How do you do this diet?

I see that you're supposed to stay under 6 grams of carbs and 15 grams of sugar each day- but then how did he eat pasta and bread in the same day in the infomercial? And how did someone earlier in this thread eat french fries for dinner?

Greetings:

You can literally eat anything you want but you have to know the carb and sugar content of that food and the portion that it corresponds to determine how much of that food you will eat. Right now I am looking at a can of soup here in my office.

On back where the Nutrition facts are it says, a "Serving Size" is 1 cup. It has 21 grams of carbs and 4 grams of sugar.

There for, if I have ONE CUP of the soup, I will have used 4 grams of sugar for the day and 21 grams of carbs which leaves me with 11 grams of sugar for the rest of the day and 99 grams of carbs.

If I go home and have Ore- Ida Fast Food fries. According to the nutrition information, a serving of Ore-Ida fries is 27 fries. I would count out 27 fries and know that 27 fries has 23 grams of carbs and less than 1 gram of sugar. So, I would subtract 23 grams of carb from the 99 carbs I have left. So, for the rest of the day I still have 76 carbs left...This is how the diet works...

Just to tack on to what SistaDiva said just to be clear its not 6 grams of Carbs its 6 serving where 1 serving = 20 grams of carbs. I cant always get to the 6 servings of carbs but try to hit atleast 3 or 4. I also take fiber supplments to augement that. Also I dont always hit the 15grams of sugar but I have started to eat a small piece of fruit (latey kiwi) so that I do get some sugar and its all natural. I think it averages about 6-8 grams for a serving.

On food trigger topic for me it wasnt food that triggered me to eat sweets or other junk food but more so certain times of the day. Evenings being the worst when I would watch some tv before bed and raid the kitchen for some milk and cookies or other snacks and eat before bedtime. I still get the urge sometimes but just drink a glass of water or eat that chocolate with the maltitol.(i guess not anymore)

My back has still been hurting over the snow and have not been doing any work outs and my weight loss as completely flatlined. depressing
atleast it hasnt gone up

It is 6 servings of carbs not grams. A maximum total of 120 carbs per day is allowed. Oh and no more than 15 grams of sugar per day. It is preferable that you eat 5 grams or less per meal to prevent sugar spikes.

This is a very easy diet and very fulfilling however the wording of "lose up to 4-9 pounds a week" may have drawn people in expecting to lose that much every week. I haven't- my first week I lost 9 pounds, second week I lost two pounds, third week one pound and this past week which is my fourth week 3 pounds. I've lost 15 pounds this month. If I went by losing the minimum of 4 pounds a week by now I should have lost 16 pounds. Am I disappointed? Absolutely not! If I lose just one pound a week eating this way everyday I will not squabble! It might take me two years to get it off but that's A-0K with me as I sure as heck didn't get this big in one month now did I? None of us did. And just what is wrong with losing 1-2 pounds a week? That's a healthy weight loss and when you consider that you eat well on this diet and are never starving as compared to calorie counters who are hungry an hour after breakfast (sometimes sooner!) and extreme low carbers don't get to have any bread or sweets while on induction- I'll take this way of eating over the both of them hands down!

I am losing and I am FULL after every meal. I am NEVER deprived of anything. Some days I have a snack between meals and some days I don't. Still- with all that I eat at every meal (and I've eaten buckets full of food LOL) I cannot believe that I have lost 15 pounds eating great food and doing some light exercise.

Would folks rather go back to counting calories and starving themselves? Ok by me but I'll eat my fatty breakfast sandwich and my chocolate candy that I make and feel satisfied until lunch. Same with my other meals. I can't say enough about this diet but it may not be for everyone.

The book would be very valuable for you. It will help you really get into the program and be a safety net as you figure out how to best get the diet to work for you and your lifestyle.

If you want a sneak peak into the book there are some pages from it on google books. I cant post direct links here yet but try pasting this into your browser

books.google.com/books?id=8KSd2u8LD2MC&printsec=frontcover&dq=belly +fat+cure&ei=KpB9S_L8MZbqyATVtpn6CA&cd=1#v=onepage &q=&f=false

Ok, I got the book. Im a little confused as for the veggie carb counts. Now, I have a package of frozen green beans and looked at the serving which is 2/3 cup and has 5 grams of carbs. Do I count that as one carb serving? The book says that a serving for a carb is 5 to 20. Couldnt I eat more green beans and still be at 1 carb count?


