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I've been on a high fat, low/no carb diet for 5 months and lost an average of 12.5 pounds a month on it. My exercise regime has not really taken hold as well a

by MCRed 11y ago

I've been on a high fat, low/no carb diet for 5 months and lost an average of 12.5 pounds a month on it. My exercise regime has not really taken hold as well as getting on the diet. Besides the weight loss (and I still have a ways to go) I've experienced: -- A lot less desire to eat. Sometimes I just eat one meal a day because I'm no longer hungry all the time. -- More energy. Part of this is having the muscles developed for a heavier body but carrying around a smaller one... but since I sometimes eat a few carbs or have an off meal for whatever reason, I can tie those carb meals to lower energy levels more directly. -- Better mood. My outlook and mood is much better... my self esteem hasn't changed (I've always been happy with how I looked and liked myself, so I'm not loosing weight because I feel bad.) .... but I'm much more in control of my mental state, if that makes sense, and I'm more motivated and focused. I don't know about fat, but I will say this-- for the past week I've been eating hamburgers (no bun) so just meat cheese, tomatoes and lettuce with the occasional grilled onions etc. And I feel great. downsides: Early on I was not getting enough salt! Also I have started using lite salt to get my potassium up and eating a spinach dish (with cream cheese, it tastes great) to get magnesium up. And I'm taking supplements... but I don't seem to need them. When I go a week without them I'm still fine. However, I am doing 4 diets: -- Intermittant fasting, 18-23 hours between meals -- Portion control (easy when you aren't hungry) -- Lower calories (a consequence of portion control and lower appetite.) -- LCHF -- I believe in ketosis, it works for me. These work in combo, and the days where I am better at IF I lose more weight than the days where I spread my meals out... and I've never limited myself on how much or how often I can eat (EG: I have a small portion of protein and fat, but I can do it again if I'm still hungry after finishing it.) Easiest, most fun, and by far the most successful diet I've experienced.

toomuchtodo 11y ago
Come join us in /r/keto on Reddit!
merpnderp 11y ago
Have you seen a change in your cholesterol numbers? When I did the low carb high fat diet, my numbers went from marginal, to exceptionally good.
- mrsteveman1 11y ago
  Same here, just got labs done a few weeks ago and my cholesterol results were great, which surprised me.
gukov 11y ago
I've been thinking of going LCHF for my T1D too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR8rc_AF6XU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR8rc_AF6XU
scrollaway 11y ago
Could you talk more in depth about your diet mix? I'm very curious about it (I know about keto diets, this is an interesting take on it). How regular is your intermittant fasting? What do you use for bread?
fasteo 11y ago
This was also my experience during the first 6-9 months but, after that, I started to develop some problems [1]. Watch out for the symptoms and don't be, as I was, dogmatic with this diet. My feeling is that going low carb/high fat helps to fix a broken metabolism, but once this is done, returning to a higher carb diet seems a wise move. I am now eating 180-200 grams per day (from rice/potatoes and veggies), all post-workout. I lift weight 3-4 times per week and do 2-3/week long walks at a brisk pace. [1] http://freetheanimal.com/2014/02/ketogenic-diets-news.html http://freetheanimal.com/2014/02/ketogenic-diets-news.html
a3n 11y ago
> I've been on a high fat, low/no carb diet for 5 months "No" carb? I'm sceptical. I'm diabetic, and my doctor suggests a minimum amount of carbs for me, as well as a max. You need carbs for energy. Remember that fruits and vegetables are carbs. Perhaps you mean "no bread," or "no processed grains?"
- pakitan 11y ago
  > You need carbs for energy No, you don't. Of course, no carbs at all is impossible as even meat contains trace amounts but keeping it under 30gr (which is what's generally accepted for keeping a nutritional ketosis state) is perfectly sustainable. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-carbohydrate_diet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-carbohydrate_diet
  - a3n 11y ago
    http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates/ http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates/ "Foods high in carbohydrates are an important part of a healthy diet. Carbohydrates provide the body with glucose, which is converted to energy used to support bodily functions and physical activity." We can quibble about what mix you need of carbs, but if you aren't getting your carbs from something that's obviously from a plant, you may not be getting enough and you should probably pay attention to however you do get them. The less processed your carbs the better; the carbs you get from a cow are very highly processed. You need glucose. No carbs is probably not what your body evolved to live in.
    - pakitan 11y ago
      Are you seriously trying to use a blog post with zero referenced studies to back up your opinion? Was I supposed to be impressed by the harvard.edu domain? Did you even glance over the wiki page I posted above? Low/zero carb diets are unlikely to be the holy grail for everyone but if you want to argue, at least spend some time reading up on the actual science involved, rather than blog posts by unknown authors.

by MCRed 11y ago

toomuchtodo 11y ago

Come join us in /r/keto on Reddit!

merpnderp 11y ago

Have you seen a change in your cholesterol numbers? When I did the low carb high fat diet, my numbers went from marginal, to exceptionally good.

mrsteveman1 11y ago
Same here, just got labs done a few weeks ago and my cholesterol results were great, which surprised me.

gukov 11y ago

I've been thinking of going LCHF for my T1D too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR8rc_AF6XU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR8rc_AF6XU

scrollaway 11y ago

Could you talk more in depth about your diet mix? I'm very curious about it (I know about keto diets, this is an interesting take on it). How regular is your intermittant fasting? What do you use for bread?

fasteo 11y ago

This was also my experience during the first 6-9 months but, after that, I started to develop some problems [1]. Watch out for the symptoms and don't be, as I was, dogmatic with this diet. My feeling is that going low carb/high fat helps to fix a broken metabolism, but once this is done, returning to a higher carb diet seems a wise move. I am now eating 180-200 grams per day (from rice/potatoes and veggies), all post-workout. I lift weight 3-4 times per week and do 2-3/week long walks at a brisk pace. [1] http://freetheanimal.com/2014/02/ketogenic-diets-news.html http://freetheanimal.com/2014/02/ketogenic-diets-news.html

a3n 11y ago

> I've been on a high fat, low/no carb diet for 5 months "No" carb? I'm sceptical. I'm diabetic, and my doctor suggests a minimum amount of carbs for me, as well as a max. You need carbs for energy. Remember that fruits and vegetables are carbs. Perhaps you mean "no bread," or "no processed grains?"

pakitan 11y ago
> You need carbs for energy No, you don't. Of course, no carbs at all is impossible as even meat contains trace amounts but keeping it under 30gr (which is what's generally accepted for keeping a nutritional ketosis state) is perfectly sustainable. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-carbohydrate_diet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-carbohydrate_diet
- a3n 11y ago
  http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates/ http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates/ "Foods high in carbohydrates are an important part of a healthy diet. Carbohydrates provide the body with glucose, which is converted to energy used to support bodily functions and physical activity." We can quibble about what mix you need of carbs, but if you aren't getting your carbs from something that's obviously from a plant, you may not be getting enough and you should probably pay attention to however you do get them. The less processed your carbs the better; the carbs you get from a cow are very highly processed. You need glucose. No carbs is probably not what your body evolved to live in.
  - pakitan 11y ago
    Are you seriously trying to use a blog post with zero referenced studies to back up your opinion? Was I supposed to be impressed by the harvard.edu domain? Did you even glance over the wiki page I posted above? Low/zero carb diets are unlikely to be the holy grail for everyone but if you want to argue, at least spend some time reading up on the actual science involved, rather than blog posts by unknown authors.