Ep:50 NET CARBS vs TOTAL CARBS: YOUR BODY DOES NOT DO MATH - by Dr. Rob Cywes
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Total carbs is the only way to go! I don’t want to fuel my cravings with lookalikes. It’s far easier to stay away from all that stuff. My addictive brain no longer rules me!
Dr. Cywes, your succinct honesty makes me weep with gratitude and relief. Referring to "keto foods," you said, "It's a brownie. You're not eating it for your nutrition, you're eating it for your head." No truer words were ever spoken. I appreciate you and your work!
I emphatically second that,
I always go by TOTAL carbs because net carbs get me in trouble every single time.
I like the YES/NO alternative.
After 8 years LCHF, I naturally transitioned to being a omni carnivore too! I can't believe how little I actually eat now. How quickly I reach satiety! Your videos are life changing!
Shelley, do you have a menu you follow? I am type 1.5 and my dr. wants me on carbs in veg only and meat. I'm struggling to find meals that are desirable at all. Eggs are not on my food list....
@@janekelley2001 Do you mean you don’t like them, or not “supposed” to eat them?
Love your no BS approach! Works great for me!!! Lost 70 lbs on keto 1 1/2 years ago and am at my goal weight and fitness level, btw I’ll be 62 soon and have lots of energy to do the things I love! Stick with real food only, nothing processed in my body.
People are trying for a short cut, they want to cheat then can't understand why they are gaining or can't lose!
Thank You Dr. Cywes! I have been struggling so hard with becoming Keto and then Carnivore. I am addicted to Carbs. I had been watching tons of videos from Dr. Ken Berry and Shawn Baker, very good videos too. I really like how you delve into the Psychology of diets vs behaviors, so many people take this part of a life change for granted and skirt right over the real issues. Just wanted you to know that your videos have had a profound effect on my life.
THANK YOU!!! My co-worker was arguing with me the other day with the stupid net carbs. I told him don't count calories, but check the total carbs. He was not having it (one of those co-worker that has to be right all the time). He said he is still losing weight. So I told him "you can lose weight with crack and cocaine too. 🤣 It's not all about losing weight. It's the quality of it."
jangchuna kate That’s right, it’s not about losing weight, it’s about gaining health. Losing weight is then a side effect of being healthy.
That is true. A person, I think Germany or somewhere in Europe, drank nothing but beer during Lent. At the end, he lost a decent amount of weight. Beer is loaded with carbs and calories so I think the reason he lost weight was because his body wasn't using them. He probably (assumption) was malnourished. I started keto to lose weight but the more I learn about it, I am sticking with it for health reasons.
I was a bit confused at first since you were basically saying that Net Carbs will negatively affect you but then said Net Carbs don't get absorbed. But toward the end you clarify that it's not about the Carb content but the mental trickery of eating foods that will fuel addictive behavior. Great video and something I definitely need to work on.
What about fiber? Fiber is carbs, but doesn't fiber just go right through you, and therefore wouldn't count toward total carbs?
I use a ketone meter, and eat as many veggies as i can until they kick me out of ketosis, then I reduce veggies (carbs) until I'm back in ketosis again
As everybody has a different number, mine is 34 carbs
I'm losing on average about 2 to 2.5 pounds a week
i did zero carb, and weight loss was the same, only the diet was harder to stick to
Are you using a blood or breath ketone meter?
@@johnchardine1886 Keto Mojo Blood meter, way more accurate
If it's what goes in your bloodstream, then net carbs *do* count. If you're eating something wit 5g of net carbs and 4g of that is fiber, only 1g will hit your bloodstream, aka 1g of net carbs. And, if it's about getting to zero carbs, how can you say vegetables are free?!? They have carbs that enter your mouth, and a bit fewer that enter your bloodstream.
I have to listen to these vids over and over to remind myself what I'm doing wrong. I got started eating the "keto friendly" ice creams, and whoa...the addiction is real. Just a little? How about a pint at a time. And then two pints on Sunday. Never EVER again.
