Carbs? Good or Bad?? I'm confused!!
#46673 - 02/26/04 07:37 AM
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Bread, rice, pasta, potatoes, and other similar foods are on the hit list of most diets. Carbs are the enemy, avoid them at all costs and you will lose weight.
Those same foods are helpful because of their soluable fiber content and can ease IBS symptoms.
So, what if you have IBS AND want to lose weight?? Is there a way to combine the two schools of thought and keep the IBS under control WHILE losing the stubborn belly fat?
Also, insulin resistance is important here, too. Apparently the foods on the low carb hit list cause a sharp rise in blood sugar followed by a quick decline. Any way to stop that particular reaction?
Eat carbs? Don't eat carbs? AARRGGHH!! Help!!!!
Thanks!!!
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Eat carbs!
#46675 - 02/26/04 07:44 AM
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Kree
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Lauralee, carbs are not bad!! Our society has just convinced itself that they are because of the whole Atkins craze. Heather has a great article about the dangers of the low carb craze here.
Actually, it's not difficult to lose weight on this diet, because one of the main principles is to eat low fat foods! Many weight loss programs, such as Weight Watchers, are based on that same idea! So you can eat breads and still lose weight as long as they're low fat breads rather than fat bombs like store-bought muffins.
Make sense? 
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You know, Atkins died very young, and right now they're investigating whether or not it was from heart disease. Nutrionists are freaking out over people thinking they can eat all of the saturated fat they want. I'm really fearful of the long term consequences of this diet for our national health!
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Hi LauraLee,
I believe that any extreme diet plan will ultimately fail in time -- as they have over the past 40 years that I've been on them, each and every one of them! Remember the Scarsdale Diet? Martinis & Whipped Cream? Susan Powder's "Stop the Insanity!"? (She was right!)
There was a news report on Atkins on TV just recently in which they interviewed medical experts on both sides. The ultimate conclusion was that Atkins would work on weight loss, and sometimes even significant weight loss, and that it would even be beneficial health-wise for many people. BUT -- and here's the crux -- it can't and won't be healthy in the long-term; the final recommendation was that anyone on it should consider it only as a temporary fix for weight loss.
Heather has it pretty well summed up here: web page
A lot of people here have lost significant weight on this program, and I know of one person who didn't even exercise while losing 70 pounds! I believe this is the proper and healthy way to eat, and I will never return to eating high fats and dead cows.
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Actually, I was thinking more along the lines of South Beach Diet and possibly the Zone diet. I know Atkins can't be good for you. In any case, there is no way I could choke down that much meat!!! 
So, I guess the idea is to eat the carbs, just the "right" kinds and in moderation? In other words, I won't eat a cart full of muffins (  ), but will still have my piece of toast with my breakfast and potatoes with my chicken.
Thank you for the replies!!! 
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Welcome! No fears, this question has come up a lot, so here's some info for you Won't all these carbs make me fat?
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Hi
The South Beach Diet is healthy. I've had two doctors say it was a safe way to lose weight as it is moderate carbs (not low carbs) and low fat. I was on it for about a month or two and I did lose weight.
However, my IBS got worse. I didn't discover Heather's website until last week, so I didn't know how important soluble fiber is for those of us with IBS (SBD basically recommends more insoluble fiber than soluble).
If your IBS is stable, you might be able to do a modified SBD. Make sure to include soluble fiber such as brown or wild rice, barley, oatmeal, and sweet potatoes with your insoluble fibers at every meal. Be really careful with the "diet" recipes as most of them call for Splenda (sorbitol) and that causes cramping even in non-IBS people.
Heather's dietary guidelines are low fat and heart healthy, so you should be able to lose weight (just limit desserts)following her guidelines as well.
Good luck!
janet
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haha! i totally agree with you! i work at panera [if youve heard of it?] and theres so many people that come in and mention theyre on the "lowcarb diet" and order all this high-fat food! its like they think theyre doing themselves a world of great when theyre only piling on more calories that are definately not within their diet limits--and eating more junk! our nation is spiraling out of control. its gaining weight---crash-dieting---and soon everyone will die from heart disease just like dr.atkins! it really scares me about our nation bc when is enough *really* enough?? it makes you wonder..lol!
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7 pounds since Oct, but I'm not even trying to lose weight.. and many inches... I lost 3 inches in 2 days when I got the bloat factor under control! plust eh weight I've actually lost... I have to make sure I moderate what I eat high enough to include my activity levels or I lose weight... I have been starting ot bake more again as i start training since I need to up my overall caloric intake, but its the fat and calories that get you, not the carbs on their own.
Amie
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