Question for Rungs 8 & 9

[TheDogAteMyName]

Hello!

It seems like I have a new question every few days about OWL. I didn't do Atkins right the first time in 2004 (I never left induction) so the rungs are new to me. Next week I will begin Rung 8 which is starchy vegetables. Should I wait until pre-maintenance before I go onto Rungs 8 & 9? There's nothing on the starchy list that I'm missing. I'm not even really interested in the whole grains either. Would it even be a good idea to do this?

All opinions and advice welcome. Thanks in advance!

[not2late]

Originally Posted by TheDogAteMyName

Hello!

It seems like I have a new question every few days about OWL. I didn't do Atkins right the first time in 2004 (I never left induction) so the rungs are new to me. Next week I will begin Rung 8 which is starchy vegetables. Should I wait until pre-maintenance before I go onto Rungs 8 & 9? There's nothing on the starchy list that I'm missing. I'm not even really interested in the whole grains either. Would it even be a good idea to do this?

All opinions and advice welcome. Thanks in advance!

It's up to you.

I went through the rungs during my OWL just to see what would happen to me and if I wanted some food variety, like having some carrots or parsnips in a stew or having some roasted acorn squash or even a bit of potato in a vegetable medley.

As for the grains, I learned that wheat wasn't good for me (made me wheeze and have a runny nose), but I learned oats, corn, rye and barley were okay. Again, it gave me more food options. For example, I was able to eat 5 net carbs of popcorn if I wanted to, or I was able to use finely ground oatmeal to thicken up a soup or sauce or use as a light coating on foods or in a batter. For the folks who can use wheat, being able to use whole wheat flour to make a roux to thicken a soup or gravy would be nice to add more food options to their meals.

[TheDogAteMyName]

Megs,

I appreciate your response - thank you! I need to start thinking outside the box when it comes to the rungs. Just because it's grains doesn't mean it has to be bread. Ugh! I need to think with more variety. I love the oatmeal, stew and popcorn ideas. Here I imagined myself gnawing on a carrot for Rung 8 and using a low carb tortilla for Rung 9 - ACK! I will keep moving along as long as I'm able. I'll be using your ideas instead of my boring ones.