[Hammer]

I tried the low carb/high protein diet years ago when I worked out. After being on the low carb diet, I was so tired, I could barely walk. I had no energy to do my daily aerobic classes, and actually couldn't get up off the floor to start the class one day.

The next day, I ate more carbs and I could feel the energy returning, and I felt 100% better. I think that because of my energy output, I wasn't taking in enough carbs to satisfy that need. At the time, I was working at construction, then I'd leave work, drive straight to the gym, and then do two high impact aerobics classes, back to back.

I went low carb to try and lean out, which I did, but I think I went too far and tried to lean out too much. At 6'-2", my ideal body weight should be around 225 pounds. When I went on that low carb diet, I was down to 180 pounds....way too low for me. Now, I look pathetic at 305 pounds.

As several of you have mentioned, you can't do anything to an extreme and expect to get the desired results. I now try to limit my carbs to under 100 a day and I feel fine.

[bunbury]

Originally Posted by Hammer

I tried the low carb/high protein diet years ago when I worked out. After being on the low carb diet, I was so tired, I could barely walk. I had no energy to do my daily aerobic classes, and actually couldn't get up off the floor to start the class one day.

The next day, I ate more carbs and I could feel the energy returning, and I felt 100% better. I think that because of my energy output, I wasn't taking in enough carbs to satisfy that need. At the time, I was working at construction, then I'd leave work, drive straight to the gym, and then do two high impact aerobics classes, back to back.

I went low carb to try and lean out, which I did, but I think I went too far and tried to lean out too much. At 6'-2", my ideal body weight should be around 225 pounds. When I went on that low carb diet, I was down to 180 pounds....way too low for me. Now, I look pathetic at 305 pounds.

As several of you have mentioned, you can't do anything to an extreme and expect to get the desired results. I now try to limit my carbs to under 100 a day and I feel fine.

Hi Hammer - can I respectfully suggest that maybe your problem was lack of food? It's not so much that you were short of carbs as short of calories. You then upped your calorie intake by adding back more carbs. You could also have done it by increasing protein and fat .... by increasing all three, but going easier on the carbs than you did when the weight went back on.

It can be a challenge. I hope the weight is now coming off again