Semi Annual Veggie Challenge #3

[mitzimarie]

HAVE YOU BEEN EATING YOUR VEGGIES?

VEGGIE CHALLENGERS UNITE!!!!

THIS IS ANOTHER BOARDWIDE CHALLENGE!

This challenge is for any Member of the ADBB, from Induction to Maintenance. The purpose is get us out of our habit of depending on our great cheeses and hamburgers, the added grains and dairy, and start being more diligent about adding those all important, vitamin fortified, vegatables!

THIS IS A 5 DAY CHALLENGE

MAY 12 THRU MAY 16

Here are the particulars:

First, you have to sign up in this thread! You must state what rung/phase you are on: Induction, OWL or Maintenance. You must be willing to chart your veggie NET carbs for the 5 days of the challenge, and report them daily. Also, you are to try a new veggie that you have never eaten before. Sign up will start on Monday, May 5th and run through Sunday, May 11th. NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO SIGN UP AFTER SUNDAY, MAY 11TH! This award is earned by meeting your minimum EACH DAY, so you will not be able to join late.

If you are doing Induction, your challenge is to eat a minimum of 12 NET carbs of veggies each day during the challenge.
If you are in any phase of OWL, your challenge is to eat a minimum of 17 NET carbs of veggies each day during the challenge.
If you are on Maintenance, your challenge is to eat a minimum of 22 NET carbs of veggies each day during the challenge.

Feel free to post the veggie pushing old man graphic in your signature to signify that you are a Veggie Challenger. After you've completed your veggie eating ways, with success, you'll be able to trade the old guy for a really cool award - a head of cauliflower!

WHAT A DEAL!

Now, here's some helpful hints:

• If you are tracking your foods already in a fitday or similar type of program, keep that up and pay particular attention to how many NET carbs of veggies you are getting. If you don't have an account, YOU CAN SET ONE UP or make sure to log on a piece of paper or in your ADBB JOURNAL STATS journal the amount of veggie NET carbs you are eating. Whichever way you choose to keep track, please make sure to use this thread on a daily basis to report your total veggie NET carbs for the day.
• Don't wait till the end of day and try to hit the mark in all one sitting. Spread those veggie carbs throughout the day.
• The following links will help you with the numbers.

NUTRITIONAL SPREADSHEET

ATKINS ADVANTAGE CARB GRAM COUNTER

(What foods can be eaten on Induction?)Vegetables

(What foods can be eaten on Induction?)Other Vegetables

You can also find the Induction list of vegatables on

page 125 and 126 of the DANDR.

• For those of you who are already great at getting in your veggies, and don't think that there any veggies you haven't tried yet, try to come up with a new way to have a tried and true favorite... get creative!

VEGGIE CHALLENGERS UNITE!!!

which is code for 'you can sign up now'

[IrishMom82]

Well, I'm the worst at keeping up with my veggies since I HATE HATE HATE them! I do know that they are nessecary soooooo I'm going to join this challenge and attempt to win it! It's going to be hard, I'm not gonna lie.

It starts May 12th? Hope so cause that's payday week and I'll be able to buy fresh veggies, ew.... haha.

Oh yeah, I'm on Induction so I will be consuming 12 Net Carbs of veggies a day.

[mitzimarie]

Originally Posted by IrishMom82

Well, I'm the worst at keeping up with my veggies since I HATE HATE HATE them! I do know that they are nessecary soooooo I'm going to join this challenge and attempt to win it! It's going to be hard, I'm not gonna lie.

It starts May 12th? Hope so cause that's payday week and I'll be able to buy fresh veggies, ew.... haha.

Oh yeah, I'm on Induction so I will be consuming 12 Net Carbs of veggies a day.

Woo Hoo! My first sign-up!!

Yep, starts on May 12th. If you hate veggies, this is the perfect place for you. That's the way I was when I went into the first Veggie Challenge (this is the 3rd one). Once I opened my mind and decided to embrace veggies rather than fight them, this WOE became easier for me. I sincerely believe that it was a pivotal point in my journey, and now I have confidence that I can do this forever.

Good for you for taking the plunge!

[Roxxy]

This sounds like a great way to challenge myself. Sign me up! I'm in induction phase. Good luck everyone!!!!!

[mitzimarie]

Originally Posted by Roxxy

This sounds like a great way to challenge myself. Sign me up! I'm in induction phase. Good luck everyone!!!!!

Awesome, Roxxy - you're in!

[bythree]

I'm in! I'm in the OWL Phase.

[mitzimarie]

Originally Posted by bythree

I'm in! I'm in the OWL Phase.

Woot! Kathie, you ARE IN!! Happy to have you.

[Alexa]

I've been looking out for this - love the veggie challenge

I'm on (re)induction.

[mitzimarie]

Originally Posted by *Alexa*

I've been looking out for this - love the veggie challenge

I'm on (re)induction.

Alexa, my friend! Thanks for signing up.

[brandywine1241]

Count me in. I'm looking forward to trying kohlrabi for the first time. Putme down for OWL.