I'm back on the lowcarb bandwagon and have been for about two weeks. It isn't as awesome as the last time, but I feel better and I'm losing weight and I suppose that is all that matters.
One of the hardest things about Atkins is--and you will think I'm crazy here if you don't know anything about Atkins--is eating SO MANY danged vegetables! Seriously! (Basic Atkins primer: During the introductory "induction" phase, you are supposed to limit your net carbs to 20 grams. A net carb is the total carbohydrates minus fiber. Also, 12-15 of those net carbs are supposed to come from vegetables.)
For example, today I ate a giant salad with 2-3 cups of lettuce with about a quarter cup of shredded cabbage and a half cup of mushrooms cut up. That totals three net carbs. THREE. No way I can eat four giant salads a day.
OK, so lettuce is exceptionally low in carbs cuz its so high in fiber. What about a non-salad vegetable? Tonight I was thinking about roasting up some broccoli and tossing in EVOO and parmesan cheese. Net carbs for a cup of broccoli? Less than four. Now I'm up to seven. I need 5-8 more, but I'm done eating for the day! It is madness. Seriously. So much veggie noshing!
Also I'm supposed to drink a metric ton of water a day, which means I've been to the bathroom approximately a gajillion times today, because I can't stop drinking Diet Coke, which means I am alternating non-stop between soda and water, and that just leads me straight to the bathroom again! Note the run-on sentence? Yes, I'm trying to type fast because I need to pee. Again. Forever.
Amen.
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