Day 1 of Low Carbs

[Jo1957]

OK, after reading a article on this site and spending yesterday researching low carb. I have decided to go for it. Il make mistakes im sure but Ill do my best. downloaded carb manager onto my phone to help me. Its looks a good app. You can scan bar codes with it....a bit like MFP. I have set it at 50 to start with as no idea what my level is and ill go from there. Had 11 for breakfast. This should keep me satified till lunchtime.

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Have a good day all Jo x

[Hidden]

Hi jo and good luck.

It worked for me when nothing else did ..

I’ve lost 3 stone in around 5 months 😊

Like you I’m no expert, I tended to Have hardly have any carbs at first ..checking everything I bought, still don’t have many carbs ..

I like how I didn’t feel hungry, it helped ..I didn’t crave after a while and that helped me a lot..I was so surprised at how many things do have carbs in...but managed to steer towards those things that didn’t..

I wish you well !

🌺

[Jo1957 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you for reply and support. I did read it helps a lot with snacking. Thats my biggest hurdle. My meals are quite healthy it the inbetween that does the damage..... And the wine lol

Jo x

[Hidden in reply to Jo1957]

Your welcome..

😁 yes snacking was a problem I had too..

It helped me a lot to stop that !

Look forward to hearing how your doing 😊 x

[babss]

Hi Jo

I was losing weight calorie counting but i have made far steadier progress since lowering carbs, I’m rarely hungry and my IBS has improved no end.

I log my food on my Fitbit app which gives carb totals. I aim for 75-100g per day as I really miss fruit if I go much lower. I am losing 1-2lb per week on this and don’t feel deprived so working for me

I’m not really sure that you necessarily need to use an app-if you cut out ( or at least right back on) sugar, bread, pasta, potatoes and rice you suu hi oils be ok

Good luck

[Jo1957 in reply to babss]

Thank you Baba for reply and support. I'll use the app till u get the hang of it. Thenatbe I can go it alone. Just logging till I find out what in what

Have a good day. JO X

[Jo1957 in reply to babss]

I've just guessed at 50 I'll adjust it as I go and find my level

Jo x

[babss in reply to Jo1957]

Good plan. All the best

[TheAwfulToad Ambassador]

Good luck jo1957! Let us know how it goes.

Regarding the snacking, do make sure you're eating until you're full. No need to restrict the amounts (or count calories). There is an unfortunate trend these days to gaslight people who are snacking - they're told that they're just dehydrated and need to drink, or (worse) that they're being greedy and thoughtless. More often than not, they're actually hungry, because they're just not eating enough, and/or eating too many carbs (which get stashed away as fat and become inaccessible for fuel).

Also, do make sure you're making up your missing carb-calories with fat. A common mistake is to go low-carb AND low-fat, replacing carbs with protein (which your body can't use for energy in the absence of carbs and fat). People then feel dreadful and give up, concluding that LCHF "doesn't work".

As long as you're sticking to your carb allowance, you can eat until you're full and still lose weight. In fact if you restrict your calories you may well remain in "famine mode" if you've been doing a calorie-counted diet previously.

I agree with babss that you're unlikely to need the app going forward, although it can be useful for the first few days. Most of us here never bothered counting carbs as such - as long as you stick to foods that are inherently low-carb, you'll be fine.

[Jo1957]

Thank you Toad for your reply and support. I'll take all that on board. Must admit to replacing the carbs with protein. I'll put in some fat..... That goes right against all i know about weightloss.... Which has not worked of course

Jo x

[TheAwfulToad Ambassador in reply to Jo1957]

Yes, it's counterintuitive, but it works! If you want to know why it works, I recommend "A New Atkins For A New You", by Phinney and Volek (a bariatric surgeon and his research collaborator). They know their onions. Phinney runs a low-carb clinic in the US for diabetics.

[Littlemunch]

My first day yesterday too. Good luch

[over61andstilltrying]

Hi Jo1957,

All the best to you exploring the LCHF way. I wonder where you did your research, I used the dietdoctor, so very informative and lots of really excellent recipes.

dietdoctor.com/low-carb/ket...

dietdoctor.com/low-carb/ket...

Plenty on that site to help you on your way.

[Jo1957 in reply to over61andstilltrying]

Hiya 61 thankyou for reply and support. Just general browsing and FB pages. I did check out diet doctor, when I was told about it

Jo x