DIETITIAN: I don't recommend low-carb for better blood sugar (here's why!)
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- Today I'm going to answer a recent carb-hating comment I got in-depth. And share with you why I DON'T recommend low-carb or no-carb/keto diets as a registered dietitian nutritionist specializing in insulin resistance and PCOS management.
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0:00 Intro
1:36 The recent carb-hating comment I got
2:18 The CarnivoreMD admits ketosis isn’t actually healthy
5:06 “but we can live without carbs technically” (gluconeogenesis explained)
9:03 “carb overdose” addressed
10:41 the problem with internet nutrition advice
11:54 what dietitians think of when giving nutrition advice vs. influencers
14:39 diets are more than "what works" on paper
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Please note - I have no issues with moderation of carbs, or slightly lowering your carb intake if that supports your goals! Make sure to watch the entire video to understand WHY I don’t recommend super low carb diets for most. (There will ALWAYS be exceptions with nutrition recommendations!)
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Have been overweight for the most part of my life. Tried losing weight with calories in and out and several others and nothing. i was doing 25000 steps per day + 30 min of cardio in the morning and another 30m of cardio in the afternon to no avail. When i finally found keto I started effectivelly losing weight without losing energy. and its sustainable. i eat my legumes, meat, fish and healthy fats. without being hungry. I do 15 min hit exercises in the morning and 10000 steps a day.
so it does work for me. And yes its sustainable. being keto doesnt mean not eating veggies or frtuit. just doing it wisely.
for example in the morning i drink a cup os lemon juice a few min later my cup of coffee and milk , with 2 eggs and a protein (chicken, pig, beef, etc) about 35 grams of protein and 40 fat. thats 8 grams of carbs.
At lunch a protein 50 grams of protein, and about 55 fat. depending on what type of meat or fish i eat . than a salad with pickles which is about 5-6 grams of carbs
At dinner i normally have a broth. with some cabbage or kale which is about 4-5 carbs. That keeps me always below th 20 carbs per day.
In between meals i drink a cup of green tea.
Will i do it for the rest of my life. I dont know. but for now Its sustainable, and working for me.
for me it all depends on your metabolism . some people function more on a higher intake of carbs other not. i might be one of them.
Me too!! Losing weight, lowering my a1c and insulin and triglycerides :). Go Us!!!
I lost 120 pounds after 50 and after menopause eating a sensible low-carb diet (around 70-86 per diem.) It's hard to lose weight and keep it off. Good for both of you. Different strokes for different folks.
Keto is working for me too. You don’t need the loads of carbs. I’m a chef and wok for an agency therefore I go to many different places, from aged care to major hotel functions. In my observations, people do a lot better with low carb diets. Full stop! And yes, you can easily reverse many diseases including type 2 diabetes with sensible keto!! I have 6:45 seen it and experienced it. It’s simple really, eat way less carbs unless you’re an athlete, and keep away from seed oils AKA vegetable oils as they are inflammatory. Use only animal fats and and cold pressed oils such as olive oil, avocado oil, butter etc
Your brain runs on ketones or glucose produced by the liver, humans do not need carbohydrates but it can be a choice not a necessity, i haven't eaten a carb for 5 years and feeling great on fatty meat & eggs
Yep! Your body has the option - but prefers glucose over using ketones. And as I mentioned in the video - if it is truly sustainable for you, doesn’t feel restrictive and is a positive for your physical health (like the lab panel you get at your doctors office) - then I’m all for it for you!
@@DarkBlueNutrition How do you know that your body PREFERS glucose?
@@mrianboore carbs are protein and fat sparing. Meaning they help protein and fat go towards more important things like hormones and muscle building, while carbs can be used for energy. It also takes a lot more for your body to break down protein and fat into glucose. So it’s not as efficient, thus resulting in less steady energy for you to use.
Demonizing any macronutrient is not good, in my opinion. Perhaps leaving out carbs may work for people that have a certain health issue. But for those of us who are metabolically healthy and lead active lives, having healthy carbs is so good! I love my carbs, feel great and have never been overweight. I do stay on top of total caloric intake and eat balanced high protein meals. 👍
Exactly! This is the kind of balanced approach I’m talking about 👏 And I totally agree Erika, just from a psychology standpoint demonizing any one food group isn’t good. But add the nutrients you’re also missing out on with avoiding any one food group and it’s just a recipe for disaster 😬
Evidence Based . Where is it ?
