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Yep. I've lost 75 lbs in the last 18 months doing nothing other than severely restricting my carb intake. A generation of Americans were sold a bill of goods o

Yep. I've lost 75 lbs in the last 18 months doing nothing other than severely restricting my carb intake. A generation of Americans were sold a bill of goods on the food pyramid which subsidized big Ag, lead to an obesity epidemic and masked the effects of inflation.

thisisit 9y ago
> severely restricting my carb intake. By how much? And with or without exercise?
- 0x445442 9y ago
  So I tried to limit carbs to whatever was included in fruits, vegetables and nuts. And I really have limited my intake of fruit and nuts. So my target was about 30 grams a day, which if you start reading labels is extremely difficult to pull off. I say its hard to pull off because almost everything in easily available food supply is full of carbs. So my diet was pretty much restricted to meat, dairy, fruit and vegetables. If you go this route you'll quickly discover how much more expensive it is to eat healthy; which was the reason for my inflation comment. Here's another fun fact. I have to get blood drawn every year to get a break on my company's health insurance. My doctor's jaw dropped when I went for my yearly physical. Not only did my weight drop, my cholesterol went down drastically. My doctor asked me how I did it and I told him lots of bacon, eggs and cheese.
vilmosi 9y ago
I don't think carbs had anything to do with that. The added sugar/corn syrup in everything did it.
- 0x445442 9y ago
  What do you think sugar/corn syrup is... Carbs. It wouldn't matter if I stop drinking Gatoraide and replaced it with rice or Wheaties.
  - vilmosi 9y ago
    Well yeah, but you can easily have sugar added to salad dressings, dips, tomato sauces... Also, carbs and pure sugars are not really comparable. A lot of carb heavy cultures live very healthy lives.
    - 0x445442 9y ago
      I have no scientific basis for this idea but I believe, from personal, practical experience that there are different body types and metabolisms and that carbs effect certain folks more adversely than others.
      - hnlurker 9y ago
        carbs AFFECT certain folks more adversely or carbs have an EFFECT on certain folks more adversely

thisisit 9y ago

> severely restricting my carb intake. By how much? And with or without exercise?

0x445442 9y ago
So I tried to limit carbs to whatever was included in fruits, vegetables and nuts. And I really have limited my intake of fruit and nuts. So my target was about 30 grams a day, which if you start reading labels is extremely difficult to pull off. I say its hard to pull off because almost everything in easily available food supply is full of carbs. So my diet was pretty much restricted to meat, dairy, fruit and vegetables. If you go this route you'll quickly discover how much more expensive it is to eat healthy; which was the reason for my inflation comment. Here's another fun fact. I have to get blood drawn every year to get a break on my company's health insurance. My doctor's jaw dropped when I went for my yearly physical. Not only did my weight drop, my cholesterol went down drastically. My doctor asked me how I did it and I told him lots of bacon, eggs and cheese.

vilmosi 9y ago

I don't think carbs had anything to do with that. The added sugar/corn syrup in everything did it.

0x445442 9y ago
What do you think sugar/corn syrup is... Carbs. It wouldn't matter if I stop drinking Gatoraide and replaced it with rice or Wheaties.
- vilmosi 9y ago
  Well yeah, but you can easily have sugar added to salad dressings, dips, tomato sauces... Also, carbs and pure sugars are not really comparable. A lot of carb heavy cultures live very healthy lives.
  - 0x445442 9y ago
    I have no scientific basis for this idea but I believe, from personal, practical experience that there are different body types and metabolisms and that carbs effect certain folks more adversely than others.
    - hnlurker 9y ago
      carbs AFFECT certain folks more adversely or carbs have an EFFECT on certain folks more adversely