First Timer Here, Need Advice!!!

[blessedbeauty81]

Hello, I am sooooo new to atkins its not even funny . I am currrently on the induction phase, So there are a few things I would like to know:
1) can I drink diet coke?
2) can I have green tea? I love green tea!!!
3) how much is considered a serving of chedar cheese?
Please feel free to school me.

[wannabethintoo]

Hello and welcome.

Avoid all caffeine. Give up the diet coke and drink water instead. With all the water you should be drinking who has time for diet coke?

Decaf green tea

You can have a max of 4 oz of cheese per day.

Do you have the book Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution 2002 Edition? If not, you should get it.

[SweetCher]

Just wanted to pop in and say welcome and hello. I wish you the best during the induction phase of the program. Congratulations on making a commitment to this way of eating.

[Kent]

Since Wanna has answered most of your questions already, I just wanted to welcome you to the site. One serving of cheese is usually considered 1 oz, and generally has 1g of carbs in it. As Wanna already said, you are limited to 3-4 oz of the stuff per day. The other thing Diet Coke has it is aspartame, which in Dr. A's clinics caused stalls in 25% of people -- that was enough of deterrent for me not to touch the stuff.