Salad? Other veggies?

[Miryam]

Hello, I am currently in the induction phase (week 2). I think I may have been doing the salad & vegetable part wrong, although I have been losing weight.

I eat about 2 1/2 cups of salad a day, and celery as a snack throughout the day (1/2 cup). Am I getting enough of the carbs? Aren't most of them supposed to come from vegetables?
Also, do you think you could give me a sample of what you eat to fill up your three cups of vegetables while also getting all your necessary carbs (at least 11 from vegetables, right?)

Thanks.

[Georgiana]

Re: Salad? Other veggies?

Am I getting enough of the carbs?

You should be counting net carbs. That's total carbs minus dietary fiber, on American labels.

You can use FitDay to track your foods.

FitDay - Free Weight Loss and Diet Journal

Or look up foods in the USDA database:

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/

Aren't most of them supposed to come from vegetables?

That's correct.

do you think you could give me a sample of what you eat

There's a sample menu here:

Sample Induction Menu AtkinsNotes

It has approximately 3 cups of vegetables and 20 net carbs, with most of them (about 13) coming from veggies.