No/low carbing for a carbaholic

[Bluebabe75]

The thing is that you need to stick to it and stay low carb, or you will just put it back on lisnic

You might be better doing what I'm doing which is a relatively low carb diet combined with calorie-counting. Basically I have a 'wheat-free' breakfast - usually oat granola with berries and low-fat probiotic yogurt, or porridge, or scrambled eggs with bacon / smoked salmon at weekends. Then I have salad for lunch with a big portion of protein, and more protein for dinner with lots of veg. I am eating the occasional small portion of potatoes but avoiding bread / pasta / rice / couscous.

I do feel less bloated but it is not restrictive like something like Dukan / P2T as I can eat a sandwich / piece of cake as long as I count the calories. I am finding that it controls the urge to binge though which makes a big difference as I am not getting the 'empty' feeling I get when I eat loads of carbs.

[*Holly*]

You might be better doing what I'm doing which is a relatively low carb diet combined with calorie-counting. Basically I have a 'wheat-free' breakfast - usually oat granola with berries and low-fat probiotic yogurt, or porridge, or scrambled eggs with bacon / smoked salmon at weekends. Then I have salad for lunch with a big portion of protein, and more protein for dinner with lots of veg. I am eating the occasional small portion of potatoes but avoiding bread / pasta / rice / couscous.

I do feel less bloated but it is not restrictive like something like Dukan / P2T as I can eat a sandwich / piece of cake as long as I count the calories. I am finding that it controls the urge to binge though which makes a big difference as I am not getting the 'empty' feeling I get when I eat loads of carbs.

Exactly what im doing, taking it bit easier at the weekends having saturday as a cheat day but no other cheating during the week

[diamond301]

Another doing pretty much what BB and Holly are.

I started cutting down (but not out) on carbs, so i have eggs, porridge, yoghurt for bfast, Jacket potato and salad for lunch or a panini with salad and then a dinner at night with no carbs (by carbs i mean bread, potato, pasta) i pile on the veg so i probably have peas, carrots, cauli, broccoli and baby corn. I lost over half a stone in around 3 weeks then went on holiday and put a couple of lbs back on which i've now lost again in 10 days being back on the cut down. I also cut down from 2 sugars in tea etc to 1, stopped putting sugar on cereal and porridge, switched from full fat coke to diet coke and i started horse riding again to help tone up.