[Vision2020] ketogenic diets

[Joe Campbell]

I've been more or less off carbs or at least limiting carbs for almost a year now. I was influenced to do so by a friend from New Jersey and my girlfriend Cindy. Both have been on low carb high protein diets for a very long time. My friend is a cardiologist.

Both of them seem to have lost a lot of weight and seem to be very healthy. I was not interested in losing weight so much is cutting down some of my numbers: blood sugar, cholesterol, etc. My last check up was the best my numbers have been in a while. My doctor attributed to the fact that I was no longer eating spaghetti.

I eat oatmeal in the morning, have a sandwich or almost whatever I want (but nothing fatty) for lunch, and salad together with fish or low-fat chicken or steak for dinner. Cindy and her mom are great cooks, so that helps. Feel better, lost a little weight, and again my numbers look pretty good.

The food is all good, so I don't feel like I'm sacrificing anything.

On Aug 30, 2013, at 2:34 PM, Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Is anyone out there on, or have been on, a ketogenic (low carb) diet like Atkins, Zone, South Beach, etc?  Did it work for you?  Did you run into any problems?
> 
> I'm in my third week of a low carb diet, losing around 2-3 pounds a week.  I'm shooting for less than 20g of carbs a day, which basically means no breads, no potatoes, no pasta, and no sugar-laden anything.  For those unfamiliar with the reasoning behind being on one, you basically have to look at your weight problem not as a calories in vs calories out problem, but one involving fat storage mechanisms.  Carbs and sugars cause an insulin response, and insulin is what triggers your body to store fat.  Avoiding carbs and getting your calories from fat and protein doesn't cause insulin spiking or insulin resistance, which allows your body to shed the excess pounds.  It also fixes your appetite so you are not hungry all the time and eat less.
> 
> So far I'm feeling great on the diet, but I just want to know if someone has tried it and grown a extra eye or something.
> 
> Paul
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