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Originally Posted by Myzzbrat  I would love to join you in the low carb diet but I need a break down of what carbs to stay away from or limit myself to. I also heard if you cut off all carbs after 6 pm that helps too. I had a c-section 8 months ago and I'm heavier now then I was when I was prego. I cant even fit into my my jeans i wore when I was prego except for 2 stretch type jeans. Well i've worn those so much that they are starting to wear thin. I'm thinking of dieting pills only to control my eating habits again because w/ my on going 2 yr battle of divorce and my soon to be ex hubby having my son because he convinced the mediator that my newborn sons health conditions maybe to extreme for me to handle in az ( i moved from cali ) at the moment. well not even a month after i moved here it was all settled. unfortuantly my sadness and emptyness has been comforted with food and chocolate. I was never a big eater so this is hard for me cause i'm wanting to eat all the time and i never ate a lot of chocolate on on occasion like once a month maybe and now i have bowls full of hershey kisses, reeses cups, whoppers, m&m's and mini m&m's, chocolate chip cookies, oreo klondic bar. See i need help i'm miserable. it also doesnt help that my relationship w/ my bf that i have my newborn with isnt going as well as it used to. The whole divorce battle thats should have been finalized a year ago has finally taken its toll. He goes out w/ the guys to weekend flings and leaves me home w/ the baby. i dont work cause my baby was a preemie and is behind in his milestones so now i have state approved therapist coming to my home to help me out with him to try to get him back on track so i cant work. All in all i'm miserable I guess. From the outside looking it its a great relationship and everyone thinks i'm so lucky and would love to be in my shoes, yeah great baby a house that my bf pays for and all the bills i get to stay home not work and take care of baby.. ya would be great if the relationship was great w/ it. there's more to vent on but i'm afraid i guess i gotten off track of the carb diet.. sorry... but its my reason why i'm eating so much and now disappointed in my appearence and looks. I dont like what i see in the mirror and everytime i try to control my eating i'm good one day then eating tons the next.  HELP |
The rule of thumb I follow is no bread, no sugar, no potatoes, no pasta. You can eat all the meat you want. As far as veggies, the greener the veggie, the less the carbs. Most foods you buy, except fresh, have the carbs listed on the packaging. A menu for the day while in the induction phase of low carb eating might go something like this:
Breakfast
3 slices of bacon or sausage
2 eggs, prepared however you like them
Lunch
Tuna salad prepared with mayo & dill relish on salad greens if you like
Dinner
Grilled Steak or Chicken breast
Steamed broccoli
salad with low carb dressing
For the first two weeks or so, I kept my carbs under 20. This puts you into ketosis - that is where your body starts burning stored fat for energy because you are not consuming enough carbs for energy. If you do it right, you will see the pounds start to melt away. Oh and most important...DRINK LOTS OF WATER!!! This will cause the weight to drop off even faster!
Good luck! Hope you can make this diet work for you! Read the whole thread...there are lots of good ideas in here!