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Low carb, high fat works extremely well for everyone, IF you do it right. Start off by reading The Art and Science of Low Carb Performance by Phinney and Volek. Keto Clarity by Jimmy Moore, and Wheat Belly Total Health by Dr. William Davis are also excellent in explaining this lifestyle.
Remember, humans have not eaten high carb for most of their time on Earth. Only about 10,000 years ago did the practice of consuming grains begin, and along with it many degenerative diseases such as arthritis, dental decay, blood sugar issues and digestive upset.
Athletic performance, and life in general, is so much more efficient and pleasant when you become able to burn fat for fuel, instead of being a sugar burner. It's called attaining a state of nutritional ketosis. Burning sugar, you'll be hungry frequently and experience blood sugar spikes and drops. Burning fat, you can go easily 8-10 hours between meals with no sugar spikes/drops. With stable blood sugars you'll never experience the inflammation and degenerative diseases caused by too much sugar. Do some research in order to find the correct way to go low carb high fat.
Nonsense. Works for some, not others. You bought the Koolaid and it works for you. It does not however work for everyone else. Educate yourself.
I've tried numerous times after friends recommended that I go low carb. They say "give it some time". I gave it about three months last time and found that 1) I have low energy and drag a** to the point where it affects my performance at work.
Theoretically that should have gone away once ketosis was established and your body was fat adapted. Without knowing the details of how the diets were setup though, I couldn't comment much more.
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2) My results aren't any better than going on a low calorie (but not low carb diet).
Studies show that when protein intake is standardized, there is no demonstrable difference in weight loss between low carb and more balanced diets.
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Originally Posted by hawaiiancoconut
I'm a avid runner/lifter with low bf and need tons of carbs to fuel my body. I notice, if I dont get a certain amount of carbs, my body starts to literally hurt, LOl
Going low carbs is only for people who dont exercise often and want to lose weight; not really meant for the active exerciser, IMO
Not necessarily true. For endurance types, low carb is generally a bad idea. Weight lifters can do OK on low carb, especially if a cyclical approach is used.
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Originally Posted by wcu25rs
being a CrossFitter, I drank the koolaid that many CFers do, which is that a low carb diet is what you need. Did it for a few months, felt terrible, and then a guy at the gym(who was the biggest/cuttest and most in shape there) told me about Eat To Perform, and Ive never looked back. After just a month of significantly raising my carb intake, I felt so much better, and bodyfat started to decrease, and performance in the gym went way up. However, I keep it to quality carbs....white/sweet potatoes, squash, quinoa, oats. For people that do high intensity training/strength training, starving yourself of a proper fuel is nonsense.
I thought the crossfitters were all on that Paleo (and Zone, to a lesser extent) koolaid? And yes, those diets are idiotic matches for crossfit.
I had the same results as OP: low energy and decreased performance all around. I'd end up binge eating cereal after a while. When I'm going to the gym I load up on carbs. It's the only way I will get a good workout without my stomach rumbling.
I didn't catch how much weight the OP had to loose. If it's not much low carb may not loose pounds but it will tone you and inches will come off.
The low carb diet is not really just a diet. It is a Way Of Eating and a Way Of Life. The medical community is fast agreeing with the benefits of low carb due to the sugars produced by carbs that in turn wreak havoc in your blood vessels scratching and damaging them. Which in turn sends out for a band aid of cholesterol to patch the damage. The fat in the diet is needed by all veins, joints and brain lining. The lack of fat is contributing to all sorts of mental deficients like Alzheimers, dementia, and has long been of help to epilepsy.
So my choice to eat low carb high fat is not based on dieting but on a healthy life.
I didn't catch how much weight the OP had to loose. If it's not much low carb may not loose pounds but it will tone you and inches will come off.
The low carb diet is not really just a diet. It is a Way Of Eating and a Way Of Life. The medical community is fast agreeing with the benefits of low carb due to the sugars produced by carbs that in turn wreak havoc in your blood vessels scratching and damaging them. Which in turn sends out for a band aid of cholesterol to patch the damage. The fat in the diet is needed by all veins, joints and brain lining. The lack of fat is contributing to all sorts of mental deficients like Alzheimers, dementia, and has long been of help to epilepsy.
So my choice to eat low carb high fat is not based on dieting but on a healthy life.
How can eating low carb 'tone you'?
I think people are going over board on how they interpret 'low carb'. And again if you read some of the responses for some people it actually makes them feel worse. I am one of them. I do MUCH better when I incorporate carbs into my diet. I also eat whole, fresh, non processed foods. I do so much better if I eat oatmeal with nuts and fruit in the morning than I do with eggs and no carbs.
So many pseudo doctors and nutrition experts on here. Its amazing.
I think people are going over board on how they interpret 'low carb'. And again if you read some of the responses for some people it actually makes them feel worse. I am one of them. I do MUCH better when I incorporate carbs into my diet. I also eat whole, fresh, non processed foods. I do so much better if I eat oatmeal with nuts and fruit in the morning than I do with eggs and no carbs.
So many pseudo doctors and nutrition experts on here. Its amazing.
And I'm pretty much the exact opposite. A high protein, high fat breakfast leaves me feeling like I'm ready to start tearing down the walls, either when I get to work or to the gym. Eating oatmeal or cereal just usually leaves me feeling sluggish and wanting to take a nap.
There's no single "one size fits all diet" for everyone. People need to figure out what their body responds best to and go with that.
And I'm pretty much the exact opposite. A high protein, high fat breakfast leaves me feeling like I'm ready to start tearing down the walls, either when I get to work or to the gym. Eating oatmeal or cereal just usually leaves me feeling sluggish and wanting to take a nap.
There's no single "one size fits all diet" for everyone. People need to figure out what their body responds best to and go with that.
yes, but you should give it some time because the body takes several weeks to fully adjust to the new way of food intake.
If you drastically cut back on carbohydrates, the body needs to shift to the other energy source… fat, which either comes from your diet or your body fat stores.
It can take a few days for the body to adapt to burning primarily fat instead of carbs, during which you will probably feel a little under the weather.
This is called the “low carb flu” and happens to most people.
Full adaptation can take several weeks.
So it’s important to be patient and be strict on your diet in the beginning so that this metabolic adaptation can take place.
I see what you're saying. The only thing I notice when I start that diet is that I'm always hungry the first 2 weeks. Then the body adjusts, and I'm fine, and can hardly tolerate more than the minimum number of carbs allowed; anything more than that suddenly makes me feel like I've seriously overeaten!
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