what is considered low carb?...can you have some carbs? or none at all....which is very hard to do and not very satisfying...
Limit your daily carbs to 30 grams. Once reaching goal, many will add to that number until they feel comfortable.
Thirty may seem daunting at first but it really isn’t. Stick with lc veggies and meat. Learn to make substitutions like veggie sticks with dip instead of chips and dip. There are lc chocolate candies but they tend to stall me but are fine if you need an occasional chocolate fix.
If you eat eggs, bacon and toast with jelly for breakfast, just eliminate the toast or substitute it with flaxmeal pancakes with sugar free syrup. When everyone wants to go out for Taco Tuesday, dump the taco shells and have a taco salad. Want chicken parm for dinner? Fry it with almond flour instead of regular all purpose flour (store bought almond flour is expensive so toss some almonds in the blender/food processor). Or instead of sautéed apples with your pork chops, substitute them with chayote squash seasoned with cinnamon and lc sweetener.
If you enjoy a container of yogurt as an afternoon snack, get a low carb (7 carbs per 6 oz serving) Greek yogurt with a couple of strawberries and a squirt of sf honey or lc sweetener. Nuts are also good for a quick snack and almonds come in all sorts of flavors just check the nutrition label to make sure it doesn’t have sugar. Usually, 20 almonds = 2 carbs (total carbs minus the fiber). Also, veggie sticks. Pork rinds may take getting used to but a dash of cinnamon and lc sweetener makes them tasty or eat them as tortilla chips with guacamole,
As with any diet, no matter what anyone says, watch your calories as well.
I’m here if you have any questions on low carb so ask away. Linda’s site has a food/grocery list and her recipes have stars to indicate appropriate for induction/beginning the diet - http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/recipes.html . I linked the “little” page so don’t be scared off. Click on a recipe and you’ll see her comments and recommendations.
https://www.youtube.com/user/drericberg123 watch his videos ... try to keep carbs below about 20 net gms per day..
refer you to the atkins diet web site