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04-02-2009, 07:38 PM
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Coloradomom
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Colorado
Posts: 57
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New here, and wanting to know how many carbs does everyone eat in a day?
Hi! I'm new, and I'm trying to figure out what lifestyle change is best for myself, and my family. I have a friend that is on a lifestyle change diet, and she eats 100 carbs a day. She has lost 14 lbs. How do you determine how many carbs you are to eat in a day, and what do you not eat? My husband and I did the Atkins diet after we had our first child, and it worked. What is everyone doing?
Thanks,
Rachel
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04-03-2009, 01:46 PM
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Moderator & Happy Chick
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Northern New Jersey
Posts: 12,125
Height: 5' 10"
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Hi Rachel and
I moved your post out of the recipe section so more posters can respond.
(Thanks Kim)
Leenie
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04-06-2009, 10:32 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Nashville
Posts: 127
S/C/G: 284/207/165
Height: 5 ft 3
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Hey Frustrated Mom, I'm on Atkins OWL right now. I eat about 30 carbs a day. I pretty much avoid starches, and follow Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution. The book I have is from 1997 and so I count full carbs, not net carbs. (carbs - fiber).
There are several low carb diets out there, the best advice I can give you is to read up on them, and see what you feel like you can invest time into.
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04-07-2009, 03:46 PM
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Livin' La Vida Low Carb!
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Posts: 193
S/C/G: 350/ticker/200
Height: 5'6"
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I just started Atkins, so Im on the 20g and under Induction phase. I actually LOVE it! Im not hungry all the time like I thought I would be and like I was when I ate a carb-laden diet. I am however craving sweets, but I know that'll pass. I just had lunch so it happens after meals.
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05-05-2009, 01:24 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Kingston,NH
Posts: 31
S/C/G: 147.5/152.5/135
Height: 5'6
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low carb
Hi Ladies
I have been off the wagon for a bit
got to get back on the trail
started calorie counting ...was 147 now i am 157
ok I am back
started today
anyone up for a 5 pound challenge??
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05-14-2009, 01:25 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 188
S/C/G: 205/185/135
Height: 5ft5
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Just starting so I am in induction as well. 20 or under right now myself.
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05-14-2009, 07:15 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Northern NJ
Posts: 3
S/C/G: 275/239.8/170
Height: 5'4"
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Today is my 4th day of Induction on Atkins. My net carbs are 20 - with 12 to 15 of them from veggies. No caffeine, no diet soda, shakes or bars.
So far so good - I'm down 5lbs on the scale this morning!
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06-06-2009, 11:39 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 700
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Height: 5'5"
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I'm on induction as well and doing 20 carbs a day. its going pretty well by looking at the scale, my official weigh-in is on tuesday
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06-16-2009, 11:51 PM
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keto on
Join Date: May 2009
Location: WV
Posts: 122
S/C/G: 288/ticker/180
Height: 5'4"
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I just re-started Atkins as well. I know during the induction phase you're supposed to eat 20 carbs and then pretty much cut carbs out completely. personally, I don't really count the carbs. I eat things that I know have like less than 5 carbs per serving, and just do it that way. We're supposed to have like 200+ carbs a day, so by just cutting out even 150 carbs I still lose a lot of weight.
Last edited by divinechaos; 06-16-2009 at 11:52 PM.
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06-17-2009, 06:24 AM
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Larry's Angel
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: NW New Jersey But, My Heart's In Pittsburgh!! GO STEELERS & PENGUINS!!!
Posts: 3,060
S/C/G: 245/143/145
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Quote:
Originally Posted by divinechaos
I just re-started Atkins as well. I know during the induction phase you're supposed to eat 20 carbs and then pretty much cut carbs out completely.
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Induction...going from 20 carbs to completely cutting out carbs???
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06-18-2009, 07:21 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Paris, France
Posts: 757
S/C/G: 235 / 189 / 165
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I spent several weeks at the beginning figuring out carb content of foods and cutting out all the big carb containing ones. Nowdays I just go by feeling staying with the meats, cheese, certain veggies, cream, oil etc. I do eat berries from time to time, and I try to put a day's worth of food into fitday about once a week to calculate the carbs to make sure they are low (around 30). I also test for ketones about once a week. If I'm not losing I buckle down more and do a better job of tracking, but when I'm losing I try to just do it by feeling, since that's how I intend to live long term.
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06-24-2009, 07:22 PM
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onedayatatimer
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 3,277
S/C/G: 224/ticker/145-155
Height: 5'9.5"
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I am having about 50 to 70 carbs a day...but I'm only on my second day! I'm amazed at how low your carbs are....on Lindora, I guess they allow more carbs.
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07-16-2009, 01:22 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 3
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I am doing Lindora and maintaining 50 carbs per day. You are suppose to do 50 - 100 but since I have an Atkins background, I am shooting for the lower end of the recommended carb scale and doing 50 carbs a day.
But, so far, so good. My first week and I get 1 serving of bread (or cereal) and 2 servings of fruit 6 out of 7 days a week. AND, my ketostix's are still purple every morning!!!
Don't get me wrong, I love Atkins and was able to drop all my weight and maintain for over 6 years. Then I started gaining last year (depression) and grabbed my dusty ole Atkins Revolution. I honestly tried 3x to get through Induction and just didn't have enough of the same will power (or motivation) I had 6 years ago, so I continued gaining more weight.
Feeling sorry for myself and steady gaining my old weight back, I somehow stumbled across Lindora a couple weeks ago and find the two programs are similar except Lindora isn't so strict. Induction is only 3 days and I barely made it through that.
Now my spirit is high and I'm exercising and eating the low carb way. I believe it really doesn't matter what plan you use, it's the plan that works for you. AND, we're all different so not every plan works for everybody every time.
Dee.
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07-17-2009, 12:13 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Paris, France
Posts: 757
S/C/G: 235 / 189 / 165
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Quote:
Originally Posted by deelitefullyme
I believe it really doesn't matter what plan you use, it's the plan that works for you. AND, we're all different so not every plan works for everybody every time.
Dee.
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Amen to that, Dee!
I think the plan that will work for someone is the one they tweak to make it work - that's the long term secret.
Sounds like what you're doing is working for you, that's great
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07-23-2009, 04:25 AM
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~jus' being me~
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 703
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sarahinparis
I think the plan that will work for someone is the one they tweak to make it work - that's the long term secret.
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I second that And sometimes it will change for each indivdual over the course of their life . . . I just continue to make sure that what I am doing resonnates with me and feels 'easy' . . . for me thats always a good indicator that I am on the right track.
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