Honestly, has anyone either

a) Did Induction for less than the 2 weeks; or

b) Skipped induction altogetherand ate more than 20 carbs a week

I ask because this is my 2nd round with Atkins but keeping carbs under 20 is difficult - - yesterday I ate 23, today looks like I will be closer to 25.

Will I still be able to get into ketosis? I would imagine I would.

When I did Atkins earlier in the year and lost 30 lbs I was eating around 30 carbs and still was in ketosis...just losing slowly (2-3 lbs month) towards the end.

With the Protein Power plan, you start at 30 grams if you are overfat by 20%. And believe me, it works quite well.

The Eades - very wisely in my opinion - never talk about ketosis or fooling around with Ketostix. But it happens.

The slow down in fat loss is natural and to be expected. Almost anyone who has reached their goal will tell you that. My thoughts are that the slide into maintaining your weight should be gradual because that's how you really learn how to make low-carbing stick as a way of life. Both Atkins and the Eades advise it.

Karen

Ive been reading a lot about PP and it seems that this is exactly what would suit me - - although it is very much like Atkins OWL. I am going to buy the book this week and read up on the plan.

I read some time ago on a nutritionist web page (can't remember where), that a lot of people will stay in ketosis with under 50 grams of carbs. You probably just have to figure out what is right for you.