Digestible carbs? Net carbs? Huh? Oh and an almond flour question

[DisneyAddict 10]

I've been getting an itch to bake so I've been looking at ways to make low carb treats. I came across information on Almond Flour where they've said it's a good low carb/high Protein alternative to flour. Has anyone tried using almond flour or do you have a better alternative? I'm also thinking of doing these low carb items as a dry run for the Thanksgiving/Christmas season. See what works and what needs to be tweaked.

Also, what's the difference in all the carbs listed on nutrition labels? I've seen labels that say X carbs on the label but over to the side it says something like 4 net carbs or 4 digestible carbs. A carb is a carb isn't it? I've been pretty black & white with my carb counting and not paying attention to net/digestible/etc. So can someone explain to me what all of these other carb labels mean for us? Thanks in advance!

[Tiffykins 673]

Net carbs is simply the carb grams minus the Fiber which supposedly makes the "carbs" not count. For me, and only me, I didn't have the time/energy/desire to have to deal with all that mess. Plus, me justifying my food choices got me fat in the first place. I ate pretty decent foods, but I ate craploads of those good foods. I always said "well at least, I'm not eating fried foods, or a bunch of junk food". I couldn't do it mentally, I just felt like if I justified eating an apple over eating Protein foods, I was only setting myself up for more disappointment and giving myself those "cheat days or cheat foods" like I did on weight watchers or in my other previous diet days. That's a behavior I had to change to be successful. Others love to count net carbs, it gives them a more varied diet, and it works for them.

[DisneyAddict 10]

Net carbs is simply the carb grams minus the fiber which supposedly makes the "carbs" not count. For me, and only me, I didn't have the time/energy/desire to have to deal with all that mess. Plus, me justifying my food choices got me fat in the first place. I ate pretty decent foods, but I ate craploads of those good foods. I always said "well at least, I'm not eating fried foods, or a bunch of junk food". I couldn't do it mentally, I just felt like if I justified eating an apple over eating Protein foods, I was only setting myself up for more disappointment and giving myself those "cheat days or cheat foods" like I did on weight watchers or in my other previous diet days. That's a behavior I had to change to be successful. Others love to count net carbs, it gives them a more varied diet, and it works for them.

It sounds like a pain in the butt to try to count that stuff? LOL I'm horrible in math as it is so that's why I've stuck to a carb is a carb is a carb. I feel safer that way. I had the same problem as you Tiffy. I justified the not eating junk food just a lot of GOOD food. You basically just confirmed what I'd been thinking. That it's entirely too much trouble to try to think of those carby shades of gray. Thank you!