No carbs

beccalazenby5
beccalazenby5 Posts: 6
edited November 10 in Health and Weight Loss
How do people find no carbs? I'm struggling for meals and different foods!
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  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Do you mean NO carbs or LOW carb?
    I try hard to keep my carbs low, failing most of the time.
    If I eat alot of fruits and veggies it makes very hard to keep it low carb.
  • Bellodesiderare
    Bellodesiderare Posts: 278 Member
    http://www.md-health.com/No-Carb-Diet.html
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  • FIT_Goat
    FIT_Goat Posts: 4,224 Member
    christinev297 wrote: »
    Do you mean NO carbs or LOW carb?

    I second this. Are you going low carb or no carb, becca? As for the different foods, there aren't a whole lot if you're truly no carb. There are different animals you could eat, but without vegetables and elaborate seasonings, you're not going to have a very interesting menu.
  • beccalazenby5
    beccalazenby5 Posts: 6
    I mean low carb
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  • Sjaw683
    Sjaw683 Posts: 3 Member
    Just started low carbs a couple weeks ago. Keeping net carbs around 20-30. I have found a bunch of food in the Internet. The Great Low Carb Bread Company is amazing. Also check out lowcarbdiets.about.com for some great recipes. A lot with almond flour or coconut flour. I also am using coconut milk. Snacks are fresh mozarella cheese or cheddar, avacado. GC Scandinavian crisp breads are really good too with cream cheese or peanut butter. I've made no rice sushi, and also enjoy tofu shirataki noodles (several brands). I hope this helps. So far I have much fewer cravings than before. Lost about 5 pounds. My only challenge is the calories since with low carb, the fat and protein go up. I'm trying not to stress about that though, a great book I just read is The Big Fat Myth by Nina Teicholz and now I'm reading Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes, to help understand how low carb really works and makes sense. I'd love to talk to a fellow low carber! Post back if you like!
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Why are we all getting flagged?? I'm outta here :\
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  • royston_ashby
    royston_ashby Posts: 71 Member
    You need to eat carbs!!!

    Feel free to read my post...

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10053592/down-72kg-in-18-months#latest
  • SergeantSausage
    SergeantSausage Posts: 1,673 Member
    Carbs are not evil.

    They are ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
  • gonzanab
    gonzanab Posts: 117 Member
    You do need to eat carbs. They are important. You can try low carb diets, but please make sure you are eating carbs.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    Why do you want to eat low carb?
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    beccalazenby5 wrote: »
    I mean low carb

    Cut out or way back on breads, pasta, rice, and other grain based foods. Eat lower sugar fruits and vegetables - berries instead of bananas, above ground vegetables instead of below ground. Don't bread your meat.

    Give up non-diet soda and juice and other sugary drinks. Don't add sugar to recipes.

    A non-breaded meat/fish with non-starchy vegetables will usually be a low carb meal.
  • beccalazenby5
    beccalazenby5 Posts: 6
    MrM27 wrote: »
    beccalazenby5 wrote: »
    I mean low carb

    So I take it you're creating this thread simply to flag people ?

    I have no idea how to flag people I haven't even checked this since last night? What is flagging?
  • beccalazenby5
    beccalazenby5 Posts: 6
    Sjaw683 wrote: »
    Just started low carbs a couple weeks ago. Keeping net carbs around 20-30. I have found a bunch of food in the Internet. The Great Low Carb Bread Company is amazing. Also check out lowcarbdiets.about.com for some great recipes. A lot with almond flour or coconut flour. I also am using coconut milk. Snacks are fresh mozarella cheese or cheddar, avacado. GC Scandinavian crisp breads are really good too with cream cheese or peanut butter. I've made no rice sushi, and also enjoy tofu shirataki noodles (several brands). I hope this helps. So far I have much fewer cravings than before. Lost about 5 pounds. My only challenge is the calories since with low carb, the fat and protein go up. I'm trying not to stress about that though, a great book I just read is The Big Fat Myth by Nina Teicholz and now I'm reading Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes, to help understand how low carb really works and makes sense. I'd love to talk to a fellow low carber! Post back if you like!

    Thank you this is a great help! I've found I'm consuming too few calories and quite hungry so I think your advie may be the balance between me eating to little! How long are you doing it ?
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    MrM27 wrote: »
    No carb as in 0? Not possible.

    Dietary wise yes it is possible.


  • beccalazenby5
    beccalazenby5 Posts: 6
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    beccalazenby5 wrote: »
    I mean low carb

    Cut out or way back on breads, pasta, rice, and other grain based foods. Eat lower sugar fruits and vegetables - berries instead of bananas, above ground vegetables instead of below ground. Don't bread your meat.

    Give up non-diet soda and juice and other sugary drinks. Don't add sugar to recipes.

    A non-breaded meat/fish with non-starchy vegetables will usually be a low carb meal.
    Great help thank you ☺️ especially the vegetable bit!
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    tennisdude2004 wrote: »
    MrM27 wrote: »
    No carb as in 0? Not possible.

    Dietary wise yes it is possible.


    Oh please do explain how it is possible. What foods would you eat?

    Hint: fruits and veggies contain carbs so ALL of those would be cut out.
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    edited January 2015
    SergeantSausage wrote: »
    Carbs are not evil.

