[trailhkr1]

I speak from experience having shed 135 lb. in 16 months and keeping it off for more than 5 years on a strictly low-carb, no sugar diet.

Good for you!!! But I do think you should be eating some good carbs every day... Do you lift weights? Have a good cardio program? Very important for cardio and joint health and keep lean muscle.

[rarestia]

45 minutes of cardio and calisthenics per day, 90 minutes of weight training twice a week, tae kwon do, kayaking, bicycling, and yard work keep me going.

I eat carbs but very sparingly. I’ll eat rice or pasta the nights before my weight training days and don’t generally pay attention to ingredient lists since I don’t eat anything from a bag or a box as a overarching rule.

Things like milk, cheese and quinoa give me good carbohydrates paired with heavy whole fruit consumption.