Guidance needed

And no, I don't have any dietary or physical issues that restrict me from carbs. I just find that a low carb diet works with my nutrition plan and makes me feel really really good

Thanks

what exactly are you considering to be a low-carb diet? i took a look at your diary, and you've got 125g of carbs allotted each day. most low-carb diets i've seen (and i'm a long time atkins girl, m'self) don't usually go above 50 or 60 grams per day while in weight loss mode... usually lower.

the point of going low-carb is so that your body stops burning sugar/glucose for energy and starts burning the stores of body fat instead. so if you can handle higher amounts of carbs and still lose weight, more power to you.

however, if you want to eliminate the carbs from your diet, there's a lot you can get rid of. fruits, cereals, breads, the peanut butter, the ice cream, and the popcorn could all go. you could swap those with increases in protein if you don't want to lose the calories (considering your workout routine, it looks like you're definitely burning them off!).

Thanks all for the tips!

I thought I was doing low carb but had no clue really where to set my macro so thanks for the advice!

as a quick-and-dirty guideline, for the first two weeks your carbs should be under 20g or 5% per day. nothing starchy, no potatoes of any kind, nothing wheat, oat, corn, or rice-based, no sugars - including fruit. any and all meats (lean, fatty, or otherwise) are pretty much free. stick to leafy or cruciferous veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, celery, brussels sprouts, mushrooms, spinach, all lettuces, radishes, leek, cucumber), flax or chia seeds. no nuts, yet. no milk, but heavy cream, cream cheese, sour cream, and any full-fat hard cheese (including fresh mozzarella) is fine. i noticed you mentioned that you love your greek yogurt, but it's a little high for this first phase. you can switch to using full fat sour cream with a little bit of stevia and a teaspoon or so of vanilla extract. i can't tell the difference between that and regular yogurt.

sometime during the first few days you might start feeling sluggish and like you're coming down with a cold. don't panic, it's called "induction flu" and everyone goes through it. considering how much you exercise (impressive, by the way!), it might hit you faster but you can power through it faster and get to fat burning. induction flu is nothing more than a slow-motion version of when marathon runners carb up, hit "the wall", and then get their second wind. the second wind is when you switch to complete fat burning. if you don't notice yourself going through this, congratulations . you'll probably notice your calories going up, but don't worry. you're already burning them like a demon with all of your exercise, and you may also find that you are more satiated, even at the same caloric level, because of the fat content.

after the first two weeks, you can start adding carbs back in, but SLOWLY. start with about a cup of strawberries, blueberries, and/or raspberries, tomatoes, bell peppers, carrot, or nuts. or you can just increase your other veggies. go up by 5g of carbs per day each week until you get to the point where you stop losing weight. back off just a little to keep losing weight, increase to just above that level when you're ready to maintain.

the last things you'll add in are the grains, pure sugars like honey and agave, and high sugar fruits like bananas, apples, oranges, grapes, etc.

one of the biggest conceptual roadblocks a lot of people have is getting over the idea that full-fat products are bad, low-fat products are good. when manufacturers create low-fat or fat-free items, they're increasing the sugar content to make the foods palatable (seriously... check out the nutritional content on a bottle of fat-free ranch dressing and regular ranch dressing... it's sickening how much sugar we put in our bodies that we wouldn't ever realize otherwise).

considering that you don't have much to lose, i don't think it'll take you long to get to your goal. but no matter what, just remember that you will need to add carbs back into your diet SLOWLY... fruits and veggies first, grains and sugars last.