Mac1, you described LC Maintenance with:
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so my belief is that we indeed need to control insulin response and avoid high blood sugar ... prudent eating of healthful foods with a low glycemic response
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Remember, there are many LC plans available to you to choose from; some do not even require you to be in ketosis (and fat burning happens just fine
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I just don't want to have to count carb grams forever, as long as I am aware of how certain foods effect my body and am able to keep insulin responses low. maybe I just have to see what works for me.....
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You hit the nail squarely on the head here. LC is a life long learning curve, IMHO. It accomplishes the same goal for most of us - a return to health, a repaired insulin sensitivity and a functioning metabolism - but it doesn't necessarily do so following the same methods for all of us.
There are those of us who are more sensitive to carbs and will always have to keep the number lower. There are those of us who are sensitive to only specific types of carbs and can eat more in general if we avoid the ones that cause us troubles. There are those of us who are very active and can therefore handle a higher amount daily. As you stated - it's about figureing out what works best for
you. It's also about learning what works best for you
over the course of time - as you repair your insulin sensitivity chances are you'll be able to handle more carbs, especially the low G.I. / G.L. ones - I know I have found this to be true.
After two years I know the carb counts on just about everything I eat on a daily basis. Having just gone through a very hectic life change (i.e. moving into a new house and selling the old one) I have not had the use of fitday, my food scale or my scales for 3 or 4 weeks - eating was instictive; sticking to whole foods, unprocessed foods and drinking loads of water. I have no clue if my weight moved any, but I do know it was a very liberating experience, and that all my clothing fits better than it did back in September. Now 18 months ago, there is no way I would have done this. The comfort level comes with time and understanding of how this WOL effects your body.
Cheers,
Nat