Where are my low carbers??

Why low carb?

The more time you spend here, the more you'll see that cutting out/drastically reducing whole food groups is not as sustainable or successful as making overall healthier life/ food choices. I would suggest eating at a reasonable deficit and moving a little more. That way you'll never have to worry about "starting over" or "falling back into old habits". No need to cut out carbs, your body needs carbs! Just make sure they're the right kind, like brown/wild rice, quinoa, whole wheat and sweet potatoes.

Truth!

My diet is pretty low carb, actually controlled carb, I don't think it is so bad just to get the weight off, but then switch to something like you are talking about.

Once I get to my goal I am doing a year of maintenance, then I can consider other things (about 18 months from now).

agreed with all above..
weight loss is about lifestyle not cutting out one thing... once you lose the weight you'll go back to eating all the groups and likely rebound. I would focus on eating in a balanced way so when you do lose the weight it will be a natural transition

If you couldn't stick to it the first time, I wouldn't bother trying it again. This comes from someone who also went low-carb for a while back in 2012 and felt GREAT, but ultimately I couldn't keep living on less than 100g of carbs a day and fell off the wagon... badly. Unless you're sure that you can live on a restrictive diet permanently, it's probably not worth it.

I'm having success by limiting my carbs to 30g max at breakfast, lunch & dinner and 15g max for 2 snacks. That's a total of 120g per day. Of course I'm working with a nutritionist and this is the totals that she has suggested for me and most every patient she has. I'm also eating around 1200 calories a day. I've found that limiting my carbs to these levels has helped my blood sugar tremendously.

Like someone else said, you need to be wise when choosing your carbs. Get the most bang for your meal. Example: Oatmeal is a lot of carbs, however it gives you a lot of necessary fiber, so it's good for you.

I've dropped 13.4 lbs in 5 weeks, so that's just a bit more than 2.5 lbs a week. I also exercise at least 5 days a week and I drink at least 3 liters of water everyday.

You can do this!!! Just stick with recording your meals and track your carbs. Don't cut them out completely because your body needs some. Just remember, even if you have 1 day where you don't follow you plan, put it behind you and get back to it the next morning.

Four_Pennies, That is some really solid advice.

While I agree that cutting whole groups out and restricting yourself leads to failure, I have also gone low-carb again after falling off the wagon because it is the only thing that has ever worked for me for more than 5 pounds, and it is also the only thing that prevents me from bingeing. My body is addicted to carbs, and when I get them, I eat more and more. By following a LCHF diet, those cravings have essentially gone away. In my experience, the only harm to restricting is trying to restrict too much. The reason I failed last time was because I was trying to eat low carb, and also only eat 1200 calories a day, which led to insane hunger and carb binges.

I'm going to add you, since I have over 100lbs to lose as well.

I would like the echo the above posters. Cutting out carbs is very hard to maintain. I did it about 5 years ago. Lost 45 pounds and then just could not do it anymore. As you can tell - I then gained all my hard lost pounds back. This time, I've found some success just eating in moderation at a 20% deficit from my TDEE. I have been able to stick to this for 19 months. I'm pretty sure I could do it forever!

Good luck!

I have eaten low-carb/low suagr for a few years and find it easy, non-restrictive (I don't miss anything), and healthier (according to my blood work). Ate very low carb for maybe two years and have been eating more since I moved to Europe this summer, but still keep it under 100g a day, usually. It's not that difficult, it's tasty, and I have a ton of energy.