When you're starting low carb, you want to stay under 20g a day to help jump start your weight loss. Here's a daily meal suggestion with a bit of an oriental flair.

Remember to drink a ton of water during the day, and that substitutions are easy! If you don't like something on the list, just find something else you do enjoy that's about the same carb amount. There are hundreds of recipes on this site!

Breakfast -
broccoli omelet - 1.6g
raspberry flavored water - 0g

Lunch -
egg drop soup - 0.6g
oriental cucumber salad - 1.0g

Snack -
smoked salmon with dill sauce - 0.8g

Dinner -
Tuna steak - 0g
bok choi - 0.7g
green beans with sesame - 2.9g

Dessert -
homemade ginger ice cream - 4g

Total carbs: 11.6g

Tons of carbs left over for other snacks or additional food at each meal! A key here is to get some oriental spices for your spice rack. Many meats can instantly taste different if you simply add in some different spices to it.

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