What is classed as Low Carb foods

meat, cheese, plain greek yogurt, veggies, fruit

You have to watch out on the fruit... it has a lot more natural sugar in it than you'd think! 1 apple has about 25 carbs in it.

Carbs come from starch like flour and grains, sugar, potatoes, corn, fruits and other natural sugars like honey, molassas, nectars & syrups. Eating a low carb diet would be eliminating processed starches like bleached flour and refined sugars and cutting back the amounts of starchy vegetables, fruits and whole grains you consume.

You should try Googling it or check out a few books. I only eat natural carbs found in fruits and veggies. You'll go thru withdrawal typically up til a month.

First of all CONGRATS on the smoking ceasesion....that is a BIG DEAL. I quit about 2 years ago and i have never felt better....it gets much easier as time goes on.
Second, as far as low carb is concerned, it is alot more extensive and more satisfying that i can tell you. I have been doing it for about 3 months now, and as a pasta and potato lover, i can tell you......i dont miss those things. I did, but only for a short time. I thought it was great that i could eat things like Peanut butter (my fav thing for snacks) and cheese (which DID used to be a no no, because of fat and cals, but now i can eat because its a naturally low carb food.) In the begining i did my own form of induction, which is just a fancy way of saying 20 carbs or less per day, and i wasnt hungry between meals as much as i was when i was a carber, I felt full and satisfied, but never stuffed and miserable. Which is something i dont miss, that over full feeling....was never a good feeling. I am now up to eating around 100 carbs per day, which may seem like a lot to most ppl who are low carb, but.....that is still 1/3 less than the national food pyramid recommends. During the first week of induction i lost 9 lbs. I was doing little to no exercise too, it was simply my body begining to burn fat rather than insuline. There is a drawback though, and that is the headache that comes as a side effect of begining the process. Its a carb withdrawl sympton, and it was no fun, but it does pass. I will not tell you that i have been perfect on the diet, i have had weak moments and weak weekends lol. When my family came to visit it was very hard to stay low carb. I was able to find many alternatives to normal high carb foods in a low carb version. I was not naive enough to expect them to taste like the sugar ladden originals, and they didnt, but they were very good in their own way, i just had to learn to adjust my expectations. I have relied heavily on a specific website to help with recipes......
http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/recipes.html
this site was a lifesaver, my fav thing to make is the Philly Cheesesteak Skillet.....even my kids love it. lol.
I hope that you find what works for you Bootylishbabe, the best thing in the world is when you begin to see progress, you immediately begin to feel better about yourself and the way you look. Youll notice that you start to smile more, and stand up a bit straighter....it is truely the best feeling in the world. Good luck to you :happy: