[mary]

I'm doing induction for the 2nd time and I haven't had a chance to read the book again this time (it's on my agenda for the weekend). I did Atkins back in 2003-04 (with great success but for the fact that I stopped doing it) and I remember a good bit from then, but I definitely need a refresher course with the book. My immediate question is - do you need to have 20 carbs a day during induction, or is it OK to have fewer carbs? The last two days I had 11 and 15 carbs; I got in my 3 cups of veggies and I wasn't hungry. I assume that's OK but I wanted to be sure. My only "cheat" was a bottle of Diet Lipton Green Tea (aspartame and caffeine!) that I couldn't resist. I usually drink a few of them a day, so limiting myself to one was progress of sorts, I guess. I think I'm going to have to make my own decaffeinated, Splenda sweetened tea and bottle it for portability!