"I'm an omnicarnivore." I love that! That's exactly what I am. I just never called it that. Thank you!
Let's take a typical avocado. 17 grams of carbs - 10 grams of fibre = 7 net carbs. That's what I count. Otherwise my avocado/kale/arugula salad puts me over 20 total carbs, and kicks me out of ketosis. Which it doesn't. The lesson, as always is eat real food and avoid ANY processed food (including pre-packaged keto snacks), along with starchy vegetables and sweet fruits.
Where is the science that supports that Fiber cuts out carbs?
@@majinbahamut3985 The fiber doesn't "cut out" carbs. Fiber IS a carb, one that passes through your digestive system to your colon, without triggering an insulin response. So there's good reason not to include it in calculating your carbs. The "science" is that my beloved avocado salad doesn't kick me out of ketosis - despite being 22-24 total carbs..
@@aquamarine99911 : I doubt that anyone is addicted to avocados because they aren't sweet. The point Doctor Cywes is trying to make is "don't feed your addiction"
@@majinbahamut3985 Fiber doesn't cut out carbs, taking away fiber cuts out fiber. Insoluble fiber doesn't get digested at all, there is no point in counting it. Avocados fiber is atleast 65% insoluble.
I’ve been doing “Lazy Keto” for several months and hasn’t lost weight. I’ve fell into this this “Net Carb” merry go round. I wish I’ve found your channel earlier. Now I can get on the right track.
I need to hear this every day, I'm addicted, uhg
It's not just you, it's the majority unfortunately. 🤦🏽♀️
Thritto🙃🤪
Full carnivore and your cravings go away completely, even fruit. No desire at all after a couple weeks. Much easier than keto where you keep your addiction through accepted carbs everyday. To defeat the disease and addiction, you must just get rid of all carbs.
It’s not your fault though. We’re genetically wired to do this. Just keep the mind strong and keto/carni on!
@@thehealer3969 my findings too! I’m 95% carnivore over a year now. Sometimes I still fall for my old habit of wanting to end a meal (usually my only meal of a day so I indulge myself a bit) with something sweet. I eat a Lindtt chocolate ball but after that I never feel the need or even want to eat another one. One ball has 6g total carbs, and it’s taken with my large steak dinner in my 2 hour feeding window for the day. I can get away with it. But I never forget to remind myself that carbs is tricky.
Absolutely on point. Years ago I was hooked on diet drinks/foods with artificial sweeteners. Until I stopped the fake substitute breads/desserts I struggled to lose weight.
That's where I am now. How did you kick it? Cold turkey?
@@gwenj5419 I guess it's cold turkey. I swear listening to him was like being in trouble with Dad. I felt like I was in trouble. Going to the pantry and tossing out the artificial stuff. Good luck
Same! I could not lose a pound on “keto” with diet soda and fasting. As soon as I cut out ALL sweeteners, my cravings went away as well as a painful tumor on my wrist!
"its not what goes into your mouth, but what goes into your blood stream instead". Thank you for saying that!
Since I was diagnosed as diabetic six years ago, I've made it a hobby to test how my body reacts to various foods. (I go through a lot of strips.)
Conclusion: my BG levels are indeed negatively affected by fiber. Maybe not as extreme as if they were the same amount in white bread or potato chips instead, but I am absolutely affected by foods such as flax, psyllium, avocado, and similar.
I’m so thankful I found you! You are the best! Please keep up with the videos and information and never go away from us lol. You’re the best!
I needed this kick in the rear!
Especially when he said "you're not eating it for your body, you're eating it for your head". Keto really isn't just another diet - it's the complete elimination of eating for pleasure at all - something I lose both a lot of time and energy to
So true, net carbs will get you in trouble.
I'm supportive of your work, and your great interviews on the "Low Carb MD" podcast!
However, I think you're over-simplifying that "your body doesn't calculate net carbs". Your body can't do math (you're right), but it certainly handles various carbohydrate in different ways.
