 Re: What happens if you don't get in enough carbs? | |
Let me guess---you've read the new Atkins book, not DANDR 2002. Here we are following DANDR 2002.
According to DANDR 2002, you do not have to eat 12-15 net carbs coming from vegetables, but 3 cups. These three cups can either come from three cups of salad vegetables OR from two cups of salad vegetables and one cup of vegetables from the "Other Vegetables" list.
So as long as you are eating 3 cups per day, it's okay if your carb count is 10 net carbs. Just remember that over half of your net carbs should come from vegetables.
Also, I hope you are exaggerating when saying "eat more meat than anything else". Atkins is a high fat diet, not a high protein one. During Induction, approximately 65% of your total calories should come from fat and only 30% from protein.
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"The truth is that temptation lurks everywhere, unless you deny yourself a social and working life and the attendant pleasures of eating out. I believe that the best way to overcome temptation is not with willpower, which is so often in short supply, but with our brain power, a potentially unlimited resource.
Imagine that you're doing great, losing weight, feeling better than ever, thrilled with yourself, hearing compliments from friends and acquaintances---and then it happens! Despite all your good intentions, you're mightily tempted by a food you're not supposed to have. What to do? I'll tell you this: You'd better have a strategy ready!"
(Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, Chapter 19)
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