Hello all vegetarian low carbers, I have been lurking for a while and signed on today. would some of you care to share your experiences - how long did it take you to lose, did you watch your calories, cheats, maintaining issues, menus etc

I am following protein power loosely - really just watching my carbs & keeping protein up. I find that my diet now includes a lot of nuts & cheese & wondering if that is the reason for really slow loss.

Here is a typical day for me:

Breakfast - Scramble 2 eggs + some egg beaters in a little olive oil with mushrooms & spinach, maybe a sprinkle of cheese
OR smoothie made with Whey Protein powder, berries, little bit of kefir (cultured milk) & stevia
OR a nut muffin (made with almond meal, any nut butter, butter etc - no sweetner)
Tea with equal & a few drops of milk
Snack - 1/2 to full serving of almonds or an oz of cheese
Lunch - large bowl of romaine+spinach, 2 hb eggs, dressing, 2-3 tbsp shredded cheese
OR a veggie bowl from chipotle (this is not super low carb - no rice, but I do get beans)
snack - tea with milk & sweet & low, almonds or cheese
dinner- varies a lot - tofu with vegetables, veggie burgers, curried vegetables with "cauliflower rice"
1/2 c of low fat ricotta with cocoa, stevia & almond extract OR 1/2 an apple with almond butter

Somedays, I eat way too much almond butter or cheese though.

Anyone tried the South Beach diet ? I'd like to eat some beans & fruit for variety. also worried about soy - keep coming across some estogen problem associated with it.

What is the minimum carbs you are able to keep ?

thanks in advance for your help & insight