Food without carbs init NOT FISH

Why are you eating low carb? Unless you plan on cutting carbs for life, you'll regain any lost weight (which will mostly be water weight) once you reintroduce carbs or inevitably binge-out on carbs! Eat in moderation. I lost four stone (50lbs) eating between 150g and 200g per day! Fruit, veg, oats, wholegrain bread, brown rice, brown pasta (or sometimes even the white versions!) quinoa (also full of protein) cous cous, rye crisp breads, potatoes etc...all great foods!

Non-carb foods are primarily meat, dairy products etc.

I do low carb. about 30-40grams a day and I have MORE energy now than ever. I work out about 30-60 minutes a day depending on what I do. It definitely helped me lose weight and today I had mashed potatoes for lunch. I'm not gonna gain it all back y'all.


OP, stick with cheeses and meats the rest of the day

I do low carb. about 30-40grams a day and I have MORE energy now than ever. I work out about 30-60 minutes a day depending on what I do. It definitely helped me lose weight and today I had mashed potatoes for lunch. I'm not gonna gain it all back y'all.


OP, stick with cheeses and meats the rest of the day

Come back and tell me that in ten years time I also have more energy than ever and work out 30 - 60 minutes per day and am very close to goal weight...and I eat a TON of carbs.

At least this way is 100% sustainable and non-restrictive.

I do low carb. about 30-40grams a day and I have MORE energy now than ever. I work out about 30-60 minutes a day depending on what I do. It definitely helped me lose weight and today I had mashed potatoes for lunch. I'm not gonna gain it all back y'all.


OP, stick with cheeses and meats the rest of the day

Come back and tell me that in ten years time I also have more energy than ever and work out 30 - 60 minutes per day and am very close to goal weight...and I eat a TON of carbs.

At least this way is 100% sustainable and non-restrictive.

Well I'm 23, and I'm sure a lot will change in ten years. For now, it's working, and that's all that matters. I also don't eat excessive amounts of fat, and have my own way of doing low carb. lol. I'm too much of a glutton to follow to a T.

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Well I'd say do your own research, as 'some man' is obviously following a fad diet that is related to all sorts of degenerative diseases!

So how many carbs should I be eating ths is all new to me I'm learning each day x

You'll find that out as you try different methods & read different things...every cell in the human brain runs on glucose & your body needs carbs for energy & for your organs to function properly, so I'd never advise low carb to anybody. Dr Atkins died overweight, after all. And by going low carb you cut out a lot of essential nutrients from foods like fruit! Weight loss is a journey though and you'll find what is right for you after playing around with your food and monitoring how you feel...write in the bottom right hand corner of your food diary how you feel each day then you can look back and see which foods improve your mood & don't cause you to go to bed starving x

There is absolutely nothing wrong with low carb. It is most definitely sustainable and it is one way you can eat to stay at your calorie goal.

1. You still need to eat fewer calories than you take in. Since you're cutting out most carbs, you're left with fat and protein. These two things make you feel fuller longer, making it easier to not overeat.

2. It is healthy. I have been on less than 20g carb per day since the end of May. I haven't died, and if you look at my ticker, I'm also losing weight just fine. The only reason it wouldn't be healthy is if you have medical conditions that could be aggravated by low carb. Just as you should for any other dietary change, you'll need to consult your doctor before you begin.

3. Your body burns (including your brain) fat just as well a glucose.

4. Fruit is still an option if you have the carb/calorie allowance. Berries are full of antioxidants and fiber. Veggies are full of fiber as well. You're not going to miss out on anything that you can't get from other whole foods.

5. Low carb won't work for everyone. Sure, you'll lose weight, but if you're doing the "diet" just to drop pounds to turn around and go back to the way you used to eat, you'll gain it back. Just because SOME posters didn't have success, doesn't mean you won't.

6. It is sustainable. When most low carb dieters reach their maintenance weight, they slowly raise their carb allowance to fit a comfortable amount carbs into their diets. I do know that some keep on eating at 20g for years, and that's their preference.

It's a lifestyle change (from refined carbs to more whole foods) that many have benefited from. It's NOT just bacon and cheese. If you are able to lose weight just from counting calories alone, feel free to do so. If you are like me and one bite of something sugary will send you into a guilt-ridden binge, give it a try for a couple of weeks.

Edited to add: Oh yea. Stay away from anything with the Atkins brand. Those are sugar alcohol rich frankenfoods that stall most unsuspecting low-carber's weight loss.

OP, i am currently following a LOWER carb (avg 30-80 NET carbs) diet plan that I have adjusted to suit my needs and I am loosing weight on it and enjoying my food more than I did before. yes i occasionally get a bit of an urge for specific carbs but they are easy enough to ignore and on the whole i don't feel like I am missing out, I also allow myself one meal a week that is higher in carbs and calories and I am currently learning how high i can go, i think last week I went a bit too high, but that is probably because I had two meals in one day that were high in carbs so i put a pound back on, but that soon shifted again so it wasn't the end of the world. the key to weight loss, and maintaining it is to find something that works for you, although all humans work on the same principles, we are all unique individuals with differing lifestyles, activity levels, food likes and dislikes etc etc so you really have to follow what works for YOU not what some guy on here told you to do (or girl or alien :-) ) that being said, feel free to give peoples suggestions a go and see if they work for you, that is the beauty of MFP, that we can all give and take a little from each others experiences. so anyway to cut a long ramble short, try having a lower carb breakfast in future and then the rest of the day stick to cheese, salad, vegetables (not legumes though) you subtract the dietary fibre from the total carbs in veg to get net carbs, green leafy veg are the best but do include some others for their nutritional benefit, meat and poultry. I don't eat meat meat, only poultry and fish btw and have found this more than doable so far.

good luck to you and feel free to add me as a friend to read my diary :-)

Eating low carb isn't feasible in the long run when your diet still has grains. If you're not eating wheat, oats, corn, etc, it's difficult to eat many of carbs. Non-starchy vegetables, proteins, and fats are all very low carb. A nice stir-fry or salad could be a great dinner! Try a breakfast with more protein and fat tomorrow so you don't run out so early :-)