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It's up to you! From here, you have two options: you can stay on rung 1, adding carbs each week, until you find your CCLL; or you can alternate weeks of going up rungs and adding carbs. I did it the second way, and I'm glad I did--I've made it up to 85g and still losing weight...I can't imagine trying to eat 85g of veggies a day!!!
If you choose to stay on rung 1 until you find your CCLL, I would recommend adding 5g every two weeks. I stay on a rung/carb level for at least 2 weeks to account for water/hormonal/exercise fluctuations. Now you're probably thinking, holy cow, I'm going to have to eat 5 heads of lettuce and 3 cans of pumpkin every day to get that many carbs...well I know that not2late found her CCLL this way by making lots of veggie sauces and purees to get her carbs in.
If you do it the alternating way, you can either add 5g more carbs this next week, OR stay at your current carb level and go up a rung. Don't go up a rung and add carbs on the same weeks. I would suggest at least 2 weeks on each rung, preferably 4. Try foods that you've never eaten, will eat rarely, and even ones you think you hate. It's SOOOOOOOOO much easier to introduce foods on the appropriate rung, rather than introducing them 4 rungs later. I had never eaten cottage cheese in my life, but figured, what the heck?! I've eaten more new and STRANGE veggies than ever before, why not be bold and daring and try a new cheese? I thought I would hate it, but I LOVED it, and I eat it probably 4 or 5 times a week now! So long story short--try new foods. If you hate them, you never have to eat them again.
Just make sure that you're patient with OWL. Add a new food only 3x the first week, and if it causes no problems like cravings/bloating/cramps/moodswings you can eat it daily thereafter.
It's up to you! From here, you have two options: you can stay on rung 1, adding carbs each week, until you find your CCLL; or you can alternate weeks of going up rungs and adding carbs. I did it the second way, and I'm glad I did--I've made it up to 85g and still losing weight...I can't imagine trying to eat 85g of veggies a day!!!
If you choose to stay on rung 1 until you find your CCLL, I would recommend adding 5g every two weeks. I stay on a rung/carb level for at least 2 weeks to account for water/hormonal/exercise fluctuations. Now you're probably thinking, holy cow, I'm going to have to eat 5 heads of lettuce and 3 cans of pumpkin every day to get that many carbs...well I know that not2late found her CCLL this way by making lots of veggie sauces and purees to get her carbs in.
If you do it the alternating way, you can either add 5g more carbs this next week, OR stay at your current carb level and go up a rung. Don't go up a rung and add carbs on the same weeks. I would suggest at least 2 weeks on each rung, preferably 4. Try foods that you've never eaten, will eat rarely, and even ones you think you hate. It's SOOOOOOOOO much easier to introduce foods on the appropriate rung, rather than introducing them 4 rungs later. I had never eaten cottage cheese in my life, but figured, what the heck?! I've eaten more new and STRANGE veggies than ever before, why not be bold and daring and try a new cheese? I thought I would hate it, but I LOVED it, and I eat it probably 4 or 5 times a week now! So long story short--try new foods. If you hate them, you never have to eat them again.
Just make sure that you're patient with OWL. Add a new food only 3x the first week, and if it causes no problems like cravings/bloating/cramps/moodswings you can eat it daily thereafter.
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