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[cgdat136]

how to do the diet for life. so far i am doing pretty well considering i had a wedding last saturday. i may continue atkins induction for another 7 days or so...then start that OWL stage. i am not sure how exactly to add the 5 carbs or so that are permitted at that time.......are people very area of the carbs in the foods they eat or do most folks just focus on eating foods that are very low in carbs??

[grovemonkey]

Hi Chris,

You can continue induction for as long as you want or add carbs. The key is staying in ketosis and figuring out how many carbs you can eat to still be in ketosis. Adding carbs is as simple as adding more veggies like carrots and tomatoes or more cheese and gradually adding more healthy carbs. The atkin's book details the various steps so if you read the chapters beyond induction, again, you'll find a lot of good information.

[SunnySmile501]

The first week on OWL, you just add 5 grams of veggie carbs. Not carrots. They come much later.

Sunny!

[Elizellen]

Pop on over to the OWL forum and read some of the sticky threads (at the top of the forum) to get a better handle on starting OWL.
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...splay.php?f=38