This is a good example of why Dr. Berry's upcoming American Diabetes Society is needed.
By following a low carb "lazy keto" diet my triglycerides dropped from 1,800 to 240, my blood glucose from 168 to 107, and my A1C from 7.1 to 5.9 in SEVEN WEEKS! "Most of the dietitians I know have the same philosophy". - I think that is your problem. Recent evidence does not support the RDA guidelines, "food pyramid", etc.
As I stated in the beginning of the video - if it’s sustainable for you - I have no issues with it.
Carnivore MD is not the only one rethinking keto and carbs. Just saw a video by Thomas DeLauer who's here on You Tube saying he's rethinking it too and adding more carbs and cutting back on saturated fat.
You know it’s bad when some of the most extreme keto folks are saying “hey, maybe I made a mistake!” 😬
Clearly you have never tried a low carb/animal based diet before. You are guessing on your points about low energy and lack of focus when the reality is the complete opposite. You avoid spikes and crashes and live in a state of a good anount of energy throughout the whole day
She doesn’t need to look at it herself to know what the studies say, and why almost everyone who tries to a ketogenic diet eventually, goes back to eating a substantial amount of carbs
@MichaelHplus Keto is quite a loose term and most do it incorrectly. When you take a very low or no carb diet like carnivore as an example, most people who start it stick to it when they see all or most of their issues disappear. Food studies are notoriously difficult to do well and the historically proven to have been done poorly and with corrupt funding. The experimentation of people adding these diets into their lives proves a lot of studies to have false conclusions, and the lack of scientific studies on carnivore like diets is not a reason to outright dismiss it.
Can you please post some links to good studies that show keto is bad? I want to convince someone who is pressuring me, thanks!
@@MichaelHplus keto shouldn't be permanent anyway it's a short term fat loss strategy.
I have tried a ketogenic diet. I lost a lot of weight but that was a Pyrrhic victory. I went back to a sensible low-carb diet with vegetarian protein excepting organic cruelty-free eggs (I buy them from a retired veterinarian who keeps chickens as pets and does not slaughter them--they live a life free from the tyranny of the ax, although I think a hawk got one of them.) Petunia-fl9lu states in the thread that keto shouldn't be permanent and that person is, in my opinion, correct. Right now I eat around 80 carbs a day and my A1(c) tested at 5.3 in my April 2024 labs. Every human body is slightly different, we're all eccentric in a way, we have to find what works for us.
Dude, we have learned that doctors can very much be wrong, despite their years of training. The same is very much true of dietitians. Also, there are doctors who have learned and switched their viewpoints, and dietitians as well. Thankfully, this information is all out there! Take a look at both sides, look at it more closely, and decide for yourself!
I'm pretty sure I'm less than 20g of carbs per day. Sure, 3/4 of a banana's worth .. but bananas are off-limits to me. So is bread. And potatoes, rice, .. lots of stuff. I allow myself maybe 30g of broccoli. I'm pretty sure that's less than 20g of net carbs. (not counting fiber in that number) Meat has a small amount of carbs, but a negligible amount. I'm pretty sure coffee + butter has essentially zero carbs. So those who really want to do it, can.
I don’t know about you but I get my 20 carbs a day by just looking at an apple
RIGGGGHT? 😂🤣 Like… what???
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I have done 20 grams of carbs daily for 6 months and I lost 10 kgs due to ketosis. I ate lots of vegetables, berries, nuts, eggs, seafood, pork, beef, dairy, fermented foods, EV olive oil etc. And that reversed my metabolic problem. Now I'm back eat a more whole food based balanced diet.
Do you think if a woman in her 50s ate her entire adult life low carb, low fat , low calorie diet with a lot of rules weighing herself very often, saying that nothing taste better than skinny, gaining weight equals pain … do you think she has an ED?
She has a CZcams channel and giving advices how to loose weight
She does look great and 99% of comments are glorifying her ability to look like she is and ability to keep her diet
@kendberrymd, what are your thoughts?
