How can I reduce carbs?

BUMP... I have the same problem too & I would like to see more responses

use flat bread for sandwiches.

Substitute frozen veggies for pasta, or even squash. No white potatoes only Yams or Sweet Potatoes, no white rice use brown.

Also there is a vitamin to stop your body from soaking up the carbs; White bean extract, the brand I bought is Terry Naturally Dieters Choice for Carb Control found in my local Vitamin Store.

Well the SIMPLE answer is to just eat less of them. HOW to do that without driving yourself nuts is a different story. It has to be HABITUAL.
I used to eat rice with almost every meal daily with no issues till age caught up with me. Now I just have rice with just one meal a day. But I started by just eliminating it one meal at a time.

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You eat a LOT of bananas! Probably the highest carb fruit you could choose. Fruit is good, but stick to less starchy ones like berries, melon, grapes etc.

Your pasta portion is quite large. Most packets I've seen suggest 60g (uncooked) per person. I would personally cut that even lower to 50g.

Have brown rice with your curries instead of naan breads. Remember portion control with rice too.

You seem to eat quite a few vegetables, but what about salad? I only looked at a few days of your diary but there wasn't a single salad in sight! I would save your carb meals like your pasta dish and curries to once or twice a week, and the other days choose other options like salads, grilled meat/fish with fresh veg etc.

I would also choose different snacks to those WW bars. What about fat-free greek yoghurt with an apple? Peanut butter and apple, cottage cheese with pineapple etc. Choose protein-rich snacks, rather than high-carb ones and you'll see your carb intake go down straight away. Plus, if you up your protein intake, you probably won't feel the need for too many carbs.

Hope that helps, and good luck!

I hate to say it, if you want to lower them, just do it hun. I went low carb about 2 months ago - dropped all pasta, rice, potatoes, most breads and about 70-80% sugar. Best way to cut back is just go for it, but.... I did alot of research on what I could eat & shouldn't eat, I also went out and bought a cookbook so I wouldn't feel like I was in a rut eating the same things everyday.

It's rough the first few weeks, but things do get better. I aim to keep my carbs between 50-100, which is a great improvement over what I used to.

You could always start slowly, drop 1 item at a time, find substitution then go from there.

Good luck!

THIS. My ob-gyn suggested that I try the eating plan that his own doctor put him on - here's what he gave me:

Shoot for 50g/carbs per day.
Avoid Bread, Pasta, Potato, Corn and Rice products.
Focus on lean protein and green veggies.
Eat one apple or orange per day (this does not count toward the 50g)
Drink water all day - and WITH your meals too.

It gets a little boring but it definitely works. I go in phases with it and am much better during the week than weekends, BUT...
before I started this, I was eating 200+ g/carbs each day, and now even on a "bad day" I rarely go over 100. I don't miss the rice and pasta at all!