Keep it up Blakeygray. I did think the idea of these diets was to do the 3 days at once so maybe having had a day off the weight loss might not be as much as you hope - but it's still there all the same ie some weight loss
Also to add to what has already been said. Yes it is about reducing sugars, but also unnecessary carbs as these are all metabolised into sugars!!! It is important to clarify and distinguish between low carb diets which is used as a blanket term to cover various types of diet. The true "low-carbers" are extreme - the eschew any form of carb whatsoever or drastically limit them - even those found in normal fresh foods like carrots! Instead they eat lashings of fat including fatty bacon, mayonnaise and cream - ugh all that fat - that would really upset my digestion!
What I mean by low carb is firstly eliminating all added sugars (most of the time) and concentrated sugars ie fruit is OK but only a small amount of juice or smoothies. In addition eliminating or drastically reducing most of the time all foods which are mainly carbs - ie bread, potatoes, pasta, rice, pastry, cereal etc but obtaining carbs naturally from foods such as vegetables ( other than spuds) and beans etc. Also drastically reducing fat - so, eating lean meat and fish, not using butter, keeping fried foods to a minimum but using some olive oil, and not avoiding oily fish avocados and coconut like some low fat diets. In others words if you just eat what you need from fresh unprocessed foods ( except for spuds) you can't go wrong. It does go without saying you need to limit alcohol.
I have done so many diets throughout my life and this latest is perfect for menopause as it controls blood sugar as well as helping weight loss. I have to be on this permanently now in order to keep my weight low and I only have to take my eye off for a couple of days - have a few drinks - and the weight goes back on. However I'm not boring about it - I do have the occasional bit of cake and will defo eat choccies over Christmas and I like my G&T and a glass of wine!
Somewhere on the thread (can't see it now) someone said it's a question of input and output but actually although this is counter-intuitive - it is not! This is why weight-watchers is based on a points system and not total calories. They have even said something about this on their website ( well they did a couple of years ago or so). Different food types are metabolised differently so some foods you can actually eat to a higher calorific value than others if you see what I mean. I have never counted calories with any weight loss regime I have ever been on (I've never joined any slimming programme though) - and as long as you understand the principles and know when to stop eating ( when you've had enough!) you should not need to go hungry.
Hurdity x
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