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! (I am still convinced by 'the other side', but I still appreciate it!)
I appreciate you being able to disagree while staying cordial and open minded 💙
Same here! I really appreciate the graceful dissent.
I think ketosis is meant for healing. I think when people heal and become metabolically flexible they can switch back and forth between sugar burner and fat burner. Personally I put my neurological movement disorder into remission with ketosis. I went off keto for a couple years and my dystonia is coming back. So I’m back in ketosis again.
You go, girlfriend!!! I noticed you left a like on my response to that comment and I wondered when you were going to address it. But I knew the tone probably bothered you. Excellent tempered response. The epitome of the XIV Temperance card! I would guess, from my own experience, that anyone who eats less than 20 carbs a day for an extended period of time will have some issues, not the least of which is a slow GI tract and that's a sanitized euphemism for what I dare not state in graphic terms. I stay below 105 carbs a day on the advice of a local RD to keep the A1(c) normal without medication. Also, I found a local source for organic soybeans, which I cook and eat regularly to add protein to my diet. They have a good amount of fiber in them. I know soy can cause problems in some cases but my research seems to indicate that I'm beyond an age where it would have a detrimental impact and the isoflavones are helpful because I can't take estrogen. I also do exactly what you said to do in this video, I eat carbs mixed with proteins and fats, for example, my lunch today was a salad of spring greens, spinach, and arugula with a small amount of grated parmesan reggiano (Aldi had it!!) and toasted pecans with fresh organic strawberries, baby bellas, and sliced red onion. The dressing was homemade, balsamic vinegar with EVOO. The mixing of carbs with proteins and fats is also something the local RD said would prevent insulin spikes in me, that wouldn't necessarily hold true for a true diabetic requiring medication. There is so much bad information out there! I really enjoy your "temperate" responses. They are warm and inviting. I have an acquaintance who battled with me about eating organic cruelty-free eggs, stating that eggs cause cancer! I mean, eggs! I don't approve of how eggs are raised, the hens aren't treated well, they kill and eat them after two years when the laying slows down, they subject them to unnatural light cycles, (most hens stop laying around the end of daylight savings time and don't resume until spring if living their best lives attuned to nature) and male chicks are thrown down shredding machines because they're useless to the egg industry. So that's why I do the natural ones. It's strange to me that someone would demonize eggs when they will eat vegan stuff that's almost as bad as going to the new drive-thru across from Casey's and buying the cheesecake-filled pretzel they're advertising. Just what we need in this place, another junk food drive thru that's almost as bad as the donut shop across from the dispensary, but that one's kinda funny, buy your weed then run across the street for your munchies fix!
Thanks so much for your support. I genuinely appreciate it especially on a heated topic like this 💙 You would think a reasonable video would reap a somewhat reasonable response - but the comments seem to say otherwise.
Always appreciate you sharing your additional thoughts as well!
@16:00 Re: Eating just fish? Look up "dr boz sardine challenge". I wouldn't suggest you would eat *only* fish (sardines in this case), *all the time*, for the rest of your life, but there could be value in doing this for a period of time.
How about eating just beef? Look up the stories of Jordan Peterson, or his daughter Mikhaila - It sounds like they will be eating just beef for the rest of their lives. (Of course, this is a special case, and most people thankfully don't need to do this)
Everyone is different, But it does seem to Me eating less carbs each day will for most people be an effective way to loose weight. I suggest eat "Whole Foods" and skip processed foods as much as possible. Cut Sugar as much as possible. And Walk every day. I am 70 years old and I have lived this way for almost two years and I lost about 60 lbs. and lowered my blood pressure to more "normal" #s
That’s awesome! I commend you for your hard work you’ve put into your health and well-being. It sounds like you found a way of eating that works for you - which I’m all about!
I’m not anti *cutting down* on processed carbs or telling anyone “eat all the processed sugar and soda you want” - I’m simply saying carbs like fruits, veggies, whole grains and legumes are not a negative thing and they get mislabeled in the low carb world. They are a net positive for the large majority of people.