Example: Manufacturer XYZ invents a 'SawDust Bar" made up of 20g of sawdust and 2g of artificial sweetener:
22g total carbohydrate
- 20g insoluble fiber
- 2g of artificial sweetener
= 0 net carb
Your video says that my body is going to treat the 20g of sawdust the same way as the 2g of artificial sweetener.
Here's where I think you're right (this and other videos): The 2g of artificial sweetener is the problem...
* Insulin rises from the sweetener (causing you to eat more SawDust bar)
* Dopamine 'hit' (causing you to go to the cabinet between meals for your SawDust bar)
In my opinion, your video should really be saying:
* It's the "innocent 2g of sweetener" that is the problem (it isn't a 'free' sweetener)
* Manufacturers treat all non-nutritive alcohols/sweeteners as if they truly have 0 net carbs, but it's a sliding scale
* Sweeteners have different psychological/addictive and physiological effects for different people
* It's a considerable amount of (often wasted) effort/time to find out what your body can handle
* Therefore, be careful, and it's highly recommended to stick to "total carbs" (to be sure, and make it easier for yourself), OR travel down the difficult path of meticulously deriving what works for your body.
Good post.
EXACTLY! I was screaming this at the screen... like stevia that has absolutely no effect on insulin... or fiber...
@@koreycowan1976 Thanks! Stevia can raise insulin in some people, and cause dopamine hit. But, it shouldn't affect the "net carbs" calculation much.
Remember, this is a channel about carb addiction, not perfecting the Keto diet. I see the doctor’s point, using his alcoholic analogy. If you struggle with obesity and/or Type 2 diabetes, you should probably look at total carbs and make the binary decision whether or not to put something into your mouth. Net carbs becomes a slippery slope that may get a carb addict off track.
He mentioned most of that in the video. His ultimate point is that counting net carbs and eating look alike low carb foods affect you mentally in a negative way ultimately leading you to a failed dieting experience which is statistically proven.
I don’t get it. Over 90% of people gain the weight back???? I was under the impression the weight was gained back because they stopped doing what they did to lose weight in the first place ,and went back to eating high carbs. Your telling me if they just count total and not net carbs they won’t gain the weight back? This one adjustment will make them never gain weight??? It will give them the willpower to never touch a high carb meal again? 🤔
Dr. C looks like Burt Lancaster
No way!!!...
Absolutely right. I needed this reminder. Been stalled for a while and its definitely because I'm eating "keto" products convincing myself that they're at least better than the carb loaded alternative when it's clear that's what's resulting in my failure to lose the rest if my fat. Going back to strictly real food, meat, LC veg, animal fats, starting right now. Thanks for the kick in the ass I needed doc!
Yes Doc, I totally agree! Total carbs for heath and well being! Some thin people who have never had a disease teach that net carbs are just fine for everyone, but they really aren't for people who have been sick and obese. So happy to be 149 pounds down and I have gotten rid of 24 diseases.
4 years later now, I certainly hope you are doing well. God Bless you kind Sir.
I’ve been on Keto almost 3 years and I started buying into the “net carbs” and was gaining weight back slowly. I’ve quit buying the keto lookalikes.
Every time I see anything packaged with the word keto on it I just tell myself that it’s just more processed crap.
Yes! Even the you make and bake keto treats were putting weight back on me 🚫🚫🚫⛔⛔⛔👎👎👎
I love you! I’ve learned so much!
Thank you for such awesome videos!!!
I added you on FB as well, I found you through your interview with CarnivoreYogi. You guys are so motivating. I have battled weight and food issues all my life. Please continue the great work 🙌🏻
Feel very hopeful Thank you doctor
You make more sense than anyone out there. Had to leave a well known KETO eating group because they were only posting photos of their "KETO" desserts. It awakened my cravings. When I remarked upon this, I was censored and had to leave the group. I feel better not seeing their posts.
