Fitday question

[allie]

I'm trying Fitday, which looks like a great tool. But is there a setting on it or something where I can change it to track net carbs? The pie chart that it's showing has total carbs, not subtracting the fiber.

[Georgiana]

Originally Posted by allie

I'm trying Fitday, which looks like a great tool. But is there a setting on it or something where I can change it to track net carbs? The pie chart that it's showing has total carbs, not subtracting the fiber.

No, you cannot make FitDay track net carbohydrates -- you'll have to do the math yourself, by subtracting the amount of dietary fiber from the total carbohydrates.

The pie chart is okay showing total carbs. The approximate carbohydrate percentage you should aim for during Induction, 5%, is a total carbohydrate percentage. The number is not written in blood though -- it's okay if you have some days with 3% carbs and some with 7%.

[allie]

Thanks so much! Seeing how many tools are out there to make this easier has inspired me. Between tracking and the support this board offers, I feel like this is going to be a much easier road than I thought.

[mitzimarie]

Allie, have you "told" Fitday yet to count the fiber for you? It doesn't automatically do it. If you figured out how to do that already,

If you (or anyone else out there) haven't gotten Fitday to count fiber for you, this is how you do it: On the left side of the page, is a place that you can click on to set a nutrition goal. Go there, and set a fiber goal... that is done by setting a minimum and maximum daily fiber amount. It doesn't matter which numbers you plug in... I have my minimum set as 1 and my maximum as 50... the numbers there aren't important. I just put them in, to get Fitday to count for me. After doing this, the fiber grams will show with the other totals for carbs, protein, fat. Just subtract the fiber grams from the carb grams, and you have your net carbs.

Good luck to you!

[allie]

Originally Posted by mitzimarie

Allie, have you "told" Fitday yet to count the fiber for you? It doesn't automatically do it. If you figured out how to do that already,

If you (or anyone else out there) haven't gotten Fitday to count fiber for you, this is how you do it: On the left side of the page, is a place that you can click on to set a nutrition goal. Go there, and set a fiber goal... that is done by setting a minimum and maximum daily fiber amount. It doesn't matter which numbers you plug in... I have my minimum set as 1 and my maximum as 50... the numbers there aren't important. I just put them in, to get Fitday to count for me. After doing this, the fiber grams will show with the other totals for carbs, protein, fat. Just subtract the fiber grams from the carb grams, and you have your net carbs.

Good luck to you!

Thanks.. I have that set up now and it will help a lot. I appreciate all the advice I can get.

(You look AWESOME! Wow, what an inspiration you are!)

[liv]

Yes Mitzi is the best
I was just going to say that the pie chart is actually doing net carbs because it is percentage of calories and the fibre has no calories.

[allie]

Originally Posted by liv

Yes Mitzi is the best
I was just going to say that the pie chart is actually doing net carbs because it is percentage of calories and the fibre has no calories.

That makes sense. I think I was trying to sneak more carbs in.. haha!

[allie]

I think I'm getting this thing figured out. If it says I've had 20 carbs, I can still subtract my fiber and have a few more if I need to as long as I stay at 20 net, right?

[Georgiana]

Originally Posted by allie

I think I'm getting this thing figured out. If it says I've had 20 carbs, I can still subtract my fiber and have a few more if I need to as long as I stay at 20 net, right?

Not really. You do not have to eat 20 net carbs. 14 for example is also fine. You should be eating 3 cups of vegetables, with maximum 1 cup of these coming from the "Other Vegetables" list. Then you select the other foods you eat (from the Induction list) in such a way that over half of your net carbohydrates come from vegetables. If the total comes out at 14 net carbs or 12 or 16, it's okay.

Here are the rules of Induction and the list of acceptable foods:
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...induction.html (What are the Rules of Induction?)
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...induction.html (What foods can be eaten on Induction?)

[allie]

Got it!