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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, pro-carb poster, we get your point! A diet with carbs at their rightful place as the foundation of the pyramid is the gold standard of a sustainable American diet, so long as you exercise appropriate portion control. We all get it.

What we're saying is the bulky starch on your plate can be swapped out for vegetables and that the processed sugar in your indulgences can be swapped out more natural sources of sweetness, like maple syrup and honey. But to do that, you likely will be cooking from scratch and not eating processed foods.

Is it sustainable, you ask? Well, it's not as easy as microwaving a TV dinner, but neither is turning down a second helping of mashed potatoes. The diet you're proposing relies on self-control in the moment to turn down what is tempting. The diet we're proposing relies on a life style restructuring that takes more time but reduces the temptation in the long term - when your blood sugar is stabilized, that second helping doesn't look so desperately tasty. But it's work, for sure. For that matter, so is portion control. If this were easy, we wouldn't have the weight problems we do in this country. [/quote]

There is definitely more than one poster on the other side of your argument here. I posted one comment. That said, replacing all carbohydrates with vegetables is not necessarily a good idea, especially if you're a serious exerciser. [b]Look at the posters doing it saying they feel awful and exhausted[/b]. I agree it makes sense if you're very small and/or very sedentary. But for the majority of people, it is a quick fix that is not sustainable. [/quote]

Unless you're a power athlete, there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with replacing all carbohydrates with vegetables.

All the posters claimin to feel awful or exhausted are simply in a state of transition, where their body is trying to figure out how to efficiently burn fat vs burning glucose.  There's an adjustment period as your body literally recalibrates itself.  Once you're past this point, you don't feel awful anymore. [/quote]

First PP in the thread here and I think the one replying to me missed my distinction. The low-carb diet is not a no-carb diet. I said you swap out the bulk starch, not eliminate all carbs. Vegetables have carbohydrates, they just aren't enough to carb load on, which isn't a problem for those of us who aren't professional athletes - for that matter, don't forget that fruit is still on the menu as well. Look at the meals suggested above - carrot soup, strawberry spinach salad, salad dressing sweetened with maple syrup. These are definitely not zero carb meals - I'm not suggesting you make a meal of deviled eggs & steak.

Starch is by definition high calorie, nutrition sparse - the only thing you loose by swapping it out is calories, which gets us back to OP's original topic. [/quote]

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