lotsa great advice on this form.... during induction all carbs should come from vegs....no nuts or low carb junk foods such as shakes, candy bars and ice cream. i dont care how many carbs are in em. save all of your carbs for vegs. every-body is different. staying under 20 carbs a day using vegs for carbs you will burn fat, but if you get the carbs from junk food who knows if youll be burning fat or not. works for me

Ambrosia - you're limited on what you can do on the forum until you've made 25 posts, so keep posting so we can do things like send private messages to you! Also, you can start a journal (in the journal area). Click on "new thread" at the bottom of your screen (green rectangle) and pick a title for your journal (ie Ambrosia's Triumph! ) and loads of people will come visit you there and you can enter what you are eating, any thoughts and concerns you want to share, exercise, goals, challenges, etc.

Right of the bat - I would go out and buy the book in paperback and go to the Atkins website for Induction information. It's frustrating to even try to start this plan if you don't know what you're doing - so read the book, 'kay??

Take care and CONGRATULATIONS on taking this first step - you won't regret it! Keep coming back to the forum because it really can be the key to your success with this way of eating (WOE for short)!

Nicole

Bump for our New Year Newbies!

Hey guyz I really appreciate your support and infos as a newbie (a new year newbie ) anywayz, I got confused with what daddiom said, I'm using the atkins carb gram counter that I downloaded from atkins.com and there are two columns, one is for net carbs and the other for carbs, which should I count? I don't want to mess up my induction am in my 3rd day, please help! thanks alot xx

You count the "net carbs" , you should find that the net carbs equal the CARBS-FIBRE ... net carbs means they have already done the maths for you

Hope this helps.

Thanks pad exactly what I wanted to hear, coz if I count the carbs i'd end up eating lesser ammount than what I'm supposed to have, and I really love my veggies, wouldn't wanna lose them lol

Hi Daddio! Nice to meet ya!

Love your tips for new folks-- thanks so much!

Cheers*

Terra

Thanks for the pointers. I want to be healthier now that I have my grandchildren. Diabetes and heart disease run in my family and it can run on by....God bless and give everyone committed to a low carb life the strength to endure and overcome temptation. Sugar is the "Devil"!!!

Thanks a lot for your help Mike. You have some great suggestions. Your sf jello and whip cream is a great idea. How many carbs does pork rines have? I like them, but always stayed away because of the fat content. Yes, I am taking multivitamans everyday.

Do you mean the Mission LC tortillas? If so, beware! They have transfats!

Latortilla Factory tortillas are much, much better....only 5 carbs per large tortilla, a whopping 14g of fiber, and 7g of protein :-). I mistakenly thought my local stores didn't carry them because they aren't stored with the other tortillas -- they have to be refridgerated and located in the deli part of the store.

Thanks for posting the advice. I think reading about other people's "stalls" and reading about how it's temporary and your body changes anyway will help me get through it when it happens to me. This something I've been gearing myself up for because I know I'm not going to lose 9 pounds every week. Thanks again!

Thanks for all the advice and encouragement. I didnt even know I could have pork rinds and I have always LOVED them . I will also have to try the SF jello and whipped cream from the can idea for when I have sweet cravings. YOU all are already helping me so much.

THANKS,
KimNWI

Great advice, even for us "not-so newbies"

Thanks for bumping this up. I think all of us need to read the advice here often because it keeps us on track.