Carbs -Confused

[CoCo]

I have never tried to cut down on carbs before, but was reading a magazine yesterday where someone said usually on a diet bread and potatoes are usually the first carbs cut out when dieting.
So is bread and potatoes high carbs, and what else should I be looking to cut down on, carb wise, to lose weight?
I have tried Slimfast for the 3rd time and it just doesn't agree with my tummy at all, so am now looking at the carb thing after reading the article in the magazine yesterday.
I eat loads of fruit and veg, and chicken and fish but don't eat any red meat at all, and I want to lose a stone, don't know if that might be helpful

 

[longtobeslim]

Here found this at low carb luxury. com hope it helps

Sampling of Foods to Avoid: [FONT=arial, helvetica]

• Fruits:

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• [FONT=arial, helvetica](* Once you've been on the diet for a few weeks, most plans[/FONT]
  [FONT=arial, helvetica]allow fresh or frozen low-sugar fruit in limited quantities)
  • Fresh Fruits *
  • Frozen Fruits *
  • Canned Fruits
  • Fruit Juices
  • Dried Fruits
  • Fruit Sugars (also known as fructose)
  [*]Most wheat products (with the exceptions of wheat gluten[/FONT]
  [FONT=arial, helvetica]and small amounts of whole wheat and wheat bran)
  [*]Commercial Bread Crumbs
  [*]Cornbread
  [*]Pretzels
  [*]Corn Chips
  [*]Potato Chips
  [*]Popcorn
  [*]Hot Cereals or Grits
  [*]Commercial Cold Cereals
  [*]Cakes, Cookies, Cupcakes, etc (non low carb versions)
  [*]Canned soups
  [*]Starchy vegetables:
  
  • Corn
  • Lima Beans
  • Okra
  • Peas
  • Beans (other than green beans and black soy beans)
  [*]Barley
  [*]Tamales
  [*]Burritos and flour tortillas
  [*]Beer
  [*]Sweet Wines
  [*]Non Diet Soft Drinks
  [*]Milk[/FONT]

I know its only a sample but thought it would give good idea of foods to avoid.Lucyxx

 

[CoCo]

Thanks for that lot