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Exercise and eat well. You can have everything, but moderation with food is key.

Ipersonally like low carb. I too like the pastas and breads, but find after being on low carb I don't :crave" them as much. There are great substitutes i.e. spaghetti squash makes a great base for sauce and meatballs! The weight comes off steadily. Just remember there are many low carb diets, atkins, paleo, south beach. They are all a little different. Read about them all to decide which would be best for you if this is the way you want to go.

"Diets" don't tend to work - "Lifestyle Changes" do. You should really just make an effort to eat healthier, get processed foods out of there, and exercise more. You'll see more results than you will doing a fad diet.

I love carbs but they don't love me, I limit my carbs to 4 servings a day and do just fine on this. It isn't Atkins and I personally think you have everything you need right here, but it does help a little to limit carbs. I went from 264 to now 239 by just cutting back on carbs.

I agree with the no processed foods. I have started taking them out of my meals. It is excellent advice to not think of it as a diet more of a lifestyle change. I am on the path to being healthy and state of mind is key.

Here is the thing.. if you deprive yourself of something, you will end up gorging yourself on it eventually.. right?

Why not use portion control? Besides, if you eliminate yourself of something, chances are, you could do damage to your body.

Even vegeterians have to have protein! they just have to get it from other options than meats!

Eat the things you love.. just remember that it comes down to calories out verses calories in.

NEVER drink your calories. Want a pepsi? have a sip. thats it.

Log EVERYTHING.

You will find that if you work hard enough, make better choices, choose that apple over that slice of pie.. at the end of the week, its not WORTH going over just for ONE cookie... and it really isnt. You just wont want it THAT bad.

Take it slow. count your calories and dont omit, just cut down your portions. when you eat your dinner, ALWAYS add a large salad and eat it first, then eat your dinner, starting with fruits, veggies, meats (lean cut away the fats) then have your pastas & grains. So no on is telling you that you CANT have it.. its just about choosing the better things FIRST.

when YOU make the choices, its empowering! you wont only losethe weight, you will feel better, and become healthier, and you will have yourself to thank!!

I love my breads and pastas......

Question is what do you love more? ......the breads and pastas or being thin and healthy?

Although I eat low carb, I choose that as a lifestyle....not a diet. Diets don't work. I will eat low carb forever because that's what is good for me. Eat healthy and in moderation and you will lose weight and keep it off. Good luck!

You got it! We like breads and pastas because they act as a drug in our brain. We eat some, and then our brain insists that we must have more. Eating low carb has regulated my moods and my energy. I have consistent energy and don't go into carb comas where I just want to eat another muffin and pass out.
You may find that once you step away from the carbs, you feel like a new person. This will make it SO much easier to stick with the plan.
I use little test strips to make sure I am in Ketosis- and I have been consistently since logging everything I eat, and staying under 1200 cal. You really also have to exercise frequently to get the most results the fastest, but I have found eating 20 net carbs or less as well as hitting the elliptical trainer hard daily and weight training is giving be solid results.

It is so true, though, that you really have to give up the carbs (especially the processed poison "white carbs") for-eva. It seems impossible before you actually do it, and it took me a few tries this round for it to click, but I am comfortable and committed now, and I feel better than ever.

A shallow but true quote: "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels."

Feel free to add me if you would like!!

Here is the thing.. if you deprive yourself of something, you will end up gorging yourself on it eventually.. right?

Why not use portion control? Besides, if you eliminate yourself of something, chances are, you could do damage to your body.

Even vegeterians have to have protein! they just have to get it from other options than meats!

Eat the things you love.. just remember that it comes down to calories out verses calories in.

NEVER drink your calories. Want a pepsi? have a sip. thats it.

Log EVERYTHING.

You will find that if you work hard enough, make better choices, choose that apple over that slice of pie.. at the end of the week, its not WORTH going over just for ONE cookie... and it really isnt. You just wont want it THAT bad.

Take it slow. count your calories and dont omit, just cut down your portions. when you eat your dinner, ALWAYS add a large salad and eat it first, then eat your dinner, starting with fruits, veggies, meats (lean cut away the fats) then have your pastas & grains. So no on is telling you that you CANT have it.. its just about choosing the better things FIRST.

when YOU make the choices, its empowering! you wont only losethe weight, you will feel better, and become healthier, and you will have yourself to thank!!

This just DOESN'T work for me. I needed a major change and different way of thinking for success. I am one that needs to eliminate those drug-like triggers. Carbs make me feel like crap. For me, they are not part of a winning diet. Everyone is different, though!!

Atkins is ridiculous.

Diets ALWAYS fail. Figure your BMR and TDEE. Eat at a point between the two. boom. done. lifestyle.

It may be ridiculous for you, and that is OK.

I ate low carb for years before having kids, then did the "there is no time for me, only my children" thing for a while.

Low carb is definitely a major change, and not easy by any means. It is not for everyone. But it is really great as a lifestyle for many.
Don't like low carb? Don't do it!

Here is the thing.. if you deprive yourself of something, you will end up gorging yourself on it eventually.. right?

Why not use portion control? Besides, if you eliminate yourself of something, chances are, you could do damage to your body.

Even vegeterians have to have protein! they just have to get it from other options than meats!

Eat the things you love.. just remember that it comes down to calories out verses calories in.

NEVER drink your calories. Want a pepsi? have a sip. thats it.

Log EVERYTHING.

You will find that if you work hard enough, make better choices, choose that apple over that slice of pie.. at the end of the week, its not WORTH going over just for ONE cookie... and it really isnt. You just wont want it THAT bad.

Take it slow. count your calories and dont omit, just cut down your portions. when you eat your dinner, ALWAYS add a large salad and eat it first, then eat your dinner, starting with fruits, veggies, meats (lean cut away the fats) then have your pastas & grains. So no on is telling you that you CANT have it.. its just about choosing the better things FIRST.

when YOU make the choices, its empowering! you wont only losethe weight, you will feel better, and become healthier, and you will have yourself to thank!!

This just DOESN'T work for me. I needed a major change and different way of thinking for success. I am one that needs to eliminate those drug-like triggers. Carbs make me feel like crap. For me, they are not part of a winning diet. Everyone is different, though!!

is it carbs, or is it gluten that makes you feel like crap? most people have no problem with rice, potatoes, veggies and fruit. Many people have problems (although they may not realize the culprit) with GLUTEN.

Any carbs like white rice and white potatoes, along with all other high carb items cause me to crave sugar. It works best for me to not eat high carb foods. Once in maintenance, I stick to whole grain, in small amounts and berries for fruit.