondered if I could sustain this til Friday. If you can do it, SO CAN I! Thanks for the inspiration, perhaps we should buddy up for this one as I will find it hard.............I think! Good luck,
Belly dancer x
Minumonline wrote: Just done jolly well in staff canteen, harissa chicken breast with mixed dressed salad (vinegarette and mayo) Yum.
One day I'll put up a pic of when I belly danced at my birthday party - before the ravages of two bouncing boys
izzy wrote: @Jeninboston , hi. This is entirely my own opinion, but unless you feel it necessary to eat much lower carb - eg if you are insulin resistant, have loads of stubborn abdominal fat etc, then I would say you are doing fine. By some standards, 150 gm per day isn't high at all, and if you are avoiding the usual suspects like bread, pasta, etc, then I take it most of your carbs are coming from vegetables? Or do you have a very sweet tooth?
I think it's easy to be swept along on the low carb tide, going very low, hating it, or getting confused by the numbers, then thinking **** it, this is too hard, and then giving up completely.
For some of us, eating very low carb has become a necessity, but that isn't the case for everyone, especially if you are a healthy weight, and you are fairly active in everyday life. I was a classic pear shape, had a very skinny waist, was quite active, I ate a reasonable diet, and I never had to worry about weight gain. Circumstances changed that, but that's the only reason I ended up going low carb ( and going vegetarian at the same time made that tricky, so a nod to FatDog for her amazing blog)
I can see why people get confused. Different views and opinions. People have their favourite authors and blogs, and there will be differences between them all. But as with most everything else, what suits one person will not suit another. It's been said already, but making small changes can have huge benefits. If your situation dictates that you should reconsider, and reduce carbs even further, then do so.
Sorry for the long waffle. The last thing anyone needs is extra stress. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!