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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chook" data-source="post: 1359677" data-attributes="member: 24561">I also find it relatively easy to stay under 20g of carbs each day although I don't worry if I go a few over every now and then.  I agree with what other posters have said above, that it's easier if you cook everything from scratch and it takes a month or two for it go become a habit.I find it easier to use a recipe book that gives the carbs per portion or use MyFitnessPal to calculate the carbs of a new dish.  I keep a food log of what I eat and how it affects my BG (and write it next to the recipe in the cook book).  It's not a problem keeping to under 20g because being that low stops me being hungry whereas at 50g-60g a day I start thinking about food all the time.</blockquote>

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