Yes I am trying low-carb. A quick question about it

yes, 20-30g of carbs is definitely "low carb".

Your protein % is quite high.

Sounds good. I did low carb for a few months, keeping my carbs below 30g not counting the fiber. Worked well.

Yes, that should work for you. I’ve been doing low carb for almost 5 months now and have had a lot of success with it. The first month I was about 30-40 carbs per day. Now I’m more like 60-70. This way my body still gets what It needs & will not revolt! My protein is about 150-190g / day.

Yes, that's quite low carb. I just try to keep mine under 100.

I am doing low-carb through a doctor, and her plan permits 40-50 a day.

I, also. "slow carb" gets my carb content down since the carb comes from veg/fruit rather than white carbs.

My macro-nutrients are 65 fat, 35 protein, and 10 carb. I go over on my carb usually but MFP keeps the fibre in the total, so when I deduct that, I'm usually pretty close.

I am losing weight and, most importantly, I feel GREAT. No more struggling with food addictions and binging.

In my opinion, having lots of healthy fat is most important to eating this way. I use coconut oil, olive oil and butter (ghee is great too). I have full fat cream in my coffee too, but dairy isn't necessarily ideal for everyone.

My food diary is open to everyone.

Geesh- 40-40-20 is still considered "low-carb" Your going to go pretty much "No-carb"! I would think you would see quick results..

I agree with this. Its still super low if you're only eating carbs from dairy or vegetables, not grains pastas or sugars.

Everyone is different. Do some research on Ketosis and how our brain needs sugar as fuel. For some people, going too low can be dangerous. I have found my body works best around 100g carbs a day, thats with 2 servings of grains and dairy as my main carb fuel.

Its doable! Good luck!

I consider myself to be low carb, but I don't think I could go as low as 20-30g/day. I have my macros set to 40% protein, 30% fats, 30% carbs, (1600 calories/day) and I get almost 100% of my carbohydrates from fruits and veggies (I rarely eat bread or pasta, and when I do it's maybe one serving a day and it's gluten free). My carbs usually wind up somewhere around 90g depending on my day and I've found that with the amount of exercise that I do (strength training and running) I need about that much to feel properly fueled through workouts. The weight/inches began to MELT off when I changed my diet to this (from the standard 45% carbs), and I feel soooo much better and less sluggish.

Just make sure you have enough fuel to get through your workouts and you should be ok! Nutrition is very unique to each person, so whatever makes you feel your best and makes your body perform it's best is what you should stick to.

If you use Atkins' "induction" phase it limits you to 20 grams of "net carbs" per day and some of that comes from leafy green vegetables.

I've read a few posts on MFP from people who tried to do low-carb diets without eating any vegetables then complained that it was too unhealthy. If you get the Atkins book and follow the program it does insist that you eat salad greens and other veggies, and when you want to increase your carbs you do it gradually to find out what your limit has to be to still lose weight. In the last phase, after you've lost the weight you need to lose, you are still required to eat mindfully or else the weight will come back. The book stresses that it is a life-long food plan and if you just drop the program after you've lost the extra weight, it'll come back.

For me the best thing about low-carb dieting is that I don't have the snack cravings I used to have. I can walk right past the cookies and potato chips without thinking how much I'd like to have some of that. In some ways this is the easiest diet I've ever used. Most of the time I have a big salad every day, so I don't understand the person who talked about "adding back in" leafy green vegetables. They are right there from the start!

20/30/50 carb/fat/protein is what I use, and it has proven to be a very good ratio for cutting

I agree, this has been my sweet ratio for attaining 3-5% bodyfat every year.

Haha, and I switched to it with your advice!