# Low carb diet for 4 weeks - Anyone care to join me? \[Continung discussion\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 10, 2018, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-diet-for-4-weeks-anyone-care-to-join-me-continung-discussion/813913 "2018-05-10T11:21:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-diet-for-4-weeks-anyone-care-to-join-me-continung-discussion/813913/21 "2018-05-11T01:30:14Z")
I’m in! I’ve been keto for six years but lately I’ve been cheat-o. I need to recommit. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-diet-for-4-weeks-anyone-care-to-join-me-continung-discussion/813913/22 "2018-05-11T06:51:34Z")
I’m in. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-diet-for-4-weeks-anyone-care-to-join-me-continung-discussion/813913/23 "2018-05-11T09:36:23Z")
In: Mean Mr. Mustard Lancia peedin (through 5/30) Poysyn Sunny Daze FlikTheBlue j666 TheChileanBlob TrueCelt Already have been doing low carb but in the club: John Mace SmartAleq Cheerleader: Dung Beetle ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-diet-for-4-weeks-anyone-care-to-join-me-continung-discussion/813913/24 "2018-05-11T10:50:51Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > As a former (2x!) low-carber, I don’t really see how committing to LC at induction-style levels for 4 weeks is going to do you any good. I can tell you unequivocally that if you go back to your normal ways afterwards you’ll gain all the weight back (even if you did it for 4 months, really). Low carb needs to be thought of as a lifestyle with permanent changes, not a quick fix for anything. This. Any diet with an end date is doomed to fail. A diet needs to be permanent. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-diet-for-4-weeks-anyone-care-to-join-me-continung-discussion/813913/25 "2018-05-11T13:06:51Z")
By all means Count Me In. I started the induction diet roughly 12 days ago. I have already lost 8 pounds. My joints are starting to feel better. I was highly successful with this 20 years ago, and have done it a few times over the years since with great success. ( side note for those people who say that this kind of diet is temporary and you always gain all of the weight back. I coupled the diet 20 years ago with starting to do Taekwondo. I lost almost 50 pounds and kept it off within five to eight pounds of that range the entire time until I had a bad accident in late 2000. I was immobilized and slowly gain the weight back over the next year or two. I would argue that it is not a fad or a quick diet fix but indeed a lifestyle that is entirely successful. Avoiding all of the sugars and carbohydrates is also a terrific weigh at my age - 55 - to avoid diabetes.) I am 12 weeks post operative on a total hip replacement. Losing the weight is essential and my joints always feel so much better when they have no carbohydrates and sugars banging around in them. Count me in and I will be chiming in as to how I am doing! Good luck everybody! As a reminder to the newbies on this diet plan, make one stool softener a day be part of your life. Trust me - you will be grateful. Almost everyone who starts down this path has some pretty significant problems arranging themselves in the bathroom with some level of comfort once they really hit ketosis. :eek: Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-diet-for-4-weeks-anyone-care-to-join-me-continung-discussion/813913/26 "2018-05-11T13:12:56Z")
> [@TheChileanBlob](#): > > I’m in! I’ve been keto for six years but lately I’ve been cheat-o. I need to recommit. Good for a laugh in this thread !! " New Cheato-Acidosis Crunchies, from Lays. That great cheddar cheese flavor without any carbohydrate guilt !! " 😃 Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-diet-for-4-weeks-anyone-care-to-join-me-continung-discussion/813913/27 "2018-05-11T14:56:22Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Cheerleader: > Dung Beetle 😃 We love protein yes we do We love bacon, how ‘bout you? I don’t know but I’ve been told DulcoEase is good as gold. Push it out, shove it out, WAAAYYY OUT! ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-diet-for-4-weeks-anyone-care-to-join-me-continung-discussion/813913/28 "2018-05-11T15:09:11Z")
