Why are people promoting Low Carb Diets??

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No two bodies are the same, and different people will process nutrients differently depending on structure and hormone/mineral levels. Metabolic conditions can affect more than just what the medication for them replaces.

I hate cycling, so have no intention of doing it. I weightlift and interval train and you know what? I'm pretty damn fit despite being heavy!

I also stay away from refined carbs. They make me bloated, and if I eat them I find I can't eat enough protein to sustain my powerlifting strength and recovery level.

Your diet will not work for everyone, stamina9008. You also made some fairly good posts on the Olympics Legacy board and I'm really sad to see this vitriol on here.

Anatomically, we're not all the same. Take that from someone who studied it.

HBS x

randm

You say you ate brown rice and porridge which are both good carbs , the low carb diet is for people who eat a lot of refined carbs/bad carbs such as white flour, white rice, sugar, which have had all the goodness and nutrients taken out and are just sources of high energy that convert to fat in the body quickly. After cutting out these 'bad'carbs' and getting weight down then all the good carbs - brown rice, wholemeal flour, wholemeal spaghetti etc can be brought back into the diet.

stir_crazy

For me, a low carb diet reduced my dependancy on refined carbs, which have next to no nutritional value and bloat me up and make me tired and irritable. It allowed me to lose weight and then begin to introduce unrefined carbs back into my diet. Its something that worked for me.

If you cycle around 150 miles a week you could probably eat pretty much what you want and still lose weight. I remember something about Usain Bolt saying that he ate McDonalds before racing at the Olympics, but he is an athelete who does an extreme amount of training. The Average Joe simply doesn't have the time to exercise that much and so has to compensate by finding a diet that suits them.

aliasojo

stamina9008 wrote: »

So?

Yeah, im 17, does that mean i dont know what im talking about? errr no!
Anyway, im past this now, bye.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Bye.

thor

stir_crazy wrote: »

If you cycle around 150 miles a week you could probably eat pretty much what you want and still lose weight. I remember something about Usain Bolt saying that he ate McDonalds before racing at the Olympics, but he is an athelete who does an extreme amount of training. The Average Joe simply doesn't have the time to exercise that much and so has to compensate by finding a diet that suits them.

Training will help keep the weight down but in the case of elite athletes like bolt I bet he does not pig out on fast foods. The problem is that there are too many people who can't control the amount of food they eat. I would even claim that majority of the population overestimate the amount of calories they burn off and underestimate the calories they take in. Channel 4's secret eaters does really highlight this.

oopsadaisydoddle

thor wrote: »

Training will help keep the weight down but in the case of elite athletes like bolt I bet he does not pig out on fast foods. The problem is that there are too many people who can't control the amount of food they eat. I would even claim that majority of the population overestimate the amount of calories they burn off and underestimate the calories they take in. Channel 4's secret eaters does really highlight this.

You're right in a way - a lot of people cannot control how much they eat and I am a prime example of how reducing the carbs (particularly refined) has totay helped control how much I eat.

I used to binge - not done for a while since low carbing. Reintroduced carbs for ease during illness and have struggled to regain control of my overeating again.

Everyone is different (not the same, as Stamina said) and different things work for different people.

kafkathecat

I don't think the OP was expecting proper answers but here is mine. In my 20s I lost a stone which I didn't particularly need to lose (I was already in the correct weight zone) by counting calories and exercising, easy. Fast forward 20 years following the loss of two close relatives I put on 2 and 1/2 stone. I couldn't stop eating, even when my stomach was full I was craving food. If I tried to diet I would binge after a couple of days. Then my sister who had gone through the same thing lost a lot of weight on low carb so, even though I had always thought the diet ridiculous, I thought I would give it a go. I stopped being hungry all the time, my blood sugar stabilised (I used to get low blood sugar a lot) and the weight disappeared without me even trying. People are different but more than that what works at one stage in your life may not be right for you at another time.

real1314

OP-

can you tell me how the body processes 100g of carbs?
Could you tell me the difference in how it processes simple carbs - e.g. 100g of pure sugar ; and how it processes more complex carbs - 100g of potato ; and for a third option 100g of brown rice?

