For myself, I don't worry too much about carbs. It is the calories I watch.
But I do know there are yogurt companies that use Splenda in their yogurt, which would reach both calories and carbs.

They do make low carb yogurt, it's in the yogurt section.


Should we have a weigh in day? This will keep eachother motivated! Every friday let's weigh ourselves in the morning and post how many pounds lost.

I've decided to weigh myself on Sunday morning. I've reached a point where I can feel and see that my body is reshaping but it's not showing on the scale as a loss now. I remember doing this the first time I did Atkins...I was discouraged until I read the book and figured out what was going on and then I was happy with the results. My clothes all fit differently now and they look better than before and that's what counts to me. Oh, and now instead of wearing my solitare with the ring guard as my wedding ring...I can wear my wedding band with them...it was too tight before to have them all on together. So, I know I'm on the right track. :)

Maybe we should post a "before" picture!!!!! :D

I actually have a body shot on here somewhere where I was showing off a under cover carrier. I'm not scared ! :D

I am so excited I am on day seven now and have lost 5 pounds from when I started weighing myself (about day 3):D :D :D I have really stuck to it this time and have been really good!! I can't wait to see what my two week total will be!:D We had taco's last night and I found these low carb tortillas (salsa) and they were so good, my son even likes them and he doesn't usually like taco anything! He's five and I didn't know if I would even get him to try them but he really love's them! There are only 6 carbs in one and they are huge!! I really want to try some of the yogurt and stuff but I think I will wait a while longer, it seems like the sweetner's tend to mess me up a little with the rate of weight loss.

Ok.I'm back from vacation and I am sure I put on ten pounds :eek: I haven't actually weighed yet...:rolleyes:
I'm going shopping today and am ready to start.I feel so fat!!!!
What do I buy? I know chicken,what about ground beef? I guess I need to do a search. Let's see ,I can have fish right. can someone list the good and bad? Thanks!

How exciting! :cheer:
What brand are the tortillas that you have? I have only found the Mission Carb Control tortillas to be really good. They have 5 carbs for the fajita size.

You can have any meat you want! Seafood, steak, hamburger, chicken, whatever! Cheeses, although some have less carbs than others, just check the labels. Lots of Eggs. Green veggies, Asparagus and broccolli are good choices for carb counts. If you like soda, Diet Rite.

If I had a camera I would post a pic of me now, but I'm not posting a pic from 40 lbs ago! LOL I will when I'm an AFTER.:p

I am sooo proud of you girls!! Go You!! I had to drop weight quick to get approved for my breast reduction and I chose the low/no carb diet as well. Only I thought at the time that I was suppose to eat less than 10 carbs a day!! I stuck to it for almost 3 weeks and felt fantastic......most people say that this diet either makes you feel extremely great and energetic or extremely tired. I also invested in some Ketone strips....checks to see if my body is in ketosis. I looked forward to getting up every morning and peeing on that strip to see if it was purple!!! If it was, then it meant that I had rid my body of sugar and the fat was now being eaten away! That was a big reward for me. I ate scrambled eggs, cheeses, salads, ranch, pepperoni, pickles, broccoli, taco salads, steak, chicken...my most fav. was hamburger patties with lemon pepper dipped in mayo and mustard sauce!! Yummy. I ended up losing 18 pound in 3 weeks.....I did not weigh myself in those 3 weeks because I didn't want to get discouraged.

My mom was on the diet for almost a year.....she would stay faithful during the week and then allow herself to cheat on Sat. and Sun. She lost around 40lb.......she has kept it off for over 2 years now.

Good luck to all.....keep up the good work!

Count me in the low-carb lifestyle. I was off my diet for Nov-Dec. I will start today.

I do kimkims......and have lost 173lbs.

Here are the guidelines:

http://lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=431457

This is the site I joined to get 'support'. Needless to say, some of us don't get it at home................my hubby is super fit and can eat anything.

I started using the my own version of no-nonsense diet........with low-carbing.

The owner of the website posted my testimonial here.

http://www.annecollins.com/diet-succ...eight-loss.htm

I would like to advise that some of you take a nutrition course.
Or at least, talk to a certified nutritionist.

Not a Jenny Craig counselor. Not a Nutri-System salesman. A real certified nutritionist.
It's easy to me to spot where there are problems in an individual's diet.

BTW, those Ketone sticks are useless and a gimmick.

ASSUME: Your body needs 2,000 calories per day.

If you consume MORE than 2,000 calories, your body will get bigger. Whether muscle or fat, that depends on what your body is trying to do.
If you consume LESS than 2,000 calories, your body will look for a source within your body to make up for the required calories. Namely, it will either eat fat or muscle to get it (more than likely BOTH).

Think of your 2,000 calories as a scale. This is what you have to work with. From those 2,000 calories, you can only have "X" number of calories of protein, "Y" number of calories of carbs, and "Z" number of calories from fats.
*BTW, each person needs a general amount of carbs (in grams), proteins, and fats based on their lifestyle.

From here, you figure out what foods are needed to fill your requirements for the whole day. A BIG MAC or a $6 Burger from Carl's Jr...those are both 1,000+ calorie items. They will each make up half your calorie requirements for the day, but as a whole...they are loaded in fats, and very little carbs and protein. At the end of the day, while some of you may satisfy your calorie requirements for the day,...the amount of protein and carbs is probably not enough, and too heavy on fats. (There are good fats and bad fats).

I may come off as a bit harsh, rude or snobby. But I try to keep people away from gimmicks as much as possible.

Nutrition, by itself, is basic in understanding. The rules are simple.
It's the actual implementation of eating right that is hard.

Fitness is the same thing (weight lifting for example). The rules are simple. But the proper form to use when lifting is hard.

Please don't take my comments the wrong way. I would love to help those of you who want some guidance.

People always want quick solutions or quick fixes. That is why Jenny Craig, Atkins, South Beach Diet, etc. makes so much money each year. George Foreman makes a ton of money from his lean mean grilling machines. 24 Hour Fitness and Bally's spend a lot of advertising around the Holidays because they make $$$$$ after the New Years and near summer.