And for old fashioned oatmeal, when cooked it comes out to 1 cup cooked, the package says its 27 grams carbs, so that would be 2 carb counts, correct?

I see that I am going to have a time with the carb allowances. I love my carbs. And perhaps a short struggle with fruit, as I love grapefruit.

I always thought that low starch veggies didnt make a difference. I mean how can ya get fat on broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini?

Thoughts anyone?

This is how I do it: I add up ALL of my carbs for the meal and go by that total. So in other words- if I have say low carb bread crumbs in my meatballs I add that to all the carbs I eat in my tomato sauce, as well as my salad items-lettuce, cucumber, peppers, salad dressing, any sweetener I used in my beverage if I use it, etc. From the total I get from my meal I figure out how many carb servings I've used. Often times my meals don't add up to a carb serving, sometimes they add up to two or three. Depends upon the meal.

I also keep a running total of my carbs for all day long. I add them all up and for the most part I am usually anywhere between 40-80 carbs a day. Some days it is higher or lower. I don't have a set menu and I eat a variety of foods daily.

So, if I just keep track of my carb grams that total 120 grams for the day, Im fine?

Thats what I plan on doing. Counting grams throughout the day and see where I am. Tomorrow is going to be a learning experience.

I still dont see why we have to count non starchy veggies. Even WW has those as free.

Yes you'll be fine if you stay under 120 carbs and no more than 15 grams of sugar.

Because this is all about carbs and sugar, and if they have carbs, you have to count them. Think of them as BFC points. LOL

I've had the same issue letting go of things that have been ingrained in me from years of dieting. "Regular cheese is a NO-NO". (It's not.) "I can't eat BACON. Are you crazy?" (I can.) "Low fat dressing is better for my waistline than regular." (NOPE.)

Gotta let go.

I havent yet started the program. Thanks to all who answered me.

If I go overboard on either sugars or carbs, which one would be the worst of the two? I think I'll be able to keep the carbs in check, Im worried about the sugars. I like fruit.

Hey, I like the idea of BFC points.

Also, we can eat any foods as long as we stay within the 15/6? I really dont want to go out and buy foods that cost too much. I need to use what I have. I wonder why there arent any soups in his book. I like soups.

How simple are you keeping to the plan, what sort of meals are you having.

In his book he says to count the carbs in each meal and not to go over 6 servings.
under 5 grams = 0 servings
5 - 20 grams = 1 serving
21 - 40 grams = 2 servings
41 - 60 grams = 3 servings

He goes on to say if your total breakfast is 10 grams of carbs that counts as 1 serving. So, 120 grams is the max you have but you are supposed to count each meal and snack and not go over 6 servings. Takes a while to get used to that part. This morning I had 2 eggs and a tortilla for breakfast which was 10 grams of carbs so it counted as one serving. Hope this makes sense

I am really thinking of starting the belly fat cure. Low carb has worked for me in the past, but I always had an issue with eating NO carbs on atkins, and it seemed that I wasn't eating healthily on it. (i know all of the atkins fans will jump on me for saying that, but I'm not saying that Atkins isn't healthy, I'm saying the way I ate in order to stay low carb on atkins wasn't healthy.)

This low carb diet seems more managable, because I can eat good carbs like some lower sugar fruits for some carbs, and veggies and such.

I guess my question is this: can anyone who is on this diet give me a few main pointers, and an overview of how your experience is going on it?

For example: what are your food staples? do you also exercise, and if so, what do you do for exercise? how much weight have you lost on average per week, and what things did you do right on the weeks where you lost the most? Any other tid bits would be fantastic, as well.

If I want a snack of popcorn, its not a meal, I just count the carbs to go along with my total count of 120 grams a day? Spread them out.

Sorry for being a butt pain, just want to get it correct and lose this belly of mine.