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Wanting to try low carb

Hi
I am a diet failure but thought I might like to explore low carbing. I don't want anything that is too restrictive or too hard to understand the concept of.
Any help would be appreciated

Would also add that I don't want to totally give up dairy or fruit (but small servings would be fine)
I love vegetables as well

Hi Projectjudi,
Welcome,,,,,,This is totally doable. There are berries and lowcarb veggies and meat and some really nice desserts like cheesecake with this Woe. There is a very active thread that is on this page you could Join for carb sensitive dieters. I recommend you dive in and enjoy some bacon and eggs.

Best Wishes,,,,

Plus you could join the Atkins Thanksgiving Challenge to lose 5 by then. I bet you would lose a lot more than that! But goals are good. Lose it slow or fast, doesn't matter.

Thanks for replying. What to you mean by WOE?

It means Way of Eating.....

this is an easy WOE once you get into ketosis. You may go through a Atkins flu first as your body gets into the fat burning mode. Some folks go through it for a few days and some longer depending on how much you are insulin resistant

Once you get into ketosis you will feel real good.

The most flexible low-carb/moderate-carb plan I know is the Insulin Resistant Diet framework. It allows up to 30 grams of carb per meal (basically two slices of bread, or a bag of chips or a cookie, but not all three). It limits your carbs to a moderate level in an easy, flexible way, and because you pair what carbs you DO eat with protein, it stops your blood sugar from spiking too fast.

Even though I eat much lower carb than this most of the time, knowing I can eat up to 30 grams of carb/meal gives me great flexibility. The guidelines are really easy, too:

LINK: Never eat carbs alone. Always link them with protein with every meal or snack.
BALANCE: For each serving (15 grams) of carbs, balance it with at least one serving (9 grams) of protein
LIMIT: Do not eat more than two servings (30 grams) of carbs in any meal (15 grams per snack)

Within that basic framework, I have a lot of flexibility. And it's a very easy way to ease into lower-carb without too much hassle. If you find that you feel better or lose faster with even lower carb, you can do so.