Have I gone Too Far Already? Eggs Anyone?

[Lucky If Languid]

Hey guys, hope you all are having a great day~

I'm on day two of induction, and have an issue that's stressing me.
As per some of your advice I started using fitday yesterday.
Im really glad that I did, as this morning after i entered this:

1.5 cups eggs, whole, scrambled = 7 carbs

Shocked me.
I thought eggs were for the most part ...safe on the list.
Now i have used up so many carbs, (fitday has me at 12, and it's only noon)
I feel like I messed up somehow.
Yesterday I ended up (on Fitday) at a total of 18 carbs without much stress....
Am I wrong to worry?

Thanks for all of your help!
I really love ADBB its been a huge motivation,
and an invaluable resorce~
Im just trying to stay on track, committed to making this work for me,
Lucky

[ConfusedAndNeedHelp]

Re: Have I gone Too Far Already? Eggs Anyone?

Isn't that like 9 med. eggs?

[Alexa]

Re: Have I gone Too Far Already? Eggs Anyone?

Hi Lucky,

Don't forget to subtract fibre when using fitday. You can do this by setting a fibre goal under 'goals' and removing this from your daily carb total.

Also did you mean you ate 7 eggs or so - I think the measure is 4+ per cup on fitday. It can be easier to put ingredient in raw and add any oils etc used in cooking separately.

I personally got on better with induction by writing down the carbs and the amount of each ratio from the book (i.e. cheese) in a notebook. I only really got on with fitday later in OWL. Others may find it ok, but I found it too confusing and potentially at odds with Atkins carb counting method at first.

If in doubt post a sample menu in the review my menu thread (inc. amounts) and people will be happy to tell you if it looks induction friendly

[Lucky If Languid]

Re: Have I gone Too Far Already? Eggs Anyone?

I think that its closer to 4, large. They didnt have extra large at the store.
I put it in a 2 cup holder and eyeballing it, it looked like 1.5 cups

[Alexa]

Re: Have I gone Too Far Already? Eggs Anyone?

I that case you'd be better entering raw eggs and selecting large rather than putting in scrambled eggs.

[Lucky If Languid]

Re: Have I gone Too Far Already? Eggs Anyone?

Guess im over-doing it. So glad I used fitday, thanks for the tips.
Going to be a bumpy night~ but I will know better now!
Thanks for the help, I needed that!
Lucky

[ConfusedAndNeedHelp]

Re: Have I gone Too Far Already? Eggs Anyone?

I never go by cups on eggs. I enter them as raw medium or large and go from there. I find it easier than to use 1/2 cup, 1/3 cup etc.

[Elizellen]

Re: Have I gone Too Far Already? Eggs Anyone?

I found it was more accurate to enter foods as raw then add any butter etc used when cooking them.
Fitday assumes for instance that you are going to add milk to many egg dishes like scrambled or omelettes, which will throw your number out by several carbs!!

[Elizellen]

Re: Have I gone Too Far Already? Eggs Anyone?

I just looked at my fitday and if you look at the ingredients for 1.5 cups of scrambled eggs it is allowing:
79 grams of milk plus 12 grams of margarine as well as the eggs and some salt!!

[Lucky If Languid]

Re: Have I gone Too Far Already? Eggs Anyone?

Thanks~ geeze, I used a premeasured pat (the kind in between waxpaper) of real butter to scramble, but that was it

Thanks for the help, im learning so much!