Anyone done a low/no carb diet before?

[lamebabe]

I lost ten pounds this month from both diet and exercise (the unhealthy way at first, but I stopped). I will not be able to go to my gym for a month so I'm considering doing a very low carb diet to drop the last 10 I want to lose.

Has anyone on GaG done this before? Was it successful?

[sa230e]

I'm not proud to admit it but I went through this phase where I was sort of a hypochondriac health nut and was convinced I had candida (yeah, I know, I wasn't thinking straight) and did a nearly zero-carbohydrate diet for about two and a half months to try and get rid of it.

Basically I ate only meat and vegetables. No fruit, no sugar, no starch, nothing. And god damn did it ever suck. I never felt so tired and unhealthy in my life. Terrible experience but it taught me the value of carbohydrates.

I should have listened to my Nonna and ate my pasta.

[lamebabe]

Oh, that's adorable lol! Sounds like the keto-flu, the GaGer below you mentioned. How much weight did you lose?

[sa230e]

I don't know. I wasn't keeping track because I wasn't dieting for weight loss purposes.

[lifes_curve_ball]

I've done keto but not long term. The keto-flu thing, it's legit for like an hour lol

Still, it worked within the month I used it, I use that rarely, more the caveman one.

[lamebabe]

What's keto flu? And do you mean the Paleo diet? Do you stick to it?

[lifes_curve_ball]

When you first go and use keto, some people feel a little bit of flu like symptoms.

And yeah paleo one.

I don't stick with any one diet fully, just do stuff in moderation and you'll be fine, don't make life miserable by going to the extreme on your food.

[lamebabe]

Already feelin it

[Stark]

Yeah I do low carb (less than 50g) when I'm cutting. You will lose weight easy with it, but dont expect 10 pounds in a month without exercise.

[maiez]

I've never done it because I need carbs to live. I have extremely low body fat and if I dont have carbs I pretty much burn my little fat and then burn protein, which isn't good.

[kheserthorpe]

I have used one yes. Worked well though I couldn't do the type of training I do now.

If you message me i have an e-book I could share.

[PowerpuffJohnnyBravo]

I've done no carb for inter college contest too? And yea it was. Its not ideal for dropping all that altho it is for getting that dry veiny look

[Anonymous]

Bad Idea. How about eating the right amount of calories and macros (protein, carbs and fat).

Never cut carbs out completely. Do it slowly per week.

[knotme]

what do you consider low carb?

[lamebabe]

Mostly fruits, vegetables, and lean meats. No bread, pasta, low sugar intake.

[knotme]

Oh...ok, That sounds fine. That sounds like a regular diet to me