5th Semi Annual Veggie Challenge!

[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, vegetables!

THIS IS A 5 DAY CHALLENGE
MAY 4th THROUGH MAY 8th

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, April 27th and run through Sunday, May 3rd. NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO SIGN UP AFTER MAY 3rd! 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

CALORIE KING

NUTRITION DATA

VEGETABLES

You can also find the Induction list of vegetables 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!

If you are on Induction and are struggling with your veggies... if you have fallen away from the basics of Atkins... if you have been doing Induction for more than 2 weeks and have been "on the fence" as to whether you should move onto OWL or not... or if you just like the company of a great bunch of people striving for the same goal - THIS IS THE EVENT TO JOIN! This challenge can benefit ANY and EVERY body!! We'll be asking/answering questions and trading recipes - FUN! C'mon on over, and share the experience.

VEGGIE CHALLENGERS UNITE!!!
which is code for 'you can sign up now'

[Georgiana]

I'm in.

17 net carbs since I'm OWLing.

[Luvmybabies]

I'm in!

12 net carbs, since I'm still doing induction.

[mitzimarie]

Woo hoo! I've got some takers already!! SWEET!

Georgiana, you were a star in the last veggie challenge! Didn't you lose, like 4 pounds that week? You rocked those veggies, girl.

Karen, my friend! I am thrilled to see you here. Thanks for joining.


Here is our list so far:

mitzimarie - Maintenance
Georgiana - OWL
Luvmybabies - Induction

[allie]

Count me in too!

Brand new induction so 12 net carbs for me.

[mitzimarie]

Allie! I'm so glad that you've decided to take the challenge! This is a great sign that you are commited to the Atkins lifestyle - a sign of success. Thank you for joining.

Here is our list so far:

mitzimarie - Maintenance
Georgiana - OWL
Luvmybabies - Induction
allie - Induction

[Fancy1952]

I'm brand new induction, and still reading an Atkin's book from the library. Not the latest one either! I'm going to purchase the latest version online today. I've had about 5 gm. of carbs from vegetables so far today in my breakfast omelet. How do I figure out net carbs for vegies? Oh, sign me up for this challenge!

[jimmie 48]

add me in, mitzigirl!
Maintenance, a minimum of 22 NET carbs of veggies

i know i have not been getting those net veggie carbs in so the challenge will be good for me. thanks for hosting and you know i realllllly mean that!

[blueberrylady]

I'm in too, Mitzi!

I'm actuallly on pre-maintenance but I'll go for the 17 net carbs on OWL.

I love this challenge! Thanks for hosting it, Mitzi!!!!

[jimmie 48]

Originally Posted by Fancy1952

I'm brand new induction, and still reading an Atkin's book from the library. Not the latest one either! I'm going to purchase the latest version online today. I've had about 5 gm. of carbs from vegetables so far today in my breakfast omelet. How do I figure out net carbs for vegies? Oh, sign me up for this challenge!

maybe mitzi would like to answer but i'm not sure where she is.

you'll want to be reading the 2002 version as it is the one used for guidiing us at ADBB. happy reading!

to figure your net carbs, you'll be looking at the carb count according to the veg and the amount and subract the fiber. that will give you the net carb count. by using some of the charts that mitzi provided links for in the first post, you should have no problem finding those numbers.
some of us use fitday or other like websites [dailyplate for instance] for figuring out the numbers.