Hi, so my friend went on a low (no carb really) carb diet and the doctor said when there are no carbs, your body switches to ketosis, and attacks body's fat reserves for energy.. so... just mathematically speaking, if as an average weight, average height female i need around 2200 calories per day to stay alive, walk around, do basic things, and my body is in ketosis, does it use ANY of the calories from teh food i eat? cause i'm thinking, if there are no carbs in my diet, the giant fat and protein molecules (which is all i'm eating) can't get broken down easily, since there are no sugars and carbs to be used for fuel... so does that mean my body will ignore what's in my stomach? all or some of its calories? and does that mean that if all of it is ignored, my body is burning 2200 calories a day for fuel from my body fat? it 'would' make sense, since my friend was losing about 2/3lb per day (one lb is 3500), 2200/3500 = approx 2/3
please shed some light, thank you!
Hi AliciaR
Yes, it's actually the Atkin's diet, phase 1 (induction)... for 2 weeks you eat no more than 20g of carbs per day..
so i bought these jumbo wieners, each has 2 grams.. so i can eat 10 of those a day
eggs have 0.3, so you can eat like 67!
some luncheon meats, chicken, beef, fat, olive oil, mayo have zero, so u can eat unlimited..
my first 3 days on the diet i lost 7lbs, and i would have lost more if i drank more water (you have to, or you'll get constipated w/o any veggies).. but yes, look online at foods or read labels.. hidden carbs EVERYwhere.. as long as 20g or less, you're golden :)
i honestly forget when i start the diet, it's not a diet, i eat like a PIG, a plate full of bacon, cheeses, as long as you eat no carbs, there's no quantity limit :)
look into it, it's actually a sweet lifestyle! butter, cream, all kinds of meat, it's like, everything in a sandwitch, minus the bread LOL!