Low carb diets

If you are only eating meat and vegetables then you should have no problem keeping under 30 grams per day.

I stay around 30 including lots of dairy.

Well, you've hit on the problem - there's no definition of "low carb"!

For seriously low carb regimes like Atkins, I think its about 20g a day.

For myself, I try to keep around 100g a day.

This -- I also aim for 70 to 100grams a day of carbs and for 120grams of protein. I base my carb intake on the marks daily apple. Here is a link http://www.marksdailyapple.com/press/the-primal-blueprint-diagrams/#axzz1wkmgeskm

How are you with eggs (hard boiled, scrambled, poached, ...)? In the morning I would have egg whites (sometimes add a yoke if I need the fat - good fats btw) and fruit, or egg whites and 1/2 cup of oatmeal (I eat my oats uncooked, with just water... just like them that way). Nuts and fruit/veggies works too.

1 slice of bread can be 50-70 grams of carbs, so you'll have to check the lables. Even a tortilla wrap can be 100 grams of carbs, and you wouldn't even suspect it! I agree with someone above: your veggies and fruits should be your staple carbs. Your body will process them far better than processed foods (like bread). Remember that iceberg lettuce doesn't count for much other than waisting your stomach space for something more nutricious, like romaine lettuce or green/red/yellow peppers or asparugus or rice or hummus or broccoli or combination thereof.

Also, try not to eat ANY (or very little) carbs for your last meal of the day because you may not have enough time to burn it off before bed time unless you're one of those people who work out before going to bed.

Other great protein sources are turkey, peanuts (watch the fat content, but still good fats), ham (watch the sodium content), beans, protein powder (for shakes... not those KELLOG's "Protein Shakes" because they're more carbs than protein)... I don't eat much fish either...

You say you love chicken? Care to share some recipies? I need help in that category!

With T2, I am allowed 45 per meal but I cant lose weight doing that. But the lower the better with the diabetes. So I try to keep it no higher than 60 a day, though I do shoot for lower.

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I will also have one slice of toast in the morning but that's it.. only cause I don't like milk therefore don't like cereal haha. I tried oats but I honestly did not like them at all! So I'll just stick with a slice of toast Obviously that will add the carbs too but hopefully not by much.

i have 2 boiled eggs with butter n 1/2 slice wholegrain toast - when i was doing low-carb i just had the eggs n butter. or 2 slices of bacon and a fried egg on a sunday. breakfast of champions lol.

I've read anywhere from 50-120 depending on how you function in ketosis.

I'm not really a fan of low carb. I like more of a balanced diet with healthy portions. If you're too hungry, eat more veggies each meal. If you take out carbs, then all of the vitamins and minerals that are most prominent in carbs you will have to work to find elsewhere. Important ones that you may be missing on low carb are potassium and calcium, and being that so many people have developed this fear of any sodium intake, your electrolytes can get thrown all out of whack. Once that happens, good luck motivating yourself to workout. You'll have a tough enough time thinking straight because you would be chronically dehydrated.

It works for some people, but without a nutritionalist's orders due to some medical condition, then I don't really see the point. In your case, eating lower glycemic index foods is important, however I don't see the "low carb fad" helping you long term.

My 2 cents: Start busting your *kitten* in the gym/running/walking/whatever, eat healthier and in the right portions, and you'll lose 4 or 5 pounds. Enjoy that, and let that inspire you to keep living a healthier lifestyle, and you'll have a new glow about you at the wedding that will overshadow any physical changes you'll ever see.