Factually the research supports complex carbohydrates for longevity, building muscle (because of its proteins pairing nature), quality of life and diet sustainability. And most of the carbs mentioned fit the “Whole Foods” label you described 😊
I appreciate you sharing your story! 💙
Your comment made my day! I'm 62 and lost 120 after 50 and after menopause just walking and eating a balanced diet free of: refined sugar, junk food, processed foot, fast food, and milk (I'm lactose intolerant.) I eat what's technically a low-carb diet, but it's nowhere near ketogenic.
Can I be your video editor?
Salad boy is a carnivore? This just made my day. Do you know how much carbs he eat in a day?
No idea his actual number! It seems like he’s still doubling down on “more meat” being a good thing (per his most recent Instagram posts) - but with carbs included in that now I guess?
On his profile it mentions “meat - organs - fruit - honey - raw dairy” as what he defines as an “animal based diet”.
This is why we stay so confused .. So much conflicting info.. and I’ve had less than 10 carbs day on keto for several years
You would learn something from Eric Westman or reading the book Ketogenic.
I think most people who are eating less than 20 carbs a day ARE educated and DO realize what they are saying. I think it would be fair to give people credit for doing their own research. It's not hard to stay under 20 carbs a day when you eat a meat-based diet. You can even incorporate some plant foods into your diet without going over 20 carbs a day. I don't think they are saying that because they don't know what 20 carbs looks like. There is an entire community of people that eat this way, and yes, they know how many carbs are in a banana and, as such, they likely do not eat bananas.
Some of these comments are shameful, I mean really. Have we become so radicalized about DIET that we're willing to pull out the snark to attack someone for their views on diet, views supported by most non-pseudoscience? Did those of you who left rude comments come here to engage in a dialogue or just see how unpleasant you could be? This is the essence of what has gone wrong with this country. We're all free to eat what we want, to say what we want, but I don't think we are truly free to be rude to who we want because I believe in karma. That being said, I wish all of you success in your nutritional pursuits. May you have killer bodies and perfect labs. I eat a mindful diet BECAUSE factory farming of living creatures--the wilful breeding of sentient creatures for no purpose other than a life of pain leading to death in a slaughterhouse--is morally wrong, in my opinion, and a major contributor to global warming. Human beings are destroying the biosphere. I don't know how anyone could consume flesh bred for naught but slaughter and still have a clear conscience. Taking a bite of meat is like chewing sorrow, to me. But you know, people will be people and that's no compliment.
You’re the best 🥰 appreciate your support and totally agree with your points here!! We should be able to disagree about diets and acknowledge what factually has science to back it up! 🧬
For a metabolically healthy person. . . .
Metabolically “unhealthy” people also need fruits, veggies, whole grains and legumes (all carbs).
No, honey, they don’t.
You're missing a bit of context. Yes, if you are not "fat adapted", then you can get energy more quickly from carbohydrates. But among those who have gone to ketogenic diets, they find they are clearer-minded and get lots of energy from proteins and fat. Look at Shawn Baker, who is breaking records, and he is on a carnivore diet and eats essentially zero carbohydrates. He also has a lot of good content on CZcams!
Nonsense. And why would she look at one influencer who makes his living promoting a carnivore diet as some sort of proof?
The arrogance of an immature brain to say this is science based and then lie about carbs being essential.
'But I've got a certificate' - I hear you say...hilarious.
Arguing with a low carber is like arguing with a religious zealot, though you do an admirable job of trying? everything you’ve said here is very factual and evidence based. That won’t stop people from going on and on about being fat adapted or how you’re supposed to always be in a ketogenic state.
SO accurate 😂 truthfully I made this video with my community in mind - in other words… someone who wanted to know the WHY behind why keto isn’t good for most. Buuuut… to no surprise we attracted a large amount of the keto fan club.
You’re absolutely right though. People make their diets their entire identity… to the point where all the evidence in the world wouldn’t convince them. I appreciate your thoughtful comments, Michael! 😊
I think a lot of people throw the baby out with the bath water re carbs. COMPLEX carbs are an important part of your diet, including your microbiome. I think many people go from SAD to keto and assume the gains are from cutting carbs, rather than cutting crap. I’ve fasted and been afterwards intentionally maintained keto for short periods and I felt great and it’s cool to see what your body can do. But performance in the gym and loss of muscle mass became a thing, so I stopped. Plus I’m sure had I continued my bloods would be fucked. There’s probably a place for short periods of keto in someone’s life, but in general, complex carbs should be a key part of your diet imo
Yesss!! Perfect way to put it too. And you hit the nail on the head! It’s often simply cutting out certain things, or habits, that weren’t serving that persons goals. NOT carbs… that leads to those results. Not to mention that rapid loss in weight is due to a significant water loss initially since glycogen (stored glucose) holds on to a little water.
