I use Fitday to keep track of what I am eating.
Should I be deducting the total fibre from the total carbs to get the right figure for my daily carb intake ?

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~Kizzy~
New start 09/06/08 214lb
Weight 30/06/08 207lb
Lost 7lb
Not giving up, this time it's for life

Kizzy,
Since fitday doesn't give you *net* carbs, YES....subtract your fiber from your total carb count for the day to get your NET carb count.

Keep on keepin' on!

s

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I had a feeling I was right. So for the past 6 days we have only had around 14 carbs a day. I will adjust that from today, yippee more fruit and veg
What effect will being alot less than 20 carbs a day have ?

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~Kizzy~
New start 09/06/08 214lb
Weight 30/06/08 207lb
Lost 7lb
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kizzy-it's really an individual thing. the old versions of atkins (a la 72) didn't subtract carbs from fiber, whereas later versions did, since they don't impact you the same way. (and while lots of packaging subtracts all sugar alcohols out of carb count, many people only subtract half or not at all, because your milage can vary a lot with those, too.)

some people have trouble losing at very low carb counts, and some folks have to keep their counts pretty restricted to lose (although usually not that low). so if you up it to twenty, probably the biggest thing you'll notice that's different is that you have more variety in your menu.

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Are you still doing induction? According to the book during induction only 15 grams comes from veggies the rest comes from cheese, eggs and cream. Coffee even has some minute carbs. Be sure you are counting those. Fruit, as in sweet fruit, is not allowed until you reach the Berry rung. After the first 2 weeks of induction you can then add more veggies from the salad list and the other veggies list.

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Restart 10/1/05-155
Restart 9/18/06-156
Restart 1/2/08-159/125/115
Rung 4 berries but Carnivorous currently

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Hi,

Yes I am on week 2 of induction now, lost 5lb on week 1

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~Kizzy~
New start 09/06/08 214lb
Weight 30/06/08 207lb
Lost 7lb
Not giving up, this time it's for life