tenbody's Journal, 06 August 2014

Hello, just had a look at your carb intake, if you lower your carbs your weight should start to fall. Good luck :-) 

I thought you were simply suppose to watch calories in and calories burnt? Which I assume isn't the case because I gained weight... 

In my opinion only reducing calories has not worked for me for about TEN years. I have fought to eat healthy, followed a low fat diet for years and ate between 1500-1800 calories, my weight creeped on and on. I read and still read on how to reduce my weight better, and started a low carb diet in May. I never believed this would give me my health back. I am now 30lbs lighter (21 to go), never hungry or crazy about food. There are loads of other people on here doing low carb sucessfully, my suggestion is, research and see if it can work for you. Good Luck :-) 

I had kind of the same issue - I am on restricted calories after a little bumpy start I researched and determine what percentages of carbs, fats (good fats), etc. should be making up that total calorie intake. Like I couldn't eat huge carb meals even if I stayed within my calorie goals. So do a little research on the recommended percentages for you and your goals and then monitor those as well as calories in and out. You do need good carbs, you need some natural sugars, all those things but you just have to watch how much. Good luck! 

Agree with Jenny.Brett. Reduce the carbs -- see if you can get it down into the range of 130-150. For the carbs you eat, try to make them complex carbs, like beans, brown rice, whole grain bread, oatmeal (plain, not instant with lots of sugar). Watch out for bread in just about any form. Finding foods high in fiber should provide a bit of a buffer against hunger pangs. Also, watch the sodium intake. Shoot for 2000-2300 mg per day, lower if possible. If sodium intake stays high your body will hold on to water, which contributes to weight gain. This sodium target is a real challenge if you aren't able to make a lot of your own food at home, since just about everywhere one eats out really packs in the sodium. Good luck! 

You can never go wrong with more fiber and more water.....I shoot for the same amount of carbs and proteins and then lower fats....seems to be working for me, good luck!