Carbohydrate sensitvity?
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| Thu, 06-16-2005 - 10:09am |
A member on another fitness forum inspired me to play around with my macros a little more thoroughly and with the help of Dietpower, it was a lot easier to really *see* what I'm eating. This particular member went to a dietician who diagnosed her as "carb sensitive." I'd never heard of that so I did some research and couldn't really find anything to substantiate that it exists. However, I decided to experiment on myself and see if there might be something to that.
For the last week and a half, I've been eating a higher percentage of protein and fat and kept my carbs between 150 and 175 grams per day. The majority of the carbs I eat are from fruits, vegetables, and a small amount of whole grain things (like my high protein tortillas). In this time period, I've lost 5.5 pounds. My calorie levels haven't really changed much so I think it's a really curious thing that essentially eliminating starchy carbs has caused a loss when nothing except very low calorie diets have produced the same result. I have also noticed a substantial decrease in my hunger levels.
I know Jen has talked about white bread being her "crack" and I'm wondering if biologically, there's something to this. I love bread and can usually control myself around bread, but I wonder if there's something in my body that reacts to starchy carbs that prevents me from losing weight.
Thoughts? Opinions?

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whole wheat flour is very nutritious and i think it's fine for your kids to eat in moderation - that's a totally different context than what we were discussing, which was adults who are trying to alter their diet to lose weight - that's what
Jean,
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