Appreciate your comment 💙✨ glad you found a healthy balance that works for you!
EXACTLY THIS! I only ever go into a state of ketosis when I feel as though I may have overloaded on carbs (typically holidays or social events). I fast for a day then spend a week or so running on ketones to get a reset I suppose. So that when I start to implement carbs back, I make sure they're complex carbs and not to overload on them so that I feel better again and reverse the sluggish affect.
I hold a Ph.D. in human biology and chemistry. What are your qualifications? Using Paul Saladino as an example is a very poor and flawed choice. Personally, I do not recommend a carnivore diet, but I do recommend a ketogenic diet. If you want to reference a reputable clinician, I would suggest looking into the works of Dr. Eric C. Westman, Dr. Benjamin Bikman, or Drs. Mary and Michael Eades. Their research and clinical experiences provide excellent quality reading material that can offer valuable insights into nutrition and health.
Before making a CZcams video, it's crucial to conduct thorough research and cite credible sources to avoid being mistaken for an uneducated or arrogant person. Posting links to articles and studies from reputable experts will help ensure your content is accurate and trustworthy.
U need to watch some carnivore videos if this seems so far out to u because lot people do it
I think every dietition should experience at least a few weeks on ketosis before they guess about how it makes you feel 😅
There’s plenty of literature about how being in ketosis all the time is not great for you. The dietitian doesn’t need to experience it for themselves 30 days to have an opinion about it.
@@MichaelHplus I'd agree if all literature were unbiased, in an ideal world that would be the case. In this corrupt, corporation run world we cant say that...
@@WharnieWhittler Oh right, I forgot that literally all scientific bodies are compromised, including every major health organization in every country (none of which recommend keto), even those in countries that are generally unfriendly to corporate interests. It’s a giant carbohydrate conspiracy! We all know that starch eaters die young, and all those super old Japanese people you see walking around who ate rice their whole life are just young people in disguise! 🤭
I hate keto pushers with my heart and I'm glad you're not one of them.
Doing carbs out of protein is same as burning the sofa in fireplace. Where the protein is coming from? Muscles. Low carbers look usually sarcopenic and they lack energy to exercise.
I used to do keto before I had my own YT channel. Now I'm plant based and athletic although fat.
Perfect analogy!!! Yes! Protein is possible to be used for fuel - but not at all ideal and can start to break down our muscle tissue over time. I guess they don’t teach that in the keto religion 😂 appreciate your support!
If what you're saying is fact there wouldn't be so many sick people.
So you’re saying fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains are what’s making people sick?
@@DarkBlueNutritionyup, because of fructose, lectins, oxalates, phytates.
There are no Essential Carbs. Fat's yes, carbs no. You literally get energy faster from fat, your bodies Preferred energy storage.
If you are trying to burn fat, you have to burn through all the carbs in your body first, before you body switches to fat. That's why exercise seems a waste of time, because it can take up to 2 hours to burn through all your Glycogen. The avg person isn't going to work out that hard to be able to do that, so instead of burning fat, like they wanted, they wasted it on carbs, that they never needed to begin with.
Eating carbs constantly spikes your insulin, which stops any fat burning, and turns on fat storage, and it takes hours for you to switch out of this. Which makes losing weight much more difficult.
If you were eating zero carb, your every move would be burning fat. You want good blood sugar, then stop eating carbs, duh!
If someone is trying to lose fat, and you're telling them to eat carbs, unless they are in a deficit, they are going to fail. You being in shape, think carbs are find, because you aren't really trying to burn fat, just controlling your weight. So of course you think carbs are fine.
Having someone who wants to lose fat, eat in a deficit, where there body will adapt, and drop their maintenance level to their diet deficit, and they stop losing weight, and then can't get the scale to move, so they give up, and put all the weight back on.
