Carbohydrate sensitvity?

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-15-2004
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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iVillage Member
Registered: 03-11-2004
Fri, 06-17-2005 - 9:19am

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

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-20-2003
Fri, 06-17-2005 - 12:14pm
Oh I see. You know so much about nutritional aspects of food that I thought there might be more to flour than I realized.

Jean,






iVillage Member
Registered: 03-11-2004
Fri, 06-17-2005 - 12:38pm
on a side note, it IS healthier for kids to eat as much of a varied diet as possible and it couldn't hurt to mix up what grains they eat instead of only wheat. for instance, whole grain spelt bread tastes (to me) just as good as whole wheat and it has a lot of nutrition. or maybe they'd eat homemade granola made with oatmeal. maybe pasta made from brown rice once in a while?
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-20-2003
Fri, 06-17-2005 - 12:45pm
I would LOVE to be able to vary their diet more!





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