Can it really be this easy?

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After the first few hideous days where I switched from a high carb pescetarian diet to try to low carb, I'm finding it too good to be true.

So I'm checking with more experienced low carbers that I'm not doing this wrong!!

Today's food looks like:

Breakfast
Full fat Greek yogurt with crushed nuts

Lunch
Leafy salad with Stilton and walnuts dressed in olive oil

Snack
Red pepper with a small amount of hummus

Dinner

2 quorn fillets stuffed with pesto and goats cheese
Courgettes roasted in rapeseed oil.

It's a big change for me from meals based around pasta and rice...I have a lot of weight to lose and was encouraged by losing 7lb last week...will I really lose weight? I'm not feeling hungry and cravings have disappeared.

I lost ten pounds in two weeks when I did it!

I did it for six months and lost 2 stone. Until one day I wrestled a chocolate cake to the ground and couldn't carry on

Yes it's easy once you get into it.

After a while you can introduce more carby stuff, sweet potatoes and lentils.

I did south beach and lost a stone in 2 weeks! (you cut out all sugar and carbs for the first two weeks).
But that was 5 ish years ago and now I'm fatter than I was when I started!

I don't think quite is properly low carb but I'm happy to stand corrected.

Quorn

Sounds grim

It's not grim at all, it's fab! I was expecting someone to tell me about lots of hidden carbs I didn't know about!
I'll check the carb count of quorn, thank you.

Looks like quorn products vary a lot in carb content but the fillets are ok at 4.2g carbs each

It's very good for skin and hair too. My spots clear up when I'm on it. On it currently but I do find it's quite expensive to maintain.

It depends, do you want to get into ketosis? That's the fat burning for fuel stage and I would imagine your still quite high in carbs for that. Most people neef to be below the 20g carb count to enter ketosis.

It a great way to eat. Depends how low you need to go to lose weight. if you find you need to cut down more than watch out things like pulses and red peppers etc. Come over to the low carb bootcamp threads for inspiration.

I'm 3 weeks in, about 5kg lighter (I know!!!) but I could kill for a fucking piece of toast

cries

I dreamt about crumpets last night

2.5kg down in ten days though.

I've lost 18lbs in 5 weeks by doing a low carb diet - no exercise either!

I have lost 6.7kg in six weeks on it. i have lost my appetite a bit, which is an unexpected benefit!

For those craving toast/crumpets, try making some almond muffins. I find those take the edge off the cravings.

Some years back I lost something like 13kg with vegetarian low carb. Kept it off for years with maintenance of doing part of the week low carb. Gained some of it back after pregnancy and lost it again with low carb/5:2 which I continue to maintain a couple of years later. I am still overweight, but I find that maintaining in this way is a good balance for me. (I had to find a balance due to past history of ED, there's a fine line before the feelings come back).

So yes, it works!

If you haven't got it already OP, get the Rose Elliot low carb diet book and cook book invaluable. There is also one by Celia Brooks Brown that I use occasionally.

Wow these results are great!

I did it a few months ago & lost 11lbs in three weeks. Just started back in it today.

I started about a week ago following the poundforpound diet, very simple and easy to follow. Lost 6lbs last week but have had a gain over the last two days. I think I am eating too much meat and fat; hubby and I shared a shoulder of lamb yesterday and I have had a gain today. I know that we shouldn't weigh everyday however when you start a new diet that allows free range with fats (low carb of course) its a bit nerve wrecking. I am worried that this is too good to be true. I do undertand that I have probably eaten too much meat and fat, albeit delicious. Have about a stone to lose for surgery in December.

good luck with this and enjoy.

life I always weigh daily, every morning. I feel it keeps me motivated.

So far I’ve lost 4lbs.

Anyone going to the gym/exercising??

The only thing I would question is how many times you're eating a day. Are you actually really genuinely hungry everything you eat? A simple rule is do not eat by the clock or percieved meal times, ONLY eat when you are hungry. Andnatop when you are no longer hungry (not when you're full). I can only eat a maximum of twice a day with this way if eating if I wait for real hunger signals.