Non-starchy vegetables

... contain about 5g carbs per cup of uncooked vegetables. Roughly 20 calories. What they mostly are is water and fiber. Starchy veggies are a different beast, and yes, you do want to keep intake limited on a cut. You'd have to eat nearly 60 cups of raw vegetables to get a day's worth of carbs (~285 g) for a typical 180# male. 1/4 cup of raw almonds is 205 calories right there. What matters for fat loss is total caloric balance. I didn't say eliminate nuts, but keep intake strictly limited. That 1/4 cup is going to be a fair portion of your daily fat intake right there.