Hello Everyone,
So Today is my first day on the induction phase and i am so confused even though i just finished reading the book. I have the following questions that i need helping answering.
So as far as induction goes i am allowed to have butter, olive oil, and mayo as much as i want? Also for veggies the list were giving is that the only thing we can eat from? And finally something i am really confused about do i have to count the carbs or not as long as i am eating from the list that he has provided in induction? I would really appreciate your help. Also did you just do two weeks of the induction or longer? Finally the Mayo am i suppose to count on spoon as 1 gram of carbs and does that go for olive oil and butter as well? I would really appreciate the help.

Thanks,
Kee

Yes, count the carbs on EVERYTHING you eat, including the veggies and meat on the Acceptable Foods List. And yes, the veggies on that list are the only ones you can have during Induction.

You can have as much butter, oil and mayo as you wish.

As for mayo...mine is 0 carbs per tablespoon but I still track that [I use my fitness pal to track my intake]. Im planning a longer induction period than 2 weeks because this essentially will be my life plan [I had weight loss surgery so we're supposed to eat like this anyway].

ETA: If you want - post a menu plan for the day and we [namely the vets] can tell you if you're on track or if you're having too much or too little of something.

Okay thank you so much for the answers!

So Today what i am eating or ate
Breakfast:
2 Boiled eggs

Lunch: 1 can tuna with 2 table spoons mayo and 1 cup onion

Dinner 8 oz grilled chicken 1 cup lettuce 3 ounce feta cheese.

So on all of these i am suppose to count the carbs right?

Hi Keish. Your menu looks ok but it seems like you may need to increase your fat and leafy greens. Also 1 cup of onion has about 12 net carbs which is a bit much since you should be getting the majority of you carbs from leafy greens.
ETA: you should count the carbs of every single bite that enters your mouth no matter the source (eggs, veggies, salad dressing etc.)

Hey everyone! Thank you so much for the help. So for dinner I ate 3 eggs 3 ounces cheese and 2 cups lettuce. And today my carb count was 22. Is that so bad?? I'll be restarting tomorrow and keeping it at 20 ounces.

Hello Again,
Okay i am sorry but i am still confused about this diet even though i read the book twice. The carbs count am i counting all of it or just the digestible ones? Also is caffeine free diet coke allowed? It has aspartame so i am not really clear on this. Thanks again for answering all of my questions!

Hey Keish, which book did you read? The little one that came with the free bars? It's no wonder you're confused!

You want to get the larger books. Like the New Atkins for the New You, or the New Diet Revolution by Dr. Atkins himself. (latter is recommended, although I haven't read it.)

Hi,
So I read the big one and not the small on. And i still confused!! But thank you so much for all the answers. Because i have been just counting the net carbs and not subtracting the dietary carbs. Thank you so much for all of the information and answering my questions! I felt so dump not getting it!