On Carnivore, you can eat till your full, and you're never hungry. All your exercise actually burns fat. You literally reverse diabetes, and so many things wrong in the body, and your pushing people to eat carbs, the thing that gave them diabetes in the first place. smh
The brain and body is made up of fat, and Cholesterol. The brain runs on Glucose, and ketones. Both things that are created by fat, not just carbs. Carbs aren't needed at all.
You're literally pushing for a low fat diet, and protein diet, which is literally k*lling people. You're one of those people that think 55% of your diet should be carbs, the thing that causes Metabolic syndrome. I'm sure you think Saturated fats, and cholesterol is also going to give you heart disease, when it's actually the carbs, and low fat that's doing that. smh
Yes, fat is for Hormones, so your plan is to eat as little fat as possible....
It's been proven that the body can convert fat to fuel faster. Athletes have to stop and suck down carb filled fuel, while fat adapt athletes don't need to stop. It doesn't take that long for the body to get Efficient at being able to burn fat for fuel.
The body has two different fuels. Fat, and Carbs. The body literally stores hundreds of thousands of calories for energy on the body, called fat, it literally doesn't need carbs for energy, is has more than enough.
I eat only meat, I have tons of energy, and I walk 6+ miles a day at a 10% inclines. I lost 40 pounds in the last 3 months, while eating between 2500 and 4000 calories. I eat when I'm hungry, and usually only twice a day.
You Demonize something you apparently have never really tried. Have you even bothered to listen to all the people that have their lives back because of carnivore.
Did you say you're not going to build muscle without carbs????????????? You understand that, on Carnivore, your likely eating 200g of protein, the literal building blocks of the body, as well as even more fat, the thing that keeps everything running...
You think carbs build muscle??? You call yourself a Dietitian???
Yes, pair carbs with protein and fats, because they can Suppress how fast the carbs hit your blood stream. The goal is to less the Insulin spike caused most by the carbs. The less often your body has to use Insulin, the healthier your body is. The less work you demand from your Pancreas, the better off you are. A even better way of doing this, is by removing the carbs from being there. Then the fats will be converted to Glycogen, fuel for the body.
The more energy you burn, the more fat the body has to take out of storage to fill your Glycogen stores for fuel. Which means, your burning fat, that thing people want to get rid of. They aren't burning carbs all day, and never really getting to their fat stores, because the body burns carbs first. So it's really stupid to feed the body carbs, when your trying to burn fat.
It's also stupid to starve the body to lose weight, when you can eat plenty of protein and fat, and burn fat all day long. Your literally turbo charging your fat loss.
I drink water, and eat 3 pounds of 73% ground beef a day. No carbs required, and I have tons of energy, I haven't felt this good in 35 years. You literally think that carbs are required for energy...... smh You seem to be missing the point that fat is really the Primary fuel for the body, that's why it literally stores so much of it.
Many people can eat as much as 50g of carbs, and not switch to burning carbs, or they will switch for a few hours, burn those carbs and switch back. After being fat adapted for awhile, you can switch in and out of Ketosis throughout the day pretty quickly, because your body has learned to run on fat Efficiently.
Jeez, 20g of carbs for the rest of your life. It is possible, but most people don't need to be that strict, when they are using it to lose fat. After that goal has been completed, they can start to eat carbs again, with the understanding of how to control their weight.
95% of people fail dieting. They are all counting their calories, and eating in a deficit, and they yoyo diet over and over again all their life, and never really reach their goal, or if they do, they can't keep it. You talk about Maintainability, 95% of people aren't able to do it, and they are following dietitians advice very similar to yours, and yet, you're acting like you diet is any better, with that kind of failure rate.
Story after story after story of people getting their health back on Carnivore, and doing it without being hungry. Literal video proof of these people in just a few months having a complete life change. Losing way more weight than any regular diet, and having their body heal so many things, to the point they don't need all the pills the docs had them on, and you think 55% carbs is the answer?
3 pounds of ground beef. $12 a day, not Astronomical. No one needs to eat ribeye everyday.
