Too many carbs already and its only day one!!!

[lhs78]

Just after a bit of clarification on how I've worked out my carbs for today!!
BF -
2 Medium Eggs 1c
2 rashes of bacon 1c

Snack
2 x Cheese String 1c

Lunch-
Salad (1/2 a bag of Leaves, 2 " chunk of Cucumber) 4c (?)
1/2 a small avocado - 6c (?)
Small smoked mackerel - 2
2 tbspn Hellmans Full Fat mayo - 2c (?)

Snack
6 slices of salami 1c

making a total of 19 without dinner!!!
Am I right with these amounts?
I need to free some up for dinner!!!

 

[LVLLM]

Hi hon

I woudnt count eggs and surely your salad cant have been that big??? Did you check carbs on the packet?

 

[lhs78]

It was only a small salad really. I allowed 1c for the mixed leaves and then 3 for the cucumber - should that be lower?

 

[athenagold]

50g of cucumber is usually 1g net carbs x

 

[LVLLM]

there you go
just have a big fat steak or two for dinner

 

[StephenP]

bacon dont bother with never have and i am fine

 

[Zimara]

Avocado seems way to high jusr for half, they are loaded with fibre.

Fruit w/o skin and seed is 3.19 for one, http://www.carb-counter.org/fruit/search/Avocados/0900

 

[MissyMustDoIt]

i dont count meat or eggs

 

[ditzeeblonde]

i dont count meat or eggs

Me neither... or alcohol when I'm being really naughty!!

 

[MissyMustDoIt]

Me neither... or alcohol when I'm being really naughty!!

genius

 

[Jim]

Looks like your carb counts are too high love, I wouldn't have counted any for breakfast, lunch looks to high as well, where are you getting your carb contents from?

 

[lhs78]

Hi Jim,

I'm getting them from a website. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place, can you recommend a site?
How would you have worked out the carbs?

 

[ditzeeblonde]

What website are you using? I just thought on another thread yr counts seem high. x

 

[lhs78]

Its carb counter . org I think it may be down to me not getting measurements right, don't really understand the cup thing! I prefer grams etc!!
Is there a better site to get info from?

 

[Jim]

I use this one mainly

Carbs in Vegetables - Carb Counter

 

[lhs78]

Also I am reading labels where possible - eg salami and mackeral
Also I read somewhere that everything contains some carbs - eggs, bacon etc thats why I have just given them 1 carb each. Should I not add this to the carb total?

 

[Jim]

Not unless you are eating huge amounts I wouldn't. Did you see the carb counter I posted?

 

[lhs78]

Thanks for the site, I've just noticed the per 100g column!! Will use that but do I use the carbs amount or ECC?

 

[ditzeeblonde]

I don't count meat (just watch for high carb sausages & burgers or things in a marinade/sauce), fish or eggs. Only veggies, cheese, cream, etc etc.

I use the same counter as Jim.. xx

 

[Jim]

You use the ECC count as it's the count after the fibre is removed love.