Low carb diet?

[treestarfae]

Who eats this way and what's your best resource? Has it helped your health?

[SparklyUnicorn]

I do.  Yes I believe it helps my health.

 

I started out years ago by reading an Atkin's book, but gee there are zillions of resources out there. 

[SparklyUnicorn]

This is not to say you HAVE to follow Atkin's.  There are various philosophies with varying degrees of carb restriction. 

[frugalmamatx]

I do paleo which isn't necessaryily low carb but ends up being that way normally due to no grain and limited starches. And It has helped with my health a ton - when I eat grains I feel like crud and hurt all over worse than the flu. After about 2 weeks on paleo I don't hurt, I feel good and I'm no longer craving sugar. 

[Guest]

We have had a lot of great threads on it in the last few months. Someone who can work the search engine on here better than me should totally link them!

[Guest]

And yes, I'm a low carber and it works beautifully for me! I really like the 2002 and earlier editions of Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution, but Protein Power is an awesome, awesome book as well.

 

For websites, you cannot do better than a subscription to DietDoctor.com, the videos make it so easy to learn more and I find them helpful for ongoing motivation.

 

For message boards, LowCarbFriends is probably the most heavily used and there are dozens of sub boards exploring various plans, recipes, etc.

[KrissiK]

Since I gained a tremendous amount of weight after hitting 40, I've tried every diet under the sun. The book "Happy Hormones, Slim Belly" has helped the most. It's carb cycling. 2 days a week you have pretty low carb intake and then five days it is low to moderate intake. I started in mid-October and have lost 9 pounds so far. It's pretty doable.