People that seriously want to lose fat, or have health issues, or both, if you told them that if they ate nothing but fish for the next 2 years, that they would lose all the fat they want, and get their health back, they would jump at the chance, especially if you told them that they wouldn't be hungry the whole time, and after a few weeks their body would adapt to eating just meat.
You think paying a Dietitian over and over again, is going to be cheaper??? Sounds like your trying to keep your job.
Facts don't care about your feelings. People are just getting tired of people pushing this proven wrong info, that's making it so much harder for people to actually get their health back. No diet is cheap, and I hate to break it to you, but what your pushing isn't cheap either, especially at the cost of their health from following your advice.
Calories in, and Calories out works sort of, because every single person that follows this, hits a plateau, because their body adapts to the lower calories, dropping their maintenance level to their deficit level. So now, if they want to continue to lose weight, they have to eat even less, and they weren't having fun on the diet before that point, or they have to do even more exercise or both.
Now what are the chances that they are really going to do less, or more, or both. What's more likely to happened at this point. They are going to start eating again. Not only that, but let's say they are eating 3000 calories a day now, because FOOD GIVE"ME!!! Their deficit was 1200, which was actually their maintenance level at that point. So everyday they are eating 1800 calories above maintenance. So they are gaining around 1 pound every 2 days, and we aren't even counting the water weight that will be added as well. This will continue till their body adapts too all the calories it's finally getting from starving, and raises it's maintenance level back up, and the weight gaining finally stops, because they aren't overly hungry anymore.
Yoyo dieting is what that is called. Sure if everyone had your knowledge, and self control, and discipline, they can follow any diet and lose weight and keep it off, but most people don't really know how to lose weight, and even you seem to miss the obvious, and think there is only 1 way to lose weight and be healthy, to the point, that you really haven't looked at Carnivore, and if you have, you ignored what you heard and saw.
Now, I've lost 200 pounds following calories in, and calories out. I worked my a$$ off to do it. I hit plateau after plateau, I changed my diet over and over again. I was constantly frustrated, that my work for months made little difference to the scale. I had to reverse diet many times. I had to keep my focus and discipline. Everyday I pushed myself to keep going. I spent 3 years continuously dieting. Rarely ever eating my fill. I'm 1 of 5% that made it to the finish line, at least, as far as I could go on all the diets I've tried. So, I decided to finally stop dieting, and I spent the next 6 months enjoying eating what I like. I still walked everyday, to burn off the extra calories, to keep myself within maintenance level, and even though the calories I was eating, and the calories I was burning said, I should have been within maintenance, I was gaining weight. Then the holidays came, birthday parties, lots of cake, and just couldn't burn enough to keep from gaining weight. I wasn't worried about it, because I plan to go back to dieting, to drop the weight. I figured, I could just think of it as truly getting my maintenance level maxed for when I diet. So, I had a couple of months of enjoying a great deal of chocolate. :) Feb of this year, I started my diet. I had about 40 pounds to lose. Which only put me about 12 pounds above my ideal weight for my height. So I really didn't put on much, because I was close to underweight when I went off the diet.
I weigh my food to the gram. I really don't like much food. So I don't have much to choose from for my diet. So I had Spaghetti with Parmesan. 2000 calories day, but I was doing between 8 to 10 miles a day on the treadmill at 10% incline. So I was burning around 2000 calories a day. I never cheat on my diet. Because I'm never hungry. I did this diet for 45 days, I was hoping that it was just taking time for my body to adapt to the diet, it never did. I lose around 1 pound in 45 days. I made no mistake on my calories, and even if I was wrong on my calories burning by 1/2, that's still 1000 calories, I should have at least at the Minimum, lost 1 pound a week, but 1 pound in 45 days.... It didn't make any sense.
So I switched to a hamburger diet, with buns, and ketchup. Again I made it as close to 2000 calories as I could. Weighing everything, including the ketchup, oh, and I always weighted the Parmesan for my spaghetti.
The Spaghetti was a little over 300g of carbs a day, the hamburgers, was 114g of carbs. I only walked 6 miles a day though, and in 30 days, I lost 22 pounds.
Both were 2000 calorie diets. One was 1/3 the carbs, and I lost 21 pounds more in less time, walking less distance. I literally couldn't burn enough calories to get through all the carbs I was eating, to get to my fat stores. I was burning as much as I was eating, and wasn't losing weight.
