Hi Wanda! Thanks for digging up that helpful info -- I'm pretty sure the label is wrong too, there's just no other explanation for it! Melinda's pretty LC-friendly in theory, very anti-refined carbs and sugars, but I think you're right about her idea of carbs/sugars/complex carbs and of GI/GL. Maybe she just didn't give the labels the full-on skeptic treatment like I have -- I want my strawberries and cottage cheese back!
I think she's probably right in theory, because the plain fact is that I need to eat a good bit more carbs, and I recognize that sugars are sugars, whether they come from fruit, dairy, or the
sugar devil
. That's why we're careful with fruit on Atkins, and I'll accept that maybe eating 30-40g more sugars isn't the best idea. But the bar/shake alternative doesn't seem to fit the theory, and it's emphatically not working for me -- I'm actually more tired, headachy, and hungry between workouts, and I'm still hitting that carb-depletion wall while lifting. Guess it's just because I'm coming from 8 months of strict LC living, and most of her clients come from the other direction.
Still, I'm really lost and frustrated with food for the first time since my newbie days, because I just don't know what in the devil I can eat that will increase my carbs without involving sugars of one kind or another, whether dairy, fruit, or legumes. I really loathe whole grains, plus I don't think they agree with me, so that's out. But I've got to eat more of something, because even 40-45g seems to be too low for this much lifting, and I just can't think of any good options. On top of everything else, I feel wretched, and it's from eating nasty protein bars, not even anything fun!
Can't believe I'm whining about not getting enough carbs, though. Going to quit feeling sorry for myself now, and go drink my Friday-night low-carb dry white wine and eat my fructose-filled ripe strawberries topped with homemade lactose-containing creme fraiche. Melinda can just kiss my steak
. Thanks for listening to me gripe and moan!