substitutes for carbs

have you tried spagehetti squash? you can use it in place of pasta- and season it different ways. you can even put pasta sauce on it and pretend its noodles. worth a shot!

I have really been enjoying cauliflower rice in a lot of dishes. I know you said you don't really like veggies, but honestly you don't know this is cauliflower. I use it in place of rice or pasta. Even my husband likes it and he was very skeptical the other night.

All you do is take raw cauliflower and run it through the food processor (I use the grater attachment) until it looks like rice. You can also use a box grater if you don't have a food processor. Microwave it covered for 3-4 minutes and there you have it. It really soaks up the flavor of whatever sauce you use.

The key: veg instead of carbs. Instead of bread or potatoes with a meal, how about broccoli, carrots and cauliflower instead?

Pasta
If you like lasagna, you can cut egg plant into thin slices and roast it in the oven. Use the roasted egg plant instead of the pasta as you assemble your lasagna. It does taste somewhat different, but the difference is good.

Bread
If you create “open-faced” sandwiches with only one piece of bread, you have cut your bread intake in half. Try some of the many whole grain breads until you find one you like. Oatmeal bread has a similar texture and flavor to white but is healthier because it has more fiber. Use your knife and fork to eat, still taste the bread, but there's half of it there!

Potatoes
Believe it or not, you can treat cauliflower the same way you treat potatoes. You can mash it with butter and milk or you can use it as a basis for “potato” salad. It is not perfectly the same, but it is more than pretty good.

sweet potato and your choice of meat (cube steak, hamburger pattie, chicken thigh with skin) with lots of fat. My favorite meal ever!

You may be sensitive to carbs, so cutting carbs may work. I would suggest cutting carrots and peas as they are high in sugar. Take some time to research low glycemic impact foods. There are some low carb "starch" foods on the market. Dream Fields makes a good low carb past. I can also send a link to a low carb place that specializes in low impact breads, etc.

I would actually work on increasing your protein as well. People that are carb sensitive tend to get that same energy boost from proteins.

A good low carb substitute for bread for me is Flat out Wraps with Flax or Josephs Oat & Bran Pita Bread. I use them for everything.......with bacon and eggs for breakfast, tuna or cold cuts for lunch and also with turkey burgers for dinner. And with the flat out, you can make your own pizza. I had to pretty much cut out pasta and rice all together except for very special occasions. My side items usually consist of vegetables, but only the ones I like because I won't eat them if I don't like them either... :0)
I agree with Gloryrest.....no carbs before bed, but for my sweet tooth, I usually eat Wasa Light Rye (its like a cracker) with peanut butter and Smuckers Sugar Free Peach preserves, which usually does the trick and lets me go to sleep without thinking about that ice cream in the freezer that's supposed to be for the kids.
Never give up!

I second the DreamFields brand of pasta. There's reviews of it online - check them out before you buy.