That's the behavior of addicts and cultists. Jeeze
I completely agree that Keto snacks, bars with sugar alcohols and processed Keto items that give you net carbs are false and will get you into trouble on your weightloss journey. However, if 100% of your carbs come from moderate fruits and veggies the fiber in them netted out never got me in trouble. I also think your statement that veggies are free is a slippery slope if you are following Keto. Too many veggies does slow you down, causes bloat and will definitely slow down your weightloss and ketones. I think many people eat a lot of the so called Keto products and incorporate the fake sugars and that is tough for the body to handle when you are insulin resistant.
I think the best thing you can know before becoming a carnivore/ketovore is that IT IS A LIFESTYLE, NOT A DIET!!! Diets are temporary.
He says don't count macros, yet apparently counts carbs. He says go with full carbs, not net carbs, yet doesn't consider the carbs in vegetables. He says, without any evidence, that 98% of the people on keto fail -- they regain all the weight they lost. I call bullsh**. I also say if allowing for an occasional treat with low net carbs helps you stay on the diet, go for it.
This information is amazing! Never thought about it that way. I'm a carb addict, so no carbs makes sense.
thats stupid logic. math is a language to express reality. body does reality. also you never explained whats is wrong with substracting fiber, which does not enter your bloodstream.
Fabulous break down here on a real controversial subject.
Everything Dr Cywes says is sooo true .... "You are eating it for your head" carb addiction is REAL! Once you accept that....and understand it. You can move on.
This is so very important! Thanks for sharing Dr Cywes! Now i have 4 Dr 😂 Dr Berg, Dr Berry, Dr Cywes and Dr Ekberg! I think i have enough now 🤔
Have a great day guys! ✌🏼😎👍🏼
sylvainster30 check out Dr Boz😃
It means that I've also been watching them all including Dr Boz.
I always have a hard time with the total vs. net argument. If I did not subtract the fiber, then one avocado would put me over my 20 g limit. I am not trying to make excuses here This is a legitimate question. Are you saying that counting net carbs is a way that people eat the ready-made keto snacks that are available? I only eat real foods, homemade stuff. But again, if I counted total carbs, my avocado, nuts, and vegetables would put me over the top of my limit. I am mostly carnivore, but with coffee and avocado and nuts. So far, eating this way and doing net carbs is working out well for me. I have a history of blood sugar problems, but not weight problems.
Thanks
I feel the same way. I presume that this total vs. net argument applies basically to manufactured foods aimed at the keto market. I say: Don't count but don't overindulge either.
Dr Westman phase limits you to 1/2 avocado and no nuts. It’s really hard - but it works
New to your podcasts. So eye-opening. I’ve been keto for years- and have followed the net carbs faction. This gives me the impetus to tighten up my protocols for better health. Yes or no.
“It’s still a brownie!!!!” Awesomeness!!
Ton Brw yes, that’s right, still a brownie, the only difference being it’s probably a crappy one at that.
Applying this strict logic supported by the alcoholism analogy is the only sensible approach, we'll feel better about ourselves in the longterm as we reach and maintain our health goals
But shouldn't you still subtract fiber off? I thought that fiber wouldn't go into bloodstream or raise blood sugar like regular carbs since it isn't digestible.
He said no, with the exception of veggies, which are "free"
@@michelesteward5170 when did he say vegetables are free?
I don't remember if it was this or another video, but that's how he coaches his patients... Not all veg but green leaf are free, if I'm remembering right. I don't eat any veg, so it doesn't apply to me~I'm Carnivore, which he also endorses.
Thank You Dr Cywes for some informative CLEAR Headed thinking 😊 👍 -70SomethingGuy
I did Atkins in the '70s and the concept of net carbs didn't exist. The daily total carb count was 20. I'd never heard of net carbs until keto came along...and I wish I hadn't. I think that's my downfall. Atkin's is more keto than Keto.
Humans have only grown grain such as rice for 8,000 to 10,000 years. But we have only been able to refine it for the last 1,000 years. And, we have only had an abundance of it in the past 40 years.
