How to cut out a lot of carbs.. Need advice.

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wabmester

Thanks for that insight. "Like me" = insulin resistant = carb intolerant. "Like me" = poor carb-specific satiety = likely to eat too many carbs = likely to gain weight and make lots of TG. If you're like me, going cold turkey long enough to lower insulin and lower carb cravings is a Good Idea. Chances are pretty good that you'll lose weight in the process.

If that's wrong, I don't want to be right.

lauraesh0384

For me personally I had to drop my carbs to under 20 grams. Most people can do fine on a diet with a lot of carbs, however, I am not one of those people. My body is extremely sensitive to carbs (the starchy ones). I have cut out all starchy carbs and refined sugar. In doing so I've went from 240 to 170. But I know this is how I'll need to eat for life and I'm pretty okay with that. Moderation of all foods while being in a deficit just doesn't work for me. My body has no limits when it comes to eating carbs, so I had to cut them out aside from vegetables and the occasional fruit.

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ndj1979

wabmester wrote: »

Former pizza addict here (bread and pasta were also loved). I had to go cold turkey. Cut out all grains and junk carbs. You need to do it long enough so that it becomes a habit. After 1-2 months, you'll be on autopilot. You'll find the cravings go away.

Any attempt at "moderation" or an occasional "cheat" will doom you to failure.

Key to success: eat low-carb food you already love. Eggs, meats, veggies, nuts, cheese, even DARK chocolate.

Results: you will probably lose weight effortlessly. Without hunger. But you may find all sort of side-benefits you didn't even expect. You won't know till you try.

na, attempting to restrict whole fool groups will doom you to a life of misery and sadness.

OP - I would suggest finding a way to moderate the foods you like and fit them into your calorie/macro/micro goal. I eat anywhere from 170 to 200+ grams of carbs on a daily basis and I have had no issues maintaining or losing weight...

ndj1979

460mustang wrote: »

Japanese shirataki noodles
Spaghetti Squash with Marinara
Japchae (Korean Stir-Fried Sweet Potato Noodles)
Portabello Mushroom Pizzas
Mac-and-Cheese-Style Cauliflower

Search the internet for "low carb alternative to pasta" lots of information. Personally, I'm not on low carb diet. So I have not tried these, but seeing them on the net they looked good. I think I'm going to try the mushroom pizza and the Mac-and-Cheese-Style Cauliflower

do those come with a side of tears?

cauliflower mac and cheese, really????

why not just eat real carbs, just a tad less of them...

ndj1979

NoelleRondini wrote: »

Thank you everyone! Your replies were great! I've cut back on a lot of let's call it "bored eating" when I'm home by myself I would just nip pick at anything in the house multiple times a day, (chips, cookies, ect.) when we order pizza, I can eat half a large, I don't even know where it goes cause I'm only 5'1 @ 186lbs. (Most of my weight I gained during pregnancy) haha, but I guess I will just have to try to cut it out cold turkey.

you may want to try pre logging your day with what you are going to eat. that way you can see where you are going over on calories and adjust as necessary. That is a big help for me.

wabmester

MrM27 wrote: »

wabmester wrote: »

Thanks for that insight. "Like me" = insulin resistant = carb intolerant. "Like me" = poor carb-specific satiety = likely to eat too many carbs = likely to gain weight and make lots of TG. If you're like me, going cold turkey long enough to lower insulin and lower carb cravings is a Good Idea. Chances are pretty good that you'll lose weight in the process.

If that's wrong, I don't want to be right.

Meh, not what you said earlier but it's fine if you want to change "like me" to all those things now.

Yeah, I was trying to be concise. Thanks for drawing me out.

GaleHawkins

NoelleRondini wrote: »

My favorite thing to eat is bread and pasta. I would like to cut it out and find some other alternatives. I found that cutting out bread and pasta I saw more results.... But idk where to start. I'm having a hard time this time around.

Noelle this is a question many of us have asked because most who have tried cutting carbs have seen better results like you. Trying to keep from taking Enbrel for pain last Oct (2014) I finally just went off carbs cold turkey. That was anything with sugar or that turned to sugar like all grains and starchy foods. For the first couple months I cut out dairy to be on the safe side but then added it back.

Any processed food could be a good starting point. If you are not carb intolerant you could just start by cutting out food that contains added sugar for example. I replaced my carbs (still eat about 50 grams daily) with Fat and try to keep my protein around 75 grams daily. That is not a suggestion for you but just what works best from my health at this stage of life.

Best of success but since you are on right track for success I think you will see good results again.

ndj1979

GaleHawkins wrote: »

NoelleRondini wrote: »

My favorite thing to eat is bread and pasta. I would like to cut it out and find some other alternatives. I found that cutting out bread and pasta I saw more results.... But idk where to start. I'm having a hard time this time around.

Noelle this is a question many of us have asked because most who have tried cutting carbs have seen better results like you. Trying to keep from taking Enbrel for pain last Oct (2014) I finally just went off carbs cold turkey. That was anything with sugar or that turned to sugar like all grains and starchy foods. For the first couple months I cut out dairy to be on the safe side but then added it back.

Any processed food could be a good starting point. If you are not carb intolerant you could just start by cutting out food that contains added sugar for example. I replaced my carbs (still eat about 50 grams daily) with Fat and try to keep my protein around 75 grams daily. That is not a suggestion for you but just what works best from my health at this stage of life.

Best of success but since you are on right track for success I think you will see good results again.

so eat nothing then? Because when you boil it down everything is processed….

ETA - if ou took a low carb person on 500 calorie deficit and a IIFYM person on 500 calorie deficit and fed them the same amount of protein they would be lose about the same weight.

or are you going to contest that?

NoelleRondini

This helped me out a lot. I was really considering cutting out a lot of things I love but from everyone's advice, I'll try sticking to moderation and work from there!

RockstarWilson

NoelleRondini wrote: »

My favorite thing to eat is bread and pasta. I would like to cut it out and find some other alternatives. I found that cutting out bread and pasta I saw more results.... But idk where to start. I'm having a hard time this time around.

You can:
Make hearty salads with buttermilk ranch, cheese, avocados, olives etc.
Eat lots of bacon, or any fatty meat really.
Fried eggs in real butter. Well, really anything unbreaded sauteed/fried in butter/oil. Just smother it on.

The world is your oyster!

460mustang

ndj1979 wrote: »

460mustang wrote: »

Japanese shirataki noodles
Spaghetti Squash with Marinara
Japchae (Korean Stir-Fried Sweet Potato Noodles)
Portabello Mushroom Pizzas
Mac-and-Cheese-Style Cauliflower

Search the internet for "low carb alternative to pasta" lots of information. Personally, I'm not on low carb diet. So I have not tried these, but seeing them on the net they looked good. I think I'm going to try the mushroom pizza and the Mac-and-Cheese-Style Cauliflower

do those come with a side of tears?

cauliflower mac and cheese, really????

why not just eat real carbs, just a tad less of them...

On the original post she asked, "I would like to cut it out and find some other alternatives." I answered her original question. If you don't like it, don't eat it! If you could read, you see that I'm NOT on a low carb diet, but I am open minded enough to try new things.