Is it possible to do a low carb diet and not eat much salad? I brought a salad to work with me yesterday and was going to start the low carb diet and I couldn't eat it. Just the thought of having to eat a lot of salads made me sick. I do like other vegetables such as broccoli, green beans and cauliflower. My sister and I went on a low carb diet at the same time and she has lost close to 50 pounds since the middle of June. I only lost 10 pounds. I was the one who talked her into starting the diet and while I am happy and proud that she was able to have success, I am feeling like a failure. I know that she ate a lot of salads and I ate a lot of the breakfast bars and low carb candy bars when I felt the need for a treat. I also know that she totally stuck to real foods. I need to do something about this extra weight, but I can't bear the thought of failing again and, like I said, the thought of having to go back to a lot of salads is discouraging me already.