I’m so glad I found this channel Doc, thanks for posting these videos! I’ve been trying to lose weight without admitting I’m a carb addict. Net carb counting lead me to snacking and eating products that were ultimately appeasing my inner carb addict and gave me a way to rationalize my usage by doing the “math”. I’ve switched from keto to whole food plant based and now whole food omnivorous. I kept messing up on keto because I playing with the net carb formula and would end up eventually over eating those products ultimately binging and relapsing to uncontrolled eating.
Thank you for all your VERY clear infos!!
What about net carbs from natural foods? Like nuts for example 5g total and 3g fiber, can you say that it is 2g in bloodstream? Can the body get sugars from fiber?
But Total Carbs count fiber in and it doesn't get into your blood, right?
I just discovered your channel, loving your content, quick question: if we are not counting macro’s then what are we counting carbs at all, let alone net of total carbs? If zero carbs are the goal, then how many are acceptable?
I lost 36 pounds in 30 days doing Atkins new diet revolution in the 90s (20 TOTAL carbs). Ive been doing todays "keto" for 4 months (20 NET carbs) and just reached 36 pounds. Keto is more flexible in food options but is flawed as it doesnt account for total carbs. I dont care what your macros are; if you eat more than 50 total carbs it will be very difficult to maintain ketosis. Ive had days where net was under 20 but total was over 90! I just started lowering to under 50 total and am losing a half pound a day.
Amber Jaye really ?
I have to drink 2 heaping tablespoons of Psyllium Husk 2 times a day. If I count the 14 grams of carbohydrates - there is little other vegetables I can eat. Net Carbs would assign 2 carbs for this amount of Psyllium Husk. Do you see the problem with counting all carbs???
I do. Just have to be careful with the _type_ of carbohydrates. I take psyllium husk too 👌
So don’t eat avocados, flax or chia seeds because they’re high in total carbs? They’re mostly non digestible fiber and have a negligible impact on blood sugar or insulin levels. No offense but this is why people say keto is a cult. I think your recommendation should be to avoid processed “keto” foods where the label has been manipulated to suggest they’re low carb. Telling people to go carnivore or restrict fiber intake is completely insane.
Lol I was like wtf is this guy talking about
I don't get it ... When it says 50 gram total carbs, and 40 grab fibers .... How does it mean I should look at the 50 gram carbs, and not the 10 gram net?!!
Yes that is what he wants. However many disagree. Most fiber does not get absorbed - it merely passes undigested - soluble or insoluble.
My favorite doc ever, thanks sir!
I have never tracked macros. Reversed kidney failure.
Tammie Lemons Congratulations
You make no sense doc. You started by explaining that some carbs cannot be absorbed, example is Psyllium husk which is all fiber. Then you say total carbohydrates are absorbed into your blood. I don’t think you understand what you teach.
10 - 4 ... confusing 😕
I noted, last century, that sugar and alcohol are variations of the some molecular structure. I took this as a cautionary note.
The original Atkins was total carbs
I just don’t understand why you don’t count vegetable carbohydrates. It’s a carb.
He may not understand either 😕 ❓
Well, I just paid too much for tortillas that said they were 2 net carbs each. Then I looked on the package and it said total carbs 16. AAAACCCKK! Into the trash they go.
I am glad you advise this because this is exactly what my gut was telling me. Complicating it gives me anxiety so I just went with what was easist: total carbs. Thanks Dr. Cywes!
Great channel I agree I have 10 grams carb in 2 OZ pomegranate juice a day , I have only 10 carbs Rest of day, no net carbs.
Keto way of eating for 3 years , I always did net carbs , after watching yours videos ( meet you on dr . Berry channel) I will start doing total carbs , so that way I stop buying “ desserts “. Thanks doc , for the Amazing information.
Hard to eat broccoli in excess...
