Hello again Robed,
Thanks for all the info.
WOL stands for 'way of life'.
OK fine - but what do you call a "full carb diet?". If you mean:
"90% of my meals would be mainly or 50% carb, and I could basically eat until I was satisfied and MAINTAIN weight."
Well maybe you can't do that now. One thing is sure. You are only 17 now and you have a belly. If you don't do anything your belly is going to get bigger and you could end up like I did.
I was 119lbs from my teens till I was 25. Then I slowly started to put weight on, not fast, maybe 5 or 6 lbs a year. By the age of 50 I was 212lbs and obese. Then I decided to do something about it and so far I've lost 44lbs. I'm still fat but I'm not huge anymore.
You have to think about the rest of your life. For you this might mean eating less carbs. Wholemeal grain products instead of white bread and pasta, cutting out sugar, drinking diet soft drinks instead of sugary ones. Increasing your excercise (you'll certainly have to do this I you want a 6 pack stomach).
You said, 'I'd rather have a belly and eat carbs than be thin and have no carbs'. Well I've been a fat git most of my life and I can tell you it isn't much fun. Choosing to be fat would not be an option for me if I had my time over again.
In short you need to think of a WOE (that's a way of eating) that is part of a WOL (including the excercise) that will suit your tastes and keep you slim.
Untimatly it's up to you to work out a way of life which will be your own salvation. Whatever that is I wish you well in getting your 6 pack stomach and keeping it for the rest of your life.
Regards form Belarus,
Robert