Too few Carbs / No Veg?

[honestlyoooo]

Hi

I'm new to Atkins but have done my reseach and I'm 3 days in. However I don't like "leafy greens". I've been eating about a cup per day mixed in with some chicken and mayo but I'm not a big fan.

My question is will it be a problem if I don't eat any veg at all, and if I do my daily carb intake will be only around 3-4 grams per day, which is obviously way under the 20 max, so would this be an issue?

Also a side issue, I'm aware that I can only have a max of 4oz of cheese per day, but does anyone know why? What would it do if I had more?

Thanks for any help in advance for this newbie.

[Georgiana]

Welcome to ADBB!

Originally Posted by honestlyoooo

However I don't like "leafy greens".

Who forces you to eat "leafy greens"? There are 54 vegetables on the Acceptable Foods List. Plenty of choices, I'd say.

My question is will it be a problem if I don't eat any veg at all

It would not be Atkins.

Also a side issue, I'm aware that I can only have a max of 4oz of cheese per day, but does anyone know why? What would it do if I had more?

Because Dr. Atkins said so.

Cheese is calorie dense (about 100 calories per oz) and we can easily overeat it.

Cheese has carbs and, on Atkins, over half of our net carbs should come from vegetables.

Too much cheese constipates.

Too much cheese stalls some people.

[Georgiana]

Originally Posted by honestlyoooo

have done my reseach

Have you read DANDR 2002?

[mygarden]

Georgiana, newbies may not know what DANDR 2002 is. Better to spell out the name of the book?
DANDR = Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution 2002 edition

[chinadoll]

Georgiana gave you good advice. You must eat veggies. And cheese is limited because a great many people stop losing if they go over 3 or 4 ounces a day. I know my limit to lose is about 3. So if you want to lose you will need to make the adjustments. Also drink at least 64 ounces of plain water daily.

[Jenileigh]

The technical replies will be after mine. (nope I took too long to post, they are actually before me!)

I think for health reasons you need to try and get your veggies in, even if you can't eat them all.

When I done Atkins back in the late 90's I went long periods of time without eating any veggies. Several days I'd go 3-5 carbs maybe. I even done the fast thing that he recommended for people with high metabolic resistance, I would mix shot glasses of tuna with extra mayo and eat one shot glass, three times a day, breakfast, lunch and dinner.

I didn't weigh the cheese or limit it to 4 oz but I didn't eat tons of it every day either. I tried to always be sparing but I know there were days I was way over 4 oz.

I always drank LOTS of water to flush my system out. I never drank diet sodas or used much splenda at all, most of the time it was nothing.

I was strict with what I did for a very long time. I lost all the weight I wanted to lose plus some. I can't vouch for how healthy the above was for me, which is why I think they modified the book some?

Veggies provide a lot of vitamins and nutrients. You want to be healthy.

I look forward to hearing the formal advice.

[atkinsgal08]

An historical note ... Atkins even back in the 1990s wasn't "no vegetables". Just because someone did it that way doesn't make it Atkins done right!

[Jenileigh]

J. I didn't mean to imply that it did and I'm sorry if my post came across as that way. I was just sharing what I did, not that it was right.

I don't remember their being a 4 oz limit on cheese.

I do know that Dr. Adkins did describe the fat fast for those with high metabolic resistance. I was NOT recommending this either, again just sharing what I did.

[atkinsgal08]

Jenileigh,

Sometimes telling people what "I did" is construed as advice ... and correct advice.

I'm sorry I misunderstood what you were actually saying.

The 3-4 ounce limit is in the 2002 edition of Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution ... I can't speak to the limits in other editions since I don't have them handy!

[Jenileigh]

I wasn't offended. No worries, I'm glad it was corrected because I would NOT want to mislead anyone. (((J.))) Thanks though.