Because Induction's rules are that if it is not on the lips it does
not pass your lips.  Because Induction is deliberately strict.  Because
Induction is about a lot more than carbs counts.  Induction is about
breaking old habits and old addictions, like addictions to sugar and
alcohol.  And because the word "technically" is in the request and in
my response, and the word "technically" carries its own caveats.

Atkins starts off deliberately strict and restrictive and then after
Induction is becomes progressively less so until you reach a custom
level based on the reactions of your own body.  But during Induction
it remains strict.

But amount of sucess on Atkins is correlated with how well folks follow
the process.  If you want to be technically lock-step on every detail,
it is part unhealthy obsession and part drive for the best and fastest
possible results.  Doing a clean Induction sets an excellent foundation
and since Induction is 14 days, a clean Induction happens by resetting
the clock.  It's a hard-core "technical" approach that works great.  A
very few people really *need* to be hard-core technical.  The vast
majority don't need to be hard-core to anywhere near that extent.  But
being hard-core technical at the start never hurts anyone.

The reason it's "technically" and the reason folks judged that it is
not a big deal is it was a small breach of the strict rules and more
importantly it wasn't deliberate (baring the spooky invasion of the
evil addicted subconscious like some SF movie).  It being a discussion
of what should "technically" be done doesn't mean I'm pounding my fists
that it's the only thing to do this time, nor that Ryan or I expect to
do that exact lock-step technical thing this time given the context.
But being hard-core technical at the start sure isn't going to hurt Ryan
if he feels like doing it.

And besides, what's the big deal about taking longer to get through
Induction?  There's debate about folks wanting to stay on Induction
longer than 6 months!  Folks have to be pushed to get OFF Induction.
Induction is easy, Induction is safe for 6 months, extending Induction
just to check off a box that you acheived the technical well in excess
of what was practically needed is fine if Ryan wants to be an
overacheiver.

Remember Ryan wasn't lamenting <oh my, I'm doomed, all is wasted, I'll
never succeed, I smelled a peanut>.  He doesn't need strokes of that
sort.  He wanted to know both the least-impact practical answer, which
he got from several posters, and also the hard-core overacheiver
"technical" answer which I gave.  He's doing fine where he is in the
plan.  He can pick practical versus technical on his own.