Low carb diet

I love my carbs.

I can relate. Years ago, my dad did the Atkins diet to help kick-start his weight loss...I never could then because I had no self control; my idea of the perfect meal was mac and cheese with mashed potatoes, corn, milk, and dessert -- which is part of how I got chunky in the first place!

I recently tried "low-carbing" myself. I didn't have a #-of-grams goal; I just wanted to eat as few carbs as possible. For a while I gave up bread, pasta, potatoes, and definitely desserts. I lost six pounds in about four days -- but after a few weeks I had no energy. I totally changed the way I did it, and I'm back on: I now eat Healthy Life's low-carb whole grain breat (has 8g carbs, or 5g net carbs per slice), usually no more than once a day; I eat fruit and vegetables, which are generally high in carbs, but I don't worry about that because it's natural, not processed; and instead of cutting down on carbs at breakfast or lunch so that I can eat lasagna for dinner (this is quite rare), I recognize the fact that I've been sticking to my diet, and just eat it without regret. I still don't have a set number as my goal, but I still get to eat things I enjoy (like sandwiches, the easiest and most varied thing you can make in minutes) so I don't over-indulge the next time I have some.

The biggest problem with low-carb diets is that if you go off the diet, the weight seems to come back almost as quickly as it came off... Also, I've heard that after your body gets used to the diet, you stop losing, but I've heard that for all diets.

I've been doing the LCHF diet from the diet doctor and so far it's been really great. I don't have to worry about counting carbs at all they always come out pretty low. It's a good diet I think! http://www.dietdoctor.com/lchf

also if you eat low enough to get into ketosis, you will feel AMAZING. so much energy, sleep quality greatly improved, less hunger, no anxiety/ other mental problems. feel free to inbox me if you have any questions!