Hi all

I am not new to LCing, and I generally go Atkin's when I am LCing .

My problem is induction. I can never make it two weeks. I get so bored and feel so restricted that I never make it . I'm not a great cook either (enter microwave mac-n-cheese)

Has anyone had experience with either doing a shorter (much shorter, like a few days) induction and then beginning to up the carbs or with just jumping in at say 40g carbs per day? How has this worked?

Also, what are people generally at carb wise for OWL? I realize we are all individual and have different levels, I am just curious?

Thanks

Yep! It's called Protein Power.

You start at a higher level of carbs and stay there until the maintenance phase of the program. For people who are overfat by 20% or more you start at 30 grams, and if you're under, you start at 55 grams.

Low-glycemic fruit is included, limited grain products and lower fat dairy products.

You may want to check it out.

Karen

Thanks for the reply Karen,

I bought a copy of PP (MY old one has disappeared) and got familiar with it last night.

I think this will be a better choice for me.

I'm starting today even though I need to really read the book inside and out.

Have a good day

Excellent! You're living by your sig line!

A lot of people on this forum are self confessed "not cooks" but they seem to have no trouble following a lot of the recipes in the Low Carb Kitchen Forum. Start with something that looks manageable, like a casserole type thing or an egg dish and go from there. You will probably pleasantly surprise your self!

Karen

I take in about 50Gm/day, mostly from vegetables and manage to lose weekly. I am 45/6' tall/200 lbs

Right now I am eating about 30-35 day and losing. Anything above 35 and I stall out unfortunately BUT I do fluctuate and find that if I eat, for instance, 25 carbs for a day or two and then climb to 35 for a day and back down (basically keeping in the 10 carb range) I tend to lose a little faster...don't know why this is but for me this works. Monday I was at 23 carbs, yesterday at 30 and today I was down 2 lbs. Im not saying this works for everyone because we all know that each of us are different. To me, making sure that my last meal of the day contains more protein than my other two meals seems to also do the trick.