20-01-2015, 04:50 PM
(19-01-2015, 05:36 PM)kari leigh Wrote: I've had amazing success using one simple rule: Keep your carbohydrate intake under 50g per day (never more than 100g) and never eat wheat. I lost 22% of my body weight in 4 months and have been stable for the last 6 months since using that rule.
I absolutely concur. The American Heart Society has been misleading the American public for decades and the reason Americans are so overweight is the emphasis of eating low-fat, high carb diets. Retraining the insulin response is the key.
I'm not currently overweight (for a male) but am attempting to lose an additional 25 pounds. My reason for losing weight isn't feminization but rather I am trying to avoid a second back surgery and the most impact I can have is to reduce the strain on my lumbar spine. Anyway, I am pursuing a low carb (approximately 20g of carbs/day) diet. I have lost 10 pounds already (25 to go). This isn't a crash diet but rather a lifestyle adjustment (like Kari did)... I will slowly start to add carbs as I approach my goal weight.
The best sweetener I have found is stevia. For most people it won't produce an insulin response (it doesn't for me and my wife).
Misty