Carb question???

[ldyj]

Here I am on my 3rd day of DANDR Induction. I'm doing pretty good but need to work a bit more on getting in the veggies. Some days I come up short of the 20 required carbs. Which makes me ask - does it count if the 20 carbs equal 16 net, or should it be 20 net?

[Georgiana]

Originally Posted by ldyj

Here I am on my 3rd day of DANDR Induction. I'm doing pretty good but need to work a bit more on getting in the veggies. Some days I come up short of the 20 required carbs. Which makes me ask - does it count if the 20 carbs equal 16 net, or should it be 20 net?

Dr. Atkins wrote that you should be getting no more than 20 g of (net) carbohydrate per day. So having 12 or 16 g is okay.

About the veggies. You should be eating 3 cups per day (4 cups is not okay during Induction) -- maximum 1 cup from the "Other Vegetables" list and the rest from the "Salad Vegetables" list. You should also be getting over half of your net carbs from vegetables.

If you go by the two rules above, you will always be way below 20 net carbs.

[liv]

Sounds like you are doing just fine. Remember that veggies should be under 20 AND that most of your carbs should come from veggies and you will be good.