How much weight would I lose if I ate only meat and vegetables?

[Anonymous]

I thought that to lose weight and save money I would eat a diet of sardines, eggplants, and veggies packs that you get at the grocery store. With no rice, no bread, no flour, and no grain other than the corn in the veggie packs - I'd expect to lose a lot of weight. Also this diet is sustainable for $5 dollars a day so it's a good way to save money.

[kheserthorpe]

You'd lose a ton of water weight initially, then start losing a couple lbs a week ongoing. Biggest problems would be metabolic slowdown, you'd actually be better off spiking your carbs once a week to boost hormone levels. It would also be a good idea to mix up the meat source, sardines, eggs, greek yogurt, chicken legs or pork, etc. You'll also need to eat quite a lot of protein - more than you may realize.

[ManThatKnewTooMuch]

So what you're saying is "balance is key"?

Try to dumb it down brother. Not many peeps on here can keep up with all your biomedical knowledge lol

[kheserthorpe]

I wouldn't actually say 'balance is key'. I've run extreme low carb before and it works WELL. adding some carbs every day will slow it down more than spiking carbs occasionally would.

[Sex_Panther]

Permanently? None.

Temporarily? A ton. You'll also be at risk of death. Happy hunting.

[Anonymous]

well, not eating grains/carbs is controversial, but some say it's actually healthier for our bodies as we can process proteins and vegetables much easier…that carbs are what cause us to gain excessive weight.

I'm not sure the sardines are the best way to go, though. Some sort of protein that's more substantial would be better.

[Opinion Owner]

thanks for MH!