First Day!! HELP!!!!

[rhiannonwins]

Hi all! Doing my very first day of Induction...hubby is doing it with me. The difference is...he is VERY hungry and I'm NOT. But I'm still eating! He is too and we're both keeping track of what we're eating - it's harder for him because he's at work and I am a stay at home mama. But I'm worrying about how I'm going to hit my 12-15 carbs. Without stuffing myself or going over my cheese allotment that is...let me post what I've had today...its 2:45 pm now so all I have left is another snack or two and dinner.

Breakfast: 3 egg omelette with 1/2 cup of spinach and just a smidge of onions with a little grated cheddar

2.2 net carbs

Snack 1 babybel cheese (they're semisoft cheese so I think that's alright)

1.0 net carb

Lunch

2 cups romaine lettuce (I don't like salad dressing at all)
tuna packed in water but with dollop of mayo sprinkled with tsp. of parmesan
1 slice American cheese
1 boiled egg with salt

2.8 net carbs

so that's 6.0 carbs so far...but I've already eaten the 2 cups of salad veggies in that category, right? OR, and please don't laugh at me because my book is on its way to me as I type this, can we have 2-3 cups of any of those veggies...like can I have 2-3 cups of each of those veggies?? Does this make sense? Ex. 2-3 cups of peppers in the afternoon and later 2-3 cups of cucumbers? Or was I right the first time?

I really need to be clear on this asap. Sorry!

[BonnieRose16]

It needs to be 3 cups of salad veggies OR 2 cups of salad veggies and 1 Cup of "other" veggies....

And you can go up to 20 net carbs per day *total carbs - fiber = net carbs*
12-15 of these are veggie carbs

[rhiannonwins]

Originally Posted by BonnieRose16

It needs to be 3 cups of salad veggies OR 2 cups of salad veggies and 1 Cup of "other" veggies....

And you can go up to 20 net carbs per day *total carbs - fiber = net carbs*
12-15 of these are veggie carbs

I'm not worried about going up to 20 net carbs. I guess I could eat another cup of salad veggies but that's still not going to put me near my the 12-15 I need to be at. And I can only have another 2 ounces of cheese but that's just another 2 carbs. How am I going to make it to 12??

cream cheese counts with the other cheeses right?

[Elizellen]

The 20 net carbs is a maximum, and of those 20 according to Dr Atkins in DANDR 2002 which we follow here we need to get 'most' of our carbs from the 3 cups of allowed veg. (The 12-15 carbs often mentioned are suggested nowadays by the Atkins company website and some of the later publications but are not in DANDR 2002.)

As you have discovered, 2 cups of lettuce has very little carbs, thus restricting the number of carbs you can allow yourself if you are going to have 'most' of your carbs from veg, so you might need to try having different veg from the salad list.

We have a semi-annual challenge here where people try to get 12-15 net carbs from their 3 cups of induction-legal veg, so it can be done!!

So depending on how many carbs you are getting from the veg you choose, you may not get anywhere near the 20 net carb maximum.

[rhiannonwins]

Originally Posted by Elizellen

We have a semi-annual challenge here where people try to get 12-15 net carbs from their 3 cups of induction-legal veg, so it can be done!!

So depending on how many carbs you are getting from the veg you choose, you may not get anywhere near the 20 net carb maximum.

I see your point and I looked at the list really closely again. I can tell I'm going to have to learn to love some veggies I've probably never even tried.

Btw, are canned green peas ok? I see peas on the list but it says "edible podded" and I don't even know what that is referring to... But they've got a high net carb count so that could make up alot for me if I can eat them!

[Pat]

Hi,

I'm pretty certain canned peas aren't OK, although I'll have to have yet another look at my book to be sure! Check the label, as I know some canned peas have the dreaded sugar in them! I think the 'edible podded' might refer to mange-tout?

Pat

(Welcome BTW.)

[rhiannonwins]

I googled it and found that it seems to refer to sugar snap peas and snow peas. My canned peas do NOT have sugar in them but I'd still like to know if they are alright to eat right now...since I don't have my copy of the book yet. ?

[Pat]

Hi again,

I had the feeling that canned peas - as they are sort of 'fully formed' - belong in the legumes category as peas, beans etc., but I'm not absolutely sure - I may have dreamt it! (I have had a few food dreams since being on Atkins, tee-hee!)

I found this thread - which talks a bit about 'edible podded' peas - I think the first picture - of the snow peas, is what I would call mange-tout.

Snap peas/ snow peas

Not much help on the canned peas - sorry - hopefully someone will be along soon to help you out.

Pat

[studyinscarlet]

Regular green peas are not allowed until OWL Rung 8 - Starchy Vegetables

[moniegail]

i have some salad suggestions for ya. instead of just eating 2 cups of just lettuce at once, try having 2 small salads, one at lunch another at dinner. you don't have to have just plain lettuce, try adding some other veggies to it. cucumbers, tomatoes, broccoli, bell peppers, mushrooms, and onions are all great additions to any salad and have higher carb counts than you get from just the lettuce alone. i like my salads to have a lot of color, so i add all kinds of veggies to it. i love shredded cheese on my salads too. if you don't like the store bought dressings, you could use vinegar and oil, or even a little mayo or sour cream. if you just don't like dressings period, then a plain salad is fine.

jicama and pumpkin are also great veggies with a little higher carb count. i like to add a little cinnamon and splenda to my pumpkin and have it for either breakfast or a dessert. jicama can be a little hard to find, but we have a international market close that carries them. you can cut jicama up like a potato and make fries with it. this morning i used my cheese grater and made jicama hash browns for breakfast.....they were very tasty. jicama is not bad raw either. i love it as a substitute for a potato.

hope this helps.