When I first came to this site, I was only eating 11 or 12 carbs a day. People advised me to stay about 20 carbs a day. I did this and continued to lose weight just fine. I have incorporated way more fruit in my diet than the book allows, from the start. I eat fresh pineapple, cantalope, watermelon, strawberries, plums, raspberries, oranges, grapes and an occasional banana. I know a lot of people on Atkins say that they don't eat this much fruit that it will cause them to stall, but it hasn't me. I also have Oats for breakfast twice a week to help my cholesterol and because I like them. Since I am so close to goal , I have tweaked this woe to something I can accept for a lifetime. I did read the Atkins Maintenance books to learn how to slowly add some of the healthy carbs to my daily intake. Good luck to you and don't give up. Try eating a little more carbs it might help.
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