Do I have to count calories on low carb diet? Any advice gratefully received!

[Taymozz]

Hi, I'm wanting to start a low carb diet and i've had a bit of a scout round on the googles for a bit of advise but I'm a tad confused. Are you supposed to count calories at the same time as keeping carb intake low? In order to loose weight I am supposed to consume about 1300 cals a day on a regular type diet (according to my fitness pal) but I'm not sure if you do this on low carb? Sorry if this is a bit dim witted but there you go. Also, if you want to put a smiley face do you actually type the word smile?

It depends entirely on what plan you're following!

In general, though, no you don't have to worry about calories if you're low carbing (with the caveat that you do have to make sure you're not just stuffing your face, and that as you reach your target you may need to start getting stricter)

To do a smiley face you type the square brackets [ and ], and write the word smile in them - so [ smile ] (without the spaces!)

That's great thanks . I saw the low carb boot camp on here, is that a good way to go? I'm excited about starting this and am just doing a shopping list. Thanks for your reply, as you can probably tell I'm new to low carbing and posting on mumsnet so its lovely to get a response

Come and join us on the latest Bootcamp! We're half way through this one, but people are joining us all the time, so you will be very welcome

How can i find info on the bootcamp?

Here!