I have been low carbing since July 3. No pasta or bread or sweets for me. However, when I have almonds or peanuts look out. I can't stop eating them. They have control of me. Thus, no more nuts for me. They are just too high calorie. Several handfuls of almonds are yummy, but I don't even want to estimate my calories!!! Does anyone else have this problem?
Angie

Everyone has something to contend with. Mine vice is sugar rather than nuts but I find I have to avoid it all together. I have no self control so I just leave it alone.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but peanuts are not nuts there are legumes, don't know about almonds... But a LC friend of mine was eating Macadamias for snacks and wasn't losing. So she quit and she's been losing steadily since.

Yeah same here when I eat cashews I become addictive and I end up eating the entire bag or container....I think its the carbs in the cashews...afterwards I start having cravings when I'm not even really all that hungry...I've learned to leave the nuts alone

oh definitely, i love nuts. my way around them is to just savor each nut, taking small bites, this way it takes awhile for me to get through with a handful, and the "nut flavor" urge has been pretty much satisfied.

NUTS!

Oh gosh, where to start. Nuts effect me the same way...kinda like Lays, no one can eat just one. They don't send me into a severe craving like say breads and sweets, but they do have some effect on my cravings. So here is the deal.
First off, its not about the calories. Calories are your friend and better left uncounted till you run into a stall and need to evaluate your diet to see if you've under or over done something. Example, its a GREAT thing to find a salad dressing that is 17G of fat per TBSP and 160 cals!
So the calories in nuts isn't a big deal. However, they do have carbs. But also offer protein, and many wonderful fats and other health benefits. So how to include this without over-doing it?

Well, first you need to determine if they are seriously becoming a problem. If they are, I'd suggest cutting them out completely for a couple of weeks. Secondly, I NEVER EVER buy a can of nuts from the store. I buy a convience store package that contains maybe 2 ozs. Once they are gone, they are gone. I treat nuts on Atkins, like my treat. Same way I treat colas. Its not part of my everyday consumption. I have found that anything I like so much I'd rather pop in my mouth rather than eat my veggies n meats, is something to put a red flag on. It will eventually cost me and I just don't want a nut that bad.

Good luck, hope this helped.

PS If you are on induction, which I am currently ...nuts are not allowed.

Almonds are one of the things that keep me going. But I'm sure to measure them out in 1/4 cup batches and eat them slowly, one at a time. I do think they slow my progress a bit, though, even in small quantitles.

I go to Sam's Club and buy the peanuts and I think you can get cashews too in little snak bags. I keep a bag or two on my desk at work and eat them when lunch didn't hold me over or when I have a popcorn craving. I think the net carbs is about 3. They come in a box of 24 for $4.00+. This really helps me not eat 1/2 a can. Plus the conveinence of being so portable. Good Luck!!

I am the same with nuts. I have stopped buying large cans... I just can't handle it. They are just so eatable and the serving size is small compared to what it's easy to ingest. I think they may remind us of those good snacking days of carby chips and such psychologically? Or some of us have a slight intolerance to them and it causes cravings? Either way the most I've been allowing myself is a little natural peanutbutter in the confines of a MEAL. Snacking nuts can be a downfall!