    They are ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

    You're using the word necessary (incorrectly I think), The words you should be using are advantageous and optimal, but not necessary or even essential.

    Plus the link you have put is suggesting that the brain cannot function at normal levels without dietary carbs - sorry but that's just plain mis-information.
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    tennisdude2004 wrote: »
    SergeantSausage wrote: »
    Carbs are not evil.

    They are ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

    You're using the word necessary (incorrectly I think), The words you should be using are advantageous and optimal, but not necessary or even essential.

    Plus the link you have put is suggesting that the brain cannot function at normal levels without dietary carbs - sorry but that's just plain mis-information.
    Completely agree. A daily diet consisting of only 20-30 grams of carbs from vegetables, seeds and nuts is sustainable and healthy. I've even done it while training for a half marathon. I had more than enough energy to sustain me on a daily basis and while running races. My brain didn't wither up and die, either. I still managed to get As in my classes and perform my job every day. :)
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    SueInAz wrote: »
    tennisdude2004 wrote: »
    SergeantSausage wrote: »
    Carbs are not evil.

    They are ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

    You're using the word necessary (incorrectly I think), The words you should be using are advantageous and optimal, but not necessary or even essential.

    Plus the link you have put is suggesting that the brain cannot function at normal levels without dietary carbs - sorry but that's just plain mis-information.
    Completely agree. A daily diet consisting of only 20-30 grams of carbs from vegetables, seeds and nuts is sustainable and healthy. I've even done it while training for a half marathon. I had more than enough energy to sustain me on a daily basis and while running races. My brain didn't wither up and die, either. I still managed to get As in my classes and perform my job every day. :)

    What? are you saying your body utilized other energy sources other than just glucose alone - how is that biologically possible.
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    elphie754 wrote: »
    tennisdude2004 wrote: »
    MrM27 wrote: »
    No carb as in 0? Not possible.

    Dietary wise yes it is possible.


    Oh please do explain how it is possible. What foods would you eat?

    Hint: fruits and veggies contain carbs so ALL of those would be cut out.

    I didn't say it was practical, enjoyable or even advisable - I would never do it.

    But it's important we are accurate on the MFP forums - I know how fastidious people are with things being stated correctly.


  • Sjaw683
    Sjaw683 Posts: 3 Member
    beccalazenby5 wrote: »
    Sjaw683 wrote: »
    Just started low carbs a couple weeks ago. Keeping net carbs around 20-30. I have found a bunch of food in the Internet. The Great Low Carb Bread Company is amazing. Also check out lowcarbdiets.about.com for some great recipes. A lot with almond flour or coconut flour. I also am using coconut milk. Snacks are fresh mozarella cheese or cheddar, avacado. GC Scandinavian crisp breads are really good too with cream cheese or peanut butter. I've made no rice sushi, and also enjoy tofu shirataki noodles (several brands). I hope this helps. So far I have much fewer cravings than before. Lost about 5 pounds. My only challenge is the calories since with low carb, the fat and protein go up. I'm trying not to stress about that though, a great book I just read is The Big Fat Myth by Nina Teicholz and now I'm reading Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes, to help understand how low carb really works and makes sense. I'd love to talk to a fellow low carber! Post back if you like!

    Thank you this is a great help! I've found I'm consuming too few calories and quite hungry so I think your advie may be the balance between me eating to little! How long are you doing it ?

  • Sjaw683
    Sjaw683 Posts: 3 Member
    Sorry it's been a few days, I hope you're doing ok! So I actually set my calories at about 90 higher than what MFP set it at cuz I was getting very frustrated trying to maintain that any and low carb. If you cut carbs you're automatically increasing protein and fat intake . Since fat is more calorically dense than carbs, it's very hard to keep the calories very low. I noticed that the percentages fat/protein/carbsare set automatically at 20/40/40 so I changed those goals to reflect a lower carb percentage. It's at like a Atkins/southbeach combo. It seems to be working for me, I'm losing about 1 lb a week, totally satisfied with food, even less food than before since fats/ protein keep you satiated for longer than carbs, and am mostly craving free. It's really hard not to be calorie obsessed since we've been conditioned to be just that, but those books I mentioned helped. I really think the key is to find what works for YOU, nobody else, AND have it be something reasonable that you can live with forever.
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  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    edited January 2015
    MrM27 wrote: »
    tennisdude2004 wrote: »
    MrM27 wrote: »
    No carb as in 0? Not possible.

    Dietary wise yes it is possible.


    I'm kind of glad I missed your reply that day because I'm sure that you're just trying to come up with some nonsense like it's possible to do zero carb if you do all steak and oils. Your debating skills are sad.

    I wasn't debating - I was just correcting your error.

    I know how much things beginning correct and factual means to you guys.

    FYI, you could do with sharpening up your skills somewhat too! :)
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  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,431 MFP Moderator
    MrM27 wrote: »
    beccalazenby5 wrote: »
    I mean low carb

    So I take it you're creating this thread simply to flag people ?

    She didn't... and I deleted all flags.. the people flagging aren't even in this thread..


    OP, Need2exercise had a good recommendation. It may also be beneficial to check out one of the low carb groups.

    Low carber daily forum

    For the most part, you can get a lot of calories from meats, fish, veggies (yes still a carb), nuts, oils and full fat dairy. Just remember, when you lower carbs, you need to increase fats.

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