Low carb foods
ljcox7210
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can someone give me a list of good filling low carb foods, I'm allergic to nuts and don't eat a lot of meat. I'm struggling to find low carb fruit and veg really... Any ideas would be greatly appreciated...
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I hope you like eggs.
Here's a list from the Atkins folks:
http://www.atkins.com/how-it-works/atkins-20/phase-1/low-carb-foods0 -
Cheese!0
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Couchpotato39 wrote: »Cheese!
Cheese is horrendously calorific and fattening, I'm trying to get lean not put on 20lbs Haha!
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Uh oh. A lot of people have lost weight eating "horrendously calorific and fattening" foods around here. You might want to read up a bit on how low carb works before you dive in. 0
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As for fruits and veggies your best bets would be raspberries, broccoli, cauliflower, greens, and avocado.
Most people here are on a low carb high fat diet and see better results when they replace most of their carbs with fat. I'm much leaner eating fatty cheeses, butter, and heavy whipping cream than I was before! 0 -
Couchpotato39 wrote: »Cheese!
Cheese is horrendously calorific and fattening, I'm trying to get lean not put on 20lbs Haha!
You have to eat something when you cut back on carbs, and your choices are protein or fat. Protein can be used to make glucose, which defeats part of the purpose of a low carb diet (which is to use your ability to burn fat for energy). So the usual choice is to eat more fat. If you track it and stay below your calorie goal, it won't be a problem. I add fat to everything. I roasted a batch of mushrooms, bell peppers and cauliflower in LOTS of olive oil, seasonings, and salt. If I have berries, a relatively low carb fruit, I have them with cream.
I eat full fat Greek yogurt that I make at home, with a long fermentation process to cut down the lactose. That might be getting too technical. Fage also makes a full fat Greek yogurt that isn't terribly high in carbs.
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Okay maybe this is far too scary then, I can't eat cheese and call it a diet, I want to be thin but I don't want to get there eating loads of fat, makes me feel nauseous!
Sorry if I wasted anyone's time.0 -
Hang out for a while and observe. The aversion to fat is a learned behavior. If you want, we can intervene and deprogram you. 0
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Ironically nearly all the overweight people I know are on low-fat diets....0
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When I first started hanging out in the main forums, I would see people posting stuff about VLCHF diets, and I would think "How could they possibly think this was healthy and sustainable??" Then I would quickly move on. I couldn't fathom that eating way more fat than what we've been taught in mainstream diets to eat was in any way promotional to fat loss and good health. But just recently, I decided to try reducing my carbs, and one article led to many others and ultimately led me to eating VLCHF. I eat a lot of avocados, whole eggs, spinach, salad greens, green beans, dark meat chicken, coconut oil, butter, and some cheese...and I'm still learning how to keep variety in my food. I don't really eat nuts except for maybe a sprinkle of almonds in recipes I might be making.
I'm learning that You can have variety in your food eating this way, and it all isn't just cheese and butter. AND food just tastes waaaaay better!
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Okay maybe this is far too scary then, I can't eat cheese and call it a diet, I want to be thin but I don't want to get there eating loads of fat, makes me feel nauseous!
Sorry if I wasted anyone's time.
I've just started about a week ago and it is taking some getting used to. But I am going to keep it up and see what happens. Everyone here seems to have great results 0 -
Aversion to the high fat part of this woe isn't unusual, due to the brainwashing we have been put through with the "fat is bad" campaign! I recommend if you truly desire health you will take @wabmester advice and read up! The health benefits are unbelievable. I have eaten some form of cheese everyday since March, and I can now see my ribs sticking out! Dispute that? I don't think you can! Knowledge is power!0
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Okay maybe this is far too scary then, I can't eat cheese and call it a diet, I want to be thin but I don't want to get there eating loads of fat, makes me feel nauseous!
Sorry if I wasted anyone's time.
I'm new to this WOE eating as well and I understand your trepidation. The philosophy goes against everything we have been taught was "true" about food. I'm quickly coming to realize that there is far more than one way to skin this cat. If you can, try to keep an open mind and as others have said, read. Read a lot. Then when you can't believe your eyes read again. Finally, give it a whirl. What you have you got to lose...except excess weight?0 -
Organic coconut oil is my go to low carb food. Not sure if that gives you a nut like response however.0
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Even if you don't go on a low carb diet, you need enough fat in your diet. It's an essential nutrient.
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Okay maybe this is far too scary then, I can't eat cheese and call it a diet, I want to be thin but I don't want to get there eating loads of fat, makes me feel nauseous!
Sorry if I wasted anyone's time.
@ljcox7210 LCHF= Low Carb, HIGH FAT Then again, I've never been scared of fat, as eating fat does not make you fat.Ironically nearly all the overweight people I know are on low-fat diets....
So true!0 -
Well then... Good luck with that low carb, low fat, no meat diet...
Fat doesn't make you fat. Get over that and you're golden0 -
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lithezebra wrote: »Even if you don't go on a low carb diet, you need enough fat in your diet. It's an essential nutrient.
