low carb anyone?

anyone on the group eating a low carbohydrate diet???
i've been dabbling in it for awhile and would like to meet up with others and ''chew the fat.''

 

What are you hoping to gain (excuse the pun), from this approach, what is your number one reason ?
there are other methods to try and would be less taxing or stressful on the body especially in this climate, I will be leaving again on Sunday for 5 months, so could not join a group per say

 

i don't have any health issues that i'm aware of and i don't need to lose weight but i feel i could use a tune-up. i'm not low carb yet and don't know how low carb i'll go. so far, i've cut back on my carb intake 75% or more and i feel like i need to up my protein/fat intake considerably but i'm giving my digestive system time to adapt.

what are you referring to by ''other methods to try''?

and what would be ''less taxing or stressful on the body''?

when 1st trying out the diet, i had a problem with heat but it seems to be less of a problem as time passes. i've come across several filipinos on low card discussion groups and youtube and they haven't mentioned having issues with heat, of course, this is their natural climate and i'm from 45˚ north.

my energy is also down a bit but that should go up as i increase fat.

how about you, are you doing low carb?

 

It's now called Keto diet - good fats - olive oil raw - Coconut oil for cooking - meats - No sugar at all.

 

I could not imagine being on a low carb diet living in PI. Honestly, out of all the places, this is probably the hardest lol. Rice for breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner.. nonstop.

 

If your goal is to loose weight, it's quiet simple to achieve.

From my point of view the key isn't a particular diet, but being more active, for instance by doing sports.

Firce your body 2 or 3 times a week, reduce alcohol consumption and don't fill your plate 3 times in a row. That's it.

By doing so you will loose weight and have an overall better life quality. Regardless whether you use low carb or whatsoever.

 

It's hilarious how they keep coming up with these new "diets" with new names that are really the same thing has before as Rye mentioned about the Keto = Atkins.

Why people need to buy into gimmicks, fads, and trends to motivate themselves is beyond me. Maybe laziness? Which leads to my main point.

Most people are overweight due to lack of activity. Laziness and lack of physical activity is really a snowballing effect. The less active you are, the less active you will be going forward. Your body needs to keep moving to stay in shape.

So exercise even 3 times a week and eat reasonable amounts of food that is moderate in fat/carbs and other stuff that is "bad" for you. It's ok to have an unhealthy meal once in a while.
The way I've always told my peers on this subject is, eating pizza 2 to 4 times a month is as detrimental to your diet, as going to the gym 2 to 4 times a month is good for your health.