Monday, October 8, 2012

Low carb vs binge eating

So I decided that I'm going to do low Carb to try to control my binging.  I'm still going to eat a little fruit, but stay away from bread and other starches.

A person on my Facebook page was curious why I'm changing things.

It is not all sunshine and rainbows... I struggle every single day.  I wish it was easy just to lose weight and not have to worry about it anymore, but many of you know it is a life long battle.  

I'm anxious to see if this tweek in my diet will help me. 

Cross fingers (and toes)

4 comments:

  1. When you cut your carbs back, you will lose a significant amount of weight. If you've never been on a low-carb diet before, you should check labels on food that you're uncertain if it's low-carb or not.

    I know how food is a struggle. Low-carb has made it easier for me. There are a lot of good low-carb foods and meals you can have. If you feel inclined, try out new foods (before low-carb I had never had avocado, almond milk, plain Greek yogurt, or flax seed and now I like them all), and you can make your favorite recipes but with low-carb substitutes. You can't fail at this diet if you have plenty of yummy low-carb food around. Good luck!

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    1. About 50, which is mostly from fruit. For weight loss, I think it's best to stay under 50, because that is the threshold for being in ketosis, which means the body is burning body fat for fuel instead of carbs.

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  2. That is interesting. I have been struggling for a long time now with my weight and really need to do something about it now.

    I was recently (well, back in March/April) diagnosed with Celiac's Disease so I typically don't eat breads and pasta, which are full of carbs so that has helped a lot, but people (like me) didn't realize that carbs are in things like fruit.

    I so need a change and honestly, I have no reason not to as I have a ton of time to work on ME!

    Any suggestions?

    Kim M.

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