Thu, Nov-08-01, 20:19
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Registered Member
Posts: 53
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 210/194/130
BF:
Progress: 20%
Location: Michigan
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Confused
I am so confused about this "hidden carb" thing. Today I purchased an Atkins Advantage bar, and I figured for an occasional snack at work I'd have 1/2 of one. I read the nutrition info and it said it had 2.6g of carbs, with an asterisk next to it. The * denoted that polydextrose, xylitol and glycerine were omitted from the carb content as their impact on bloodsugar/insulin levels is negligible. I didn't quite understand what that meant, but I figured, hey, what the heck, it's an Atkins bar for cryin out loud! But I still decided to check for "hidden carbs". And I was so disappointed!! According to the counter, the Atkins bar had 11g of carbs!! How accurate is that, and do all 11 grams affect me the same way, since the bar manufacturer only listed 2.6g as actual "carbs"?? Gosh, I hope I'm making sense.
Also, has anyone found that eating these bars has hindered their weight loss in any way? Or what about those of you who have them and have no negative affect at all. I really want to omit anything and everything that hinders my weightloss, or even stalls it.
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