Guest guest Posted August 27, 2003 Report Share Posted August 27, 2003 Hi Marni; > >Low carb diets are dangerous, less than 30% of your total caloric > >intake from all sources. > > > Can you elaborate a bit on this? I've heard this before but haven't > seen any good information about it. I've been on what I would > consider a low carb diet for the last 2 months dealing with this There are carbs in all vegetables; ditching the high-glycemic carbs, sugars, and starches, fruits etc... does not constitute a low carb diet. > candida. Now I'm not really sure what constitutes a carb but I > don't eat any fruit, no dairy except yogurt and some occasional > swiss cheese, no bread except some millet bread every once in > awhile. No sugar of any kind, including cane juice, honey, etc. I > do eat lots of meat, eggs, veggies and nuts. I have rice or brown > rice pasta maybe 1 or 2 times a week. I'll also have a green > plantain a couple times a month. I also eat popcorn 2-3 times a > week. You have candida? Laying off the pasta, popcorn and rice will help you more than eating it. Similarly, plantain is a carb food. > > I'm trying to add in some avocados (fat) but am not very creative > with them. I've lost almost 15 lbs in the last 2 months. I feel > great but I am only 5'4 " and now weigh 115lbs, alot of which is good > muscle but I don't want to get too skinny. So I need to add back in > some fat to my diet. > A lot of women would donate a body part to have your body fat index... More high-quality protein will help you put on some nice muscle tone. I suggest cold-processed whey isolate 60 grams daily. Body builders use up to 120 grams daily. Excess protein can be converted to some fat storage. Take cal/mag/D/boron and potassium to offset the acids produced by excess protein if you use more than 60 grams. Duncan Crow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2003 Report Share Posted August 27, 2003 Hello Duncan, I'm interested in your definition of a low carb diet and why you feel it is dangerous. Also, could you elaborate on excess protein (over 60 g per day) and it's contribution to acidity? I am temporarily on a low carb, high pro diet on which which I feel ok most of the time. Don't seem to have the same energy as before during high intensity workouts and am prone to leg muscle pain If I'm on my feet alot. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 Bee, I think the change in carbs and the addition of protein are the two biggest factors in low carb diets. Calorie counting does have its benefits, but for the average dieter it's not really needed for losing fat. People do seem to be able to function on lower calories much better when it comes from whole foods, especially fatty meats. I don't know the exact reason, but I suspect it's better hormonal control (especially insulin) as well as getting more nutrients. People going from high carb to low carb also tend to fill up rather quickly on steak The average high carb diet has about zero real nutrients in it and basically only provides the body with heat. The high refined carbs also makes hormones fluctuate wildly giving all sorts of problems...eating more to maintain constantly fluctuating blood sugar levels is probably a big issue as well. i.e. a steak will provide a much more constant and long lasting blood sugar response, versus having some cereal which rapidly increases blood sugar and then the person experiences rebound hypoglycemia, making them hungry again. In fact, diets for weight lifters that have a very hard time gaining weight focuses on eating carbs that create these fluctuating blood sugar levels to stimulate more hunger so they eat more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Neil, Thanks for all the useful info. I guess I'm just going to have to force myself to eat a lot at first with this low-carb diet and then see if I gain, lose or stay the same. Then I'll take it from there. Hope I won't have problem! Take care, Erek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 betaine- Yes, I agree with your comments below. Serious reduction in carbs is the ONLY thing that has worked for me in trying to lose weight for the last 15 years or so. Just this last weekend I cut all carbs except for some very small amounts of vegetables and spinach, and already I've lost an inch off my waist and 6-lbs. Granted, looking at my normally water/edema swollen feet (high estrogen?), much or all of that is probably water weight, but it's a start. Like you, my diet when not low-carbing is still much healthier than the typical persons. Never high in bread, deserts, or refined carbs. I constantly check my blood sugar, and HgA1C. Never a problem in the past, but this last test it was at 5.9, up from 5.6, and at the very top of the acceptable lab range. Sounds like metabolic syndrome or sliding into Type II diabetes for me as well. I just received some Indian glucophage to take before meals. Dr, Mirkin (www.drmirkin.com) has recommended it as one of the safest and most effective medications to take while dieting to lose belly fat. Glucophage prevents the liver from releasing sugar into the bloodstream too quickly, thus curbing the insulin response to your food. Insulin is the hormone that, among other things, drives sugar into cells, causes you to store fat, and drives hunger. I like your list of foods, other than carrots...I seem to recall them being on the " banned " list from my old days of reading Atkins and Eades on low carbing. On Apr 17, 2008, at 2:22 AM, betaine_hcl wrote: > I've put myself on a low carb diet in which one avoids > grains at least in the first phase, limits the forms > and amounts of milk products, and has one avoid soy > which I already was doing. This is really helping. > Part of my problem was that I was sliding toward > type 2 diabetes. I started checking my blood sugar > with one of the unit that test a drop of blood; what > a revelation. My diet prior to this was really > quite good by most standard measures with mostly whole > grains, limited refined sugars; however, some of > the foods had a high glycemic index. > So now I am living on beef, fish, some dairy, > spinach, greens from the garden, parsley, eggs, olive oil, > coconut meat, onions, raw carrots, lettuce (lots of lettuce) > pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds (they have too much > polyunsaturated fat), sesame seeds, and > finally most anything green and low in carbs. > > Anyway this is really helping. I am feeling pretty > good. And I am hoping with exercise and more > weight loss to be feeling even better. > > Plus I dialed up my alpha lipoic acid intake. > I may have to start the r-alpha form as it > is more effective. The dose 600 mg twice a day I am taking > of the racemic (cheaper) form I think is too much. > But I think it helps also. Plus I am trying > to remember the carnitine and taurine which I take > in smaller doses during the day to reach 2 or grams > doses. > > > >>> >>>> Here is an adobe file published by Institute for Agriculture and >>>> Trade >>>> Policy about different types of plastic used in food/drink >>>> containers. There is a paragraph about chemical leaks from some > that >>>> affect hormones. >>>> >>>> http://www.iatp.org/iatp/ > publications.cfm?accountID=421 & refID=102202 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2010 Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 Hi Ronna I was on the Atkins for a week and got sick, then the Potatoes not Prozac and got really sick and now for 4 weeks a low carb but not as strict as Adkins. I am having anxiety and panic I have not had in 30 years...I wonder if some people just can't tolerate the real low carb diets. > > > > > > > ANyone on a low carb diet - I need help > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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