Active Low-Carber Forums
Atkins diet and low carb discussion provided free for information only, not as medical advice.
Home Plans Tips Recipes Tools Stories Studies Products
Active Low-Carber Forums
A sugar-free zone


Welcome to the Active Low-Carber Forums.
Support for Atkins diet, Protein Power, Neanderthin (Paleo Diet), CAD/CALP, Dr. Bernstein Diabetes Solution and any other healthy low-carb diet or plan, all are welcome in our lowcarb community. Forget starvation and fad diets -- join the healthy eating crowd! You may register by clicking here, it's free!

Go Back   Active Low-Carber Forums > Main Low-Carb Diets Forums & Support > Daily Low-Carb Support > CAD/CALP
User Name
Password
FAQ Members Calendar Mark Forums Read Search Gallery My P.L.A.N. Survey


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1   ^
Old Mon, Jun-11-01, 04:17
ironlung's Avatar
ironlung ironlung is offline
Registered Member
Posts: 27
 
Plan: CAD
Stats: //
BF:
Progress:
Location: My house
Default My first day on CAD... and some questions

Well, i got the book this morning (from amazon) and read it cover to cover in about 2 hours. I decided to start right away. So i went downstairs to search for some low-carb items i could eat. I found some lovely juicy beefburgers, and some eggs. I grilled the beefburger and just poached 2 eggs with it. I eat them alone, no sauce, no bread, nothing.

Now, i'm not sure about this. The beefburger had something like 25g of fat, and combined with the eggs - that's 35g. Should i be worried? Both products are labelled as "trace" for carbohydrate, so i'm ok there. What i want to know is, will my body react the same way as it would on the atkins diet - i.e. - burning fat instead of carbs - up until my reward meal? So i'm effectively on low-carb until around 5:30, but then adding carbs for my body to burn at that period.

Does it work like that, and was my meal a good choice?
Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
  #2   ^
Old Tue, Jun-12-01, 10:19
ironlung's Avatar
ironlung ironlung is offline
Registered Member
Posts: 27
 
Plan: CAD
Stats: //
BF:
Progress:
Location: My house
Default

Aww, someone must be able to help me!

I'll give whoever helps me a little kiss, promise.
Reply With Quote
  #3   ^
Old Tue, Jun-12-01, 10:28
tamarian's Avatar
tamarian tamarian is offline
Forum Founder
Posts: 19,570
 
Plan: Atkins/PP/BFL
Stats: 400/223/200 Male 5 ft 11
BF:37%/17%/12%
Progress: 89%
Location: Ottawa, ON
Default

I guess our CAD members are too addicted to jump in?

Wa'il
Reply With Quote
  #4   ^
Old Tue, Jun-12-01, 10:29
doreen T's Avatar
doreen T doreen T is offline
Forum Founder
Posts: 37,201
 
Plan: LC paleo/ancestral
Stats: 241/188/140 Female 165 cm
BF:
Progress: 52%
Location: Eastern ON, Canada
Default

hi Mr. Nice Guy, aka Ironlung .. (sorry, it's too cute, I'm chuckling here, hard to type with a straight face)

Yes, the burger and eggs and any and all lowcarb or zero carb protein foods are perfect to eat for the non-Reward meals of the day. You are allowed a small salad or portion of very lowcarb vegetable as well, so do consider having those ... helps add variety .. and important fiber .. to your menu. Don't worry about fat ... it has NO EFFECT on insulin whatsoever. The important thing with CAD is that you start and finish the Reward Meal within the one hour limit, to keep the insulin level under control, and avoid a post meal spike, which is what triggers cravings, and inhibits fat-burning.

I don't have the original CAD book; I do have the Heller's Healthy for Life book, which is based on the CAD meal plan. There's 14 days' worth of menus, and lots of recipes too, I'm guessing that the CAD book also has some suggested menus for you to pattern your meals after. That could be another useful guide for you to see if you're doing things right.

OK, just saw Wa'il's post. Well, I started typing this before he posted his message, so I get the kiss, OK?? Pucker up! :

Doreen
Reply With Quote
  #5   ^
Old Tue, Jun-12-01, 10:34
ironlung's Avatar
ironlung ironlung is offline
Registered Member
Posts: 27
 
Plan: CAD
Stats: //
BF:
Progress:
Location: My house
Default

Oh what the hell, you can both have a kiss. Mwah!

I discovered another food i can eat if i miss breakfast now, peperami. Only 0.4g of carb, lovely. I'll let you all know how i get on with the diet a week from when i started it. (monday).
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Just started CAD...questions...(CAD vs. CADLP) sss CAD/CALP 5 Thu, Dec-04-03 19:54
best diet for pcos? atkins, ir, cad, sugar busters? redfern28 PCOS 1 Sun, Sep-28-03 21:42


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 19:42.


Copyright © 2000-2024 Active Low-Carber Forums @ forum.lowcarber.org
Powered by: vBulletin, Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.