Low Carb Diets Support Thread

fireblade28

Pop_Up_Pirate wrote: »

No-one has given any "faulty" information.

If you don;t want to offer support to those who choose a Low Carb Diet, then I;m not sure why you are bothering with this thread.

I believe you stated that calories don't matter........

They are very important, it's clear that you haven't read the scientific studies that I posted earlier that show that calories are the driving factor behind weight loss. Thus rendering low carb unnecessary. You don't need to give up carbs and foods you like just to lose weight. You just need less.

WantToBeSE

pamsdish wrote: »

A lot of people use the Tesco website as a good U.K. guide, if you go to nutritional info on an item it gives a lot of info

Thank you Pam, I'll do that

sammyjammy

WantToBeSE wrote: »

Morning All

Ahhh, i didnt know about Net Carbs, so my carb intake has obviously been higher than expected as I've been deducting the fibre. Darn it!

I seem to have gotten over the worst of the Keto Flu. Feeling much better now. Not craving any chocolate, bread, rice or pasta.

Not eating meat and eggs is making things a little tricky, but plenty of research online has really helped

Try https://www.dietdoctor.com it has loads of really good recipes ,I am sure there will be many that have neither egg or meat in them

sammyjammy

fireblade28 wrote: »

I believe you stated that calories don't matter........

They are very important, it's clear that you haven't read the scientific studies that I posted earlier that show that calories are the driving factor behind weight loss. Thus rendering low carb unnecessary. You don't need to give up carbs and foods you like just to lose weight. You just need less.

You are as entitled to your views as much as anyone else but this is a support thread for those Low Carbing, maybe you would be better starting a new thread if you wish to discuss it further.

WantToBeSE

sammyjammy wrote: »

Try https://www.dietdoctor.com it has loads of really good recipes ,I am sure there will be many that have neither egg or meat in them

Thank you sammy, i'll do that

kah22

Any low carber out there help me understand percentages.

At the moment I'm aiming at 1459 to 1500 calories a day. There are stats on MyFitnessPal that give percentages I should be aiming at as: Carbs 50%, Protein 20% and Fat 30%. Those stats especially the Carbs and Fats seem wrong for a LCHF diet. Can anyone suggest what I should set these to?

Many thanks

Kevin 🤓

fireblade28

sammyjammy wrote: »

You are as entitled to your views as much as anyone else but this is a support thread for those Low Carbing, maybe you would be better starting a new thread if you wish to discuss it further.

Thats fine and I can do that but it isn't my view its the scientific consensus. There's just so much media misinformation out there why is why things like low carb got started in the first place.

WantToBeSE

kah22 wrote: »

Any low carber out there help me understand percentages.

At the moment I'm aiming at 1459 to 1500 calories a day. There are stats on MyFitnessPal that give percentages I should be aiming at as: Carbs 50%, Protein 20% and Fat 30%. Those stats especially the Carbs and Fats seem wrong for a LCHF diet. Can anyone suggest what I should set these to?

Many thanks

Kevin 🤓

I'm only new at this, but all the research I've done suggests that it should be around 70% fat, 20% protein and 10%carbs.

kah22

Thanks WantToBeSE

fireblade28

WantToBeSE wrote: »

I'm only new at this, but all the research I've done suggests that it should be around 70% fat, 20% protein and 10%carbs.

Protein should always be the highest in any diet.

Protein is more thermic than fats and carbohydrates. Ie it requires more energy to digest. So your net calories will be lower. Ie If the food takes more energy to digest then you will be storing less energy.

Protein is also extremely important to keep high to reduce muscle wastage. This is why people stall on diets because their protein isn't high enough. They start losing lean muscle mass which reduces their metabolism (Metabolism is depended on the amount of muscle you carry)

If you really want low carb then go 50% protein 35% fats 15% carbs.