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Originally Posted by PaPa
I am having such a difficult time staying on the low carb diet....every time I turn around I break down and start back on carbs and feel worse for it. Have others struggled with this too and what do you do to keep yourself on track??
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My post right below yours today talks about my missing bread and cereal.
Other than that, I look for low carb/high protein foods that I can eat and get filled up, so I am not hungry.
In a recent post, I posted about Halo Top ice cream. Delicious, high protein and low carb. I like to sprinkle some almonds on the chocolate ice cream and don't feel deprived at all. You have to let it soften before you eat it!
I always have Atkins frozen meals on hand. I love the beef merlot and crustless chicken pot pie. I add a tiny bit more broccoli to both. I also keep Atkins protein shakes on hand. They are delicious and fill me up if I am in a hurry. I just found them at WalMart for a 6-pack (they usually are only sold in 4-packs) for $5.98.
I love egg salad so always keep hard-boiled eggs on hand. I also always keep ham, Swiss cheese, cheddar and mozzarella cheese sticks. I do roll-ups or make omelettes. I always have canned tuna and make tuna salad (and egg salad) with Dukes Mayo. I love Best foods mayo. Dukes is just as good-maybe better. I got it on Amazon.
I just try to stay prepared. Having nothing to grab is really bad for me. Preparing from scratch is the very best way to do it but I just can't cook all of the time. I do low carb, keto-ish eating, the lazy woman's way. The thing I am not doing is being religious about counting net carbs each day. Some weeks I lose a pound, other weeks I don't. I don't gain any more so it is working my way, for me.
Jesse and other folks here have been doing low carb way longer than I and have a lot of great posts about foods and recipes. I can honestly say I never feel hungry on high protein/low carb. It has been hard to get used to the fact that it is ok to eat fats like coconut oils or even butter. I lived on low fat diets for years and always felt hungry.
Best of luck PaPa.