[MERGED]Low carb diet

[ChLoRiNe]

is it really safe to cut out your carb intake when dieting? is it effective?

[sneezy]

it's been effective for me. it's actually not a NO-CARB diet... i don't think it's even a LOW-CARB diet but rather more of a LOWER-THAN-USUAL-CARB diet.

i just take in more protein (meat, taho) or veggies and fruits when i feel hungry. that way, i'm not starving myself and feeling deprived.

but i don't eat excessive protein as i've heard it can be bad for the kidneys.

[Ira]

Read this excellent article by Dr. David A. Levitsky of Cornell. There is also a question and answer forum on the 2nd page.

Low-Carbohydrate Diets: Heresy or Hype (http://www.cce.cornell.edu/food/expfiles/topics/levitsky/levitskyoverview.html)

[Pao|o]

Tried it and it works. Lost 60lbs in 6 months without any form of physical activity other than the regular walking the occasional running.

The draw back is you feel weak most of the time, you have to be more hygenic than usual, you have a difficult time finding places to eat, food becomes a bigger expense and there is a greater need for you to take vitamin and mineral supplements to replace those you're not getting. You have to also drink insane amounts of water.

If you suddenly get off the diet you balloon.

Oh yeah... your excess skins stays with you.

[XzRzX]

try searching the net for KETOSIS/KETONGENIC diets and/or ATKINS diet.

ive been on low carb diet for around 3 months na. lost around 30+ pounds na but i go to the gym 5-6 times a week.

i eat 6 meals a day including protein shake/healthy fats (fish salmon fishoil capsules) with one meal accompanied by half a cup of rice per day.

dapat mataas ng intake mo ng protein and healthy fats in order for you to still have energy kahit na low-carb diet ka.

[melrosegirl]

if you're a carb addict then it'll work for you. Anything you consume a lot then suddenly remove from you're diet will surely make you lose weight. I tried this and since I am addicted to carbs, it made me lose weight but it made me soooo insane. Lahat ng tao sa bahay inaaway ko! :D When I started eating carbs again, I gained it all back and a bit more.

[jtan]

what do you eat when you avoided rice? hirap pumili ng food sa mga fast food...

[noel_icky]

i just started reading the Atkins' diet book. it's kinda hard nga to choose what food to eat if you're used to eating rice all your life.

for those taking this kind of diet, i wish that we help each other to succeed.

yun lang po!;)

[biach]

Originally posted by noel_icky
i just started reading the Atkins' diet book. it's kinda hard nga to choose what food to eat if you're used to eating rice all your life.

for those taking this kind of diet, i wish that we help each other to succeed.

yun lang po!;)
ey,me too im in the atkins...i avoid all food with sauces and jsut eat basically those that have zero carbs like eggs,chicken(fried no breading),burgers no bun,,etc..i restrict my carbs to 1 cup a day only(veggies)...
did u buy ketostix??i cant seem to find any kind of it here????:confused:

[jtan]

oo nga popular yun ketostix... wala rin mabili dito, have you tried drug store?

dati nag atkins ako tapos nag pa blood test ako kinuha yun urine samples ko meron ketones...

[shaggyrae]

Originally posted by jtan
oo nga popular yun ketostix... wala rin mabili dito, have you tried drug store?

dati nag atkins ako tapos nag pa blood test ako kinuha yun urine samples ko meron ketones...

hi! what's KETOSTIX?
what does it do? im into Atkin's too eh. :)

[jtan]

para yata siyang paper na iiba yun kulay pag may ketones.. not sure kung sa urine or sa saliva

ano eat niyo sa jollibee and mcdo pag naka atkins mode kayo? bad trip itong atkins eh pag tinigil mo bloat ka bigla

[UttamiTaya]

forgive my ignorance but what is Atkin's diet? How?

[jtan]

basically eat protein and fatty foods no carbohydrate or starch or sugar

[biach]

Originally posted by jtan
para yata siyang paper na iiba yun kulay pag may ketones.. not sure kung sa urine or sa saliva

ano eat niyo sa jollibee and mcdo pag naka atkins mode kayo? bad trip itong atkins eh pag tinigil mo bloat ka bigla
burger without bun nor ketchup basically...but one should be really careful with those sauces they mix with meat..like barbeque sauces and gravies which has carbs too....

i havent got the ketostix yet...and also,i bought xenadrine for assumingly faster results..whatdya think??:shrug:

[jtan]

that's what i do some times just the burger and not the buns... pero i hate the way people look at me if you do that... parang ang pangit ng tingin

tapos pag kakain ka ulam lang di ka kakakain ng rice sama ng tingin ng iba... :D

[jtan]

that's what i do some times just the burger and not the buns... pero i hate the way people look at me if you do that... parang ang pangit ng tingin

tapos pag kakain ka ulam lang di ka kakakain ng rice sama ng tingin ng iba... :D

[biach]

yup..me too...parang you have to explain pa why you throw away the buns or sumthing..lalo na in restaurants you have to be careful on fuds which have hidden flours in them or sugars so at times i ask and the waiter was all like ...:eh: :wazzup:

o well....anyway,jtan,do u absolutely not count calories??
and can we drink those diet snapple or nada???:shrug:

[jtan]

pag nasa atkin's mode ako kahit ilan protein and fats wala ako tigil, i don't even count kung nasobrahan. tuloy tuloy eat. effective naman so far.

explanation nila yun mga food molecules di raw didikit sa katawan pag walang insulin so na buburn up... protein kase di lumalabas sa body ng tao, nabuburn lang, yun fats naman pag na burn by-product are ketones.

meron diet parang modified atkins, Protein Power by Eudes, no carb pero protein plus fibers.. mga vegetables.

siguro puwede mo tanggalin yon buns sabihin mo diabetic ka

[biach]

never ka pa bang nag carb binge 0r nagdiverge out of the atkins or Protein Pwer diet???kasi me lalo na pag malapit na ang period ko i get these hella cravings that jst made me *chomp*
argggg:bonkself:

[jtan]

madalas diverge... dahil mahirap talaga mag focus total atkins or total protein considering the food availability

fatty foods are hunger killer though

[eyedoc]

Also check out this thread:

http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21648