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Mrsslate · Mar 19th 2016, 11:26am

Hello,
I'm Cynthia. I live in the US and found this site while searching for lo carb recipes. I'm 53, 5 ft. 2" and 157lbs. (I'm not good at metrics!) I am trying to change my carb addiction but I'm not wild about the choices I've been making by eating bacon, pepperoni, cheese etc. As my go to food. I'm hoping to hear and see what others who want a lo carb life style eat and cook. I'm also curious about when you start adding carbs. I've lost 5lbs in 3 weeks staying pretty true to induction. Can I remain here aslong as I'm losing? Thanks for ANY ADVICE!!

JulieH · Mar 19th 2016, 5:56pm

Welcome @Mrsslate you will find great information here, and Sherrie the site owner has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to anything Low Carb.

Sherrie · Mar 19th 2016, 6:39pm

Welcome Mrsslate!

No pressure to use metric!

You can remain here regardless of your weightloss

Mrsslate · Mar 19th 2016, 9:53pm

oops, I meant staying in induction!! And it will be awhile for me to meet my goal of 30 lbs so you may be stuck with me for sometime

Sherrie · Mar 20th 2016, 7:01am

When I did it I just stuck to 20g for months but included things like nuts, low carb fruits and didn't limit my dairy to a specific amount. I ate a lot of very low carb veg with my meals to fill me up like broccoli. And for my sweet tooth I often made a cheese cake and had a slice for breakfast or lunch. Now there's recipes like oopsie rolls, cream cheese muffins and ostplatter which make things easier also.

I didn't really go up the carb ladder properly, I rather did my own thing and when I went into maintenance I just experimented and when the scales went up I knew to drop my carbs a little. I never went back to how I ate before low carb,

Mrsslate · Mar 20th 2016, 10:41pm

thanks, that helps to know. I thought I would be dropping much more. I use the Lose It app and record everything I eat . My nutrients show 63% fat, 30% protein and 7 % carbs so far this week. I'm up and down on the scale. Would not drinking enough water stall me? Also, I had a bad addiction to Dt. soda I have them on occasion. I have gone over 20 carbs a few times in the month since I've started some days I'm at 7-9 carbs for the day. We do subtract fiber maybe I shouldn't be doing that? Also, I walk 3 miles at least 4 days and attend an aerobic step/toning class 2 nights. I'm feeling frustrated because I haven't "consciously touched a "bad" carb this whole time. Perhaps I'm missing hidden carbs???? Thanks again for talking the time to answer so many questions!

Sherrie · Mar 21st 2016, 8:25am

No if you're using American nutritional information then definitely subtract. The fibre or you will be eating hardly any good vegetables!

You sound like you're doing well, maybe start a diary and jot down what you eat and drink each day for a bit incase there's something you're doing wrong?

When your up and down on the scale take note of what you ate before that, especially if you're up by a few pounds over night as that's a sign of going out of ketosis.

Drinking water does help and I guess some people are sensitive to sweeteners but plenty also lose whilst drinking diet drinks. You could always experiment with it.

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