Holy Snikeys..........

xbeyondthebeautyx · 09-03-2007, 04:58 PM

I just read that the average Americans carb intake is 500 grams daily

. So even if you cut yours to half that, you have to lose weight?

rose1 · 09-03-2007, 10:35 PM

Well, it doesn't work quite like that.

Let's say you were eating 500 carbs worth of Russel Stover Swiss Lodge Mocha Cream candy in a day. (And some steak and boiled eggs.) That would be 5000 calories just in candy. Cut that in half. Now you are eating 2500 calories of candy. (And some steak and boiled eggs.) Would you be likely to lose on that amount of calories? Probably not. I'm trying to make this a fun example, but the point is in the end, it still comes down to calories. On the SB program, eating the right carbs, in the right amounts, allows you to lose weight safely and not be hungry, while maintaining a healthy body.

09-03-2007, 04:58 PM	#1
xbeyondthebeautyx Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chi-Town, IL Posts: 420 Gallery: xbeyondthebeautyx Stats: 288/276/175 WOE: Atkins Start Date: August 25 2008	Holy Snikeys.......... I just read that the average Americans carb intake is 500 grams daily . So even if you cut yours to half that, you have to lose weight?

09-03-2007, 10:35 PM	#2
rose1 Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tennessee Posts: 10,931 Gallery: rose1 WOE: Vegetarian version of SB Start Date: June, 2005	Well, it doesn't work quite like that. Let's say you were eating 500 carbs worth of Russel Stover Swiss Lodge Mocha Cream candy in a day. (And some steak and boiled eggs.) That would be 5000 calories just in candy. Cut that in half. Now you are eating 2500 calories of candy. (And some steak and boiled eggs.) Would you be likely to lose on that amount of calories? Probably not. I'm trying to make this a fun example, but the point is in the end, it still comes down to calories. On the SB program, eating the right carbs, in the right amounts, allows you to lose weight safely and not be hungry, while maintaining a healthy body. __________________ One of the SNARK Sisters - hitting goals right and left! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you're Knitting, you're not Eating! ~~~Proud Knitter For~~*~ The Ships Project- Supporting America's Troops Deployed in the War on Terror- One stitch at a time! http://www.theshipsproject.com

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