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Originally Posted by gonnabskinny Seems to be pretty straightforward. I had over 50 lbs to lose. I lost 19 lbs in the first two weeks of Induction. Therefore I have low degree of metabolic resistance. I also exercise 6 times per week for 1 hour per day. I figure that I will have an ACE of somewhere between 40 carbs and possibly as high as 90.
Am I correct in this scenario? If my ACE is as low as 40, then the furthest that I can go up the carb ladder is from veggies, to dairy, then berries, and up as far as nuts. However, if I have an ACE of 60 and I skip the 6th rung (I can't stand legumes), then I can get all the way up to whole grain low carb tortillas. |
The ladder is more Induction veggies (Rung 1), Fresh Cheese/Dairy (Rung 2), Nuts/Seeds (Rung 3), Berries (Rung 4), Alcohol (Rung 5), Legumes (Rung 6), Fruits other than berries (Rung 7), Starchy veggies (Rung
, Grains (Rung 9).
If you found your CCLL on Rung 4, you can eat at your CCLL and still go up the ladder, using 5 of your net carbs for the higher rung food. See, you don't have to eat all the foods from all the rungs, everyday.
For example, your CCLL is 40.
Your daily carbs are from the 3 cups of Induction veggies (these are you minimum daily veggies), 5 net carbs of the Rung 1 Induction veggies, 5 net carbs of Fresh cheese/Dairy (Rung 2), the 1 oz of nuts from the Nut/Seed Rung, and 5 net carbs of berries. Let's say you want to go up the ladder. You skip the alcohol rung, because you aren't a drinker, so you try out legumes. You can add 5 net carbs of legumes, but you swap those 5 net carbs for one of the other 5 net carbs. So on Monday, you have 5 net carbs of soy milk, and you skip the 5 net carbs of cottage cheese that day, so that you're still eating at your CCLL, but you've tried out a different food group.