Am I just dumb???

[itzmarzipan]

Ok, I have the book. I've read the book. I've read induction about 20 times. Maybe I'm just looking too hard, but the bottom line is that I am totally confused! I don't have the book with me, so I can't quote the line, however, I remember reading that you can only have 3 cups of lettuce/salad veg., or 2 cups of lettuce/salad veg. & 1 cup of other vegetables. When I look up the info on iceberg lettuce & spinach leaves, the count is only about 1 carb per cup. Why then can I not have a big salad with my lunch and my dinner! Seriously, 3 cups of lettuce or spinach is a huge salad! So at 6 carbs per day just in salad, why is that not allowed??

Thank a bundle!
Rachel

[Splandrea]

Re: Am I just dumb???

Because during induction, you are limiting your veggies to see which ones cause a blood sugar spike (or too many of them) which would cause carb cravings. Dr. Atkins intended for us to be blissfully craving-less during induction =D I am not saying that it WILL induce cravings, but induction is the extreme, just so you can experience what he is wanting us to experience for the first phase of this "diet."

[Porcelain]

Re: Am I just dumb???

I have wondered about that too and I don't know the answer. I just said to myself "It's only two weeks" Then you can have that big salad because you can have 5 net carbs added and if you do that in lettuce, you will have a huge amount! I will be watching the thread to see if anyone gives an answer. Perhaps it was becuase he wanted us to get more fat? not sure.

[Porcelain]

Re: Am I just dumb???

Gah! I didn't even think about blood sugar spikes. That sounds logical.

[kirstyb1]

Re: Am I just dumb???

oh dear i had quite a big salad today!!

i think i may have gone over my limit then

x

[ValidRouge]

Re: Am I just dumb???

Iceberg lettuce is iceberg Lettuce, it is just ONE vegetable on the "salad" list. It is not "salad" in the entirety.

There are something like 54 vegetables on the "salad" list and many of them have far more carbohydrate AND TASTE AND TEXTURE than does iceberg lettuce. Make different choices for your two cups of "salad" than iceberg lettuce.

[higgies]

Re: Am I just dumb???

Definitely try the other veggies on the Salad veggies list. Iceberg and even Romain lettuce are probably providing the least nutrition to your body during the induction period. It's basically "chewy water". Try the other items on the list too....experiment!!