I cut the carbs down, and sudden the fat was just melting off.
I then learned about Carnivore, and I removed the buns, and lost 19 pounds the next month. I'm now 12 pounds lower than I was when I quit the diet last time. It was so freaking easy. Meal Prep, go to store, by 73% ground beef, come home, make 2, 1 1/2 pound portions. 1 for lunch, and 1 for dinner. Took 3 mins to do. So very draining, not. smh
It only took me a few days to adapt to burning fat for fuel. I still walked 6+ miles everyday during the process, and I never really felt that lacking of energy. Nothing a little caffeine couldn't shake off.
I'm now at the point where I don't think losing anymore weight is going to get what I want, which is a flat stomach. I think I need to hit strength training, and less cardio. There is a price to pay when you lose 200 pounds, and apparently not getting a perfect flat stomach is the price. So building muscle might get me closer to my goal.
I know exactly how to manage my weight, and I don't fear gaining anything, because I can just as easily shed it again. I've been surrounded with Easter Chocolate for 3 months, literally surrounded, with 75,000 calories of chocolate, through all this dieting, and I haven't touch any of it, and tomorrow is the end of my diet.
I'm going to use portion control, Allulose, and lots of different Supplements that help to control, and maintain everything to do with blood sugar and insulin, as well as lots of protein and fat to suppress all the carbs in my diet, and I continue to walk, because I do that if I'm on a diet or not.
I've been Experimenting with how to diet for over 3 years now. I've kept a food journal of everything I've eaten, and logged all my exercise. I lost 200 pounds with French toast, macaroni and cheese, spaghetti, Hot dogs and beans, potatoes, a little chicken, and hamburger, didn't have either very much, and sugar free drinks.
I did it all with a digital scale, portion control, walking, and playing vr. When I started, I could barely stand 5mins without having to sit down, now I have tons of energy, and I don't really have a limit. It took a great deal of work to get to this point.
This new diet, will be to see if I can suppress my carb intake, better than last time when I ate just Spaghetti. This time, I'll be eating around 250g of carbs, as well as 135g of protein, and 140g of fat. That's around 2800 calories, and I'll be burning around 1350 calories a day. Will the protein and fat be enough to suppress all those carbs. So let's see if I lose weight, or gain weight, or stay the same. I hoping at the worse, I'll only gain a few pounds, even though if calories in and calories out was Accurate, I would clearly lose weight, but it's not. Carbs always screw up the works. Will I even be able to burn through 250g of carbs to get to my fat. I guess I'll learn that answer in the next 30 days, or will my Insulin level be active too much all day, that I couldn't burn fat if I wanted too, even if I did burn through my Glycogen.
Wow. ANOTHER “dietitian” who sprews BS. What DO they teach in those schools?? Ketones are the preferred source for energy by the brain. If I never eat another carb, I’ll be fine. Even thrive. I took the time to get fat adapted. The transition was not bad as long as I kept my electrolytes up and hydrated. My overall energy has never been better and more stable. Ma’am, how do you treat t2 diabetes? Insulin resistance and hyperinsulemia? Are you blind to the epidemic ravaging this country??!! I eat 25-30 carbs per day. A1c is down to 6.1 from 10.2 in 3.5 months.
Once levels are optimal, I’ll add a few carbs back in but will keep it to no more than 60/day. Please use your CME wisely and be part of the solution. Btw, my mood has also never been as stable and good. I BEG you to educate yourself. Advice like yours killed my sister.
I'm sorry you lost your sister. Kudos to you for bringing your A1(c) down to 6.1 from 10.2. I was once prediabetic and now have an A1(c) of 5.3 eating 80 to 90 carbs a day. Everyone is different. But Katie has a fine education. Keto works for a while, but everyone I know who has tried it eventually has to give it up because 1) excessive protein is hard on the kidneys 2) not enough fiber = constipation, which isn't good for your gut, 3) and nor is eating excessive amounts of meat, which is not only bad for the biosphere but extremely cruel if we stop to think about the impact on sentient beings. I wish you future success and abundant health no matter what you eat.