So, eating non-starchy veggies is okay? Lettuce, greens, tomatoes, peppers, onions, mushrooms, radishes and the like?
I was wondering the same thing, no counting carbs at all for all vegetables?
Right. Watch his video, rules about eating vegetables. Except rice and grains.
Despite doing Keto I could not lose a significant amount of weight I was in ketosis (keynote blood monitor) until I removed all plant food from my diet. In 13 weeks I lost 21kgs, never felt better, I eat once a day and only protein and fat.
money4mekate are you doing carnivore?
Thank you for all that reality check, without velvety gloves, tricks and tweaks! It IS the addiction, and abstinence is the only way to treat it. I also noticed: the more net carbs are creeping in my diet, the more uncontrollably hungry I become, and my binging disorder comes back with a vengeance
Sounds like such a total contradiction. Saying Counting tracking macros waste of time but you must know total carbs numbers for everything you eat or drink... how the heck do you do that without the macros??
I only start folks out counting carbs for knowledge so that life long they know in a binary way whether they should or should not. Your body does not do math
ı cant understand, what should we do? do we eat carbs or not?
Watch his videos about what vegetables to eat.
It is currently just too difficult for people to stay keto without at least eating some products that are "net carbs". Yes, if I had the luxury of being home for the rest of my days and making food from scratch, I would get rid of net carbs. But I don't. I have to leave my home and eat outside of it. And given the durth of options out there... net carb foods are a life saver. I expect to retire within 10 years and then, you bet it will be homemade food without processed food.
But fiber is absorbed? I just didn't figure why avoid the concept of net carbs as long you stick to a natural keto, a clean keto. Totally agree about switching carboland crap to ketoland crap.
"I don't care what that brownie is made of. It's still a brownie!"
*Thank you!* You can hardly find a decent keto recipe online or on RUclips because most are substitute desserts! So frustrating!
Sweets specifically are my downfall, and they are for most others too. These people have no idea how much damage they're doing to people's keto success by peddling such crap. Or they do but don't care. Either way, I wish it would end.
HickoryDickory86
Yeah, same. I mean, in a way I appreciate them...it means, I can make and bring a dessert I’m allowed to eat to family celebrations and such. I will still overeat on calories, most likely, but I‘ll still be in ketosis at least and can seamlessly go back to my regular food. But as part of my regular everyday diet? No way. I’d never manage, to loose any weight, if I had artificially tempting food like that around.
@@raraavis7782 I can appreciate it to some degree too. It's just that it makes getting into and sticking with the keto diet that much more difficult.
Low Carb USA recommended Uprising Foods no wheat or grains bread and chips. It sounded healthy with only 2 net carbs. I gained 8 pounds in 3 days after having only 4 slices and 1 serving of chips.
You're so right, it was for my head not for nutrition, just like zero calorie, sugar free soda. Switched back to carnivore.
I believe this to be true as well. There are no shortcuts or workarounds. The process for me needs to be simple and the good doc is right....a simple process is binary: yes/no.
What about an avocado with 17g of carbs bit 14g of fiber? Or packaged foods with 20g of carbs and 18g of fiber
Yea... but why would you count carbs that have no effect on you insulin... or fiber?
what do you mean by carbs? roman sallad is also carbohydrates. it got inflation on word "carbs" too
In the process of moving house I went for something ‘easy’. Some bread. A soup. Even some crap ice cream. I now have ringing in my ears and I was up at 1 am with awful indigestion Haven’t had that for years. The trash man comes today and all that crap is already in the bin. Back to the plan. Such a timely reminder. Thank you.
Dear dr. Cywes, what is your stand regarding almond/flaxseed/chia/psylium keto bread? Is it not so that fibers do not end up in your blood stream as sugar, but basically leave your body the same as it came in?
