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    Confused about simple things !!!

    1st meal on induction, not going so well....

    2 eggs, fried w/1pat butter (5.36 or 1.2 ? )
    1/2 c fresh mushrooms (1.4 g)
    1/8 c cheddar cheese (.07)

    When I looked up eggs on hidden carb diet tools it told me 5.36 for two eggs but Atkins carb gram counter says .6 each? I am sooo confused. This is a huge difference and I need to get it right.

    How many carbs would you put in for this meal?

    Would you total up the carb grams and then round up or round up each ingredient?
    SW 201/CW who knows! /Goal 145

    SW 201 3/1/10 OBESE
    1st goal 195 ....met 3/9/10
    2nd goal 185 .....NO LONGER OBESE!!
    3rd goal 175
    4th goal 165
    5th goal 155 ....NORMAL WEIGHT
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  • #2
    Re: Confused about simple things !!!

    Okay... I suggest you stop using that hidden carb calculator, because you're only confusing yourself.

    Look up the nutritional info for an egg in the USDA database. That's accurate.

    DRI Calculator for Healthcare Professionals | National Agricultural Library
    http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/


    You can use FitDay to track your foods. It uses the USDA database.

    FitDay - Free Weight Loss and Diet Journal

    Originally posted by toast-n-jam View Post
    Atkins carb gram counter says .6 each?
    That would be closer to the USDA value.

    Choose a carb counter you like... and stick to that.

    Since I only buy whole foods (no low carb bread, tortillas, etc.), I never needed to use a hidden carbs calculator.

    Would you total up the carb grams and then round up or round up each ingredient?
    I'm nerdy, so I calculate my daily carbs with a two decimal point precision.
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    • #3
      Re: Confused about simple things !!!

      Don't forget to count NET CARBS, not total carbs.
      Net carbs=total carbs-fibre.
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      • #4
        Re: Confused about simple things !!!

        Thanks! I didn't think one of the main staples of Atkins would be confusing. I decided to stick with the Atkins book. My meal came to 3 grams. Much better than I had feared........and with that I finished off with my first 2 ounces of water. WooHoo
        SW 201/CW who knows! /Goal 145

        SW 201 3/1/10 OBESE
        1st goal 195 ....met 3/9/10
        2nd goal 185 .....NO LONGER OBESE!!
        3rd goal 175
        4th goal 165
        5th goal 155 ....NORMAL WEIGHT
        6th goal 145

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        • #5
          Re: Confused about simple things !!!

          Julie B.....great pics. It's amazing!! Would definately have thought mother/daughter pics...if even related at all.
          SW 201/CW who knows! /Goal 145

          SW 201 3/1/10 OBESE
          1st goal 195 ....met 3/9/10
          2nd goal 185 .....NO LONGER OBESE!!
          3rd goal 175
          4th goal 165
          5th goal 155 ....NORMAL WEIGHT
          6th goal 145

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          • #6
            Re: Confused about simple things !!!

            Originally posted by toast-n-jam View Post
            Julie B.....great pics. It's amazing!! Would definately have thought mother/daughter pics...if even related at all.
            Thanks! My co-worker keeps saying it looks like the one on the left ate the one on the right...I work with some strange people...
            Julie__________________F/37/5'2"__________________Start April 15, 2009


            Milestones:ozers6p4
            240 - University grad weight - Met July 29, 2009
            213 - 50% of the way to goal - Met October 21, 2009
            Onederland - Met December 23rd, 2009
            180 - High School grad weight - Met May 5, 2010
            163 - No longer obese______
            136 - No longer overweight (yes, I know this is lower than my goal weight)



            Left-Apr/09 Right-Dec/09

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            • #7
              Re: Confused about simple things !!!

              Also just in case you did not know - stay away from pregrated cheese - contains starches.
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              • #8
                Re: Confused about simple things !!!

                Liv -- Thanks for a heads up on the pre-grated cheese. Never occurred to me to look and I used it all the time before.


                Julie B -- The picture actually looks like a backwards age progression -- after seeing your pic I took a face-only shot for my records. Hope to see the same "fountain of youth" ! lol
                SW 201/CW who knows! /Goal 145

                SW 201 3/1/10 OBESE
                1st goal 195 ....met 3/9/10
                2nd goal 185 .....NO LONGER OBESE!!
                3rd goal 175
                4th goal 165
                5th goal 155 ....NORMAL WEIGHT
                6th goal 145

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                • #9
                  Re: Confused about simple things !!!

                  ok, i don't understand what i'm doing wrong.

