Help! I'm new

[vaclyn]

Hello!! This whole concept is very new to me and I feel I'm doing very well. I just feel this can't be right! It's too easy and too tasty. I have been doing induction for 12 days and have lost 10 pounds. I Have not gone through any withdrawl. Is this normal? Also I have been using the kytosticks and they have been coming up different types of pink. Today when I did it it showed no pink. Is this a problem? I have not eaten ANY bread, pasta, fruit etc. I'm also having a hard time understading the whole vegtable thing. The book says 20 grams of carbs MOST of which come from veggies, but you can only have 3 cup salad green or 2 cups salad greens and 1 cup veggies. The veggies on the allowable list do not have a lot of carbs so how do you get MOST of your carb intake from veggies???? I hope this makes sense!!!!! I also can't find in the book where it say "Cheese allowance". I have been eating lots of cheese (but staying within 20 carbs daily). What is the max cheese allowance i.e 3 sevings a day. THANK YOU SO MUCH

[Trisha001]

Re: Help! I'm new

I think with your weight loss to date, you are on track, and doing IT right
Any colour you get off the ketosticks is a good thing...as long as it changes colour....doesn't matter how light or dark...
Not sure about the cheese, as I don't have the book in front of me.
Best of luck to you, you are doing great!
T~

[Clarasassycat]

Re: Help! I'm new

Fist off let me say you are doing great and keep up the work!
You can easily get your carbs from the veggies. I know I eat a lot of bell peppers and just in a cup of those Ive already gotten 7 carbs according to fitday! Play around with your veggies, there are lots of good ones to choose from, just choose wisely. As for cheese we are allowed 3-4 oz a day.

[Rick]

Re: Help! I'm new

Yeah, it sounds like you're mostly doing ok, but the cheese is a problem. According to the book, you should only have 3-4 ounces of cheese per day. And yes, you should be getting somewhere around 15 carbs per day from the veggies. The remainder would come from cheese, eggs, sweeteners, etc.

Congrats on your loss already! Good job!

Rick

[vaclyn]

Re: Help! I'm new

Thank-you everyone!! I look forward to embarking on this journey with everyone!!!