cutting carbs

[texasgal]

Can anyone help a carboholic starting cutting the carbs out of her diet?????

[SuperWhoLock]

I am a total carbaholic too! I tried to join a 21 Day Sugar Detox with my staff at work, but I barely lasted a week before I leaped off the bandwagon and took off sprinting.

Right now, I am working to slowly start cutting out/swapping a carb I would normally eat carefree for a better option. I've grown to really appreciate the swap of a lettuce wrap for a bun or a piece of fruit/veg instead of a sack of potato chips. Sometimes, I really have to power through my desire but it is SO worth it. - Now days, I eat pretty cleanly, and when I don't - I can feel the difference. I finally am noticing that when I have 'bad' carbs I feel sick and sluggish for a good while afterward. It makes such a HUGE different to limit them without having to full cut them out, unless that's what works best.

You could try incorporating some 21DSD or Paleo recipes into your diet - even swapping one meal a day for these as a start would be a great leap! 🙂

[steff]

Don't rush into...OMG!  I can never have another carb!!!   Our brains tend to have to ease into it.  The first carbs to cut are the white ones:  sugar, white flour, pasta, white rice, and white potatoes.   Cut the sugar, first.  But go ahead and have the others.  It will take a while to master the entire list of white food, but every step is a great step forward.  Don't beat yourself up when you make a poor choice.  And remember, sometimes looking at what you would have had as opposed to what you could have had can represent REAL progress.

[carl669]

depending on your personality type, it may actually be better to go cold turkey.  are you the type of person that would say "just one more breadstick won't hurt"?  be honest with yourself and then decide how to go about cutting the carbs.

i used to be a carboholic as well. knowing myself, i decided to quit cold turkey.  all breads, pastas, rice, potatoes, starches went right out the window. i knew that if i tried to ease into low carb, i'd never get there.  so for me, diving in head first was the best decision i've ever made.   luckily, i'm a pretty good cook and adapting my current recipes to low carb and making new ones came easily to me.  

best of luck to you!

[Staceyl]

I went cold turkey and haven't looked back