What has been the hardest thing you "gave up" since low carb
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Not sure if I can post actual sites
but you can "Like" Atkins Diet Video's on FB and go to his info page and then to his youtube page for tons of recipes...it's bowulf on there. and his website is atkinsgeek dot com....there is an Atkins page on FB with tons of info and also the site I stated in post above....genaw dot com. Very well known LC chefs/cooks for LC....you do NOT have to do Atkins to go LC and eat these yummy foods. Hope this helps to keep some of you on track Where there is a will, there is a way! best of luck to all of you on your journey....
Thanks for this! Super helpful! x0 -
Geez...I'm feeling weak now just scrolling through everyone's "give ups"!! lol
Well, I woke up this morning and realized I actually had a dream about bread-ugh!
I'm fine as long as it's "out of site, out of mind" but the dreams don't help much!
I'd say toasted Cuban bread with sweet butter is my biggest temptation! :P0 -
Lasagna and other italian food:(0
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I miss cereal too. I can eat the stuff for breakfast, lunch and dinner!0
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I SOOOO miss my raw sugar. I used to put three teaspoons of it in my tea and I miss the molasses taste of the sugar. Once in a while, I have to go ahead and put in one teaspoon along with the sweet and low, but I do count the carbs in my daily thingamajig!0
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I do love me some cheesecake, but I know I can make it low carb. The hardest would be pizza. I just love pizza and can seriously eat it at any meal.
I laughed when I saw this because, the other night, I got two Digorno (bad spelling) pizza and scooped up the toppings off of the top of an entire half of a pizza and put it in a bowl and ate it! My son thought I was nuts. But it was ok, the only thing bad is the crust. So go buy yourself a pizza and only eat the topping! It was SOO dilish!0 -
At Christmas I used to make a great fruit cake full of nuts and fruit, and yumminess.
This past Christmas I made a low carb one using pumpkin instead of grain, nuts and a different mix of goodies.
It turned out quite good!
I couldn't make the usual one because I can't stop at one piece.0 -
Hmmm... this is probably an odd response, but anything off my daughter's plate. She's 2 years old, and she LOVES to share food. So she'll take pieces of food off her plate and hold them out lovingly, and say "Here mommy, I share with you." So whatever it may be- mashed potatoes, pasta, etc., having to tell her "No thank you" is so hard! She always takes it like it's a personal rejection. So I've started taking the bites, putting them in my mouth, and spitting them in my napkin when she's not paying attention. I would have to say though, I have discovered that I really am not tempted to eat the food, even after I get the taste of it in my mouth- so that was a pleasant discovery!!0
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pizza and beer.
I haven't given them up though completely, just heavily restricted.0 -
Potatoes.
Cut up radishes and boil for about 5 minutes and then add spices, and fry to create a home fry....taste very close to taters and lots of recipes out there for radish dishes...a great sub for potatoes
Oh, believe me, I have tried. And I do the cauliflower mashed potatoes as well. They are yummy. But it's still just not quite the same.0 -
Fresh bread slathered in butter.....
Then pizza...
Then Cake!0 -
I gave up nothing. I can have 2 free meals or 2 free days if I do high impact cardio each weeks.
Whatever I want I can eat on my free days.0 -
I gave up nothing. I can have 2 free meals or 2 free days if I do high impact cardio each weeks.
Whatever I want I can eat on my free days.
My husband and I plan on starting this in March after our 6 month program ends and we'll be on our own. One free meal a week whatever we want. My first three free meals will be: sushi, a Publix sub, burrito.0 -
I gave up nothing. I can have 2 free meals or 2 free days if I do high impact cardio each weeks.
Whatever I want I can eat on my free days.
My husband and I plan on starting this in March after our 6 month program ends and we'll be on our own. One free meal a week whatever we want. My first three free meals will be: sushi, a Publix sub, burrito.
Just be careful and watch the cravings. Sometimes a little slack works fine (my wife and I used to eat popcorn at the theater when we were getting lower in weight) but sometimes can cause a trigger that leads you down the wrong path.
I would say that I don't really personally miss much, but I have a weakness for corn chips and nachos. While I know that I can make substitues, they are not quite the same. While I would prefer to avoid all grains in the future as much as possible, I think that some corn in some form very occasionally won't hurt, for me my slide back into fatness really happened with sugary junk more than anything. It WILL NOT happen this time, and I will certainly catch it at 10lbs instead of 80+lbs if it starts.0 -
Cereal!
