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I do low carb, my maximum is 150g a day, minimum is 40g. I try and keep my protein high and watch my calcium and iron intake closely. Feel free to add me

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I am eating low carb to help regukate my blood sugar (insulin resistant, reactive hypoglycemia, and pre-diabetic).
I am trying to keep my carbs under 100g for the day, and maximum of 30g for my largest meal. I'm averaging 75-80g a day and 20g per meal.

Anyone else struggling to get enough calories in with the low carbs?
I have to drink low carb protein shakes and I'm usually still 200 - 700 calories under my goal.
Until going low carb, my biggest source of protein was fat free dairy (milk, cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese), but it is so high in carbs I've had to restrict what I eat.

I'm not new to myfitnesspal or to trying to loose weight. I have been trying to watch what I am eating for a while now, but I when I went to the Dr today it was not such a good visit. Have to take diabetes medicine and test my blood sugar 2 x a day. He says no sweets, no bread, no pasta, no potato, no rice, no fruit until we get this down. I go back in 2 weeks. My blood sugar was 252. So I am going to follow his advice and stick with meat and all the fresh veggies I can eat.

Anyone who is doing low carb can add me if you want, I could use some meal suggestions because a salad with grilled chicken on it is going to get old.

I'm not on a low carb diet per se but I have since long switched out high carb stuff for better things since I bloat easily. I did a low carb high fat diet a while ago and I lost a lot of weight but got chest pains from all the fat. I guess now I'm on more of a GI diet. Anyhow... some of my substitutes:

Rather than mashed potatoes we eat mashed cauliflower (boil one bag of frozen cauliflower, put it in the blender with 2 tbsp of butter/low fat sour cream or something else that creams it up, salt, white pepper, and 2 tbsp of grated parmesan. Blend and done!) Tastes just as good, if not better, than mashed potatoes and you can mix anything else in that you like.

Instead of pasta I have switched to Shirataki noodles which come in the form of noodles, fettuccini and macaroni. 40 kcal/(large) serving and almost zero carbs.

I've switched regular rice for brown rice and with meat sometimes we just eat grilled asparagus or roasted bell peppers with a cold sauce.

Also, there are plenty of low carb beers and for other drinks I choose dry white wine (usually sauvignon blanc), or liquor drinks with diet sodas or diet tonic water.

Other good tips are to eat plenty of eggs and egg whites for breakfast (boiled, scrambled, omelets), add some deli turkey and a few slices of cucumber and tomatoes. Spaghetti squash is another great substitute for pasta.

If you're dying for bread there are great breads that have fewer carbs such as finn crisps (crackers) and whole wheat tortillas.

Good luck and feel free to contact me for more tips. I did the LCHF for a long time and like I said, I still stay away from most carbs in moderation. I usually eat around 50g/day without trouble

Hi Everyone

I'm Type 1 diabetic and have been trying low carb for a couple of weeks now. Its having a great impact on insulin reduction making it easier for me to manage my condition. i'm just hoping I can sustain it!

My typical food includes, lizzies granola blueberries and greek yoghurt for breakfast but the last two mornings i've had a small slice or two of hovis wholewheat toast which hadn't had a negative effect on me , just gave me a bot of energy for the day. Lunch is poached egg on one slice of wheattoast if I have not had it for breakfast , or a salad. Dinner is yes, same as most people it would seem, chicken oven baked in various ways with a salad.

I'm looking for inspiration for meals too, its quite repetitive at the moment

Thanks
Karen