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Originally Posted by jmacguff  1. i bought the book online, but it hasnt arrived yet so i have to ask - you see, i'm having a hard time 'measuring my veggies". when you say 2 cups of salad veggies - say for example 'lettuce', do you guys just stuff them loosely in a measuring cup? or do you have a special scale that you use to weigh it accurately? in short, i want to know if i should invest in a weighing scale? |
The lettuce should be "loosely packed". Going by cups is okay. You won't be wrong by too much if you just add a few more lettuce leafs. Also check the "Low Carb Cooking Lessons" forum---there's a thread where not2late explains how you should measure foods properly.
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how about the CARB COUNTER, which i have read about in a number of posts here? sorry for the ignorant question, but, is this in the form of a book? or is there some sort of a gadget that does this? what exactly does this do?
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There is a carb counter in the book. It's basically a list that tells you how many carbs are in a certain amount of food (veggie, cheese, etc.). I never used that carb counter though. What I've used since I started is CalorieKing, FitDay, DailyPlate and NutritionData.
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2. we are allowed 3 oz of unsweetened heavy cream a day, right?
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We are allowed only 2-3 tablespoons in the "beverages" section. You can have 3 oz as a "Special Category Foods" (3 oz of heavy cream OR 1 oz of sour cream), but in these are foods that sometimes slow down or stall weight loss for some people, so you should stop having them if your weight loss seems to be affected by them.
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can i ask how we count the carb content? should i just look at the carton and do the math? (i was wondering if there's a rule like that of an egg, whereas, 1 egg= 1 net carb; or splenda where as 1 packet=1 net carb)?
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Yes. For cream just check the carb count on the carton. There is no rule.
Good for you for not weighing yet. How do your clothes feel? Is your appetite under control? When you get the book and evaluate your 14-day Induction results, don't forget to answer the questions in Chapters 12-13 and not judge your results simply by the amount of weight lost.
How's the exercise part going?