• Son_of_dad@lemmy.world
    11·
    2 years ago

    This was me when I went vegetarian and realized that it wasn’t the meat making me fat, it was all the carbs and bread that I’m still addicted to

    • CrazyEddie041@kbin.social
      2·
      2 years ago

      Same… turns out, milkshakes and pizza (with the right toppings) are vegetarian, and eating them multiple times a week will, in fact, expand your waistline.

  • miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml
    82·
    2 years ago

    Why avoid carbs though?

    Genuine question.
    If we’re talking bad carbs like sugar, that only make you crave more bad carbs, thus pushing you into a calorie surplus, then yes, avoid those.

    But carbs in general? Why avoid them?

      • miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml
        3·
        2 years ago

        Yeah okay, that should go without saying. If something is genuinely bad for a person for whatever reason, then of course they should avoid it.

    • jaschen@lemm.ee
      2·
      2 years ago

      Not all carbs are made the same. But generally your body was never built to consume pure carbs. Our bodies are built on fats.

      Drinking a can of coke when you’re hungry and seeing yourself gets more hungry. Eat 2 avocados and you can probably skip the next meal.

      • miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml
        2·
        2 years ago

        Not all carbs are made the same

        Yeah, that’s my point. Take some pasta with tuna and you have a meal that

        1. Consistently supplies energy for the next hours
        2. Satiates you with high quality protein

        Banger meal for when I need to be out and chop wood all day

      • eldain@feddit.nl
        1·
        2 years ago

        It wasn’t build to consume pure fats either. A healthy mix of complex carbs, protein and fats release energy over a long period of time and satiate the stomach. Cutting sugar, sweeteners and fatty snacks does a lot to fix addictive food behaviour, but it’s hard.

        Fun fact, all your body fat you want to get rid of has to leave through your breath.

  • CaptPretentious@lemmy.world
    3·
    2 years ago

    I have up carbs once. It was awful. All I could think about was bread. Day and night it consumed my every thought. Started thinking about baking bread, started reading reviews on bread makers…

  • lnee@lemm.ee
    1·
    2 years ago

    I made these cookies but mixing like 3/4 almond flour and 1/3 keto protein powder so like this stuff you would use for a workout and then you add in softened butter so like not so like warm then you would add in baking soda and then add monk fruit erythritol blend then you would like add in an egg mix it up and then you’re done but I like to add in is Lily’s white chocolate and crushed walnuts but you can add in whatever you like then divvy out the batter onto a baking sheet with a piece of parchment paper then put in the oven at 310 f wait for 15 minutes make sure you stick it with the toothpick and if it comes out clean it’s done put in the fridge and after it’s cooled down it’s ready to eat