what is "net carb" thing?
28 Jan 17 by member: hombreingwar
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Most carbs come with fiber. You subtract the fiber from the carbs to get net carbs. So if a food has 10g of carbs but 3g of fiber, then net carbs is 7.
28 Jan 17 by member: e-commerceunleashed
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Agreed on watching carbs. It has worked for my husband and me, both lowering our weight and helping our overall health. We started on doctor's advice - 3 different doctors. The 2 cardiologists even recommended snacking on pork rinds because, even though mostly fat, they have zero carbs. Good luck on your journey. May you have the success we have had.
28 Jan 17 by member: tidedancer
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Pork rinds are my favorite snack! I keep a huge tub at home and at work. Of course it helps when you live in the town that makes them!
28 Jan 17 by member: e-commerceunleashed
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Oh me too! Nice crunchy snack on there own. Sometimes, I crunch them up and dip shrimp in eggs then in the crushed pork rinds - it's like bacon wrapped shrimp with a nice crunch. I dip mine in Caesar dressing, hubby dips in Siracha mayo. Wonderful football food.
28 Jan 17 by member: maeday42
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I've never read if net carbs are the same as just plain carbs? Maybe not... I'm just trying to get started with a LCHF diet. Do I need to consider all carbs, regardless of fiber?
28 Jan 17 by member: USNADad
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It's a personal preference I think. I used to use net carbs, but no longer. I want to see the difference between both methods. If I am correct, I will lose much easier using just straight carbs.
28 Jan 17 by member: e-commerceunleashed
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Are you logging your meals? You can set what FS calculates. You can choose up to 6 items. I have mine set for calories, fat, carbs, net carbs, protein, & RDI. Also there's a pie chart at the bottom to tell you your percentages of fat, carbs, & protein. I try and keep my net carbs under 10 grams which puts my carbs under 20 grams. Also, I try and keep carbs at about 5% of my diet. Of, course I ate Halo Top today so I've blown my carb count but I only eat it once a week. :-)
28 Jan 17 by member: Yourpissingmeoff
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@USNADad. Net carbs is carbs minus fiber. However E-Commerce is the 2nd person I've heard from in 2 days that thinks the Net carb theory may not be sound theory. I believe he's right that it should be the total carb count that's under 20 grams.
28 Jan 17 by member: Yourpissingmeoff
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Maeday--What a great idea! I'm going to try it. I love shrimp. At an oriental market here in Phoenix, I get 'garlic vinegar' flavored. I have crushed them and used as a coating for baked chicken thighs. . . .
E-com.. Thanks for your great posts. I look forward to them. Good luck with not counting the fiber. I know on FB --felician nurse keto -- says that's the way to do it.
28 Jan 17 by member: dboza
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Just love reading these posts! I'm still learning how many carbs I can have and still lose or maintain. I was using net carbs. And I forget about pork rinds! I think in the back of my mind I still thought of them as junk food. This is gonna be fun to add them to my grocery list! When I get the munchies, I can actually eat them and feel satisfied. And I love the idea of using them for breading! And dipping in CEASAR dressing, yum!
28 Jan 17 by member: 14toGo
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I LOVE pork rinds breading! Never tried it on shrimp, but it may be worth a try for my son.
28 Jan 17 by member: e-commerceunleashed
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If you have the opportunity to buy fresh made chicharrones from a Mexican grocery or restaurant I suggest you take advantage. Chicharrones con carne (with meat) will change the way you think about pork skins.
28 Jan 17 by member: @philrmcknight
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Ok, I googled Chicharrones con carne. Check out this video, they look good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jSWdPMDCFA
28 Jan 17 by member: Yourpissingmeoff
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Phil ... my deal is the salt. Are the ones you speak of not as salty as the kind you buy in bags in the stores? I love these but the salt ... I have pitted edema in my ankles and at this moment ... my ankles are showing bones. Not when I eat pork rinds.
28 Jan 17 by member: Mom2Boxers
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They're usually pretty salty, so that might be a no-go for you, Mom. Anecdote; I, too suffer from edema, it's co-morbid with the particular type of heart disease with which I'm afflicted. Since going low-carb/keto I have zero signs of edema. Back in 2013 I found myself in my doctors office with pulmonary edema and an echocardiogram revealed a blood clot in my heart. Low Carb gave me my health back. I've still got heart disease, an arrythmia that could cause me to "die suddenly", there's nothing diet can do to fix that, but other than that, I'm fit as a fiddle and healthier than I've ever been!
29 Jan 17 by member: @philrmcknight
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Wow. I didn't realize any this Phil. You really are making eating low carb the way to live. I haven't been eating keto, but I practice lower carbs and mostly no grains. It really does help with my edema, too. It's not gone all the way, but it's better than my old 'cankles'. LOL!
29 Jan 17 by member: Mom2Boxers
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I don't recommend doing what I do, find what you're comfortable with and work out your own specific details, but I can tell you this, cutting carbs down to almost nothing and entirely eliminating sugars has taken away all of my inflammation and swelling. I couldn't even rotate my ankles a couple of years ago, I had an edema related condition called venous insufficiency that caused my legs to be fire-red, swollen, and constantly forming blisters that would pop and leave raw, open sores on my legs. After six months of low-carb that stopped entirely.
29 Jan 17 by member: @philrmcknight
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I have been keeping my net carbs 20 - 55 most days. That is why I say I am not in ketosis. Since I started keeping my calorie average to 1200, I probably added more carbs back .... because I could. I see what I have been doing. I am intermittent fasting every day in some form,too. I might be getting burned out from trying to do too many things. :) Phil, your way helped you to become the healthy man you are now. I am not opposed to trying something different if it will shake things up.
29 Jan 17 by member: Mom2Boxers
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