I’ve been low-carbing since March 2017, although there have been some “falling off the wagon” episodes this year. Trying to keep hardcore until we go to Disney World for the first week of June, when I will eat like a starving hippopotamus. Walking is my bag, baby. Last year I bought a Fitbit and started walking farther and farther. Now, I can’t remember the last time I didn’t get my 10K a day, and I just got my “Great Barrier Reef” badge (1,600 miles since I got my Fitbit last April). I’m also lifting weights with a personal trainer, because the weight I lost left me kinda flabby. So far it’s all going good. So, I’m in, but I’ve been on the wagon a while now. ---
**Author:** ![johnod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@johnod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnod)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-diet-for-4-weeks-anyone-care-to-join-me-continung-discussion/813913/29 "2018-05-11T15:21:43Z")
Why not? But I started already, on Apr 10th . ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-diet-for-4-weeks-anyone-care-to-join-me-continung-discussion/813913/30 "2018-05-12T10:52:52Z")
**In:** Mean Mr. Mustard Lancia peedin (through 5/30) Poysyn Sunny Daze FlikTheBlue j666 TheChileanBlob TrueCelt **Already have been doing low carb but in the club:** John Mace SmartAleq Cartooniverse Max Torque Johnod **Cheerleader:** Dung Beetle **Our cheer:** We love protein yes we do We love bacon, how ‘bout you? I don’t know but I’ve been told DulcoEase is good as gold. Push it out, shove it out, WAAAYYY OUT! ---
**Author:** ![WildBlueYonder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-diet-for-4-weeks-anyone-care-to-join-me-continung-discussion/813913/31 "2018-05-12T13:59:31Z")
I couldnt do it, but I sure would like to lose about 100 pounds, well I need to. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-diet-for-4-weeks-anyone-care-to-join-me-continung-discussion/813913/32 "2018-05-12T14:06:31Z")
I would wear [this t-shirt](https://www.etsy.com/listing/596103816/give-up-carbs-shirt?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=carbs%20are%20life&ref=sr_gallery-1-2) while cheering on the OP’s weight loss efforts.\* The only enemy in my now more than year-long as so far successful weight loss plan is calories. And, well, sluggishness. You will get me to give up my weekly pasta dinner when you wrench the box from my cold, dead fish-white hands, only you won’t be able to overcome the rigor mortis. \*…except that I don’t like the style, and it resembles a diaper more than a t-shirt. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-diet-for-4-weeks-anyone-care-to-join-me-continung-discussion/813913/33 "2018-05-12T14:23:41Z")
I have also been losing since the first of March. I can’t believe how much I had gained in the last few months. I’m down 17 lbs so far. I feel so much better it is just amazing. Food is tricky for me lately. But I too enjoy walking. I walked 8 miles just yesterday. I routinely get over 3 miles, but yesterday, I just didn’t want to stop walking. Until my back started to ache anyway. But, I’m in because I want to lose another 7 pounds or so. Low carb sounds like a better option than Jenny Craig for awhile. Good Luck everyone. ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-diet-for-4-weeks-anyone-care-to-join-me-continung-discussion/813913/34 "2018-05-12T17:57:34Z")
My only problem with low carb is that the staggering amounts of green leafies required plays havoc with my prothrombin times and the anti-coag team is gonna go mental trying to rebalance my warfarin dosage to account for it. That’s gonna mean lots and lots of finger pokes for me, joy. Well, at least with my new healthcare provider it’s a drop in at the lab rather than having to schedule it. Still. **grump** ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-diet-for-4-weeks-anyone-care-to-join-me-continung-discussion/813913/35 "2018-05-12T19:26:31Z")
