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Article disclaimer
Written by Lahle Wolfe, low carbing since 1996
References
(1) Cyclical Ketogenic Diets Part 1; Copyright Lyle McDonald '96
Join an IOH Low-Carb Support Group
Plans Designed to Be Ketogenic in Nature
Atkins
Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes
Solution
The Primitive
Plans
Your Fat
Can Make You
Thin
The Insulin Control Diet
Protein Power
Carb-Controlled Plans that Could Induce Ketosis Depending on How You Follow Them
The Go Diet
Carbohydrated Controlled Plans
Carbohydrate
Addicts Diet
Carbohydrate Specific Diet
The
Diet Cure
Fat
Flush Plan
The Go Diet
Insulin
Resistance Diet
Life
Without Bread
South Beach Diet
Sugar
Busters
The Zone
Low-carb diet information sites
Harvey-Banting Diet
1864
Lahle's Important Tips for Low Carb Baking
Tips & Advice for Successful Low Carb Living
Carb & Nutrition Calculators - A Must See!
Did you know? Online low carb lingo from alt.support/diet:
"The numbers
that are often at the bottom of a persons post (180/150/130)
stand for: starting weight/current weight/goal weight; some people will
also note the date they started on a plan or an abbreviation of the diet plan
they are using.
"LBM lean body mass, everything that's
not stored fat.
"Whoosh" Many people will not see a difference on the
scales for a period of time and then "whoosh" they suddenly have lost
several pounds overnight. So why "whoosh" and why do we experience a
loss in size but not on the scales? We'd all like to know these secrets and
often theorize about them on the NG.
"Whoosh
Fairy" - The mythological character that brings on a
"Whoosh". The Whoosh Fairy has mythological friends known as
"Kvetch", "The Fat Dragon" among others. "
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 main Low-carb page
Diabetes & Low Carbohydrate Diets
How to quit your low-carb diet & not bloat like a whale
(an article especially for those on low-carb diets that induce ketosis)
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287 lbs. before low-carb diet
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Why I am an advocate for low-carb plans
Lahle's Success Story, Other Success Stories
They work great!
- For those metabolically challenged it works when all else
fails.
- It is incredibly simple to follow.
- You loose weight more quickly on low-carb plans than on any
other plan.
- You can (usually) consume more calories per day on low-carb
plans than on other plans.
- There are lots of new low-carb products that make the plan
more palatable.
- It is a great way to help manage blood sugars and insulin
levels for those who are insulin resistance, pre-diabetic, have type 2
diabetes, or polycystic ovarian syndrome.
- Low-carb diet studies, and my own personal experience shows that, low-carb lifestyles lower LDL and raise HDL cholesterol, lower blood pressure, lower triglycerides, and can help restore ovulation in annovulatory women.
- With planning and focus, it can be a truly, healthy way to live.
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140 lbs lighter after
13 months on Atkins.
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Why I am against low-carb diets
Actually, it is not low-carbing that I am against, it is ignorance of those who do not take time to research what low-carb is all about and how the plans work. "Winging" it on low-carb, making up your own plans is not the wisest thing to do. It annoys me to hear people say "oh, I don't eat fruit anymore, I am low-carbing." Following legitimate plans, keeping true to low-carb methodology is something I support whole-heartedly.
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Here are some others reason I do not push low-carb on other people:
- You get a lot of flack from people who think low-carb diets
are dangerous (poorly constructed low-carb plans in fact, are, but there are
also healthy low-carb plans too).
- Support can be harder to come by, and you will need it to
follow low-carb for life.
- For those in a high-risk category for developing an eating
disorder, low-carb living can foster an inherit fear of an entire necessary
food group: carbohydrates. This fear may lead to disordered eating
habits.
- Ketosis can make you moody or feel “strung out,” induce headaches and leg cramps, and you pee
a lot.
- You cannot consume massive quantities of Diet Coke and stay in ketosis. (Okay, this is just me being whiney because I work 70+hour weeks and I need my acetic-acid-laden-chemical-caffeine infusion of energy.)
- It is too easy to adopt a “bad” low-carb plan
(high-cholesterol, high-animal protein, and high-fat) and still lose weight
while perhaps contributing to unseen problems like heart disease or gallstones. (Note: Low-carb plans are supposed to be low-CARB. They are not called high-FAT. Not a single non-fad plan that I am aware of advocates a diet consistently high in unhealthy fat foods void of whole grains, fruits, or vegetables.)
- Dr. Robert Atkins calls sugar the “kiss of death” but the
idea of never making out with sugar for the rest of your life is entirely
impossible for most people (including me). Not knowing the consequences of an uncontrolled carb-binge is the downfall of many a low-carber (again, the ignorance issue, not the plan).
- They can be dangerous if you don’t understand how they work and unhealthy if you make up your own plan consisting of nothing but cheese, bacon, and steak 3 times a day. (Note: Not what legitimate low-carb plans recommend.)
- It is the single most unforgiving diet on the planet. As soon as you go off a low-carb diet you can pay
dearly in many ways. Your low-carb plan will work hard for you only as long as you are genuinely committed to the principles.
- It is boring and you feel deprived. You have to be creative or love to cook. I hate to cook.
- Low-carb diets simply are not "normal." That is not to say, a well-designed low-carb plan cannot be healthy -- it can. But they are not the general standard, are often highly criticized, and people on them are often attacked. But for many, like myself, they are the only thing that works. Still, after 10+ years on low-carb, I long to be able to eat like a "normal" person. I am glad it works, but I hate that I have to live this way.
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