[Loz_from_oz]

Thanks for all your helpful comments - they are very much appreciated.

I appear to have been confused by the 12-15 carb requirement which the Atkins site talks about. Having read through earlier postings on this forum, its much clearer now that this is not necessary. That makes it a little less complicated.

I also understand that the amount of carbs from veges each day may vary significantly depending upon my own specific choice of veges to make up the 3 cups, and, this variation in choice of vege carbs can have a limiting effect on the amount of non-vege carbs (as the non-vege carbs cannot exceed the amount of veg carbs each day).

If say I chose 3 cups of veges a day and ended up with total carbs of only 2 grams, is that ok? That is, if i ate only 2 grams of vege carbs, I would have to eat less that 2 grams of non-veg carbs leaving me with a maximum carb intake each day of less than 4 grams of carbs. Is it acceptable under Atkins to eat so little carbs each day? Of course I would prefer to get as many vege carbs as possible within the rules of induction.

Thanks again.