food shopping

hi all,
i am 5 years out and i been bad with eating... i am going food shopping today.
can you help me with what foods to buy and what not to buy. i need help bad... my problem is i need to stay away from carbs.... thats my problem... also my 
cholesterol is 243 and my medical dr told me to go on a low fat and low cholesterol diet but i dont know how to.. plus i now need b-12 shots. i did call the wls dietian but she is leaving... Anita

I struggle everyday with the carb monster, I know how you feel. When you go shopping, stick to lean protein (fish, chicken, turkey, eggs, tofu), fresh veggies (pick up things you know you like, and then try one new thing), a little fruit, nutritious snacks (low fat cheese, yogurt).  Don't buy any bread, rice, potatoes or carby stuff . . . if you have any in the house, you'll eat it. Don't buy carby stuff that claims to be "low carb" because it's not low carb if you eat ALL of it :-).

Go to theworldaccordingtoeggface for totally cool stuff to eat that's good for your pouch.

I find, for me, if I go cold turkey, the cravings go away after a couple of days. Good luck.

Lissy

The only way I can control mine carb cravings is through Atkins...there is a book called The Carbohydrate Addict...I follow a lot of their advice when getting started into Atkins. I am a huge red meat eater and eggs. Cholesterol levels are excellent, everything else is all to heck but I am working on it. Lots of vegies fixed with protein will really help. Try new tastes and really make your meals look nice and not like "diet" food. Good luck