Carbs are not bad for you at all btw. Just something people say a lot without any basis in reality. On the contrary, eliminating carbs is going to make achieving fitness goals prohibitively difficult for 95% of people
Ok that’s interesting to hear as someone trying to lose a bit of weight. Can you elaborate or point to some sources that do? My doctor told me to minimize carbs so I’m very curious
I was planning to write up a longer response but the other one you got is very detailed and accurate. But yeah basically cutting carbs just makes you miserable and makes it harder to exercise. The reason it’s a popular recommendation is because it often causes a very dramatic (but very temporary) drop in water weight. So people torture themselves for a month, lose 20 pounds on the scale, and are forevermore convinced that they have “cracked the code” on weight loss. They rarely mention that they instantly regained all of the weight when they inevitably quit the diet lol
It’s sadly very difficult to find good information because of how much noise and misinformation there is out there. I apologize if this sounds conspiratorial, but even primary care doctors are a pretty poor source of info as they receive no special training in weight loss. Whole situation is just a mess tbh
Something cool to check out is the national weight control registry, which is the largest study of people who have lost significant amounts of weight and kept it off.
http://www.nwcr.ws/Research/default.htm
We can see that most people who are successful don’t rely on some sketchy elimination diet, but rather build a lifestyle around more simple things. Such as having breakfast every day, prioritizing exercise, and keeping an eye on their weight by weighing regularly
Interesting, thanks for the info and resource! I don’t actually see another response so I’m assuming they’re not federated with programming.dev, but I’ll check from another instance later
Oh interesting! Yeah some classic fediverse weirdness lol.
This is the response I was referring to, if that’s at all helpful
But yeah, tough topic in general. It doesn’t help that everyone you meet will confidently proclaim that they know the real truth and everyone else is wrong (much as I am doing now, lol). But ultimately the important thing is finding something that you can happily continue doing for the rest of your life
Our bodys need carbs, proteins and fats.
But there are highly different qualities of thos macro nutritions available. In short: if’s already processed (not the raw ingredient) it is worse than if you cook it yourself.
Eating plastic is fantastic.
Come on carbie let’s go party
Pa-a-aaasta!
A dietician told me to not eat carbs after 3 pm to help lose weight.
really? what did they tell you to eat for dinner?
Biiiig salad with a small fish or a small steak, cheese crumble or yogurt, and a sauce made of blended veggies (carrot, cauliflower, pumpkin, etc.)
