Low-Carb Diets Are Working, Study Says

[headscratcher4]

I don't understand what your first sentence is referring to.

P.S. it was a badly phrased supposed to be rhetorical question...i.e you can lose weight and still eat anything, so why would you do Atkins which limits the kinds of foods you can eat...or something along that line. Sorry to be confusing. I write -- poorly -- for a living.

 

[The Don]

As someone who has lost 40lbs and kept it of +/- 5lbs for the last four years, I found the following somewhat useful for maintaining the weight loss. They work for me, they may not work for other people....

- When having a sandwich eliminate on the butter/mayo. If you need lubrication use mustard, cranberry sauce, a little salad dressing. Liberally applied the butter/mayo in a sandwich can have as many calories as the bread
- By all means eat potato/pasta/rice etc. but take smaller servings. Before I lost weight (I started at 220lbs) a serving consisted of 200g (8oz) UNCOOKED weight of pasta. Now it's around 70g (3oz)
- I try to eat an enormous salad (or plate of veggies) before tucking into the "good stuff". That way I get my 5 portions of fruit and veg a day, get to eat yummy stuff but don't put the weight back on
- I make sure I eat about 5 times a day, 3 meals and 2 snacks and try to make the meals around the same size.

Before I did this, I was in the "I must have a slow metablism" camp now, to my suprise and horror I find I was in the "aft greedy b@$tard" camp all along

P.S. don't stint on the beer consumption, it's a false economy

 

[richardm]

Carbs and protein have nothing to do with losing weight. It's all about the calories.

The science(ish) programme "Horizon" covered the latest diet research last night. Apparently, there has been a good deal of independent research into the Atkins diet recently. It has nothing to do with carbs or fat, right enough. It appears to be the case that protein acts as an appetite suppressor.

That is to say, if you eat carbohydrate or fat, you are inclined to overeat. If you eat proteins then your feel satieted earlier, and it is that which reduces your calorie intake, with fewer feelings of hunger.

So presumably it would be possible to do a lower-fat version of Atkins, and keep all the nutritionists happy.

 

[Jon_in_london]

So presumably it would be possible to do a lower-fat version of Atkins, and keep all the nutritionists happy.

Makes sense from an evolutionary point of view I guess...
This could be why a tin of baked beans makes me so full but a tin of tinned sphagetii does nothing for me.

Im actually going to do a little experiment today and see if I just eat high protein-low-carb-low-fat if I feel really satisfied and not hungry.

If this seems to be the case Im going for a high-protein diet.

















Well, OK Im already on a high protein diet, Ill just try and cut out the fat and carbs!

 

[diddidit]

Im actually going to do a little experiment today and see if I just eat high protein-low-carb-low-fat if I feel really satisfied and not hungry.

If this seems to be the case Im going for a high-protein diet.

One day isn't going to do it - try it for a week. On Day 1, I felt like committing crimes against humanity; after a week, I was fine.

did

 

[Jon_in_london]

Now another question..

The improbably large packet of ham that I just ate...
It listed the calories on it as 111kcal per 100g.....
Is that 111,000 calories!?!

Given that you are only supposed to eat around 2000-3000calories a day, have I just consumed 10 weeks worth of food?



edit: and yes, I feel absolutely stuffed

 

[richardm]

Well, OK Im already on a high protein diet, Ill just try and cut out the fat and carbs!

What made the difference for me was to have a good supply of decent ham in the fridge. Not the wafer-thin stuff, but reasonably thick-cut slices from the deli counter. Then when I felt like a smackerel, I'd grab a slice and eat that. It made it very easy to stick to eating just protein without being tempted to augment it with other stuff.

And as Diddidid says, give it more than one day. Try three days, at least. But let us know how the experiment goes either way!

 

[richardm]

Now another question..

The improbably large packet of ham that I just ate...
It listed the calories on it as 111kcal per 100g.....
Is that 111,000 calories!?!

Given that you are only supposed to eat around 2000-3000calories a day, have I just consumed 10 weeks worth of food?



edit: and yes, I feel absolutely stuffed

I think that when we colloquially talk of "Calories" we really mean "KiloCalories" - don't panic!

Edited to add: Ah, I see you've already discovered the Joys of Ham. A few more packets like that and you'll be skinny as a rail

 

[Jon_in_london]

What made the difference for me was to have a good supply of decent ham in the fridge. Not the wafer-thin stuff, but reasonably thick-cut slices from the deli counter. Then when I felt like a smackerel, I'd grab a slice and eat that. It made it very easy to stick to eating just protein without being tempted to augment it with other stuff.

And as Diddidid says, give it more than one day. Try three days, at least. But let us know how the experiment goes either way!

Should actually be easy for me as I love stuff like cold meats, smoked mackerel, bloody great chunks of cows and stuff. Ill miss the roast 'taters though....

 

[richardm]

Should actually be easy for me as I love stuff like cold meats, smoked mackerel, bloody great chunks of cows and stuff. Ill miss the roast 'taters though....

Tip: You can simulate mashed potatoes quite well with cauliflower puree. Plenty of butter and black pepper...