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After 3 years of low-carb, I'm loving pasta again!

Mpho Ashworth @Lushlala (4028) • Gaborone, Botswana 15 Nov 20

For three long years, I embarked on the low-carb lifestyle called Banting. Those who follow this 'lifestyle' baulk at the idea of calling it a diet but it's basically a diet that cuts out refined food items, drinks and all...

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What role do the carbs play in making us fat? Low carb diet or low fat diet - which is the best option to lose weight?

amirev777 @amirev777 (4117) • India 8 Jan 19

If you are trying to lose weight, which is the best option - low fat diet or low carb diet? This has been a topic of fierce debate among those seeking to lose weight. Since people are so different that it's extremely difficult to...

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The Craziest Diet Fad I've Ever Tried Was...

Leiann Lynn Rose Spontaneo @Spontaneo (14699) • United States 30 Nov 17

I have been there... I have done every diet imaginable. As I grew up on homemade pasta and salads right out of the garden, I have always returned to the Mediterranean diet. The diets unrealistic for me? The South Beach and The...

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Making your favorites healthy without sacrificing taste

dragon54u @dragon54u (31633) • United States 10 Jun 17

I've noticed that a lot of myLotters are interested in weight loss and fitness so I thought I'd share my newest "discovery", although when I looked for images I saw that a lot of people have had similar ideas. I just never see it...

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Trying a low carb diet

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (127165) • United States 29 Jul 16

After spending the end of June and all of July at the gym, there was no real movement on the scale which was frustrating. I don't eat junk food, I don't eat sweets or midnight snacks, there should have been some weight loss. So...

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Low Carb diet

Angela @angtobeheard (276) • United States 25 Jan 16

Has anyone achieved awesome results with a low carb diet. No breads, pasta, sweets, etc? I am wanting to try it, but just wanted to hear some results first.

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Diet Riot

frontvisions101 @frontvisions101 (16043) • Philippines 2 Dec 12

I've just recently understood how low-carb diet works. You consume so little to no carbohydrates from food so when you workout, your body automatically switches to fat as its main fuel to burn for energy. Carbohydrates are stored...

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Carbohydrates: What is the difference between complex and simple?

sherrybelle @sherrybelle (707) • United States 2 Jul 12

In order to experience good health it's necessary for us to consume protein, healthy fat and carbohydrates. We also need water and a certain amount of sodium. There are different types of carbohydrates. Complex carbohydrates...

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Woohoo... I got back into my smaller jeans!

jewelenterprises @jewelenterprises (1996) • Australia 16 Jul 10

I have lost 29 lbs in the last eight months WITHOUT extra exercise and my old jeans finally fit me again. And the great thing is that I didn't have to increase my exercise levels at all (since I already walk around 3 miles...

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Anyone try "The $100 Diet - How Naughty Pin Up Girls Stay THIN"? Feedback Needed

laginagirl90038 @laginagirl90038 (1) • United States 20 Sep 09

Hi, I am a girl of average height that has a few pounds to lose and my friends that work in entertainment/TV swear by this diet. Has anyone else tried it and what were your results? Feedback from anyone that is in the know...

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dieting (atkins-low carb)

luvmesumgod @luvmesumgod (78) • United States 23 May 09

I tried several diets before. The only one that has worked for me is the Atkins Diet, Low Carb. I lost around 30 pounds twice doing this diet. What I like about it is you can still eat as much as you want of the right stuff and...

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What's the secret of losing weight on a low carb diet?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 29 Nov 07

I've always wondered why so many people are obsessed with the low carb diet craze. I can't imagine that eating big glops of meat could actually be healthy. There are lots of people that eat no meat at all and are super healthy....

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Atkins and the holidays .. any tips??

spangles94 @spangles94 (546) • United States 10 Nov 06

Im on a strict no carb /sugar diet for my fibro , and i hate the holidays cause of it and cant find any goodies that only i can eat :( any ideas for me ?? ~M~

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