Vegetable Question

[love777]

Ok so it' says 2-3 cups of the first list of veggies. then 1 cup of the second if 2 i eaten of the 1st.

So am I supposed to eat 3 cups total each day? I have only been doing 1 cup of the first list and 1 of the second. I thought the second list was just optional and that I had to eat 2 cups of veggies but could have 3?

Can someone clarify? i don't know if I am reading it right.

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Vegetable Question

Yes, you're supposed to have 3 cups per day.

And if you read Rule #3 in Chapter 11, MOST of your daily net carbs should be coming from Induction vegetables.

[love777]

Re: Vegetable Question

What happens if you dont? Because I am losing weight that I feel like I shouldn't change anything quite yet? Or do I need to add it tomorrow.
Is the goal to stay under 20 net carbs or be somewhere around 20?

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Vegetable Question

The goal is to be as close to 20 net as possible. It's nutritionally sound.

I would start eating all your vegetables tomorrow.

You can lose weight by drinking nothing but water, but that's not nutritionally sound.

Atkins is written the way it is for a reason.

[love777]

Re: Vegetable Question

i guess some of my confusion is that the first set of veggies says 2-3 cups
but if you have 3 cups of these aren't they lower in net carbs than 2 plus 1 cup of the other group?
so that is why I thought if I had one cup of the second group and 2 cups of the first it's too much?
hope that makes sense.

[nat11]

Re: Vegetable Question

"but if you have 3 cups of these aren't they lower in net carbs than 2 plus 1 cup of the other group?"

This is not necessarily the case. Depending on the vegetables you choose, you could be eating more net carbs from 3 cups of salad vegetables than from 2+1 cups.

"I thought the second list was just optional"

The second list is optional, but eating 3 cups of vegetables isn't.

[Georgiana]

Re: Vegetable Question

Did you get your book back from your friend?