**In:** Mean Mr. Mustard Lancia peedin (through 5/30) Poysyn Sunny Daze FlikTheBlue j666 TheChileanBlob TrueCelt not what you’d expect **Already have been doing low carb but in the club:** John Mace SmartAleq Cartooniverse Max Torque Johnod **Cheerleaders:** Dung Beetle Wild Blue Yonder Jackmannii **Official cheer:** We love protein yes we do We love bacon, how ‘bout you? I don’t know but I’ve been told DulcoEase is good as gold. Push it out, shove it out, WAAAYYY OUT! **Kind enough to drop in to tell us we’re gonna fail:** ZipperJJ Crafter\_Man ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-diet-for-4-weeks-anyone-care-to-join-me-continung-discussion/813913/36 "2018-05-12T19:45:45Z")
Last night we had artichokes. I also had a [Chile Lime Chicken Burger](https://www.traderjoes.com/FearlessFlyer/Article/3072), ‘protein style’ (i.e., wrapped in lettuce instead of a bun). I’m thinking we might have falafel tonight. Osem Falafel Mix has 15 g of carbohydrates and 4 g dietary fibre, for 11 g net per serving. There are six servings per bag, so I’m guessing that’s about three or four patties. (I’ve never counted.) Another source says a serving is ‘5 balls’, which have 16 g net carbohydrates. That’s enough for two sandwiches. If/when we have falafel tonight (or soon), we’ll have it on Mission low-carb tortillas instead of pita. They’re 4 g net carbohydrate per tortilla. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-diet-for-4-weeks-anyone-care-to-join-me-continung-discussion/813913/37 "2018-05-12T20:41:12Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > …They’re 4 g net carbohydrate per tortilla. I’m a little leery of the whole ‘net carbs’ deal; seems like cheating to me. Is it legit? Anyway, just got back from the store (or what I call ‘meat shopping’). Chicken thighs, brats, Italian sausage, bacon, lettuce, green onions, cream cheese, summer sausage, cheddar cheese, feta, and lots of eggs. For dinner today: drunken noodles 🙂 mmm ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-diet-for-4-weeks-anyone-care-to-join-me-continung-discussion/813913/38 "2018-05-12T20:50:47Z")
I’m in! I’m following a low-carb diet on doctors’ orders anyway, so maybe you guys can help me stay in line. My doc has set a limit of 45 grams of total carbohydrates a day, which she said is approximately one regular-sized slice of bread. So, the diet I’ve been following, which has been working pretty well, has these parameters: 1. 16/8 intermittent fasting. Generally I try to fast from 10 p.m. until 2 p.m. the next day. If I can start my fast earlier in the evening, it actually works out. But generally I think 10 p.m. works in case we end up going out or some social event or something. — To ward off hunger (generally useful as I hit the 12-hour mark): Plain or fizzy water, black coffee or tea 2. Strict avoidance of wheat, rice, corn, and potato products, fruits, and anything with added sugar. 3. Avoiding zero-calorie sweeteners. Beverages are: plain water, fizzy water, flavored (unsweetened) fizzy water, unsweetened coffee and tea 4. Generally stick to: Meats (walking, swimming, and flying), eggs, cheese, nuts, vegetables (most commonly green beans, broccoli, and the like) I allow myself a bit of high-carb veggies like carrots, so that makes it not-quite Atkins-intense, and fits into the 45 gram leeway from my doc. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-diet-for-4-weeks-anyone-care-to-join-me-continung-discussion/813913/39 "2018-05-12T21:09:34Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I’m a little leery of the whole ‘net carbs’ deal; seems like cheating to me. Is it legit? First return on [What are net carbohydrates?](http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/difference-between-grams-carbohydrates-net-carbohydrates-2378.html): > [@](#): > > Carbohydrates are food macronutrients that the body converts to glucose to fuel itself… > > Net carbs are simply the grams of total carbohydrates in a portion of food minus its grams of fiber [that your body cannot digest]… The presence of fiber in the digestive tract also slows the absorption of any other carbohydrates… ---
**Author:** ![scootergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@scootergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scootergirl)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-diet-for-4-weeks-anyone-care-to-join-me-continung-discussion/813913/40 "2018-05-12T23:36:09Z")
I have been doing what **Johnny L.A.** is doing. I walk a little less often, but working on increasing. **Arrendajo** is a great motivator and walks with me most of the time. I have lost 6 lbs since I began on April 5th. The first few pounds were water, surely, but the belt doesn’t lie and the inches are coming off. I have 15 more lbs to lose. I’m in! Thanks for the suggestion, **MMM**! 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-diet-for-4-weeks-anyone-care-to-join-me-continung-discussion/813913.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-diet-for-4-weeks-anyone-care-to-join-me-continung-discussion/813913.md?page=3)