Looking for more friends who eat low carb!

What would you consider low carb?

I wouldn't eliminate carbs right away. I think it should be a gradual process, or else you will make it very hard on your self. Why not start off saying eat what ever carbs I want during the day, but no carbs after 6pm. Then try something new or add on, like no sliced bread, but wraps and whole grains are ok! Try for little goals first that will build up. For lent I gave up sliced bread, which is one of my favorite things. You just need to find things to supplement it that you LIKE. Don't replace it with something you won't look forward to, bc you are bound to slip up then. Whole wheat wraps are great, as are rice cakes which if you get the simply salted kind are very low in calories, and you can make your self and open faced sandwich, cutting out all the calories you may have gotten with bread. It takes some getting used to, and figuring out what you like and what works for you but its possible! Once you see results, going through the motions is that much easier!

Hello,

By ratio we are having the same goal! I'm 5"5 and my start weight was 290 lbs, my current is 278 lbs! This week I started to cut more than half of what i used to eat! I'm doing good and I hope to cut out more carb this coming week! I consume almost 40g carbs now! Where I used to consume at least 180g

We can be friends and help each other
Good luck:flowerforyou:

Hi, good luck with your goals! This is a site with a lot of recipes I found a while back: http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/recipes.html

Please be aware that extreme low carb diets for extended periods of time may cause health issues (raises in the cortisol steroid and ketosis) so if you plan on doing any lifting or high intensity exercises (which require energy from carbs) during this diet, consult a doctor first for your safety.

I've been at between 5 - 20 grams of carbs a day since last December.

Some of us call it KETO or the Ketogenic Diet. Especially if your caloric ratio is 5% carbs, 35% protein, 60% fat. There's even a MFP group for it: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/1143-keto

There is a belief among some researchers that ketogenic diets worsen cortisol metabolism (which could lead to metabolic syndrome and heart disease), but an examination of the specific pattern of cortisol metabolism related to metabolic syndrome shows the opposite. (http://www.ketotic.org/2014/02/the-ketogenic-diets-effect-on-cortisol.html)

Would you add me? I'd add me. I'd add me hard.

Would you add me? I'd add me. I'd add me hard.

ROFLMAO. That's awesome.

I am eating low carb as well. I try and stay below 30g net. Feel free to add me.

I'm a low carber too, feel free to add me

I'm 5"3 at 258 lbs. started at 262 so I'm still getting the hang of this, & have had a few slip ups.
Looking for friends who are doing the carb nite solution or eat low carb in general.
& Prefer friends who eat healthy whole foods. Need friends who know a lot of low carb recipes & to help me really get into CNS!

check out the Groups section. There are several low carb groups.

I low carb add me guys

I'm trying to cut grain carbs out of my diet altogether...bye bye breads and pasta's :sad:

Feel free to add me, it'd be nice to get motivation from some other low-carbers!