The OWL Carbohydrate Ladder

[jake1970]

i borrowed the book from a friend who now has it back hence all the questions sorry ,i should have kept hold of it for a bit longer so i could use it for referance but thought id be ok

[jake1970]

going on the amount of veg i was allowed to have and advice id been given on amounts i should be having ,sorry i really should have kept the book for longer again sorry for all the silly questions
thanks

[atkinsgal08]

>> borrowed the book from a friend>>

Buy your own book!

You're worth the expense!

[jake1970]

hi
im on rung 3 and im eating bout 50 g nuts a day now is this enough or should i up that ,also soon to be moving up to next rung ,how many berries should i be eating a day or should both the nuts and berries be every other day
thanks

[atkinsgal08]

>>how many berries should i be eating a day>>

5 net carbs worth.

[jake1970]

ok with strawberries thats half a cup a day, do you know how much half a cup would weigh ?

[atkinsgal08]

100 grams of strawberries is 5.68 net carbs.

You should learn to use:

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/

[not2late]

Originally Posted by jake1970

hi
im on rung 3 and im eating bout 50 g nuts a day now is this enough or should i up that ,also soon to be moving up to next rung ,how many berries should i be eating a day or should both the nuts and berries be every other day
thanks

Nuts are the one food that does not follow the 5 net carb rule. According to Dr. Atkins nuts are limited to 1 ounce (28 grams) on OWL. With the exception of cashews, which are limited to 1/2 ounce (14 grams). So that 50 grams you are currently eating is almost twice the amount of nuts allowed on OWL.

[jake1970]

should i halve the amount of nuts then ? my weight is not going up though and ive been eating 50g nuts a day for over 2 weeks

[not2late]

Originally Posted by jake1970

should i halve the amount of nuts then ? my weight is not going up though and ive been eating 50g nuts a day for over 2 weeks

When you write your "weight is not going up", I presume that your weight isn't going down either. If that is the case, you might want to eat the proper amount of nuts and see what happens.