Can someone help with a low carb diet?

[CowgirlJane 14,259]

Can someone point me to example menus or other suggestions how to stay under 40 G of carbs per day?

thanks!

[Foxbins 625]

Under 40 means nearly all meat and very small quantities of carb-containing foods. Here's a typical menu for me at six months:

Breakfast: coffee w/half & half 1 gm Protein, 5 gm carb

Snack: Slice of honey-roasted turkey breast: 9 gm Protein, 3 carbs.

Lunch: 3 oz shrimp 17 gm protein, 0 carb

Snack: Protein shake 30 gm protein, 5 carb

dinner 2 oz beef top loin 20 gm protein, 0 carb.

This totals 77 gm protein, 19 gm carbs. My Calcium citrate has 10 gms of carb, so now I'm at 29 gms. It's fresh cherry season and I love them so before bed I'll have 8 cherries=6 carbs, putting me at 35 for the day. Sometimes I sub scallops for the Protein Shake. Most days I eat between 600-800 calories, never more. If I am too low on calories for the day I might have some dry-roasted almonds--nearly all fat, a little protein and no carbs at all.

[CowgirlJane 14,259]

I am pre-op. The nutritionalist wasn't sure if I needed to do the liver shrinking diet in advance of having the band out, but suggested i do a diet that is 30-40 G of Carb. I don't really know how to eat that way, but I eat considerably more then a person who is already sleeved. Sorry I should have said more!

[Foxbins 625]

Then it's the same diet, just the quantity is greater. meat, seafood, fish, and Protein shakes-oh, and lettuce, cucumbers, all those mostly-water vegetables. Try sparkpeople.com to track, they have a huge database of foods and will tell you the nutrition info. It's free, too.

[thinoneday 445]

Here is my menu for the day

Breakfast: 2 eggs and 1 slice bacon

snack at 10 : fresh peach

lunch : 1 can (5oz) white chicken breast in Water

1 tblspn mayo

sprinkle of Mrs Dash

Snack @ 3: fresh plum

Dinner: 3 oz cooked pork tenderloin

3 - 4 oz brussel sprouts

bedtime snack : 1 string cheese (frigo light)

All of that is 38 grams of carbs for the day. . . you can also use myfitnesspal.com to help track your carbs. . .

Drink tons of Water as well. . . . good luck

[Heatherr 149]

B: 2 egg whites and 1 egg made into a mushroom omelet with a sprinkle of low fat cheese or 2 egg whites with 2 strips turkey bacon

L: 2 pieces of deli meat rolled up or 1/2C cottage cheese or greek yogurt

s: low fat string cheese or a couple shrimp or 1/2 C cottage cheese or pepperoni bites (microwave some pepperoni and soak up the rendered fat with paper towel, put a tiny dollop of sauce and use a low fat string cheese sliced up to top, microwave again until cheese it melted)

D: salad with grilled chicken, grilled chicken or shrimp with a green veggie, shrimp kabob or small portion of whatever the family is having that is low carb

^^^That's fairly typical and usually ends up around 700-800 calories and less than 30g carbs.

I add a shake in if my calories or Protein are too low for the day