Hi Lynnie, sorry your feeling poopy today, my tummy is bloated too, but its from that dang lc candy bar I had.....that stuff will kill yah lol.
Cathy SURE you can ask anything your little heart desires (BTW, I'm glad g'pa is feeling better, or feeling nothing
he sounds like a little trooper).
Do you drink decaf coffee or regular? If you drink regular, is the only caffeine that you get in your coffee in the mornings? on Induction it says to avoid caffeine, bec excessive caffeine has been shown to cause low blood sugar which can make you crave sugar.
Okay my first two weeks I had decaf and hated it, so after induction I switched back to regular...... Personally I don't think it makes me crave sugar but thats just me...... don't forget coffee has carbs, decaf or regular, it doesn't matter.
My first thought is that 2 cups of regular coffee is not "excessive caffeine" and may not be a problem. I drink decaf at home, but we have regular here - no big deal, just deciding if I should bring my own decaf to work?
Thats really up to you, you know different things affect people differently, so you'll have to experiment. If your going to do Atkins' Induction, then I would try to stick as close as possible to it because it gives your body a boost. Bring in the decaf for the first two weeks, Drink one cup decaf and one cup regular and see what happens ?
Also about Splenda? during induction it says to limit to 3 packets a day? did you limit the Splenda like that? I know you count each packet as 1 gram of carbs, but did you only have 3 packs a day?
Yes, I did limit them in the beginning b/c you are trying to stay under 20 gms of carbs a day and believe me they add up quick. 10 out of the 20 carbs would be my coffee lololol... but thats what I choose, I love coffee. Some times the Splenda wasn't sweet enuf so I would sprinkle a little sweet& low in with it...personal taste
And about the Davinci SF syrup, since it is made with Splenda, do you count a serving of it (2 tbsp) as 1 gram of carbs?
Divinci Syrups are made of Liquid splenda and count as "0" carbs, thats right you heard me "0" I am waiting for my order to come in b/c I usually put some in my coffee eliminating me adding powdered splenda and YUMMY. I like vanilla and hazelnut in my coffee but I just recently put in an order for Caramel, Vanilla, Hazelnut and Pineapple (for hubby) to put on his cottage cheese YUM.....
Anything else just holler, its confusing at first, I'd say the first few weeks but you'll get the hang of it.
Congrats to your nephew !!!