new to low carbing, need help with daughter who is 11
 

:cool: Hi, I am brand new to low carbing. I was told by my mom who is a fitness guru and marathon runner to cut out all my carbs. I need to lose 25-30 lbs to get to my before children weight of 125. I am mid thirties, three children (my eldest daughter is overweight). I have not read any books about low carbing, just going off information from my mom who is in excellent shape (but she is extremely active) and my aunt who has lost 30 lbs low carbing without exercise in 3 weeks. Please advise. My daughter and I went to the grocery store and bought things 0-5 carbs in them. We are eating lots of eggs, bacon and pork rinds for snacks. We both take a daily vitamin. I am concerned about the lack of fruit (we use to eat fruit by the gallons) and milk for my daughter. Is this diet good for children? She also just started menstrating few months ago. I don't want her to have health problems because of low carbing. We are eating things high in fat, since she does not like fish. Is this o.k. Please give me any suggestions anyone has? Thank you! Kiana

Welcome Kiana
 

This is a great forum for support, information and fun place to hang out in.

There is a wealth of information. I would suggest you start with the red bar at the top and work your way through that.

Yes you are allowed fat in this diet. I have cream almost everyday. I have found that my health has vastly improved in many ways since I started the diet AND I have lost weight rapidly at first and then slowly but surely lost.

Keeping a journal is the best way of keeping a proper track of your progress. There are several peoples journals in "Bootcamp" if you'd like to see what other people are doing.

Have you taken your measurements and weight as you are just starting.

I used to live on fruit before Atkins. It is best to cut it out altogether during Induction and then re-introduce some LC fruits very very gradually. My health has not suffered from the reduction in fruit intake.

Take care. Best of Luck. Happy reading.

Hi Kiana, I've got similar concerns with my kids. I've been low carbing for a year (lost 40 lbs so far), and my kids seem to be getting bigger and they have the same eating habits that I used to have. I've done a little reading on low carbing for kids and I think you just need a little moderation. What I'm doing is cutting out a lot of refined foods. I don't buy things like toaster pastries or pizza pops. I try to encourage the kids to eat "whole" foods, like real oatmeal or eggs for breakfast, tuna fish or leftover salad and meat for lunch. I don't cook starchy vegetables for supper anymore, so they automatically eat low carb for supper. I haven't cut out fruit for the kids, but I encourage vegetables more and I encourage cottage cheese and cheese more instead of milk. The other thing I've done is started taking tae kwon do lessons with my kids. In most martial arts classes beginners of all ages start together, so we all get our exercise together. I hope this helps a little.

Welcome to Low Carb, Kiana!

I would suggest you borrow Dr Atkins Book or Protein Power from the library. That way, both you and your daughter would have a better understanding of the various programs most of us follows.

You might want to pick up some multi-vitamins, etc. also.

The support and encouragement on this forum is phenomenal.

Good luck!

welcome aboard kiana! it really is a good idea to buy one of the books and to get yourself a good carb counter. don't worry about the lack of fruit. you'll be eating plenty of veg.

Get the New Atkins book with the carb counter pages. I got on eon EBay for a few bucks but it's well worth it. You can really taylor the food you eat and stay within the recommended 20-25 carbs a day. After the 2 week start up you can begin adding fruits. My wife and I have eaten fruit all along including the 2 week period but we limited it to the low and very low carb fruits. It will still work. Good luck!