Lose weight the fun way.

Posted on September 14, 2014

My first day of low carb (under 30/day) was ok, but I had a headache and felt pretty weak. My second day was worse and I broke down and dug into a bag of Pirate's Booty to fix my cravings. That was very bad of me!

My third day went pretty well! I had a good amount of energy and my headache was pretty minimal. This morning I woke up and had TONS of energy, and normally I am not a morning energy person. There's still some bits of a headache but things are starting to improve.

Why am I doing a low carb diet? Because I'm breaking up with my carb and sugar addiction. More and more science is pointing to a low fat, high carb diet is bad for us and I was a complete carb junky. There's a Facebook forum called Ketogenic Dieters that I'm participating in for ideas and education.

My goal is to try this out for a couple months and see how I feel, what my bloodwork looks like, and how my weight and strength change. It is going to be so hard to give up 1/2 of my favorite foods but I'm hopeful that I'll see the results I'm hoping for!

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Dawn P.

09/17/2014 6:58PM

I tracked my diet when I was eating bad and I would eat 300-350 carbs a day, now I try to keep them below 100, and it's enough to lose weight. With high protein you need to make sure your kidney function is adequate

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Lily W.

09/14/2014 6:52PM

I'm doing a modified low carb--low glycemic. It's been super successful for me. I, too, was a carb monster :) I've been going strong for 2 months now and am still losing weight! It definitely works; you just have to eat enough protein at each meal so you aren't hungry. Oh, and clean out your pantry so you don't have and "bad food" to tempt you!

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Cindy L.

09/14/2014 6:32PM

All Carbs are not the same. You need to think Net Carbs: Carbs less fiber. The fiber can help fill you up. Very hard to get the RDA of fiber, but a worthy goal.

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Rachel M.

09/14/2014 6:21PM

I cut my sugar down significantly, but I wasn't able to cut the carbs below 50 without being hangry. Even so, I've noticed a huge difference in how I feel and what I want to eat. I haven't had junk food cravings in two weeks.

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Phipps R.

09/14/2014 6:02PM

I've been alternating high carb(still whole foods..no processed foods, sugars, or artificial ingredients), and low carb. I picked it up from the Chris Powel..Choose to Lose book. It works great! I was so exhausted the first few days, but now I'm not hungry..have tons of energy and have started workouts. My daughter told me about Diet Bet..it sounds like fun..so here I am! Can you join more than one game at a time? I've never done anything like this!

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summerdresses

09/14/2014 2:59PM

Today is my 6th day on DietBet. I'm trying to lose weight by eliminating cookies, brownie, cake......wow, it seriously is hard! Why do I think about it so much and want it so bad?! It seriously is an addiction! Lol. Carry on Diet Betters!

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Cindy L.

09/14/2014 1:48PM

It's tough going Low Carb. You have to find totally different foods to eat, and having a snack available at all times is a must. 4 - 5pm is my worst time, I always have greek yogurt and protein bars around.

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Lucky T.

09/14/2014 12:42PM

Next time have some chicken broth!

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Phipps R.

I don't know why I haven't thought of that..it would be warm and filling..I'll try that! Thanks!