You are allowed UP TO 20g of carbs per day. Do not concern yourself with
making sure you are eating more of one thing or the other to get up to 20g
of carbs.
be more concerned with getting enough fiber and vitamins naturally, so you
do not start to become dehydrated, consipated, or cramped up for no reason
other than lack of nutrients and fiber.

Again, you are shooting for 20g of carbs or less.
The 20g carbs is something you must stick to, and do not go over. This makes
sure your body switches into lipolysis, and starts to burn fat as fuel
instead of glucose, and the byproduct is ketosis (which everyone says "i am
in ketosis now", this is why they say it).

It looks fine mandy, but again you are worrying too much at getting to 20g
of carbs.
If you ate 10g one day and 20g the next and FIVE the following day, your
body does not care much. The body just needs to have its glycogen stores
depleted enough to need to burn fat for fuel.
And by staying at under 20g of carbs, you are ensuring those stores are not
replenished, and that your body stays in a constant state of ketosis.

So watch your calories more than your carbs, stay at under 20g carbs, and
make sure you arent eating tons of fatty caloric rich foods like beef and
the like... your diet looks great to me, and i think that you will see fast
results, depending on how fast your body responds to the switch over to
lipolysis.

the only thing i see is that it doesn't look like you counted the carbs
in your eggs.

You don't have to eat EXACTLY 20g carbs.  You have to eat a MAXIMUM of
20g carbs.

If you stick with the Rules of Induction and eat only from the foods on the
Allowed Foods list, you should come in under 20 grams easily. If you're
thinking you MUST have 20 grams of carbs per day, this isn't correct. The list
of allowed foods is to easy for you.  Eat from the list, and eat until you're
satisfied. Your averages from day to day will vary, and you're on the Induction
phase for only two weeks anyway. Worry about carbs and calories, etc. when you
move to Ongoing Weight Loss.

From the Atkins.com site:
Eat liberally of combinations of fat and protein in the form of poultry, fish,
shellfish, eggs and red meat, as well as pure, natural fat in the form of
butter, mayonnaise, olive oil, safflower, sunflower and other vegetable oils
(preferably expeller-pressed or cold-pressed).
Eat no more than 20 grams a day of carbohydrate, most of which must come in the
form of salad greens and other vegetables. You can eat approximately three
loosely packed cups of salad, or two cups of salad plus one cup of other
vegetables (see Acceptable Foods).
Eat absolutely no fruit, bread, pasta, grains, starchy vegetables or dairy
products other than cheese, cream or butter. Do not eat nuts or seeds in the
first two weeks. Foods that combine protein and carbohydrates, such as
chickpeas, kidney beans and other legumes, are not permitted at this time.
Eat nothing that isn't on the Acceptable Foods list. And that means absolutely
nothing. Your "just this one taste won't hurt" rationalization is the kiss of
failure during this phase of Atkins.
Adjust the quantity you eat to suit your appetite, especially as it decreases.
When you're hungry, eat the amount that makes you feel satisfied, but not
stuffed. When you're not hungry, eat a small controlled carbohydrate snack to
accompany your nutritional supplements.

Connie
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My mind is like a steel...um, whatchamacallit.

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Hi Mandy,

Sounds as if you're doing just great!  I won't repeat what the others have
said, but want to add one word of caution.  Make sure you count the "hidden
carbs."  For instance, you're counting eggs and cheese as zero carbs; I
count eggs as 1 carb each and cheese as 1 carb per 2 oz.  In the USA, foods
that have less than 1g of carbs per serving can be labeled as "0", but an
egg that has .9g may as well be counted as one.  Same for cheese; cheddar
for instance has about .7g carbs in 2 oz.  Not a big deal to you now on
induction, but handy to know later on when you're wondering why you're
stalling despite meticulously counting your carbs.

Good luck to you, and welcome to ASDLC!

Mandy, from your email address I assume you're in the UK and are reading
the UK version of the book.  If so, the "translation" of the book - from
US cups to grams - creates this confusion.  (For example, notice how it
still mentions how the veggies should be "packed", even though that is
irrelevant if you are measuring in grams).

The 230g and 200g are meant to represent only a *part* of your overall total
of 20g carbs.   So they are actually giving the *minimum* amount of carbs
that should consist of salad stuff.  You can then make up the remainder
with even more salad stuff, or with some of the alternative vegetables

The UK book is, in this respect, naff.

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