I've been successfully low carbing for several years and always stuck to 20 carbs or less per day. I have about 2 stone to lose at the moment, but because of a medical condition I now have to drink 1.5 litres a day of hydration fluids which is salt and 3 level tsp of sugar per half litre of water. There is no way that I can reduce this amount, change the proportions or replace the sugar with a lower carb substitute, it's effectively medication, so I'm trying to work out how to handle having those 36 carbs per day before I even think about carbs from food.
I know the Eat Fat Get Thin diet sorts out the proportions as 10-15% carbs, 20-25% protein and 65-70% fat, and if I go with 15% carbs that gives me maybe another 12 carbs to use in veg if I stick with the leafy green low carb ones which isn't too difficult. So about 48 carbs total per day. It's under 50 carbs but I know it's likely weight loss is going to be slower than I'm used to.
Does anyone experienced in this have any comments or suggestions on ways to make this more effective? I've been doing just calorie controlled for the last 3 months and I've lost 20lbs, but have been stalled now for almost a month and been permanently starving, plus I'm gluten sensitive so have tended to eat lowish carb anyway. This would involve cutting out all fruit and higher carb veg like tomatoes and carrots, still eating about 1470 calories a day (hurray for fitness pal) just changing the proportions of where the calories come from.
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rumbleinthrjungle · 11/05/2014 15:44
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