help me on OWL

[tracymitch]

I have the 2002 DANDR and I can't remember seeing anything about "rungs". I thought you just add another cup of vegetables or acceptable berries one week and just kept upping it until you've stopped losing.

I always fail miserably when I move to owl. Any suggestions?

[Bren]

Re: help me on OWL

Read the chapter on moving to OWL and take the test. I highly suggest everyone moves into OWL before they get bored with induction. We have a entire forum here dedicated to OWL. This phase of Atkins is where I decided I could eat like this the rest of my life. Oh and...........many lose more when they start adding more veggies!

[Oh.2.B.Fit]

Re: help me on OWL

Hi sweetie,
You're not going to fail, you're going to succeed!!! You just need the tools to do it You're in the right place. Here are the different rungs and at the bottom of them I put a link that explains it all better. GOOD LUCK

As you move from one rung to the next, add carbohydrate foods back into your diet in the order that follows. Adhering to this order tends to minimize blood-sugar surges that could reactivate cravings. You will find that while fat and protein will continue to be the mainstays of your diet, you will eat less of them as you add carbohydrates.

As you choose foods from each rung on the ladder, you should choose most often from foods with a low Atkins Glycemic Ranking, or AGR. Foods with a low AGR will have the least impact on your blood sugar for each rung. The foods listed in each rung of the ladder below are examples of low AGR foods for their rung.

As you hit each rung, you can add up to 5 net carbohydrates from that rung. For each food group you add, you should eat from it no more than three times the first week and monitor your body for changes. You need to give it the entire week as a couple of days may not be enough to know how a food is affecting you. You can eat from daily same food group the second week, and continue to monitor your progress.

The OWL Carbohydrate Ladder (RUNGS)

1. Vegetables
   
   More salad and other vegetables on the acceptable foods list
2. Dairy
   
   Fresh cheeses:
   
   Cottage cheese
   
   Farmer’s cheese
   
   Ricotta cheese
   
   Pot cheese
   
   
   
   Keep portions small for:
   
   Hard aged cheese
   
   Cream, heavy and light
   
   Half and half
   
   Sour cream
   
   Low-carb ice cream, yogurt, and milk
3. Seeds and Nuts
   
   Macadamias
   
   Almonds
   
   Peanuts/Natural Peanut Butter
   
   Coconut
   
   Sunflower seeds
   
   Sesame seeds
   
   Walnuts
   
   Pistachios
4. Berries
   
   Eat frequently from:
   
   Strawberries
   
   Blueberries
   
   Blackberries
   
   Raspberries
   
   
   
   Eat moderately from higher AGR melons:
   
   Watermelon
   
   Honeydew
   
   Cantaloupe
5. Wine and other spirits low in carbs
   
   Spirits
   
   White Wine
   
   Red Wine
   
   Low-carbohydrate Beer
6. Legumes
   
   Lentils
   
   Kidney Beans
   
   Pinto Beans
   
   Black Beans
   
   Hummus
   
   Chickpeas
   
   Tofu
   
   Soybeans
   
   Soy milk, unsweetened
7. Fruits other than Berries and Melons
   
   Plums
   
   Kiwis
   
   Peaches
   
   Apples
   
   Grapefruit
   
   Tangerines
8. Starchy Vegetables
   
   Keep all portions small
   
   Carrots
   
   Green Peas
   
   Acorn squash
   
   Butternut squash
   
   
   
   Eat rarely:
   
   Corn
   
   Potatoes
   
   Sweet potatoes
9. Whole Grains
   
   Keep all portions small and focus on whole, unprocessed grains:
   
   Old fashioned Oatmeal
   
   Oat Bran
   
   Wheat Bran
   
   Low carb (soy) bread and muffins
   
   All-bran
   
   Barley, cooked

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ead.php?t=5516

Sorry my computer isn't letting me insert the link
You can copy and paste it though
Hope it helps!!!

[Oh.2.B.Fit]

Re: help me on OWL

OH, the link worked

[tracymitch]

Re: help me on OWL

Thanks so much...I'm heading over to the OWL board!

[julirama723]

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Nicole, great post! I just want to add one small correction:

Although logic would tell us that anything made from soybeans is legal on Rung 6 (Legumes), tofu is LEGAL ON INDUCTION because it is a soy cheese.

[quotidianlight]

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I found the stickies really helpful since the OWL chapter in DANDR was really confusing to me. It left me with the same idea and it wasn't until I started reading the OWL forum till it made sense.

[Elizellen]

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I have the 2002 DANDR and I can't remember seeing anything about "rungs".

Actually, Tracy - you are right Dr Atkins didnt use the word 'rungs' in DANDR.
He did use the term 'Carbohydrate Ladder' but he referred to the food groups as being 'levels', rather than 'rungs'. I prefer the term 'rungs' which we use here as it is more descriptive of moving up a ladder.

[SunnySmile501]

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What Elizellen said. If you look at page 171 in the 2002 edition, you'll find the carbohydrate ladder and how to go about moving up.