boomeroni123

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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boomeroni123 t1_jciplhi wrote

Sugar. There's fucking sugar in everything. Natural sugar is still sugar.

You need to be at a calorie deficit. 40% protein, 30% carbs, 30% fat. Get proteins from lean meats like turkey and chicken, get carbs from vegetables and some fruits, get fats from avocados, olive oil, anything but seed oil and butter.

Also, the best diet is the one you can stick with. People go on fad diets that aren't inherently bad, tehy're just not sustainable.

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