Carboholic

Less breads and more grains, have oatmeal, rice, cream of wheat when it comes to grains (they last longer and have better fibre content, at least from what I notice).

When it comes to fruit you sometimes don't have a choice but good options are melons (watermelon, canteloupe, etc.) and grapes, strawberries, raspberries (with raspberries have a small amount of fat in them, who knew! but it's still good).

Veggies, peas and other legumes, they do have fairly high carb content but they also have good fibre and protein at the same time. Having salads are another good way to add a filler and they can have tomatoes, lettuce, shredded cheese, cucumber and many other veggies and be fairly low cal and low carb at the same time

Try to be creative with your choices, planning ahead before grocery shopping will make you be more adventurous with your carbs and figure out some great ways to bypass them even When I eat Steak + Shredded Rainbow Salad + Mushrooms it was super low carb and high protein, was so delicious (cooked all in the same pan without any oil, the juices from the veggies and meat helped to keep everything moist)

Good luck!

I work at a coffee shop and I used to eat nothing but carbs because I was surrounded by them! Bread, cookies, you name it. I eventually just had to stop eating pasta, bread, and cookies regularly because I knew I couldn't control my carb intake. Now I buy whole wheat pasta once a month or so as a treat and I'll share a cookie with a friend from time to time. The call of the carb is hard to resist, but once you find other options it becomes less of a big deal.

Some ways you could cut down... instead of eating pasta as a meal, eat some pasta salad as a side or on top of some spinach (because of the fiber, it burns calories to digest and a cup of it is about 10 calories). Sharing is always great too, splitting a piece of cake or a cookie is a good way to get your fix without overindulging.

more water fiber and protein and switch from simple carbs to complex carbs

I eat mainly potatoes, ceral, and pasta that make up my carb macros... are those complex or simple? I am clueless.

Anything that is a white and starch is basically a simple carb. I wouldn't worry about fruit or vegetable carbs as much as processed carbs. They're refined so when you eat them it spikes your blood sugar as fast as a candy bar.

Slower digesting carbs: sweet potatoes, oatmeal, beans, brown rice. multigrain, carbs derived from dairy like cottage cheese..

Its hard to say without knowing what you're eating them as...

For me, it would be much easier to drop potatoes than pasta!!

i always eat peanut butter and apples when i have carb or sugar cravings, works every time.

I was the same way until I started this journey. My body is VERY carb sensitive. If my carbs are just from fruit/vegetables/oatmeal and some sort of bread ONCE a day then I will be ok. If I eat toast with breafast and a wrap (even the low carb ones I eat) for lunch a few times a week then I will not lose. So I just save it for an occasional treat. I find if I do not deprive myself during special occassions then I do not harbor as much resentment towards my healthy eating lifestyle. This weekend we had a birthday so I treated myself to a piece of cake. I just build the calories into my plan and it all worked out.

I also suffer from a love of rice and pasta carbi over packed feasts. My tip is google substitute "__insert food_"

Basically there are a ton of great recipes and ideas out there that take your favorite carb and have you use some type of vegetable in its place. Many of these ideas are healthy, low on calories, and totally stop the attack of the carb desire in its tracks.

http://www.hungry-girl.com/ has a ton of these at her site.

Two favorites:
Spaghetti squash and marinara (yum- tastes better then spaghetti!)
Cauliflower Stir fry (steam your cauliflower, grate it, grill it up with some cooking spray and favorite veggies. Add a bit of light soy sauce-win!)