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Hello! Well, after checking out the book and the website, I am still a little confused about how much lettuce I can have during my induction.
I usually have tuna(1 can) or ground beef(about 1/3Lb) salad - I eat tuna/beef in lettuce, not tuna salad in the conventional way. I usually have about a cup and half worth of romaine lettuce in both(as well as a 1/4 cup of grated cheddar, olive oil, touch of mayo, blah blah).
I am a little confused, because, as we are all aware, I am allowed 20g net carbs but, according to the book, only 3 cups of lettuce(?), which is nowhere near 20g. I am a little nervous about this restriction because I LOOOOOVE my ground beef "cheeseburger salad" and I have eaten it all three meals a day, and I KNOW that I had more than 3 cups worth. While I certainly don't want to overdo it if it will impede my progress, I do have a hard time finding other veggies I really like. I am especially hindered in that I am an unemployed college student and my food budget is CRAZY low.
So if I do eat 3-4 cups of salad every day, shoud I not be eating any more veg, or do I add dif veg to 3 cups? Should I just switch it up and find more varied veggies? Am I simply misunderstanding the wording when it comes to allowed measurements? AHHH!!!!! Sorry. Anyway, help would be greatly appreciated since this board seems to have some of the most Atkins-savvy characters I have every come accross.
Thank you and good night.
I usually have tuna(1 can) or ground beef(about 1/3Lb) salad - I eat tuna/beef in lettuce, not tuna salad in the conventional way. I usually have about a cup and half worth of romaine lettuce in both(as well as a 1/4 cup of grated cheddar, olive oil, touch of mayo, blah blah).
I am a little confused, because, as we are all aware, I am allowed 20g net carbs but, according to the book, only 3 cups of lettuce(?), which is nowhere near 20g. I am a little nervous about this restriction because I LOOOOOVE my ground beef "cheeseburger salad" and I have eaten it all three meals a day, and I KNOW that I had more than 3 cups worth. While I certainly don't want to overdo it if it will impede my progress, I do have a hard time finding other veggies I really like. I am especially hindered in that I am an unemployed college student and my food budget is CRAZY low.
So if I do eat 3-4 cups of salad every day, shoud I not be eating any more veg, or do I add dif veg to 3 cups? Should I just switch it up and find more varied veggies? Am I simply misunderstanding the wording when it comes to allowed measurements? AHHH!!!!! Sorry. Anyway, help would be greatly appreciated since this board seems to have some of the most Atkins-savvy characters I have every come accross.
Thank you and good night.
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