Take pork rinds and crunch up a little....add cinnamon and splenda and use as a cinnamon toast crunch cereal.....also take pork rinds and drizzle with butter and add splenda and cinnamon for the Taco Bell treats..you can warm up in the micro briefly
Ug! I tried the butter and cinnamon and splenda on pork rinds and it was TERRIBLE! Are there any brands of pork rinds that don't have that strong of a flavor to them?0 -
Bread. I love bread. I love it slathered with butter. Now I have bread once a month on my cheat day. I make sure to earn it too.0
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I gave up nothing. I can have 2 free meals or 2 free days if I do high impact cardio each weeks.
Whatever I want I can eat on my free days.
Ditto. Well, kinda.
Is everybody here moving up the carb ladder? Doing so adds some flexibility which makes lower-carb eating much easier to stick to. I usually have about 80-100 grams/daily and still lose just fine. I eat lower some days, higher other days, but generally stay in that range. When I eat lower it's usually because I've had a high-carb day or two enjoying some pizza or pasta or some other higher-carb treat so I go back to eating lower for a day or two to help balance out my system. It works well for me.
When I made the mistake of trying to stay on induction levels, I found it extremely hard to stick to and that's when a carb binge would result in going off-plan for days, weeks, even months a few times. I was like a heroin addict back on the smack. But allowing myself a bit more carbs on daily basis has eliminated that problem. It's now easy to stick to because I eliminate nothing. I just eat it less often and in smaller portions.0 -
Cereal!
Take pork rinds and crunch up a little....add cinnamon and splenda and use as a cinnamon toast crunch cereal.....also take pork rinds and drizzle with butter and add splenda and cinnamon for the Taco Bell treats..you can warm up in the micro briefly
That sounds horrible!! HAHAHAHA But I guess it might be good? lol0 -
Cereal!
Take pork rinds and crunch up a little....add cinnamon and splenda and use as a cinnamon toast crunch cereal.....also take pork rinds and drizzle with butter and add splenda and cinnamon for the Taco Bell treats..you can warm up in the micro briefly
That sounds horrible!! HAHAHAHA But I guess it might be good? lol
It's super good! I can't stand pork rinds but when you put butter, cinnamon and Splenda on them they become a whole new thing!0 -
Cereal!
Take pork rinds and crunch up a little....add cinnamon and splenda and use as a cinnamon toast crunch cereal.....also take pork rinds and drizzle with butter and add splenda and cinnamon for the Taco Bell treats..you can warm up in the micro briefly
That sounds horrible!! HAHAHAHA But I guess it might be good? lol
It's super good! I can't stand pork rinds but when you put butter, cinnamon and Splenda on them they become a whole new thing!
I tried doing this and it was horrible tasting! What brand of pork rinds do you use? Maybe the ones I got are just super strong flavored? Know of any mild flavored ones?
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I miss pretzel! Especially the Utz sourdough specials. Those were my favorite!0
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Oh cinnamon donuts, pizza and pasta on a friday night. Mmmmm....0
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I miss decent ale. I used to grab some Hobgoblin or something from the import shop and loved that.
Having said that ,I do appreciate a decent Shiraz, or a rubbish one for that matter.
I did go out the other week and binge on Guinness ... I reframed that event as a "Metabolic Reset"
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"metabolic reset" - I'll have to remember that one.
Pasta. I love bread, too, but pasta is so great for making easy meals. I can't find spaghetti squash here in northern UK, but I'm wondering how hard it would be to grow some!
I've been thinking about reintroducing pasta once I've reached goal weight and start running again...but perhaps an alternative version...AND as a small side dish. That's the pipe dream, anyway.0 -
Bread-like things are the hardest for me, but the MIMs are really helping when I need a fix!0
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potatoes..like sooo effin' hard it ridiculous..i can't even cook them without dyyying to have a bite and i'm a chef at work and the only cook for my family who doesn't eat low-carb...
You HAVE to try Faux Potatoes..... It's too close to mashed potatoes to tell
1 medium head cauliflower
1/2 package (4 oz) Philli Cream Cheese
1/2 stick butter
Steam the cauliflower until really soft, drain as much water you can
Combine in a big bowl the cauliflower and the cheese and butter.
I use a hand Blender and mix the fire out of them.
Super good....great fiber !!!0 -
Oh....and my weakness is hot Krispy Kreme Donuts......it's a Southern thing too LOL0
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Peanut butter cap'n crunch :sad:0
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