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Old 03-20-2011, 02:01 PM  
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The problem is the misconception of a "LOW CARB" diet. On any low carb diet you are cutting out bad carbs, processed sugars and such. Fiber never counts against your carb count in any low carb diet.

The truth is there, you just have to do your research.

Additionally, any low carb diet that limits your bad carbs to say 25 BAD carbs a day, has you only doing so for a short period of time, a 2-3 week period. After that you are allowed to ramp your sugary or what they call bad carbs up a little bit each week until you reach the point of plateau. Meaning that you are at a stable "healthy" weight.

Several of you nailed it on the head, these are OBESE individuals and they have been destroying their bodies for years with shit processed food, very little fiber, fast food that has so many chemicals and bits of garbage that the body not designed to be able to handle. That doesn't even begin to take into consideration the amount of sugary sodas and other shit drinks they are putting into their bodies.

The sugar misconception is another big one, there are good sugars out there. Those found in some dairy products, fruits, and such. But all too often people consider one gram of sugar as just that one gram of sugar, or 4 calories. That is just not the case. As is not the case that one gram of fat is not just one gram of fat or 9 calories. The truth is in all cases there are good and bad. Protein is the same.

Add in the fact that the world let alone the US, has become a far more sedentary group of individuals only compounds the issues.

It breaks down to simply this:

Eat good fats
Eat quality carbs
Eat the right proteins
Drink tons of water
Exercise at least 1 hour a day

Simple and easy
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