So true! I wish I had pictures I could show you. When I started this WOE the Beast didn't eat any fat (well, as litlle as possible). Period. He never had his whole life. He seriously would spend 45mintues cutting all visible fat from our chicken legs before he cooked them!! He had also been involved in martial arts and body building his whole life. Though he won huge awards in martial arts and was as fit as a fiddle, he could never bulk up. I even nick named him Skeletor for a while. Once he saw my results he switched to 2% milk and full fat dairy, ate as much cheese and eggs as he wanted, didn't cut the fat off meat (though he still won't eat chicken skin) and stopped worrying about fat. He actually (because of other factors) reduced his workouts to a bare minimum and POOF! Muscles appeared out of no where! Over the last 6 months he has visibly bulked up! We both think it can only be attributed to the fact that he was likely low on fat most of his life! I kid you not! It's amazing!0 -
Okay maybe this is far too scary then, I can't eat cheese and call it a diet, I want to be thin but I don't want to get there eating loads of fat, makes me feel nauseous!
Sorry if I wasted anyone's time.
You didn't waste anyone's time!! That's what we're here for! Everyone is routing for your success and wishes you the best. But with everyone's combined experience, as well as the written info you can find in the launch pad, it is difficult to do low carb successfully without increased fat. There's tons of info in the launch pad and like @daylitemag said, read, read, read. Absolutely ask questions here, but be prepared for the answers as well. If you decide to give it a try, perhaps folks could give you tips on how to get past not wanting/liking the fat. I've never had that experience, but I'm sure others have often and could offer advice.
it's all about finding what works for you, but with everyone here, hopefully finding what works will happen a little faster. 0 -
Fat is my friend!!! Loosing almost 2lbs a week is more weight I've ever lost in any other diet in my 25 years of dieting! I can see an end to my weight loss instead of an endless pit..0
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Couchpotato39 wrote: »Cheese!
Cheese is horrendously calorific and fattening, I'm trying to get lean not put on 20lbs Haha!
Yeah it is - and for that reason I've been trying to cut down he much I eat for years. However, for the last 2 months I've been eating more than ever, but mostly hard cheese with zero carbs, also switched to high fat no sugar yogurt.
I've lost over 20 pounds doing that and my digestion is better than its been in years - your results may vary.0 -
GaleHawkins wrote: »Organic coconut oil is my go to low carb food. Not sure if that gives you a nut like response however.
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I've heard good things about coconut oil.0
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Wow there's a lot to process! Thank you everyone for the advice! I'll have a proper read up and see if I can get my head round it! Again thank you everyone for sticking at me! I've already lost 100lbs and that's probably the reason I'm scared of fat, I'm scared of going back!0
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If you truly research this woe, it is the simplest, most delicious food, that leads most to not be hungry (at all) between meals. Many are able to reduce their day to just two meals. The health benefits are far too great for me not to continue this woe forever! Congratulations on your weight loss success, but if you're hungry between meals, feel like you're starving, obsessing about the next thing you get to eat (this was me trying low fat diets), you should give it a try for a couple of months and see if it's for you. Those issues disappear with this woe! Wishing you the best of luck!
@gsp90x, I am seeing muscles now, and I don't workout! I'm amazed at what I am seeing! MY FAT IS BUILDING MY MUSCLES! How great is that!!
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I'm trying to follow LCHF, but struggling at the moment. Dairy is OUT, I add oil to veg, make my own mayonnaise, have tried cooking with coconut oil - jury is out - eat green leafy veg, no fruit, no alcohol. I've cut my 6-8 black no-sugar coffees to 2 -3. I'm sure I'm eating too much protein, BUT I get hungry - often. Even though I'm 3 weeks in the ketosticks do not change colour. The first few days I dropped 6 lbs, then slowly another 2, now 2 have gone back on. Because I believe in REAL food, I would so like this to be successful, but not feeling very convinced.0
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@ljcox7210 , remember that you don't have to go from eating a typical amount of carbs to eating a very low carb diet all at once, or ever. You could cut 50 grams of carbs out of your diet, and replace those calories with fat (that would be about 20-25 grams of fat). Or you could do what I did, which was to cut back to about 100 grams of carbs a day, and have more fat. (I felt great at 100 grams of carbs a day, and now I'm experimenting with staying under 50).
You've come a long way: congratulations!0 -
I'm trying to follow LCHF, but struggling at the moment. Dairy is OUT, I add oil to veg, make my own mayonnaise, have tried cooking with coconut oil - jury is out - eat green leafy veg, no fruit, no alcohol. I've cut my 6-8 black no-sugar coffees to 2 -3. I'm sure I'm eating too much protein, BUT I get hungry - often. Even though I'm 3 weeks in the ketosticks do not change colour. The first few days I dropped 6 lbs, then slowly another 2, now 2 have gone back on. Because I believe in REAL food, I would so like this to be successful, but not feeling very convinced.
The first questions to ask are: are you getting enough fat in your diet? How many calories are you eating? What are you eating? I can't see your food diary, so it's hard to give advice without more details. If you're hungry all the time, I'd guess you're either too low on calories in general or too low on fat.
We're here to help, so open your diary or list out a typical day and we can take a look/critique/advise.0