                  Atkins bar states 2 net carbs
                  After eating it i was looking at the label
                  22 carbs - 10 dietary fiber = 12 net carbs

                  how do they come up with 2 net carbs? what am i missing?
                  SW 201/CW who knows! /Goal 145

                  SW 201 3/1/10 OBESE
                  1st goal 195 ....met 3/9/10
                  2nd goal 185 .....NO LONGER OBESE!!
                  3rd goal 175
                  4th goal 165
                  5th goal 155 ....NORMAL WEIGHT
                  6th goal 145

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                  • #10
                    Re: Confused about simple things !!!

                    Originally posted by toast-n-jam View Post
                    ok, i don't understand what i'm doing wrong.

                    Atkins bar states 2 net carbs
                    After eating it i was looking at the label
                    22 carbs - 10 dietary fiber = 12 net carbs

                    how do they come up with 2 net carbs? what am i missing?
                    quick put down the bar and run from it.

                    that 2 on the front says 2 net effective carbs not 2 net carbs.

                    those are called frankenfoods with the mythical magical noncounted counting carbs. Some studies have been done that show that for regular weight folk those carbs don't effect the blood work within the normal 2 hours testing. However becuase those carbs are slower digested you will get a spike when your body does digest them so count them all and use the net carb 12 from the nutrtional label that the FDA told atkins nutrtionals NO for putting things like hydrogenated starches sugar alcohols and glycerine in the fiber totals.
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                    • #11
                      Re: Confused about simple things !!!

                      You're missing a sweetener/filler called glycerine. The Atkins company does not count the carbs on in on the front of the package but they have to do it on the label (because that is what the FDA ordered them to do)


                      BUT - be aware that it contains what we would consider illegal ingredients for induction and also many find that it stalls their weightloss. So be careful. Stick to whole foods as much as you can.
                      Startdate: November 18, 2007. Female 5'2"

                      May Challenges 2010
                      Push-ups: 450/800
                      Abs: 850/1900
                      Squats: 650/1200
                      Lunges: 500/1000
                      Strength: 490/1200
                      Running: 50/100 km


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                      • #12
                        Re: Confused about simple things !!!

                        Lovely, and I was doing good for a 1st day. It killed my sweet craving but it wasn't worth 12 carbs! Ugh

                        However I am down 3 lbs. in first day. I know it's water weight, but it still feels good to be under 200.

                        Thanks for the heads up. I figured Atkins--what could be wrong with that.
                        SW 201/CW who knows! /Goal 145

                        SW 201 3/1/10 OBESE
                        1st goal 195 ....met 3/9/10
                        2nd goal 185 .....NO LONGER OBESE!!
                        3rd goal 175
                        4th goal 165
                        5th goal 155 ....NORMAL WEIGHT
                        6th goal 145

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                        • #13
                          Re: Confused about simple things !!!

                          >>It killed my sweet craving>>

                          Maybe not.

                          Maybe it was only a temporary killing.

                          >>but it wasn't worth 12 carbs>>

                          The bar wasn't 12 carbs though ... the count on the front of the package is correct.
                          J.

                          "Your life will never change until you change your choices."

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                          • #14
                            Re: Confused about simple things !!!

                            Originally posted by toast-n-jam View Post
                            Lovely, and I was doing good for a 1st day. It killed my sweet craving but it wasn't worth 12 carbs! Ugh

                            However I am down 3 lbs. in first day. I know it's water weight, but it still feels good to be under 200.

                            Thanks for the heads up. I figured Atkins--what could be wrong with that.

                            welcome to onehurderlands

                            Since your doc doesn't say "I know you have X number of water pounds in that scale number so I'll just remove them from your weight I chart" be proud of each and every pound you shed doing your atkins.
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                            started 6/1/02 at 313
                            goalie 5/04 at 167 with under 15% body fat ADBB Presidents exercise Challenge


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                            • #15
                              Re: Confused about simple things !!!

                              Could you explain in more detail why the pregrated cheeses should be avoided. I've got four of them sitting in my fridge right now.

                              Luckily, I'm not big on cheese and have hardly had any of it.

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