I'm looking for a less rigid low carb diet. I'm content with losing 2/lbs week and do not need fast or easy weight loss- I just want a diet that I can live with and afford... Any low carb plans that let you still have brown rice or bread every now and then? I get pretty ill every time I try atkins out...I know it works but it's just a little too extreme for me...
Easy to live with low carb way of life?
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Just limit yourself to 100 grams of carbs a day no matter what you're eating, you'll start losing weight. You won't hit ketosis, but you'll start dropping weight slowly.... exercise is very important as well.
Dammit I mention this in every single diet thread:
http://www.southbeachdiet.com is the way to go.
I have ZERO willpower and have been losing 1-2lb a week on a steady basis.
It's not so much of a massive lifestyle change like Atkins - and you don't HAVE to do the 2-week Phase 1 (aka induction) period either.
It's mostly avoiding the worst foods (Which you can still have on occasion) and eating better foods at the right times in the right combinations. The entire goal is to regulate your blood sugar levels, therefore stabilizing your insulin levels which in turn limits how your body gets hungry and stores fat.
http://www.southbeachdiet.com is the way to go.
I have ZERO willpower and have been losing 1-2lb a week on a steady basis.
It's not so much of a massive lifestyle change like Atkins - and you don't HAVE to do the 2-week Phase 1 (aka induction) period either.
It's mostly avoiding the worst foods (Which you can still have on occasion) and eating better foods at the right times in the right combinations. The entire goal is to regulate your blood sugar levels, therefore stabilizing your insulin levels which in turn limits how your body gets hungry and stores fat.
100 carbs a day seems reasonable.. Do you literally mean "eat anything" or should I still watch my fat /caloric intake? I won't be eating deep fried pork but I'd still like to know if trips to the local all you can eat braz. bbq joint are still out of the question..
damnit their free profile gave me information i already knew. i know there are some books in stores i can get... i guess i'll go that way.
Listen to me. SBD is the way to go. It doesn't advocate huge amounts of big greasy food, but it's not forbidden in the diet. I sneak in an In-N-Out double double at least once a week and I still lose weight.
I'll look into it- I noticed that the first two weeks are very similar to atkins induction.. I'll try to find that link again- did you buy the book or did you get your info off of google?
Toasthead
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Heres all you need to know about losing weight and keeping it off
It's a lot simpler than the weight loss gurus would have you believe.
Its harsh, but its all true.
It's a lot simpler than the weight loss gurus would have you believe.
Its harsh, but its all true.
PLEASE don't recommend that diet to non-body builders. I've had a lot of people talk to me all excited about CKD "because I get to have carbs on the weekends!" Allowing carbs on weekends serves a very specific purpose with CKD and that purpose is to replenish glycogen stores and then fully deplete them with a hard-core weight lifting regimen. Most people don't work out period, much less work out to with the discipline mandated by CKD. Without the weights, CKD will do a person very little good. By loading up on carbs on weekends, your body never has a chance to recover from its insulin resistance, nor will a person overcome their craving for carbs.
CKD is not a panacea for people who can't/won't go the low-carb route. It's a very technical, difficult diet meant for body builders who need to shed as much fat as possible for competitions whilst retaining muscle mass.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Zone diet. Is that passe now or something? It was all the rage a few years ago before everyone and their mother started doing the Atkins diet.
Check out "The Zone" by Barry Sears. Buy the book (or read it in a bookstore if you don't want to buy it), but whatever you do, don't just half-ass something... you'll only end up more overweight and discouraged in the long run. If you want to commit to a diet regimen then do it right, and that means reading the book.
l2c
Edit: 2 lbs. per week is the MAX you should ever want to lose. If you're losing it faster than that I guarantee you're losing muscle along with the fat and that will only decrease your body's metabolism. Slow and steady wins the race. If you have any hope of getting thin and staying thin you need to commit to a complete lifestyle change. Don't work to an "ideal weight or BF%... instead, commit to a more healthy way of living. Your body (and the mirror) will tell you when you've lost all the fat you need to lose. Then, continue on and eat enough to the point where you're not losing any more weight. You will need to keep exercising regularly to maintain/build your muscle mass, as well as combat the fact that your metabolism will naturally lower with age.
Yes, you can have whole wheat bread or brown rice once in a while and still loose weight. Most people can have 40-60 grams of carbs a day and still loose some weight. Most people think atkins is very strict, 20 g/day. Thats only true in the induction period. In the maintenance phase you can have what most people would consider "regular" diet. Check out www.atkins.com for more details.
StageLeft
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Even at 60 grams carbs that's only 240 calories/day from carbs. I don't consider that normal! I haven't had that little in carbs in...well in forever, and that even includes my low-cal days. 60 grabs carbs is like 2 subway cookies and that's your entire daily carb ration!
Above all, the atkins diet emphasizes nutrition, not just low carbs. There is nothing of value in 2 subway cookies.
What's not "normal" about it?
I've been under 60g/day (usually under 40g) for almost six months now, and I feel great! What's the downside to being not "normal"?
I am on Atkins and felt ill on day 11, after my initial 4 days of not feeling well.
I asked about it on a low carb message board and they said I needed a high protien snack right away. I ate a litte meat and felt better an hour later.
I have added more protien to my diet and I feel great now.
Day 13 and lost 15 pounds.
Sounds to me like you didnt give Atkins a good chance.
If you want to do ANY low carb diet I suggest checking out
this place
Peace
Rich
I asked about it on a low carb message board and they said I needed a high protien snack right away. I ate a litte meat and felt better an hour later.
I have added more protien to my diet and I feel great now.
Day 13 and lost 15 pounds.
Sounds to me like you didnt give Atkins a good chance.
If you want to do ANY low carb diet I suggest checking out
this place
Peace
Rich
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A disciple of Barry Sears is Ann Louise Gittlemen. She wrote a book called The Fat Flush Plan.
Underlying notion is that the liver is the organ that metabolizes fat and if it's too busy cleaning gunk out of your system less fat will be metabolized.
Exercise required
No caffeine
Cuts out most grains except a little sprouted grain.
No sugar, no nutrasweet, only Stevia in small quanties
Most veggies are allowed in unlimited quantities
Lots of supplements to keep metabolism up or to flush out liver[/list]
I've had a significant weight loss doing this for two weeks with cheating on the weekend and this comes 11 months into a successful diet so I don't think it was all water.
PS. I call it the caveman diet.
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