Thought we needed a shiny new thread for the New Year.
The thread is intended to support people who are already on the diet or want to start losing weight / gaining health benefits by low-carbing.
Here is a simple explanation of this way of eating and how it works.
www.dietdoctor.com/lchf
You do not have to count calories, weigh anything, exercise furiously or feel hungry.
You do have to cut out sugar and sugar-substitutes and avoid starchy foods like potatoes, bread, rice and pasta.
You need to eat lots of vegetables (especially those grown above ground) and protein which can be cheese, eggs, meat, fish etc. You can eat olive oil, butter and other natural fats. You can eat limited amounts of fruit, dark chocolate and some alcoholic drinks in moderation.
You need to avoid anything labelled low-fat and most processed food and drink.
Here is a link to the Mumsnet low-carb bootcamp thread, for those who want to lose weight more quickly than the diet adopted by most people on the existing Gransnet thread.
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/low_carb_bootcamp
Here is a link to the original Gransnet thread - though there is absolutely no need to plough through it before you start. 
www.gransnet.com/forums/dieting_and_exercise/1214778-Support-and-ideas-for-those-on-low-carb-diet
We aim to help each other by offering ideas, recipes and support. Welcome aboard!
Good to see you here wot.
Mamie do you sell any of your fruit and vegetables? You could have one of those little stalls at the entrance to your drive with an honesty box.
Go on Wot, join us.
Are you joining us wot?
No Eton Mess or trifle though.
wot . Don't take any notice of the mirrors in clothes shops! Stick to your favourite at home, and don't wear your glasses!
Anya good to hear your Wi-Fi is sorted. We only eat Lidl's full fat Greek yogurt and it has 5g of carbs in a large pot, so it's definitely LCHF. 
I have been focusing on what I can eat for the last 6 months and have tried lots of new food products and recipes. That's why I'm now admitting it is a struggle because I haven't found it particularly satisfying.
But I do think we (me and my DH) can make it easier for ourselves by monitoring for a little while just how many carbs we're eating because I suspect it's too few. I know from past experience with losing weight what food stuffs are high/low in carbs, but I realised that I have only checked the actual number of grams for a couple of things we eat. The rest of the time I just make low carbs choices. The result might be that we're too close to the 20g a day limit followed by the ultra-low carbers (not us at all!).
It will do no harm to plan our food by counting carbs for a few days.
Riverwalk half a can of low salt/sugar is still over 20g of carbs which seems like a lot to me. But on checking the Diet Doctor website, between 20g and 50g is the daily guidelines for moderately low carb, so half a can of beans doesn't seem so bad then. And that's not taking fibre into account, so you can eat more than 50g if needs be on occasion. Thanks!
Wilma regarding baked beans - I'm a low-carbie and a foodie and eat Heinz BB (reduced salt and sugar) at least three times a week for breakfast.
I have half a can (200g) topped with two fried eggs and a couple of chopped anchovies ..... delicious
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