So - 4 responses needed for that bit.

Then tell me what happens if you put 3000g of carbs in your body throughout a single day.

Could you tell me how the body processes fats - choose 3 differenent ones if you like - say 100g of butter, 100g of olive oil, 100g of cod liver oil.

What happens if you up the dose to 3000g of each?

Then what about protein?
I'm bored of thinking of different types - you choose 3.

And finally what about alcohol? How does the body deal with that?


Could you also tell me what the size difference is between a fat cell in the body when it's empty compared to when it's full?
And also tell me how many fat cells a human typically has and under what circumstances a person's body might create extra fat cells?
:cool:

oopsadaisydoddle

margaretclare wrote: »

I think that at least part of the problem may be that highly-processed, easily-digestible foods are addictive, because of the high sugar content.

Others have said the same, that when they tried low-carb they no longer had the urge to 'binge' or to eat when they weren't hungry. Physiologically, it should be impossible to eat if the stomach is full, but the brain can over-ride the body in some cases.

Anything with white flour, white sugar is industrially-processed, so processed in fact as to make unnecessary the act of chewing and digesting. It just goes straight through and straight into the blood-stream causing a 'hike' of insulin, which can be disastrous. Add to which, food is often eaten too quickly and while being distracted by something else e.g. TV. We have evolved to eat food more slowly, in company with others, and to have spent time and effort in actually finding and preparing the food.

I've never understood how anyone can eat when they're not hungry, and in fact, put me in front of a big plate of food and it can put me right off. I recall one memorable occasion years ago when I caused great offence by not wanting to eat a large plateful of Sunday dinner including Yorkshire puddings, potatoes in two different forms, 3 veg, sauces, gravy and meat. I took one look and literally felt sick. I was used to having the Yorkshire puddings separately as the first course.

Ooh I wish I was like this! The majority of the time, I am the complete opposite. I think that stems from the years of diet mentality I have subjected myself to. Thinking (without realising), that every meal might be my last chance to have something decent!

I have definitely benefitted from reducing carbs. I am not, by any means, 'cured' but certainly feel there is definitely light at the end of the tunnel!

kafkathecat

margaretclare wrote: »

I think that at least part of the problem may be that highly-processed, easily-digestible foods are addictive, because of the high sugar content.

Others have said the same, that when they tried low-carb they no longer had the urge to 'binge' or to eat when they weren't hungry. Physiologically, it should be impossible to eat if the stomach is full, but the brain can over-ride the body in some cases.

Anything with white flour, white sugar is industrially-processed, so processed in fact as to make unnecessary the act of chewing and digesting. It just goes straight through and straight into the blood-stream causing a 'hike' of insulin, which can be disastrous. Add to which, food is often eaten too quickly and while being distracted by something else e.g. TV. We have evolved to eat food more slowly, in company with others, and to have spent time and effort in actually finding and preparing the food.

I've never understood how anyone can eat when they're not hungry, and in fact, put me in front of a big plate of food and it can put me right off. I recall one memorable occasion years ago when I caused great offence by not wanting to eat a large plateful of Sunday dinner including Yorkshire puddings, potatoes in two different forms, 3 veg, sauces, gravy and meat. I took one look and literally felt sick. I was used to having the Yorkshire puddings separately as the first course.

Ha ha! Sorry, I probably should have mentioned that I was a vegan for over 20 years, only eat wholefoods cooked from scratch and eat at table. No my problem is the overproduction of insulin. This makes you crave carbs even when your stomach is full and it is insulin which stores carbs as fat. Insulin production is stimulated by eating carbs so it becomes almost a vicious cycle. Obviously it is impossible to imagine if it does not happen to you.