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Professional-You1175 t1_jcil9i2 wrote

Reply to comment by Remarkable-Way4986 in LPT What is the greatest cause of weight gain? Excess sugar or salt? by SuccessfulManifests

It’s drastic to call carbohydrates “enemies” however. You lost weight because you ate less calories via less carbs. I’ve lost weight eating sandwiches, rice, and potatoes EVERYDAY. I’ve also lost weight NOT eating carbs, but in the end, it’s just an easy way to cut calories without tracking. It’s often said “Fat Burns in a Carbohydrate Flame”.

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boomeroni123 t1_jcipuig wrote

The problem is it's easy to eat a shit ton of carbs. There is 25 grams of carbs in one slice of bread, same with an apple, a banana, etc.

So when people say low carb diet, they usually mean around 100 grams of carbs, which isn't that aggressive, it's just so easy to go well over that with the average american diet.

Also your body burns carbs before fat, so if you have little carbs, your body starts burning body fat. (ketosis)

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Professional-You1175 t1_jcjmxkg wrote

You mean it’s easy to eat a shit ton of CALORIES when when eating carbs? Carbs are just easier to over eat. It’s much harder to sit down to eat 600 calories of lean, grilled chicken breast (185 calories 4 oz serving size) than it is to eat 600 calories in typical “indulgent/mindless” carbohydrates, such as the aforementioned bread. 4 dinner rolls with 2 tables spoons of butter is easy 600 calories with little to no protein. However, I dare you to eat 600 calories of plain potatoes. It still comes down to overeating eating calories, and skipping skipping carbohydrates is just an easy way to reduce.

Additionally, from my understanding you need to meet a much lower threshold of carbohydrates (sub 30g) to enter ketosis. You can also enter ketosis with time restricted feedings (intermittent fasting) if that is desired.

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