Today being St. Patricks Day, I cooked a huge spread for my half Irish dd. I stuck to lowcarb, except a tiny, itty bitty piece of soda bread-(so small if you blinked you'd miss it cause it was basically a crumb), and a tablespoon of colcannon-(mashed potatoes and kale mixed together). I had the corned beef and cabbage, lowcarb/sugar-free lime jello, and a tablespoon of a carb-acceptable beef dish-(no potatoes, just beef, onions and carrots), and Diet Sprite...I didn't eat the cupcakes I made either. I had a 12 oz of Guiness which was 9.9 carbs, so I figured no problem. Occasionally I will get the light beers that are from 3.3 carbs to 7.0 carbs, so 2 more carbs were no big deal.

But, why do I feel poofy when I pretty much stuck to my guns except for 1 tablespoon of colcannon and a crumb of soda bread? Is it in my head or is this my body's way of rejecting even the tiniest bit of carbs???

my favorite part of corned beef and cabbage is the fact that it is nice and salty! And that also can lead to water retention. . .drink more water. ..less diet sprite. . take two cups of salad and call me in the morning. redawn

I agree--it's the salty corned beef. Drink water, it flushes the system.

Yup - cabbage and corned beef puffs me up too LOL....drink water until it comes out your ears!

Thanks everyone...I noticed this morning that I had alot of fluid to flush out. The salt would explain it for sure...it felt like I had sat and eaten a whole plate of potatoes or something...Well...now I know. Thanks.