Often I eat my 2 cups of salad a day and 1 cup of other veggies, but I still don't manage to reach 20 carbs per day (I use fitday). I do eat cheese but since I limit that as well, it doesn't make the big of an impact carb-wise.

Should I up my amount of veggies on such days so that I am closer to 20 net carbs or is it more important to stick with the 3 cups total veggies?

I am staying on Induction for now, although I may increase carb intake for a few days, then back to Induction to see if I get a "kick start".

Opinions welcome!

Personally I always aimed for as close to 20 carbs per day as possible. I think (I might be wrong,. but this is the way I do it) that the 3 cups of vegies should be taken as a 'minumum' requirement, rather than a total requirement.

More vegies is always a good thing IMO It also might help you lose faster, I noticed in another thread you said it was quite slow going for you??

Yes, definitely use a carb counter and measure your veggies to get the best value for your 20g net carbs

Just for the record ... if you check the list of Acceptable Foods for Induction, you'll see that the 2 - 3 cups of "salad" isn't just lettuce. The list includes mushrooms, cucumber, bell peppers, bok choy, bean sprouts and many other vegetables.

Enjoy!


Doreen