Thu, Aug-14-03, 07:00
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Senior Member
Posts: 11,512
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Plan: IF +LC
Stats: 287/165/165
BF:
Progress: 100%
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Originally Posted by Narek
I was told by an Atkin's representative that I should never go under 15 carbs per day. Is this true?? When I initially started I was only having about 10 per day and she told me to up this to at least 15. But it's hard because even calling 4 cups of lettuce 4 carbs is a way over estimation according to the carb gram counter on the Atkin's website.
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Yes, it's pretty good advice, narek. Dr. A found that the difference between eating 20g a day and 0g a day was negligible, and that 20g of carbs made for a good amount of veggies.
Lettuce has minimal carbs and almost no fiber - you should look to dark green leafy / non leafy veggies as your carbs. Broccoli, asparagus, spinach, brussle sprouts, green beans, etc. More fiber, more carbs, more phytonutrients = happier LCer
Going too low with carbs also leaves you nowhere to cut back to should you need to (say to bust a stall or break through a plateau).
Your menu looks to me to be very high in sodium - cheese, soy sauce, pepperoni, bacon. This could be a problem as excess sodium can equal water retention.
You might also want to consider that at 5'4", 115 lbs is a little on the low side for you. LC is a great plan in that it allows you to have a higher goal weight than low fat dieting as it is muscle sparing. You can weigh a little more but look like you did at a lower weight.
Cheers,
Nat
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