Metabolic flexibility, < 100 grams of carbs, works for me. Plus NO keto treats. Third years in I'm OMAD, have added potato 🥔 back and always my nightly 🍻. Appetite control, never hungry, great bloodwork. 💪🙏
All I have to say is that I use Net Carbs. The fiber goes right through you, so why count it? Also, going by your total carb approach, I would being eating a lot smaller portions. And I don't eat big portions now. Using Net Carbs I have lowered my A1C from 6.3 to 5.1 as tested by my doctor. I have also lost 65lbs. I don't give a hoot about Ketosis. I just want to no longer be pre-diabetic. Are you also gonna tell me that I am still Pre-Diabetic? I have met my goals and am healthier. My goal was to lower my A1C and using Net Carbs did it for me.
Thank you very much.all makes great sense.tim
I'm not hearing a convincing argument, though you say there are many, as to why we shouldn't be counting net carbs. You acknowledge that carbs from the fiber aren't utilized by the body but are a "magical number." If the number of fiber carbs is a magical number, so must the total carbs be a magical number. I don't get it.
Is it real nutrition or is it marketing , that is the question ! Basic biology never lies.... Marketing does ! Doc you are becoming my favorite source for " what the hell am I gonna eat "!!! 🧐😮☹️😏🙂😁
Question: when you don't consider the carb amount in vegetables, does it also include sweet potatoes, beetroot, carrot, pumpkin, fennel? I'd highly appreciate your comment. Many thanks.
I have seen following; 50 grams of carbs where 20 grams is fiber.....??? Meaning what?? Since when did fiber become a carb?? Then they say 30 gram carbs net!
Does this mean I can’t make my Keto pumpkin bread for Thanksgiving? What am I supposed to eat for dessert when everyone’s having pumpkin pie? Just raspberries? I’m new to keto but what do all you veterans do for family holiday meals? I don’t know if i can really give up desserts forever! Help!
Disagree with you. Zero carb is not the goal. The goal is low carb and the dosage is controlled by the carb tolerance which varies significantly from person to another.
I was on the original Adkins diet many years ago and lost a ton, like you said. And I gained it back following a divorce, but I don't recall him mentioning "net carbs" at all. Fiber wasn't even on packaging back them. When I returned to the diet some years later, again I lost a bunch of weight and then heard about the "net carb" idea and the weight loss stopped, but I didn't make the connection.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I myself fell into the trap of the keto treats. I was counting net carbs, thinking that I was fine. I even did not notice that I was not in ketosis anymore. My fasting insulin levels were not improving. Only after I went on carnivore diet with almost 0 carbs did I notice a huge huge difference.
I get the concept and know you are correct for the most part re: net carbs. To the extent that you’re eating a keto lookalike “brownie” or “protein bar” or ANYthing you’re prone to overeat or eat when not hungry, is bad no matter how few net carbs it has.
However I have a question. In some other videos you say low cal sweetener is fine in coffee or crystal lite . Well, I don’t care for Equal or sweet n low or stevia. I use erythritol or erythritol/ monkfruit or sometimes Splenda syrup.
The erythritol is a SA and therefore has “total” carbs . so would it be fine in coffee as long as I don’t use it as a crutch in fake foods ? I don’t over drink coffee or drinks for a sugar alcohol buzz , I just think other sweetener have a gross flavour.
Mostly agree but in my experience total net calories do absolutely make a difference. I track calories in and calories out through exercise. When my daily net calories creep up so does my weight, so by all means go Keto but you still need manage how much food you consume. Also get off your butt and move!
God help you. You are now my Guru!
OK. Brand new. I'm. Not understanding total carb. So do not eat anything with any carb count. How many carbs are safe if not sugar and flours Margie
Dr. Cywes, I like your other videos, but you need to make it more clear if you are talking about moving away from net carbs vs total carbs to meet your carb addiction diet or for good health in general. What about people that are not carb addicted, or do you think everyone is carb addicted? Also, in order for me to believe someone on the internet, I don't care about their degrees. I only care about strong evidence. Thus, please cite randomized controlled studies that measure ketones and their results regarding net vs total carbs. If you can't cite evidence, then it is just one person's assumptions.